what i write, is my mood.

UPSIDE DOWN (CHAPTER 3)

CHAPTER 3

Damn. I didn't get much sleep last night because of that video I watched. And I still don't know how to find any clues about the Upper World. I was fiddling the pages on the book to find the lessons we assigned to answer.

Yawning continuosly and my head is absolutely spinning for staying up all night. I started answering the questions below when I suddenly felt a faint weight that lands on my lap. I look at it and I saw a paper crumpled like a ball.
I scanned the whole classroom and no one looking at me, I frowned.

Who the hell did that? Why the hell did they throw a ball? Are they making a stupid prank or---and I saw Max and El behind that door sneaking up slowly and when they saw me, they smiled and waved at me. And I waved back,

"Why the hell are you giving me this?" I mouthed at them and point at the crumpled paper.

They just grinned at me and, "You'll found out after class." Max mouthed back and waved at me again and walked away.

I frowned once again and I looked at Mr. Alfred who's busy writing something, and changed my glance through the paper and un-crumpled it. I silently chuckled at Max's or El's handwriting written, "SNEAK OUT. 7 PM. DON'T BE LATE."

Well, we're really doing this. Goodluck to us. I shook my head and continue answering on my book.

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"Water, snacks, flashlight, pliers, rope, and walkie talkie." I said as I gathered that I needed for our sneak out. I zipped my bag and I heard faint sound coming from my window, I checked my wrist watch and it's almost 7 pm, I grab my backpack and slide up my window to see Max and El waving at me to come down.

I just laughed and climbed up to my window and trying not to make a sound. Well, obviously we're sneaking out tonight and my parents knew I was already asleep.

I took one last step and I officially climbed down from the window, "So, are you guys ready?" Max asked and we both nodded. We shared glances and simultaneously say,

"Let's do this."

We walked for almost half an hour. We also stopped by everytime one of us got thirsty, hungry, or exhausted. Walking passed by a tons of trash and junk metal that people dumped from the Upper World.

"Wait. I think this is the right one." El pointed out her flashlight towards grey metal door. "Are you sure this is it?" Max assured. "Yes it is, this is where the map says." and she showed to us the map she was holding.

I frowned and ask, "Where did you got this?" she just shrugged "I took it from our library."

"What?!" Max and I said in unison.

"What?" El asked back.

"Well, you just took a map that is not allowed to give to students!" I exclaimingly said. "It's not bad to be a theif sometimes." I rolled my eyes and continue to walk through the gate, so as El and Max. As we got closer to the gate, the more chills we feel, it also had this eerie atmosphere that make our bones go jiggling inside.

I took a deep breath and shakingly tried to unlock the gate. It create so much noise; screeching sound that's so irritating to hear but we needed to open it to get through to the secret passage of the upper world. While I was slowly opening the gate, Max and Eleven was guarding and looking around, if someone caught us doing this, for sure they'll put us behind bars---but we're still minors so, they'll just called our parents and warn us not to this shitty-curiosity-plan we did.

And the gate went unlock.

We look at each other and smiling like an idiots like we've won a prize. Well, the prize, which is our answer to our curiosities is still behind that gate.

"We better hurry, time is running."

Hurriedly, entering the oldest gate through the Upper World might be the biggest adventure of all the time. For me. Again.

"Do you guys hear that?" Max whispered.

Cars. People walking. And everything you usually heard in a city is what we really heard. We shared glances again and ran unto the end of the dark pathway. I leaned on to the door and smiled. I really hear everything!

"This is it, guys." I tell to them. "You guys ready?" I asked which they both nodded and unlock the last door.

So this is the Upper World.