Luke woke up to his mother kissing him goodbye. "Goodbye, Luke. I'll see you later."
"Bye, mom," Luke whispered. He flipped his covers over his head so it would seem as if he were tired. Once the door was shut, Luke jumped out of bed and tried to fix up his hair and clothes so that it would seem as if he wasn't such a slob. Or he just wanted to impress Jen.
Once everyone left the house Luke tip-toed into the kitchen, then to the back door, then outside, and finally to Jen's backdoor. Luke knocked softly five times, and waited for Jen to come to the door. Luke stood for about one minute. Jen looked absolutely delighted to see Luke's face.
"Hey, let's get some chips and then we can go on the computer," Jen said as she led him to the kitchen.
"Yeah," Luke replied. He didn't say anymore because he was to busy staring at Jen. He didn't feel this way before because the only people that he had known before Jen was his mother, father, and two brothers. He never met anyone else.
Jen poured chips into a large bowl and then went to the computer with Luke behind her. "I'm planning this really big rally in two days so that we can be free. All third children will be there. Are you gonna come?"
"Don't you think that's dangerous?" Luke asked.
"Of course, but if this is what I am supposed to do to stop this evil, then I will. So, are you coming?" Jen said.
"I--I don't know." Luke stuttered.
"Don't worry, I'll give you time to think about it. You can tell me tomorrow. I know that you're not sure," Jen supposed.
"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow," Luke replied. He stood up and headed to the door.
"Luke, you don't have to if you don't want to. But I would really like it if you were there!" Jen called.
Luke acted as if he hadn't heard her and left her house.
"What should I do?" Luke questioned himself as he rolled on his bed. "I don't want Jen to think that I'm frightened, if I go then I could get really hurt, wait, Jen could get really hurt. I have to protect her. I have to talk her out of it." Luke lay on his bed trying to find the right words. "Jen don't go you can get seriously injured. Or there's no chance of you winning so just give up. Or Jen the only cool thing to do is stay here, so be cool. Or Jen don't leave me I'm scared!" Luke made up his mind, and then he fell asleep.
Luke woke up to his mother shaking him, "Luke, it's time for dinner. Come down when you're ready." Mrs. Garner waited to see him nod, and then she went down the stairs.
Luke got up and headed to get some food. Bread and eggs, a regular dinner at the Garner house. Luke sat by the stairs and ate his food.
"So what have you been up to all day?" Luke's father asked, but looked at Matthew so it would seem like he was talking to him even though he wasn't.
"Nothing," Luke whispered.
"We'll be out of the house tommorow again, so be good, " Mr. Garner replied.
"Dad, stop treating me like a baby!" Luke snapped.
"You will behave!" Mr. Garner yelled. The rest of the dinner was silent. Luke immediately went to bed after dinner.