ALEX POV!!!!!!!!
Training with Rumi has gone well this past week. The only thing that worries me is how long we will have until I have to watch my teaching going into play. I get up early in order to prepare for today's training. As I walk to the kitchen I see a white piece of paper under the flap near the front door.
Curious, I walk over to it and pick it up. The front of it is adressed to Rumi and Alex from apartment ninety. Something stirs in the pit of my stomach and I open the letter, tearing open the envelope used to carry the message.
The paper feels rough and foreign under my finger tips as I unfold it. Once it is all the way open and ready for my damaged eyes I start to shake. I know what this is. Stalling, I run my fingers over the charcoal lettering and it smears under the skin of my hand. I blink my eyes a few times and then look back to the paper.
Dear Rumi and Alex,
We will be requiring your assistance in a mission to take down the Union. We will need you to come to the base to train and get a run down of everything before we take you to the field. This may come as a shock to you, and it is something that if we could we would always prevent, not everyone will come back. You will see your friends and colleages dying. I am so very grateful of you stepping up and doing such a great deed in the Resistance, and for the Resistance. Thank you
- Sir Paxton
My heart seems to skip a beat. I didn't know it would feel like this, suddenly I know that this will be different than beating up people in the outside world. What about Rumi? She isn't ready, we haven't trained enough! She can't survive over a week of training! I start to panic but I control it with steady breaths.
Rumi will be okay
Rumi will be okay.
She has to right?
I go into the bedroom and shake Rumi awake. She grunts and rolls over. My head starts pounding again but I squelch it as much as I can. I have to tell her that her death note came in the mail today. I know quite a few things, and I boast about that, but I don't know how to tell someone they are more than likely going to die, today.
"Again?" She says starting to get out of bed.
"Rumi sit down, I have to tell you something." I say trying to hold in my emotions
"Alex, we don't have time we need to training." She says groggily
"We aren't training today!" I snap at her, my voice shakes and softens "We are going to get our assignments and go into the field. We are about to go into war."
"Oh god!" She says starting to let tears drip out of her eyes. "I'm not ready for this Alexis! I'm going to die! You don't have to hide it!"
"Rumi! You can't give up before beginning the figh!" I protest trying to keep my tears from flooding. I can't believe she is thinking this way!
"I know but it's hard!" she complains rubbing off the tears and redness from her face.
"We need to get ready." I say with a sigh "We need to be at the base quickly."
"Oh, don't we need to wait for Sean and Evan?" She asks curiously
"I don't know if they are in our group or not." I say sheepishly, leaving her to worry while I get a piece of fruit and wait outside.
Something inside me tugs and tugs with dread. I've always been a fighter so what is wrong with me now? I hit myself in the head and try to focus as much as possible. Rumi needs me today, I need to be present.
Cautiously, Rumi steps out of the house and stands beside me. I look over at her and regret I got her into this situation. Suddenly, I regret even coming here. I regret going to go get her from Camen that day. What I regret most, is becoming soft and defying the laws that I have created for myself since day one of being on my own. I will always be on my own, people come and go but never will I hate myself.
I start to walk towards base without uttering a word to Rumi. The words I keep telling myself make me want to vomit. This is horrible. I keep walking and it is as if every step is weighted with ten more pounds than my strength can bear, I've done this to myself.
We go into the compound and are imediately whisked away. Two men in heavy armor ask us our names and tell us we are going to be suited up. They drag us to a room full of uniforms and I gasp at all of the clothes. One of the two men hands me and Rumi each a holster and a pistol, then he gives us clips for the extra bullets and then we each get a larger gun for defense.
I practice holding the gun into the perfect position while Rumi tries to lift the gun from the ground. Eventually she gets it but she looks at me with a sense of dread and fright. I put my hand on her arm in order to give her more confidence and comfort her at the same time. We are ushered with the rest of the people to a check point where they ask us our names. I get up to the desk and look at the soldier behind the desk.
"Alex," I say putting out my finger.
"Alex, what is you last name?" He says raising an eyebrow
"I don't want to release that information." I mutter
"Don't do this to me, I've been having a good day so far." He says un-amused
"Fite." I say quietly and then he pricks my finger, sending me on my way. I don't hear Rumi but soon enough we are heading down the hallway together towards the room where we will meet the people whom we are risking our lives with.
When we open the door to see who is inside my eyes imediately register on Evan. He is going to be with us, that makes everything much easier. I sigh in relief and look to my right to see Rumi is standing beside Sean. I walk up and stand next to Evan, as casually as possible.
"I'm sorry you have to do this." He whispers to me, I look up to meet his eyes
"You didn't force me to do anything so you shouldn't be apologizing. This is my choice." I say trying to make him feel better.
A few more people trickle in and we are introduced to everyone and the person giving us orders. We train with the guns we were given for hours until we are led to a large vehicle. Everyone piles in so I force myself to do the same. We start driving and I realize that the Resistance doesn't have cars, so how does the military? I look over at Evan expectantly and he gives me a small smile that tells me he is nervous too.
"The R were able to collect some vehicles to use in the war, the more uperhand the better." Evan mumbles to me.
Out of a nervous that crawls with in my I grab Evans arm for support. This is going to be rough. In response, Evan wraps his hand around my hand and intertwines his fingers with mine. The places his skin touches start to warm up and the crawling begins to disipate.
He is ripped away from me when we have to get out of the automobile. I hear shots in the distance and realize we are in a small base camp.
"We'll be spending the night here and then marching to the field tomorrow." Our director says, leaving us to sleep on the ground.
Rumi lays a few feet away from me and starts to snore, Sean lays on the other side of her with his arm around her as if protecting her from the cold of fear. I curl up tighter in on myself and Evan sits down next to me.
"You are amazing." He says slouching down. He moves me so my head is resting in his lap and he smoothes down my hair. We talk for a little while longer but before we finish our conversation sleep consumes me and I drift off into darkness.
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Woah you peoples! I don't have school again tomorrow I am so happy and thrilled and yada yada yada Jesse and I will try to post as much as possible tomorrow while we chill on the couch watching cheesy hallmark movies! HAVE FUN AND ALL THAT YALL!
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