Ignition

Chapter 3 - Attempt

It's tuesday now, the attack and bombing are planned. We'll attack on thursday, wednesday we'll go through the whole plan again. Everybody is hyped for the attack, the spirit is high and were pretty confident that we will succeed. I walked over to Thomas, "I think it's best if we smash into the prison convoy with the truck. The truck is almost repaired, we could destroy them!" I said. He laughed. "No, that would be too easy. That would be unfair." He put down his tools. "Have you oppered this to Adam?" "No, not yet. I just came up with it." He continued working, "Go tell him, it could save some lives." So I did, I went to his office. "Hey Adam, Maybe we could use the truck to smash into the prison convoy. It would be easier to beat 'em, and we could save some lives with it too." Adam looked at me and laughed. "Now that's why we love you!"

We discussed it right away with the council. I saw Joshua there, should I ask him? No, Thomas was probably teasing me. If he liked me he'd have said it. "Stephanie, when will the truck be finished?" Adam asked. I woke up and started blushing. Everybody was quiet. "When will the truck be finished?" Adam kindly repeated. "Probably this afternoon." I said full of shame. I felt my cheeks burning and I wanted nothing more than for it to stop. I looked at Joshua, he smiled. Thomas laughed. "You like him too right?" he wispered. "Shut up!" I whispered back. He smiled. Adam continued: "If we can reïnforce the truck, the chances of victory are much higher." Everybody agreed with that.

So the next morning we started on reïnforcing the truck. It was Thomas, Marcos and me. I was the main mechanic, I studied electronics at the University of Amsterdam. So when it comes to designing the mechanics and electronics of the cars, I'll do it. This time we only had to reïnforce the car. Sometimes I have to rewire the whole shebang, that's because the wires of the lights are in place of the ones of the machine gun on the roof.

"Almost done, only the top is left." I said. The guys looked relieved. Thomas smiled and said: "That was one hell of a shitty job." His smile disappeared. "I hated it." We laughed and finished the truck. Thomas was right. It was one hell of a shitty job.

After saying goodbye, I went home. I contemplated the plan, there was something missing. But we really went through the entire plan. People were too supportive. I thought Adam would never have agreed with this. I kept thinking it while I drove home.

Once I got home I grabbed my phone. I didn't feel like cooking dinner, so I just ordered some pizza. Then I heard something coming from my bedroom. I froze. It stopped. I slowly walked towards the room. I unholstered my gun. Slowly opened the door. Nothing. I stepped forward, pointing the gun right in front of me. Then I saw it. I left the window open when I left home this morning. That was probably it. The sound was the alarm clock falling of the nightstand. I put it back.

I heard the doorbell ring. Finally pizza. I was starving from working on the truck. I opened the door, a young guy handed me the pizza. I paid and went back to the living room. I put on the TV and opened my pizza. I calmed down again. I went to bed, but when I woke up something felt different. I looked at my alarm clock. Something looked odd. I remembered it being smaller. It also had a slightly purple hue. I also noticed a wire. I recognized it, being an electro-technician. We used it to set bombs. I followed the wire. It went through a hole in my wall.

That'when I realized that it was a bomb. I ran out of my room, but it was to late. It exploded. I dived behind the wall. I felt the wall burst, my house got on fire. The roof started to collapse. One piece landed on me, blood came out of my head. I felt dizzy while I was running out of my house. I dropped on my knees and felt at the back of my head, blood.

Then things went black. I collapsed.