The Years After

Chapter 27

        I fell asleep, I did not cry or anything like that, why? Because that wasn't going to bring my mom back or solve any of my problems. I sat there thinking about what my dad said, and then I realized that there was a Monitor in the living room, and it probably heard everything that my dad told me. I ran to my dad's bedroom.

        "Dad!" I woke him up, "There is a Monitor in the living room it probably heard everything that you told me." He was expressionless and then he answered,

        "I know and I don't care if the leader gets mad, you had the right to know the entire story. It was my job to tell you." My dad said 

        "But what if he harms you," I said nervously.

        "I don't care, has he not harmed us enough already?" He chuckled

        "I guess you're right," I answered.

        There was a knock on the bedroom door, it was a Cindy, our servant, "Goodmorning, Carlos, Nicole is looking for you." Cindy left and my dad looked at me,

        "Who's Nicole?" He asked.

        "My girlfriend." I answered, and he looked at me surprised and gave me a pat in the back, then I stood up and went to get ready. I wore a plain white t-shirt, a pair of blue jeans and a pair of black and white converse, I wore a cap today, didn't feel like doing anything to my hair. 

        "Brush my teeth." I reminded myself. "Cologne? Yes." my own mental checklist and I went out the door to the living room. Nicole didn't feel like doing anything today either, she had her hair up in a bun, a black tee and a pair of blue shorts, we were matching shoes.

        She ran to me and hugged me very hard. "Thank goodness you're okay! I was so worried about you!" and she kissed me, then she said, "let's go get lost."

        "Where?" I asked.

        "Wherever." She said, she had my backpack and my hoverboard in hand, she probably went to Bryan's house to get them. The hoverboard was dead, so we had to walk.

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        The Palace faced Downtown and we decided to go get coffee at a coffee shop, we both looked strangely tourist-like, we easily blended in with the crowd. It was okay for me to go to tourist places, but it was not okay for her, but we both looked like tourists and we both took advantage of it.

        :" Two caramel frappes, please" I asked the barista at a local coffee shop.

        "It will be 11 dollars." The barista said. I payed and we went outside to walk around Downtown. It was nice walking here, if the city was not slave-like, it would be even better. The pavement was perfectly clean, no litter, the Third Town was perfect. 

        "So this is what coffee tastes like? It's good." Nicole said

        'Yeah, whenever I am free, I come to get a frappe and I enjoy the breeze that carries through Downtown." I said.

        "Wow, you live the life." Nicole smiled.

        "Don't worry, one day you will too, everyone will, I promise." I smiled. We walked around Downtown, and then we took the Metro to visit the city. I took her to the movie theatre and we watched an old movie called The Hunger Games, it's from the 21st Century, but it was enjoyable. I then took her to the beach, we sat down and enjoyed the salty breeze, and the warm, clear water wet our feet. At sunset, I took her to my favorite place to watch the sunset, the Hills, where the Motherboard is. The Hills outlook Downtown and the sun sets perfectly on Downtown, reflecting its majestic colors on the glass buildings and the sea in the background. It was like if the Third Town was carefully planned to be perfect. 

        "This is the best feeling in the world." Nicole said.

        "Describe it." I told her.

        "I can't. It's too perfect words fit it's description small."

        "That's me when I see you, I try to describe you, but any word that I say is not enough for what you really are, you're too perfect." I heard her giggle, only that could make this moment better. Nicole's head was resting on my chest, and my heart felt warm,

        "The moon is rising, and the sun is setting, marking my perfect day with you." Nicole said.

        "Everyday with you is perfect." I told Nicole.

        She laughed, "You're too much." And I laughed with her. We both closed our eyes, BOOM!, we opened our eyes, there was an explosion in the East Worker Sector. I stood up, Shit!, Nicole and I started to go downhill, and then we ran as fast as we could towards the Worker sector, it was 20 minutes away, but it was the East Sector, most of my family lives there. What Happened?