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I raced down the south cave towards the clearing. I was so going to win against Kendall this time. Not only because I had been practicing but because I had Freedom on my team today.
Oh, Freedom. He had the most beautiful brown hair that even when it had cave dust on it, it seemed to shine. His eyes held me in captivity. And I liked it.
Kendall was talking to Freedom and his back was to me. Freedom noticed me coming in. Since I had my mother's petite body, my footfalls could not be heard. I signaled to Freedom to not give me away, and he gave what I hoped was an imperceptible nod. I came up behind Kendall and jumped on his back. I smiled and yelled, "Surprise!" in his ear.
I thought Kendall would take it as a joke. Turns out I was wrong. He practically wrung me to the floor like I was a pillow. I hit the ground with a thud, hitting my butt in the process. When I looked up, Kendall's face was a grimace.
"Ow! What'd'ya do that for? I was just kidding." I explained.
Kendall's grimace disappeared and turned into an apologetic frown. "I-I'm sorry. I gotta go... now." He started walking away.
"Wait, aren't we going to play?" I asked.
"Oh, yeah. Right." He stopped, said this, and turned around. Sometimes I'm curious as to what is going on in that head of his. I can never predict what he is thinking or what emotion he is feeling.
Freedom got the ball and gave it to me. At that moment... our hands touched. I felt a spark of electricity zing from my fingers to my heart. I looked up at his face, and he smiled at me. It was so beautiful. I had to smile back. He released the ball and stepped back, breaking our (or at least my) trance. Kendall cleared his throat. I turned to him and smirked.
"You are so going down. I don't care who your parents are; I will beat you." Kendall smirked unconvinced by my rant.
Freedom came up behind me and put his arm around my shoulders. "I can argue with that statement." Kendall's smirk faded quickly and it was as if it never existed.
I took the ball and kicked it across the clearing starting the game. Kendall was always looking for a fight. Sometimes he reminded me more of Uncle Kyle than of Uncle Jared. I had to admit Kendall put up a good challenge. But, going against two skilled people, he was not able to win. By the end, we were all panting and our hands rested on our knees as they were bent halfway.
Freedom said, "Well, that was a good game." He extended his hand toward Kendall looking for a high five. Kendall ignored it and started walking out of the cave at a brisk pace.
"What got up his ass?" Freedom asked me only half joking. I shrugged not really sure what to make of it. I grabbed the ball and supported it under my left arm and started walking onto the main cave with Freedom.
"Amy! Amy!" I heard a call from somewhere to my left. I recognized the sweet, high pitched voice immediately. It greeted me with great joy and cheer every morning, afternoon, and night. Before I could even turn to greet it back, I felt two small arms envelope my leg and stick to it like a leech. I looked down to see two big brown eyes hidden under a mass of curly orange hue and a big smile with a gap were the two front teeth were supposed to be.
"Hey sweety, you lost another tooth? Wow you're turning into a big boy faster than I thought." I smiled down at the little creature.
"Uh-huh. Daddy cleaned the blood up and told me to hide it under my pillow for the Tooth Fairy tonight. I hope I get another piece of chocolate under it. That's the best!" the little boy, Tommy, said at a really fast excited pace.
"Tell Doc-Uh- I mean Daddy that I will put in a good word to the Tooth Fairy to give you a really good piece of chocolate, maybe even with nuts." Freedom went along with the boy's excitement. We were old enough to realize that all those dream-filled characters associated with holidays were all a bunch of plasma space used to bring hope to young minds. Although, as Kendall once pointed out, "If there are aliens how can there not be a Santa Claus".
"All right." He exclaimed while skipping away to fulfill his assignment for the day. We waved and smiled as he turned into the cave that led to the hospital wing, where his father would be. We kept on walking towards the cafeteria.
"I can still remember when I was a little boy how much Sharon hated me," Freedom talked aloud more to himself than to me, but he said it affectionately with a small smile tugging at the corner of his lips. I chuckled, "Oh come on. I doubt she hated you as much as she hated Uncle Jamie. He told me a few stories about his childhood. Now that was hatred."
His smile got the best of him. I always did anything to get even just a glimpse of that smile. It filled me up faster and longer than did any meal we ate. Even if it was my favorite, what my dad called a 'hot dog' and mom called a 'wiener with bread'. They always argued about it. Dad said that it was called a hot dog when the two ingredients were put together while Mom said that it was a wiener with bread because thats what each ingredient said on the label. It was always amusing.
We entered the cafeteria and while I got a seat, he got us each a tray. I hadn't even realized how famished I was until the food was wafting into my nose making my stomach growl. I took a seat near Jamie who was just finishing his up and was also talking to Candy. That woman was always gossiping. I overheard the conversation, and they welcomed me into it with ease.
"All I'm saying is that a boy that young should not be going on raids; no matter how much safer they have gotten over the years with Wanda's help." Candy sounded outraged.
I interrupted with food in my mouth. "Who's going on a raid that is so young?"
Jamie answered for Candy, not wanting her to start another rant. "Kendall." My eyebrows raised in surprise. It would be his first one.
Jamie turned back to Candy. "You know Candy I was actually younger than him when I went on my first. Look how well I turned out!" Candy looked at him skeptically.
"Mhm... Sure you did." Jamie sighed. Freedom sat down next to me.
"Are you going on the raid, Freedom?" I asked him. He nodded his head while stuffing his face.
