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chapter nine

Chapter 9

"BEEEEEP!!! BEEEEEP!!!" My alarm went off and I opened my eyes slightly and turned it off.

I felt tired. I had never slept for only three hours and then went somewhere. I yawned and a cold chill ran down my spine. I got out from under my covers and sat on my side of the bed. I looked behind me to see a window and that it was still very dark out.

I stood up and used my IPod as a flashlight. I went over to my lamp on my dresser and turned it on.

I yawned again. Man! Am I going to be yawning all day now?

I walked over to my suitcase with all of my clothes. Trust me... that bag is huge!

I unzipped it and pulled out a light purple, long sleeve top and a pair of jeans. I slipped them on and a pair of socks. I pulled my hair back into a tight ponytail and slipped a furry North Face jacket over my shirt.

I knew that we would never be coming back to this place and so i started to back two extra pieces of clothing in every clothing category.

I slowly opened Grace's and Abby's door and did the same with them. The bag was starting to get a little heavy and I tried to stuff only what we would need.

"Wake up... Grace? Abby?" I whispered as soft as I could.

Grace woke up, "What's going on? Are we under attack?" Grace whispered with a laugh.

"No silly! We are leaving. Now! Lets go! Get dressed." I said still whispering.

She looked at me confused and sighed. For a ten year old, she was really smart. You could have a normal adult conversation with her that easily!

"What are you talking about?" she asked.

"I am serious Grace!" I relied in a whisper.

"Where are we going?" She asked.

I sighed and coughed. My cough was a little too loud. I hope I didn't wake Abby, because if she heard this... I would never get her to stop crying.

"I will tell you on our way there. Okay?" I asked.

I couldn't really tell in the dark, but I automatically knew she nodded her head.

She sighed and I could hear her grabbing the sheets and pulling them off of her.

"I already got you some clothes to put on." I said.

"Thanks," she mumbled under her breath.

She quickly pulled them over her body and asked, "What about Abby?"

"We need to try and convince her to come with us too," I said with a sigh.

I knew this would be hard. I had to answer her questions because if I didn't, I would never get her to come with us.

"Wake Up... Abby???" I said whispering into her ear and rubbing her back.

She rolled over slowly, startling me.

"Gwen?" She asked sounding restless.

"We are going somewhere..." I said drifting off, not know how to put this.

"Where are we going?" She asked in her little voice.

I really had no idea what to say. What if she kept asking questions like a I knew she would? Then again she sounded pretty sleepy. I was hoping she would be too sleepy to even ask where in the world we were going.