millie
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"i give up, you're never gonna tell me what really happened with special circumstances are you?"
"it's-complicated, you wouldn't understand."
she wouldn't understand? more like she would hate me for the rest of my life and probably rat me out to special circumstances.
when he had our first cobra AP class with finn, she went on and on about how disgusting people from sector 0 were. so I'd rather not see her reaction to me helping one escape.
"fine but you should know" sadie paused, "almost everyone knows special circumstances talked to you."
conversations turned to whispers as we walked down the concrete steps to the courtyard. sadie tried to shield her face to hide how nervous she was, almost everyone looking at me, except for one. caleb gaten and noah stood against the grey walls. caleb and gaten eyed us with a cold grimace. noah on the other hand, didn't even bat an eye.
"sadie we should get out of here" i griped the sleeve of her uniform, "let's go back inside before something bad happens again."
"millie it's fine, they're just talking" she sighed, flashing a quick smile.
more or less people started to resume their conversations. even gaten and caleb stopped watching us, besides for their casual glances. over the few minutes we had been outside noah had already begun to inch himself closer and closer to us.
"millie have you noticed-"
"yes i have" i sighed, "what do you think he wants?"
"i don't know, but looks like he wants to talk with us" she replied looking over her shoulder.
"why do you say that?"
she nodded her head towards my hand, the wristband flashed a soft green in repeated intervals, "noah's colour."
i pursed my lips in a tight smile. noah was standing behind one of the tall pine trees, as he saw us walking towards him his face light up.
"what do you want" i groaned, folding my arms across my chest.
"i uh-think it might be best if i talk to millie alone, about her cousin" he nervously stated, making sure to exaggerate 'cousin'.
"what? i'm not leaving!"
"sadie please" i pleaded. she groaned loudly, rolling her eyes before storming back to the tables.
"ok so what do you know about finn?" i asked uninterested, sighing quietly and leaning to the side.
"i know he's not from here, and that he's from sector 0-"
before i gave him the chance to finish i had his neck pinned up against the tree, "you better watch what you say noah, wouldn't want to push too hard" i threatened him as i pushed harder against his neck.
"i won't tell anyone-i know how to find him" he coughed, choking on his air.
i released my grip and grabbed the collar of his uniform, pulling him around the corner out of sight.
"tell me" i ordered, "right now or i swear to god i'll kill you."
"millie calm down, i'm not gonna tell anyone i promise" he put his hands up as if he was surrendering, "so you know how they have these new drones circulating around nighttime?"
"yes?" i nodded.
"well i captured one, not really captured but i just hit it with a rock until its fell down. anyway, i figured out how the drones communicate with each other and i figured- if they can communicate with each other, why can't we use them to send messages?"
"noah you're amazing!" i smiled excitedly. without thinking i pulled him into a hug.
"let me guess, you're not really cousins?" he laughed, hugging me back.
"not exactly" my heart fluttered at the thought of finn.
"what message should i send to him, or should i send a test message first?" noah leaned back against the wall, fiddling with his wristband.
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"so what did noah want?"
"nothing, he just wanted to apologize for everything" i brushed her question off.
i'm still not sure if i'll ever be able to tell sadie about finn, god knows she might tell special circumstances if i tell her.
school was still going on, but we both had a spare for last period.
"i'm gonna head home now."
"what why? we always stay late" sadie whined, pouting her lower lip.
"i'm not feeling well, i'll see you tomorrow" i rubbed her bright red hair, she hates when i do that.
"millie!" she laughed after me. i sprinted down the hallway, waving to her as i pushed past the double doors and out into the security area.
i should've brought my sweater. the cold wind blew my hair across my face. the security posts were empty.
i walked up to the first one and placed my book bag in the plastic tray, the guard scoffing as he typed in a few words on a screen before motioning to the metal detector.
i smiled innocently, walking through the detector with ease. he held his hand out for my wrist band as he waited to scan it. the machine hummed a passing response, glowing green.
"thank you."
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it was almost 10 o'clock. i sat outside on the bench where finn used to sit, watching the daylight disappear.
if finn was here right now, and romeo hadn't ruined-if i hadn't ruined everything, we'd probably be sitting together right here.
my heart hurt at the thought of him. not knowing if he was safe or not killed me, and it was all my fault. if i hadn't kissed romeo he wouldn't have left and he would've been safe with me.
my wristband vibrated repeatedly, breaking me from my thoughts. it was glowing a bright green, "noah?"
i got up from the bench and walked inside, the clock read 9:57 pm.
"what are you trying to tell me?" i mumbled, sighing i walked to the front door, "oh you mother fucker."
i tightened my hands into fists, walking over to the front door i pulled it open. noah pushed past me as soon as he saw me.
"noah what the fuck do you think you're doing? it's almost curfew" i slammed the door behind him.
"i brought the drone" he breathed heavily, catching his breath, "it's waiting in your backyard. all we need to do is give it a message to deliver to finn."
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wow what a surprise!
i'll be continuing this book again, or at least trying
most likely i'll update once a week or once every two weeks, since i'm very busy with school and my other book.
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