Glitched

Chapter 3: Finding Green

Blue pressed on the gas pedal, speeding off and leaving a trail of dust flying behind the car. His hands gripped on th steering wheel tightly, his eyes locked on the road.

"So, any clue where Green and Yellow are?" She asked him, hoping to start a conversation.

Blue doesn't meet her in the eye, eyes still locked to the road. "Nope, I already told you, it's part of our assessment thingy to find them." He grunted, sighing. "Why can't they just find us, eh?" He paused for a moment, slowing the car to a stop as the greenlight changed to red. "Heck! I'm doing most of the work! I found you, now I gotta find them!"

Red laughed, patting him lightly on the shoulder. Blue, always the one to complain. The red light turned green, signaling for him to go. The teen pressed on the gas pedal, continuing on. Red didn't want to press him any longer. She knew better than to pry when he was in such a grumpy state. One moment he could be a peppy cheerleader and the next a grumpy emo. She rolled her eyes and focused hard at the scenery outside.

Sometimes Red liked to think what would America be back in the day. When it was one, when no one was arguing ( well, as much as now ), when place like playgrounds and schools still existed. Here in the United North, no such things existed. Children studied in their own homes, worksheets delivered right at their doorstep and collected the next day. Then when the time came, they'll be able to take the one test that places them where they outta be in the United North.

From historical books that Red had found; even though she knew books wer illegal, she knew abotu things like this. She learned that the old America had schools, malls, cinemas and all that! They had actual buildings for entertainment. In one of the books she even read something called Disney World. A place full of people who dressed up as cartoon characters. She always tried to point out who was who. She didn't know much though, most cartoons have been completely scrapped out of her home.

She knew the one with the bright yellow gown was Bell, her mother even told her the story. She also knew the one with the red cape was Snow White, another in a pink gown was Aurora. But those were the only ones she knew, the rest were a mystery.

Red snapped out of her thoughts, hands gripping her shoulders hard.

"Red! Red! Red!" Blue called out loudly, slapping her hard at the arms and shoulders. "Red!"

She shook her head and smiled sheepishly, wiping away the trail of drool on the corner of her lips. "Er, yeah, I'm awake, I'm alive." She muttered, looking around. "You found them, or what?" She asked, blinking her eyes a few times.

Blue laughed, ruffling up her brown hair and continuing his driving. "Nope, I was wondering if you saw any clues back where you are, maybe you can try to remember."

She nodded stiffly, closing her eyes and trying to remember. They all did something better than most, something out of the ordinary. Red could look back to any memory she had, sharpen it and remember exactly what happened. To her, it wasn't much. Nothing as great as the other three. Blue could run fast, really fast, fast as a character called The Flash from a comic book that she smuggled in when she was young. Yellow could lie, cheat and steal better than any person. Green was well . . . Green, he didn't do much so long as he wasn't feeling any strong sense of emotion. But when he does, he goes ballistic.

Red remembered the smell of the hospital, the sound of clicking shoes in the background. She remembered the bright light that shone directly above her, the hospital room, she even recalled the faces of the people that passed by.

"Nope, nothing," she muttered in defeat.

Blue rolled his eys and slapped her at the shoulder. "Try harder!" He demanded.