Dema Don't Control Us (Joshler)

Freedom

Tyler didn't know how long he'd been trapped in the closet, but it felt like at least a few hours. He'd already cried so much he couldn't cry any more. He just lay on the floor, staring at the ceiling.

All of a sudden he heard the doorknob rattling. It sounded like someone was struggling with the lock. It probably wasn't Nico, but he didn't say anything, just in case it was a staff member. He didn't want anything else bad happening.

Finally the door creaked open. It was Josh, wearing masculine clothes for the first time in a while. He had a bobby pin in his hand, which had been used to pick the lock. "Come on, let's get out of here!" he whispered. "What...?" Tyler mumbled groggily. "It's about midnight. We can sneak out!" Josh exclaimed in a hushed tone.

"But- what about Jenna and Debby?" asked Tyler. "Jenna didn't want to leave," sighed Josh. "And we don't have time to ask Debby. We need to leave now." Tyler nodded, sad to leave his friends, especially Jenna, but definitely ready to escape DEMA.

Josh helped Tyler up. The two tiptoed down the corridors hand in hand. When they got outside, they started running, down to the meadow. About a half mile out, there was a chain link fence, and beyond it was a road. They climbed the fence. On the other side, there was a sign that said, "Department of Education for Misguided Adolescents. DO NOT ENTER."

They did it. They'd escaped DEMA.