In the Blink of an Eye

Chapter 3: We're Homeless

We are on our way to Leo's house and I randomly start laughing. Loudly.

"What are you laughing at?" Eli asks with an amused smile and I shrug as another fit of laughter comes.

"Are you alright, dear? Do we need to pull over?" Leo's mom asks and I shake my head.

Three minutes later, my laughter stopped and my stomach starts hurting. I took some deep breaths to try and ease the pain. I then realize this pain isn't from laughing. This pain is from freaking period cramps!

"Um... Mrs..." I trail off, realizing I don't know her name.

"Wilkins. What do you need, dear?"

"Um... Can my friends and I pick up some clothes and stuff from our... Place?" I ask shyly and Mrs. Wilkins chuckles.

"Of course, dear. Just tell me the address," Mrs. Wilkins says with a smile. I furrow my eyebrows when I remember that I don't know the address.

"Um... Can I just lead you to it?" Being homeless comes with a lot of downs. So... Us being teenagers, we had to map out roads and ways back to the building if we ever got kidnapped. We went really far in distance. We mapped all the roads in this town and also the two towns closest to us. And everything in between. That took a while but we did it.

"Oh... Of course. Lead the way." I tell her the directions and she looks really shocked. We're apparently far away from The Building.

We make it to The Building and Eli, Leah, and I nervously smile at the Wilkins as they look at us like we've grown two heads. We exit the van and we make our ways into The Building. When we enter, Danika runs up to us in a worried manner.

"Are you guys hurt? You were out in that storm and I thought one of yous got hurt," Danika rushes out.

"We're fine, Dani. Eli, Leah, and I will be staying at someone's house. We'll be back by tomorrow evening," I reassure her and she smiles her motherly smile.

"Okay, have fun and be safe." With that, I run up to my room and I hurry to pack my clothes in my backpack, leaving the winter clothes here. I then do all the necessary lady stuff and I run back down to the main floor where I am met with Eli and Leah.

"Ready?"

"Let's go." We head out the doors and I look into the van. Mr. And Mrs. Wilkins are having a heated conversation and I frown as I guess what it's about.

We walk up beside the van and Mr. Wilkins hurridly get's out of the right, front seat of the car- since he wasn't driving- and he walks up to me.

"Is-"

"Yes, you can give us a pat-down. You can also check our bags," I interrupt him and he stares at me with admiration and shock. He then furrows his eyebrows and shakes his head.

"If you told me to do the pat-down, then I trust you. I'm sorry for not trusting you in the first place." I shrug in response and he motions for the three of us to get in the car. When we're settled, Mr. Wilkins gets in his seat and Mrs. Wilkins drives away.

"I'm hungry, daddy! I want to go home," Leo whines and I chuckle. Mr. Wilkins mumbles incoherent words under his breath and he tells Leo that we'll be there shortly.

Mrs. Wilkins turns on the radio and she starts humming to the song that is currently on. I look out the window, watching the trees whiz by.

"So... What are your names," Mr. Wilkins asks.

"Siayla Wassim," I answer for me.

"Eli Barboza."

"Leah Gonzalez." The Wilkins, except Leo, tensed at Leah's name but I thought nothing of it.