I don't even remember going up to the room. I just woke up in a bed I knew wasn't mine and in the dark. So, I might be a little freaked out, right? I don't know where I am-it's dark- Stencils and Rachel...... I have a lot to be worried about. So, you might imagine that when I woke up, I screamed. Real loud.
"Christy?! What?!" Someone beside me shook me and before I tried to punch them, I noticed it was Wendy. I stopped screaming. But I had a sneaking suspicion I has woken everyone for the next block up. Great.....just what we need. Angry people, stencils, Rachel, police, and the rest of the Idiots. This just gets better and better. I can't help noticing how large the list of enemies has gotten for me in.....three days. Wow, and I'm sure there are more I don't know about.
I sat up, wincing. I had roused the cut on my side where the stencil had gotten a lucky hit. "Sorry...."
Jim sighed and a light was turned on, making all of us wince. "It's okay.....why'd you scream?"
"I was in an unfamilar room and it was dark and I value my life....." I rush out. Carter burst out laughing, having to have Max clamp a hand over his mouth before he woke up any more people. Max shushed him and Carter pried his fingers off.
Simone spoke up next, sounding tired. "Well, your safe, we're not going to let anyone take you. Ever...." She fell back asleep right after. I looked down at my hands, not at anyone or anything. Wendy put an arm around my shoulders and I was surprised I didn't flinch back because of the warmth. She spoke quietly, leaning her head on my shoulder. "Your one of us now. A family. We don't let them mess with our family anymore." I can't help but notice she said, 'anymore', but I keep quiet. I hug her, surprising even myself.
"Thank you....." I mumble, my throat closing up as I fight back tears. She pulled back, looking at me.
"Always." She got up, stretching. "It's morning Simone." She shakes her, tickling her stomach. Simone giggles and sits up, rubbing at her eyes. Carter kneels down on the floor, yawning. Max gets up and goes to the bathroom. Jim sits on the couch. Wendy turns on the TV, flipping the channel to the News. And what do I do? I sit down and watch the TV because it was huge and, really, never had much experience with TV's. Since I lived THERE all my life.
I must have looked pretty awestruck because Jim comes to sit by me, startling me enough that I fall off the side of the bed, landing on my butt. He helps me back up. "You okay?" I nod, running a hand through my hair. "Never seen a TV like this before, am I right?" He asks, pointing to the TV. I nod again, sitting down.
"Where are we going today?" I ask, because I'm assuming we weren't going to lounge in the hotel room all day. But, just assuming here. I could be wrong.
"I was thinking..... well, there's this place I wanted to go to......"
"Where?" Wendy asked, sitting beside us. Anymore people and we'd be like a sand-which.
Jim answered quickly. "The zoo." The zoo??? Why the zoo? Maybe he'd never been to one. Maybe he thought it was a nice day and just wanted to go. Maybe he wanted to see new animals he's never seen..... there were a lot of possible answers. Might just want to hear his....
"I wanted to see the zoo this time of year." He said, making me have to start thinking. Oh, it's Spring. "I hear there are a lot of new animals." He keeps going, practically bubbling over with excitement. Wendy nods,"To the zoo it is."
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