The Distance

Page 6, Chapter 2:Preparing

I grabbed all my weapons after I explained this insane scheme, I had confiscated these from my best friend Chloe to keep them secure in my basement for when it was time to plan this raid. This plan does not involve killing anybody, the only reason we are taking the weapons is to intimidate any security we stumble upon in this compound. I admit, I was filled with all kinds of emotions: fear, anxiety, insomnia and at the same time a little smile began to plant itself on my face, because I never believed I could plan something crazy such as this.

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I knew what I was going to do, and although it isn't my proudest moment, I just had the urge to find him, just admire him from a distance and I'll leave, the amount of nonsense in this plan is incredible as we begin to load all the weapons and gear into the SUV, we had just about so many things you can imagine: rifles, pistols, armor, camo, food. You can never be too careful as bases can be a very brutal way to get shot if they suspect you doing something wrong.

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We knew the risks, we knew what was going to occurr, yet we still chose to do this each in our own unique way and reasoning. My friends Taylor, chloe and the rest are more than nervous, we were peeking with intense vulnerability as it all shows in our eyes that we were afraid of what we were about to pull. However, we would shake off the feeling and just enjoy ourselves on the way. Thank God for our hunting licences, because if we were to get pulled over by the cops, we would have a good excuse for the guns. Us getting put away wouldn't have to be required.

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As I had gotten done loading the last bit into the trunk of the car, I kissed my home goodbye as a tear ran down my face like a gentle rain drop, then dissapeared into the sidewalk like it never existed. Chloe and Taylor begin to call my name:"Ruby hurry up, the guys are ready to roll!!" As I ran but my eyes didn't catch that I had bumped into a person I never seen before yet looked so familiar. He apologized and I being the asshole I usually am, told him to back off and to watch where he is going.

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He too showed an attitude but was a gentleman about it, and even though I sort of enjoyed it, I acted like one of those keyboard warriors except this is a real life scenario. I swear I seen him somewhere. Am I tripping? I must be going a little insane with my imagination at this point, as I just walk away from him and load myself into the car, and 10 minutes into the ride I forgot all about it.

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Taylor scratches her head, while Bill just sits next to her as Michael drives, and chloe is munching on her milky way star snacks in the very back seat. The ride is smooth, but my thoughts still roam, the loud crunching noises that Chloe is giving off broke me out of my trance, and by the time we got to the hotel we would stay in for the night, it was already pitch black, like the shadows you dont see on an every day basis. It was almost as if something was coming to warn us and turn back, but it was too late for that.

Page 12: We entered the hotel:Wild West. The lady at the counter was very friendly: she was tall, with black curly hair, red lipstick that made her eyes pop out in the process, her teeth shiny bright white like paint and her black dress gave off a good impression. I couldn't complain, she had a personality to all of us that was admirable, as we all paid for our hotel rooms she handed us the keys and we were hoping that she wouldn't discover who we are if somehow something happened in the area and they require checking your cars.

Page 13: We all entered our hotel rooms, girls in one room, and boys in the other. We could hear the boys on the other side of the wall snoring, it was a little disturbing, but I felt a tap on my shoulder, it was Chloe asking if I was still asleep. I honestly didn't want to answer her question, but I was a little nervous that night so I was hoping she would turn it into a pep talk, so I proceeded to engage in conversation with her. "Yes" I say with a bit of a nervous hint. "Honestly sis, I'm a little aggravated for tomorrow, I'm filled with so many emotions I don't know how we will all cope." I could tell Chloe wasn't in her best mood right now, the sound in her voice says it all:Shaky, missing words in her sentences and I could tell she was on the verge of bawling her eyes out.

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"Hey, we will be ok Chloe, and if you want to leave you may, I don't want to stress you out with this whole thing" She then says:"I am just hoping we dont all get killed because I want to enjoy our friendships, I feel like something tragic could end up happening in this plan, and I dont want to lose you guys" I personally had no idea what to answer to that but I did my best. "Chloe when you really love people and care for them, they stay in your heart forever, don't let it all get to you, I know your a strong willed person and it may be hard, but please for your sake dont hurt yourself over all this, God has our backs"

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We talked for a few hours and Chloe finally got some shut-eye. Meanwhile, I just sat there still reverting to my thoughts. Until I finally got exhausted and slowly closed my eyes from the comfort of my bed.