One (Chapter 5)

(Sorry it took so long)

I wish jay would just warm up to Jake already. She acts like he’s the plague or something! I mean he rescued me for Pete’s sake! Without him I probably would have gotten lost or even died.

Anyway, after the dance I headed to my room, stopping a few times to talk to people. You see unlike Jay, I’m an extrovert. I like making friends. I tend to trust people within the hour I meet them.

Then again I’ve never really had social interaction before considering I lived in the woods with my father and sister. Hmmm. Maybe I jumped the gun with trusting Jake.

That’s when I remembered a conversation a had with him that day they found me…

“So, I just curious, not in a morbid way, what was the name of the boy who died?” I had asked him. “Umm… Paul…” he answered while tying up the rest of some supplies. “Okay, one more thing, what happened to his sister?” He froze for a moment, sighed and said, “I don’t know, he never told us. Now can you please go help some of the boys?”

He seemed bothered and annoyed that I had asked these questions. What if Jay was right in not trusting them. What if I just made a major mistake bringing them here.

I need to know. There’s only one way to find out. I will have to spy on them. This should be interesting.

I laid down, and right before I drifted into the land of dreams, I made a plan for spying on Jake and the boys.

The next morning I woke up and got ready. I put a mini notebook, a pen, and my phone into my pockets. Then I headed to breakfast where I would start my investigation.

Like always, I found and sat next to Jay. She looked perplexed. “Whatcha thinking about?” I asked her. “How did some of the boys ended with Jake…”

“Really? Jay it’s kinda creepy to be thinking about him 24/7.” Well, now I feel awkward yes, but I need her to stay away, if Jake is dangerous, it’s for her own protection.

Of course Jake had to pick this moment to sit down next to me. “Hey guys, how you doing?” he questioned us. “Why aren’t you sitting you your pack?” Jay shot back. “Because even I need a break from them every once in awhile,” he said evenly.

They stared at each other for a good long moment before starting to eat. The table was quiet. As I listening to hum of others talking and eating I tried to think of something to say.

A moment later Jay stood up and left the table. She must be really agitated because she didn’t even say bye to me.

“Sooo… any plans for today?” I asked him, hoping I seem casual. “Just hanging out, might take another look around the ware in the afternoon. Why?” he replied. “Just curious…” I mumbled.

Soon after that Jay left, than Jake. I waited 10 minutes and then headed after Jake.

I headed towards his room. On the way there I noticed the walls. They were painted to look like flames. I fingered the paint as I walked by.

I reached the corner by his doorway. It was open. I could hear voices from inside. I pulled out my phone and started recording.

“Did you notice how weird Dale was acting at breakfast?” said a voice (Brain, I think). “Not really, I was too busy enjoying Jay’s uncomfortableness.” Replied Jake.

They laugh. “Do you think he’s catching on?” questions Brian. “No, he’s too stupid.” Jake says hauntingly. They laugh once more.

“But what if he does? What would we do?” Brian asks. “Simple, we’ll deal with it. We move swiftly, and get the job done.”

That’s when I hear then getting up and moving towards the hall. I rush to put up my phone and act like I just walked down the hallway. “Oh, hey guys!” I say a little too cheerfully. They give each other a look and then reply.

“Hey Dale, what’s up?” Jake replies smoothly. “N-n-nothing much” I stutter. Jake and Brian share another look.

“Well, gotta go.” I croaked. I went to turn around when Jake grabbed my shoulder. “Everything okay?” he questions suspiciously. “Yup. totally fine.” I turned and rush down the hall.

It’s not until I reach my room that I realize that Jay was right. Jake CANNOT be trusted. They’re planning something. What’s worse is that they sound like they’ll stop at nothing to get it done.

Everyone is at risk. Especially since Jake has his boys who do his bidding at the flick of his finger.

I need to warn someone. But that might put Jay at risk even more if they find that I know something and told. Besides all I know is that they're planning something and they think I don’t suspect anything.

If I told anyone it’d be his word against me. No one would believe me. Now I know how Jay feels. This has to be the crappiest situation I’ve ever been in.

I shut my door and listen to the recording again. I squeeze my eyes shut. This cannot be happening to me. Of all people.

I mean my life was perfect and normal as you can get. I’d play with Jay, read, watch TV, get on the internet, and once a month we’d go to the store and get groceries. But then my dad had to ruin it by telling us that we were Type Ones. And now this.

That’s when I feel it. Tears are pouring down my face. I realized that I’m not mad but sad. I’m downright depressed about all of this.

I don’t stop the tears from flowing. I roll over onto my side and think about my life.

After about 15 minutes I sit up and wipe away the traces of tears from my face. I go to the bathroom and clean up.

I have to act like I don’t know anything until I find out more. I look at myself in the mirror and see not someone who’s sad but someone who’s determined to protect his sister.

 

Done