~Chapter 1~
Meeting the Government Guys
I woke up to the sun shining in my face. I slowly got out of my বিছানা and walked to the kitchen. As soon as I poured দুধ in my cereal, I heard a knock at my door.
I walked over to the front door and looked out the peep hole. Two men in business স্যুইটস্ were standing on my front porch. One of them had a big bushy mustache and the other one had a bald head. I guessed they worked for the government.
I opened the door and ব্যক্ত "Well, hello. Why are আপনি knocking on my door at eight o'clock in the morning?"
The one with the mustache gave me a dirty look and ব্যক্ত "Watch your tone young lady. আপনি don't know who your talking to. We are here to see আপনি parents."
I wanted to rip that stupid mustache off his face but I knew that would just cause trouble. So I ব্যক্ত "They are asleep. Come back later." I went to close the door in there faces but he put his hand in the way.
"Go wake them up. We will sit at your রান্নাঘর table." They walked right into my house like they owned it অথবা something and sat at the table. I didn't like them at all.
"I will be back in a sec." then I ran down the stairs to my parents room.
I grabbed my dads foot and shook it. "Dad, wake up. There are to government dudes in our রান্নাঘর waiting to talk to আপনি two."
My mom opened her eyes slowly and ব্যক্ত "What did আপনি say, Summer?"
I sighed. "I said, two government guys are in the রান্নাঘর and are waiting to talk to আপনি two."
Mom got up quickly, put her পোশাক on, then ব্যক্ত "I'll go keep them company. আপনি wake up your dad." then she went up stairs.
I grabbed my dads ankle and shook it. Once he woke up I told him what was going on. he ব্যক্ত "Go up there and tell them I will be up there soon. I have to get dressed."
"Alright." I walked up stairs.
Five মিনিট later dad came up the stairs all ready. Then they made me go away cause I couldn't hear there conversation. I walked to my room and turned on the T.V. I flipped through the channels.
Thirty মিনিট later my mom walked into my room. She gave me a half smile and ব্যক্ত "Summer, I need to tell আপনি something."
I knew it was something bad. I just knew it. Why else would the government guys come here. I ব্যক্ত "Just get it over with."
"Well, the men came here to tell us that there sending everyone, over the age of eighteen, to war."
"Wait, what? No they can't do that. Can they?" I asked, even though I knew the answer.
She gave me one of her motherly looks and ব্যক্ত "I guess they can. The government does run the country. But anyways, they are sending everyone, not including the rich and famous, over eighteen to war and there is nothing we can do about it."
That's when a tear ran down my cheek. "They can't do that." I screamed. "They just can't. It is not fair."
My mother tried to comfort me, but it didn't work. I pushed her away and ran out the house.
~Chapter 2~
বৃক্ষ Talk
That was how I handled myself when I was really upset. I run to my special pine বৃক্ষ and sit up there for an ঘন্টা অথবা two. I liked to be alone. I usually didn't talk to anyone. The only person I would talk to was my best friend, since as long as I can remember, Jaxson.
Jaxson looks kind of like me. He has dark brown hair and and big sky blue eyes. The only difference is that I have dark greenish - yellowish eyes. He is also seventeen, one বছর older than me. He is very good looking. I tell him that all the time. But there is nothing romantic between us. We are just really good friends.
I sit in the বৃক্ষ and look towards the mountains. They are beautiful. Its the time of বছর were the leaves turn red, yellow, orange, etc. The wind had an ice cold chill. I eventually fell asleep.
I woke up to Jaxson sitting right beside me. When he noticed I was awake, he ব্যক্ত "Well, Sleep Beauty finally woke up!"
I stretched my arms. My back felt so stiff. "What time is it?"
He laid back on the ট্রাঙ্ক and put his hands behind his head. "When I left my house, about an ঘন্টা ago, it was 12:30."
"Oh, great. Has your parents told আপনি the news?"
"You mean the one about the government sending everybody over eighteen to war?" I nodded. "Yea, they told me that when I woke up this morning."
"It's crazy. I mean what are they going to do about all the kids that don't have older siblings? Throw them in some kind of daycare place."
He gave me a smile and ব্যক্ত "You never know when the government is involved. My dad told me that they have a broadcast প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে tonight that gives আপনি all the details. Dad say most everybody is required to watch it."
"I think it's stupid." I ব্যক্ত stubbornly.
"Yea. I agree."
"Wait, jaxson. That means আপনি will be going to war in one year."
"I doubt they will keep sending people to the battlefield."
I knew that wasn't true and I had a feeling that he knew too. "I really hope your right. Cause losing my parents is horrible. But losing my parents and you... I might commit suicide."
"Let's concentrate on happy things now. Not bad." he gave me a huge smile. I couldn't help but laugh.
"Alright then. What do আপনি want to talk about."
"Let me tell আপনি about prom." Prom is this weekend. I can't go since I am in tenth grade. Most guys in his grade don't really care about prom, they just go with there girlfriends.
Surprisingly, Jaxson is so excited. "So who are আপনি going with?"
He gave me a slight smile. "That's what I have to tell আপনি about... I kind of need someone to go with me. My তারিখ called me last night and told me that she couldn't make it."
I felt so bad. I knew he really wanted to go. I also knew he wasn't going to go with just friends. "I'm sorry, Jaxson. I knew how much আপনি wanted to go. Maybe আপনি can find another তারিখ in time."
"Yea, that's just it." He says. "I was wondering if আপনি could go with me. Not as a তারিখ অথবা anything. আপনি know, just as a friend."
I knew he was asking this so he wouldn't look bad in front of his friends. But I still had that nervous feeling in the pit of my stomach. "I would but I don't have a dress and I'm a sophomore, only juniors and seniors can go."
"Actually, sophomores and freshman can go if they get asked দ্বারা a junior অথবা senior."
"Well... That still doesn't solve my dress problem."
He gave me his famous smile and ব্যক্ত "I have a plan for that one. আপনি ask আপনি rich dad to give আপনি money for আপনি to buy a dress. Then, I drive আপনি to the dress store অথবা whatever and আপনি do your thing."
"Well, আপনি did have a plan. I guess I'm going. When do আপনি want me to get the money?"
He shrugs and says "As soon as possible, I guess."
I smile. Me, Summer Gray is going to prom with Jaxson Haze this Friday. That is way better than sitting on the পালঙ্ক eating potato chips. "Alrighty then, let me go get the money and I will meet আপনি at your car." I ব্যক্ত as we got out the tree.
"Thank আপনি so much, Summer. Your awesome."
I hold my hands up to my chest and say "I know... What would আপনি ever do with out me?"
We both laugh and walk towards are homes.
Meeting the Government Guys
I woke up to the sun shining in my face. I slowly got out of my বিছানা and walked to the kitchen. As soon as I poured দুধ in my cereal, I heard a knock at my door.
I walked over to the front door and looked out the peep hole. Two men in business স্যুইটস্ were standing on my front porch. One of them had a big bushy mustache and the other one had a bald head. I guessed they worked for the government.
I opened the door and ব্যক্ত "Well, hello. Why are আপনি knocking on my door at eight o'clock in the morning?"
The one with the mustache gave me a dirty look and ব্যক্ত "Watch your tone young lady. আপনি don't know who your talking to. We are here to see আপনি parents."
I wanted to rip that stupid mustache off his face but I knew that would just cause trouble. So I ব্যক্ত "They are asleep. Come back later." I went to close the door in there faces but he put his hand in the way.
"Go wake them up. We will sit at your রান্নাঘর table." They walked right into my house like they owned it অথবা something and sat at the table. I didn't like them at all.
"I will be back in a sec." then I ran down the stairs to my parents room.
I grabbed my dads foot and shook it. "Dad, wake up. There are to government dudes in our রান্নাঘর waiting to talk to আপনি two."
My mom opened her eyes slowly and ব্যক্ত "What did আপনি say, Summer?"
I sighed. "I said, two government guys are in the রান্নাঘর and are waiting to talk to আপনি two."
Mom got up quickly, put her পোশাক on, then ব্যক্ত "I'll go keep them company. আপনি wake up your dad." then she went up stairs.
I grabbed my dads ankle and shook it. Once he woke up I told him what was going on. he ব্যক্ত "Go up there and tell them I will be up there soon. I have to get dressed."
"Alright." I walked up stairs.
Five মিনিট later dad came up the stairs all ready. Then they made me go away cause I couldn't hear there conversation. I walked to my room and turned on the T.V. I flipped through the channels.
Thirty মিনিট later my mom walked into my room. She gave me a half smile and ব্যক্ত "Summer, I need to tell আপনি something."
I knew it was something bad. I just knew it. Why else would the government guys come here. I ব্যক্ত "Just get it over with."
"Well, the men came here to tell us that there sending everyone, over the age of eighteen, to war."
"Wait, what? No they can't do that. Can they?" I asked, even though I knew the answer.
She gave me one of her motherly looks and ব্যক্ত "I guess they can. The government does run the country. But anyways, they are sending everyone, not including the rich and famous, over eighteen to war and there is nothing we can do about it."
That's when a tear ran down my cheek. "They can't do that." I screamed. "They just can't. It is not fair."
My mother tried to comfort me, but it didn't work. I pushed her away and ran out the house.
~Chapter 2~
বৃক্ষ Talk
That was how I handled myself when I was really upset. I run to my special pine বৃক্ষ and sit up there for an ঘন্টা অথবা two. I liked to be alone. I usually didn't talk to anyone. The only person I would talk to was my best friend, since as long as I can remember, Jaxson.
Jaxson looks kind of like me. He has dark brown hair and and big sky blue eyes. The only difference is that I have dark greenish - yellowish eyes. He is also seventeen, one বছর older than me. He is very good looking. I tell him that all the time. But there is nothing romantic between us. We are just really good friends.
I sit in the বৃক্ষ and look towards the mountains. They are beautiful. Its the time of বছর were the leaves turn red, yellow, orange, etc. The wind had an ice cold chill. I eventually fell asleep.
I woke up to Jaxson sitting right beside me. When he noticed I was awake, he ব্যক্ত "Well, Sleep Beauty finally woke up!"
I stretched my arms. My back felt so stiff. "What time is it?"
He laid back on the ট্রাঙ্ক and put his hands behind his head. "When I left my house, about an ঘন্টা ago, it was 12:30."
"Oh, great. Has your parents told আপনি the news?"
"You mean the one about the government sending everybody over eighteen to war?" I nodded. "Yea, they told me that when I woke up this morning."
"It's crazy. I mean what are they going to do about all the kids that don't have older siblings? Throw them in some kind of daycare place."
He gave me a smile and ব্যক্ত "You never know when the government is involved. My dad told me that they have a broadcast প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে tonight that gives আপনি all the details. Dad say most everybody is required to watch it."
"I think it's stupid." I ব্যক্ত stubbornly.
"Yea. I agree."
"Wait, jaxson. That means আপনি will be going to war in one year."
"I doubt they will keep sending people to the battlefield."
I knew that wasn't true and I had a feeling that he knew too. "I really hope your right. Cause losing my parents is horrible. But losing my parents and you... I might commit suicide."
"Let's concentrate on happy things now. Not bad." he gave me a huge smile. I couldn't help but laugh.
"Alright then. What do আপনি want to talk about."
"Let me tell আপনি about prom." Prom is this weekend. I can't go since I am in tenth grade. Most guys in his grade don't really care about prom, they just go with there girlfriends.
Surprisingly, Jaxson is so excited. "So who are আপনি going with?"
He gave me a slight smile. "That's what I have to tell আপনি about... I kind of need someone to go with me. My তারিখ called me last night and told me that she couldn't make it."
I felt so bad. I knew he really wanted to go. I also knew he wasn't going to go with just friends. "I'm sorry, Jaxson. I knew how much আপনি wanted to go. Maybe আপনি can find another তারিখ in time."
"Yea, that's just it." He says. "I was wondering if আপনি could go with me. Not as a তারিখ অথবা anything. আপনি know, just as a friend."
I knew he was asking this so he wouldn't look bad in front of his friends. But I still had that nervous feeling in the pit of my stomach. "I would but I don't have a dress and I'm a sophomore, only juniors and seniors can go."
"Actually, sophomores and freshman can go if they get asked দ্বারা a junior অথবা senior."
"Well... That still doesn't solve my dress problem."
He gave me his famous smile and ব্যক্ত "I have a plan for that one. আপনি ask আপনি rich dad to give আপনি money for আপনি to buy a dress. Then, I drive আপনি to the dress store অথবা whatever and আপনি do your thing."
"Well, আপনি did have a plan. I guess I'm going. When do আপনি want me to get the money?"
He shrugs and says "As soon as possible, I guess."
I smile. Me, Summer Gray is going to prom with Jaxson Haze this Friday. That is way better than sitting on the পালঙ্ক eating potato chips. "Alrighty then, let me go get the money and I will meet আপনি at your car." I ব্যক্ত as we got out the tree.
"Thank আপনি so much, Summer. Your awesome."
I hold my hands up to my chest and say "I know... What would আপনি ever do with out me?"
We both laugh and walk towards are homes.
