My First NaNoWriMo

Chapter Three: Mali

After the Tests, life goes back to normal. I didn't think it would but life does just go on like no one's missing. My life doesn't change too much. Sure my best friend and my only friend is gone but my life has to go on. My family has to survive and I play an important role in that. It can't just stop because Tor's gone now.

Really, before I know it it's been two years and word sprinkles down about two Zero Trainees becoming official Trainees and on top of surviving when no one thought they would they are on the top of their class.

Everyone thinks it's somehow suiting that the rebel captain, as everyone seems to like calling Tor, and Rouge are the first Zeros to make it past two years. I don't believe they are the first ones as they are trying to get us to believe but I'm sure not many do make it past two years.

At least, I get some reassurance that my best friend is still alive. He's two years through training. Only three more to go. But they can't get any easier.

I grow up and 'mature'. Way more eyes are me than they used to and I'm very uncomfortable. Suddenly boys are trying to befriend me, woo me, whatever, but I still can't see myself spending the rest of my life with any of them. So I try to avoid them at all costs.

I make my daily run to Gi're and make it home every day. Whether I have to run almost the whole way home depends on who I run into on the way. Life just continues.

I didn't think life would continue if someone just disappeared from my life but it does. It's the weirdest thing.

Soon I'm so used to Tor not being around that I don't think about him often, I don't worry.

I get up one morning with a sigh. It's beginning to get cold again. Not quite winter yet but it's getting close. We have moved to the main room yet, we're all in our rooms. My room is shared between me and Kanya, Malai and Ubon. Somsak, Preecha, Somboon and Sakchai share a room and then Mama and Papa sleep in the main room all year around.

To better keep an eye on us kids I guess.

I get dressed and grab a piece of bread and cheese to eat for breakfast. Then I head out to Gi're. Just the normal routine.

I finish my breakfast as I walk towards Gi're. No one is around yet. I get up way too early, it's not even light yet.

I scream as arms wrap around me from behind. He quickly covers my mouth. I struggle against him but he has me in a grip.

"Hurry up and take her out," he says as I continue to struggle.

Another guy shoves something under my nose and as I breath in a numbness spreads through me and I go limp. Then my eyes close and lose consciousness.

I wake up in the back of a wagon. I can't see anything since the wagon is covered. I shift and hear chains. My hands are cuffed together and that's cuffed to the wagon.

I sit up slowly and look around as my eyes adjust. I'm not the only person in here. But most are quiet and look subdued. A couple are still knocked out.

I don't recognize anyone around me and I'm not sure what's happening either.

I was kidnapped, that's obvious, but why?

The wagon continues to move. We're all quiet and I don't dare break it. The wagon stops after a very long time and the wagon entrance opens and a man appears. He walks through the wagon and everyone makes sure to stay out of his way.

He grabs someone unties them from the wagon and bring them out. That continues until he comes get me after five me. His grip is bruising my heart is in my throat, what's happening?