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-Kurai Amechan-
Chapter Two
Junyi stormed out toward a grey pickup parked in front of Xiubo's mansion half walking, half running. He quickly yanked open the passenger door and lept into the car, looking over his shoulder every couple of seconds.
''Go!'' He snapped at the driver. ''Xiubo thinks I'm an idiot, acting all nice.'' He continued. ''We have half an hour at the most, me and my family need to get out right now!'' The driver switched the car to drive and accelerated away from the house, oblivious to the small black car following slowly behind them at a distance.
I sat silently at the table staring into my half empty cerial bowl. I can't believe we'r actually leaving. Whats wrong with the way we live now? And why does Papa insist on leaving now of all times? I wish I could at least stay until my last year of elementary school.
''Xiaoli, Xiaoli, your spacing out again. Com'on honey finish your breakfast.'' Mama said setting out a glass on the table, pouring herself a half glass of milk.
''Mama.'' I said quietly, forming in my mind the best way to ask the questions that have been bothering me since we left our home late last night to stay with my aunt while Papa left to go somewhere. ''Why did we leave our house? And wheres Papa?'' I asked. Aunt looked up cautiously from behind this morning's paper but remained silent.
''Well, honey.'' Said Mama, glancing at Aunt. ''Something happened and your Papa is not going to work for the people hes been working for any more, so we have to leave now.''
''Oh...'' I grummbled taking a bite of cerial. ''When will Papa be back?''
''You don't need to worry about that.'' Said Aunt, looking up from behind her paper, her glasses sliding down her nose.
''Soon.'' Said Mama, touching my hair. She jumped alittle as the front door burst open downstairs, but relaxed when Papa called up the stairs.
''Mei! Yaling!'' He called out to Mama and Aunt as he rushed into the kitchen.
''Junyi, how much time?'' Asked Mama.
''Twenty minutes.'' Papa said. ''Get the bags, we'r leaving now.'' He quickly started shuffleing through a stack of papers he brought with us when we fled our home. Pulling out what he needed.
''Xiaoli.'' Said Papa.'' If something happens, go to this adress.'' He said, scribbling the adress onto a scrap of paper. ''To get there you take the two-twentyseven train, here is your ticket.'' He continued, handing me a small yellow train ticket. ''You get off at the twenty-sixth stop, not before and not after.'' Papa said. ''Then you go to the adress I gave you, show it to one of the seceretaries and ask to see Ash. Then you give him this.'' He finished, pressing a small flashdrive into the palm of my hand.
''I don't understand.'' I said quietly.
''You don't need to understand, you just need to listen.'' He replied. ''And remember, me and your Mama love you, more than anything else in the whole world.''
He jumped as gunshots suddenly rang through the air outside. Rushing to the window, he pulled back the white curtains to look out. Mama and Aunt ran into the room with alarmed looks on their faces.
''It's too late. Mei, Yaling go get the guns.''