" It was just grape juice, the nice girl tricked Alfa for me" Rosie says. She is still trying to convinse me that she didn't drink wine two days ago. When the ceremony ended in me fainting and Jacob having to carry me back to our room.
"I dont believe you, you didnt even second guess what the girl said"
"She is my friend Abby, come on, I met her when they were preparing us the day before, her names Ann, shes a maid like me, so she changed the drink for me"
"Jacob help me out here" I look for my twin for support. He is over on his bed figuring out his face paint for his new role as a ' warrior'.
"Yep your soooo nuts Rose, listen to your sister"
"Thank you, you can really be useful when you want to be can't you" I smirk to Jacob. He looks up at me and waggles his eyebrows. Showing some silver and black Maori patterns, they make him look strong.
"I'm full of good ideas, but first, how do I look?"
He jumps off his bed and runs over to the closet. With great dramatic effect he flings open the doors, almost hitting Rosie in the head, and searches for his armour. After about ten minutes of swearing, and a lot of rumbling, he emerges with his uniform on. Black combat boots with some jeans and a nice black singlet which is ruined by a chromed silver jacket. He does look nice though.
"you look ok" I say raising my eyebrows.
"yeah, i do" He looks down at himself checking himself out.
"enough with this though we need to go through a few things about tomorrow"
We all come together and sit on the floor of the cell grabbing pillows as its made of concrete. This is our main position for talking these past couple of days, close and secretive, as we are still being watched by a camera in the cell,apparently we are not trustworthy.
" Okay guys,tomorrow is the first day of our jobs. It will be tough" I grab the list of things to do off my bed, that Alfa had given me in another one of our interesting meetings, yesterday, the Shit, he thinks he owns me.
"The list says: ...........................Rosie come on stop being stupid and picking your nose, if we don't play it right we're dead.Literally. The list goes like this: wake up and Rosie you have to go to Alfas after you get dressed to be the servant. You must do whatever he tells you and not dare to complain. OK you promise me?"
"I promise both of you"
"OK then, well, um oh, Jacob you need to be at the training centre dressed and feed by 9 so make sure you do that"
"I dont think I can wake up that early"
"I'll wake you" I say trying to sound like I'll do it respectfully, but I have little plans forming.
"Good"
" Now we all eat lunch together, after the morning session, then back to work, then we have dinner all together and Rosie you'll prepare that, apparently"
"Ok, sounds bad enough, but um, what about you Abagail?"
I read through my part of the list.Early rise then get armour, go to cell 70 to pick up skateboard or blades, then go to car area to begin, no safety sessions needed for you, take weaponry, may skip lunch so bring a snack.....................................................
"Oh come on Abagail let me see" He snatches the slip from my hand.
"How come you got the most dangerous job,your a girl, those killerpups that bought us here, were guys, this is unfair, you could get killed or raped or something, Some of those guys are horny."
I crack up laughing, Jacob is seriously concerned for me about sexual harrssment, when some girls have been giving him some looks I roll around then sit up and see Jacobs face. He is serious. Dead serious. Maybe I should have taken him seriously.
"Okay I know"
"Did you even read the part where you could be away for days"
"What no................ you snatched it from me, wheres it say that"
"It says........................ be cautioned with signing to be a killerpup you may be walking into deaths doors. You may be away for days at a time."
My eyes widen," But I didnt even sign up, he signed up for me"
"Yep sucks for you" then he starts laughing. Well that moment of caring stopped quickly. That's one thing about Jacob. He is a goofball. He can only take being serious for a couple of minutes then boom he is stupid again. The longest time I have seen him serious was when we were being chased by the killerpups.
I shake my head and lean across and slap him on the face. HE wasnt expecting that, he didnt block me, and he looks completely dumbed before he gives me a low glare.
"Hahahahahahahaha, you just got slapped by a girl bro" Rosie exclaims. Sometimes I hate the virus, not just for the obvious reasons of taking everyone, well almost everyone, I cared about away from me. The virus has forced us, especially Rosie to grow up quicker become more mature. THats a real drag because at her age I was playing Barbie Dolls with Selene next door in the front yard and having fairy tea parties. Life has not turned out the way my games used to end. With someone getting married having babies and living happily ever after. There is no happily ever after anymore, I wonder if when we get old enough to catch the virus if it will still be around. Four more years and I will be a proper adult, but the truth is, I'm really an adult all ready.
They are fighting. Again. Turns out Jacob didn't like the last comment Rosie gave him.
"Knock it off you two, some people might be trying to get some sleep, there's kids a lot younger than us here in this corridor so come, on"
They booth look up at me and shut up. Jacob gets out of his uniform and folds it neatly over the end of his bed. He takes off his shirt and pants till his only in his boxer shorts, then pops into bed.
"Goodnight guys wake me in the morning" He shuts his eyes and nods off instantly.
Rose scoots over a little closer, she leans in to my ear and whispers, "Since when has he had abbs" I crack up, the truth is I have no idea, he has always had a great body but never Ab's, I can see why girls ;like him. When we calm down I look at Rosie and nod to her bed.
"Well what about you Abagial you need to sleep too" So she drags me to her bed and I kiss her on the forehead, like mother used to do.
"Sing" She yawns. She looks at me with weary eyes.
"What why"
"Because your good and mother used to" Wow was that just a compliment. I haven't ever really sung in front of her only in my bedroom or the shower and I hate to admit it but with a hair brush in hand and flicking my hair.
"You have never ever heard me sing"
"I used to listen to you in your room" She yawns again.Cute. How can I resist.
"What would you like me to sing"I sigh
"The one mother used to sing"
"oh Okay let me think" I clear my throat.
"Go to sleep and close your little eyes,
When you wake the sun is shore to rise,
Don't be afraid cause I am here with you,
Forever and always I will love you."
A soft purring noise replaces Rosie's chattering self and she is peaceful. With her small chest slowly rising and falling, I walk over to my bed near the door and crawl in. The cold covers give me shivers, but I'll warm up soon. I wish someone would sing to me, my mother always had when I was little, but after I was ten I wouldn't allow it thinking I was too old, but now all I want is my mother, her warm hugs, and gentile,caring voice that used to talk to me every day no matter what mood I was in. My mother and father who used to take me places and say to me (Because they were normally natural places) ' See this, God made that in 12 days, so imagine what you can do in your lifetime.' I never really knew what it meant until now, when I appreciate everything, I had especially freedom.
With thoughts swirling madly around me all the time the only option to get away is to sleep.
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To survive without them
Teen FictionHave you ever dreamt of a world with no adults? admit it, you thought it would be great right? no-one to tell you what to do or tell you off, but for a young girl of the age of sixteen, this is her life. She must survive to look after her siblings a...