"Are you even listening to me?" Hoobert asked in an annoyed voice.
"Yeah, don't you ever wonder what is beyond those grey towers. What's over the walls?" I said.
"Okay, so you weren't. Ani, not this again. It's probably just the wilderness."
"No, I mean whats really over the walls. Not what your parents are brainwashing you to think."
Hoobert sighed.
"Nevermind, let's- let's just go back home. It's almost 6." Hoobert replied, defeated.
We started to head home but I just couldn't stop thinking about the walls. Why were they there? Why couldn't I get out of this stupid city when I read that there were so many more cities before? It was pointless to wonder these things because either no one had the answer or no one wanted to say. I said my goodbyes to Hoobert when we arrived in front of my huge, lavish home. It was almost ridiculous to have a house as big as we did considering we only had 3 members in our family. It was a lot bigger than Hoobert's house even though he had 4 siblings. My parents were so unreasonable and ridiculous at times.
Our family's cook Kasine made mac and cheese- my favorite. Something must've been up because Community City only eat healthy food that will keep your body young
"Ani dear, I'm so glad your back. Monsuir and I need to talk to you. Come honey! Let's talk while we eat." Mallielie,my mom, said in her sweetest voice.
I rolled my eyes. This better be good.
"Well, Hoobert telepathed me saying-"
"TPD" I corrected.
"What? oh yeah, TPDed me that you wanted to go out of the walls again."
great. Hoobert that tattle-telling goody goody.
"Malliellie, I just asked what was beyond those walls."
"Anika, you know what's there. There's only trees and danger. The wild."
"Do you want me to believe that shit? I'm 12, almost an adult, mother. I have a right to know everything you two do!"
Mallielie pursed her lips together when I called her mother. Nobody calls their mom mother anymore because legend says that it makes you old and that is the last thing my mom wants to be. In fact, that is the last thing anyone in Community City wants to be: old, ugly, and fat.
"If you're almost an adult, then act like it. Grow up. What are you going to do when you're 15, all grown up but still acts, talks, and thinks like a child. Stop going around and trashing our reputations." Monsuir told me annoyed.
Oh right. Monsuir and Mallielie's reputation. I should live up to their standards and glory. I wanted to tell them off so they would see that they don't have any power over their all grown up daughter; but I had a better idea. I shut up for the rest of the dinner and enjoyed my mac and cheese while I conspired my plan in my mind.
Hoobert and I are going out of those walls and into the "wild".