Fighting For Freedom

Fighting For Sleep

I wake up. I won't even bother.

I here the sound of movement, lots of it. I grab my butter knife and head outside. I look to the hammock and Michael is wide awake.

" Are you ok?" I ask.

" No, umm.. Yes. I can't lie to you but I'm not at all comfy." He replies. Do the right thing me.

" Do you want to come inside? Half of the bed is lonely." That sounds so weird.

" Really, oh thank you so much, Alice." He runs up to me and gives me a hug.

We walk back inside and we both settle down to go to sleep.

I wake up, and I won't say it.

I here Lucy crying, and run to her room. I get inside and I see tears running down her face. I run to here and say,

" What's wrong?"

" Ni-Ni-Nightmare."

I lift her up and take her to the living room. I turn on the TV and give her the remote. I see Michael up, and he is making eggs. It reminds me of Ava cooking for me. I get to the kitchen and Michael has made a love heart omelet. And two little love heart eggs.

" How do you explain that." I say.

" What, oh that, well I need to lighten their spirits. And I love love hearts and I though you and the others do to."

" There beautiful."

I get my plate and start to eat. Despite last night I'm still hungry. I see him put a note under the eggs. He walks out of the room, and I see what the note says. It says...

When you are done, Outside

M xox

I leave my food and just go outside. I go slowly so he doesn't hear me, but it doesn't work. Imagine me in the woods with humans out to get me, with knifes and stuff.

I see he has a two seated bike and a few helmets.

" You got to be kidding me?" I say astonished.

I get changed and we take a ride around town. I see some big signs with our faces in them. On the top it says 'fighting for freedom'. I forgot all about it. I don't want to fight people I may have just found a guy that understands me. It felt like a minute or two but we were back at 'home' but soon home will be the woods. For a month. '20 contestants, one month' I remember a sign saying. I pull my helmet off and walk inside. Michael follows. Then we both flop down on the couch and have a snooze.