Secrets Behind The Tree

Chapter n°2: The young and the damned

Here I am again , the one that is lucky to still be alive or am I ? Who am I ? Well I'm simple teenager some might be asking how do I look like well , I have golden hazel eyes with a pale tone skin I'm approximately 1.7 meter high , dark hair and a square shaped jaw with a tired looking face . The orphanage had a strict routine :wake up at 8am ,group shower , we're free from 10 to 12 then we head up to the dining room when we finish at 1pm they force us to sleep
Till 4pm so we can have free time again till 8pm , dining room than sleeping again till tomorrow ....pretty boring one, well I hadn't a better life before anyway I just like they say -deal with it- and be thankful that I'm still alive .One day at lunch time a brown dyeing boy set next to me he had a dark brown curly hair a long well shaped nose and a weird look with his eyes he was approximately my age he looked sad ..I mean who wouldn't , then like without any reason I started staring at him , he noticed it many times while he was peeking at me ,

"will you be looking at me all day or should I give you my photographs ? "- he said

"Euh..ohh.. I'm sorry I didn't meant to make you feel disturbed or uncomfortable . I lack the art of starting a normal conversation"-I answered with a nervous smile

"I can see that "-he smiled then he added "My name is Solomon ..you can call me solo, what's yours ?"

My name ....It might sounds weird but it took me a time to remember my name "my name is
M..Marcus ..Marcus  Payne , glad to meet you solo "

"Ohh trust me I stayed here long enough to know this place wasn't made to make us feel glad nor happy .." Then he added " how did you end up here ? "

I answered him confused " I can't remember anymore ..the last thing I can remember is that horrible scene when mom died and when our house burned and turned to ashes with mom inside it ....*what a shame how can I still talk about this*..I don't know who should I trust anymore .what about you ?"

"Me .ha..I will tell you one day ..but not now ,we still got things to learn from each other don't think I'm rude its just  that it's hard to get friends around here especially when most of people here work for THEM .."

"Them ??" I replied

"Yeah every end of the month the orphanage opens his doors and a bunch of kids and teenagers are chosen and are taken away outside where they never come back ,at first I thought they found a foster home for them but I soon realized that they don't get out from the same road which they came in they just ..disappear"

"But where do you think they took 'em ?"

Solomon first spoke "I heard that-...." When we were interrupted by the bell ring announcing the end of the lunch time then we headed to the dormitory . I couldn't sleep that day I kept thinking and wondering *where could they have possibly went* then I slept ~~~~~

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At 4pm we woke up ,all together , in a row ,it was forbidden to have dinner for the ones who kept sleeping ,but it didn't really matter the dinner wasn't composed of tasty meals : A loaf of hard meat , some bread , a bottle of water , and some weird tasting soup which when we get served the presumed chef talks in a hysterical voice " Hahaha that ssssoup got aaaaaall what h need to grow uP kids ahahah cause you don't wanna Disapoiiint them when they finally come for youuuu hahaha " ..that evil laugh tho I would say he looked like a demon if he hadn't that pink pinafore . I set next to Solomon as usual we became close friends although he never told me how did he end up here.

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Few weeks later when were in our free time in the orchard , (it wasn't a nice one ,all the trees were grey ,there were no grass and the floor piles were broken and dirty ) we were talking about our hobbies or our plans for the future I told him I had an ambition to go live in the woods where no one would ever bother me and have a peaceful life .

"I don't really have any plans so what if I join you ? "He said

"Of course you don't need my permission I would love to have so company "

A cheeky smile appeared on his face , it was the first time I saw him smile that way , he probably wanted to get out this place he got sick of it , so bored that he would even feel so much happiness just by thinking about getting out. Then an idea stroke me and I told him "What if there's a way ..what if we could get the hell out of here "

He looked surprised and said " odd...I never thought I could until you came and talked to me right now .. But how ? "

I answered " first we need a map of this place then we need tools and a destination and we have to set a date "

"I got this about the map , I know where to look don't worry about that , I heard there was a basement where they keep all the tools and stuff " the he added in one breath " I KNOW WHERE TO GO ..to the woods we need to learn how to survive there we can still find some useful books in the office library "

" OK supposed we succeeded in all of the previous steps , but when ? Hoo----- " both our faces were illuminated I know we had the same idea till we both said in the same time "The purge day ! "
(The only day when the doors gets open !) . Then without any hesitation we moved inside the building in a hurry to establish and start our plan when suddenly we heard the doors slamming one after the other then we saw a young girl getting thrust inside the hall on the floor just like that , no one came to check on her , we just heard the guys that threw her saying "this filthy youngster is always getting caught in prohibited areas damn her..."
*the fact she lives here is a proof that she's already damned * I said to myself ....

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So at the end of this chapter I would like to thank you for reading ,rate me if you want and I would really appreciate your help .
interesting events will occur in the next chapter :3 Stay linked Ceeya <3