The blonde girl smiled while the other two looked confused. "What the **** is he doing?" Chris asked.
"He's signing," Katherine answered, "He must be mute."
"Freaky," Rosemary said.
Katherine frowned and said, "He says his name is Jack."
"Just Jack? Come on, we told full names, if you're gonna roll with us we need a last name to call out during the climax of our little adventures." Chris said. Rosemary laughed in surprise.
I looked at Katherine and signed 'I don't have a last name. Please make something up.'
I hoped she'd understand.
She nodded and said, "He says he's Jack Caden Young."
"That's a hot name," Chris said, looking my tall frame over.
'Thank you so much.' I signed.
She smiled and signed 'You're welcome. Explain to me later?'
If I could smile, I would've. 'Definitely.'
"B****es, I'm right here. Don't forget me!" Chris said.
Rosemary checked her watch and said, "Oh crap, I'm late for getting home. Bye you guys, it was nice meeting you, Jack!"
Rosemary hugged both of her friends and Chris kissed her before she left.
'Are they together?' I asked.
"No," she said aloud.
"Are we going or not? Let's get our bodies up there before it gets cold." Chris said.
He started walking and we followed him. I wasn't familiar with the road, so I had many questions about where we were going.
I looked over at Katherine and she signed 'So the last name thing?'
'I'm an orphan, I was raised by my brother and we can't remember our last names. Foster homes wouldn't take us in because at the time they wouldn't accept two mute little boys. They were very poor.'
She frowned. 'That's awful. What's your brother's name?'
'Slender.'
'That's unique. What happened to your parents?'
'I don't know.'
'Okay. Are you shy? I can't see your face.'
'Yeah, my muteness doesn't exactly open up opportunities to learn how to socialize with people, especially since most of my life it's only been my brother and I against the world. Plus I'm... ugly.'
She frowned more. 'I doubt that. I bet you're breathtaking.'
'I guess you could say that.'
"Hey lovebirds, we're here."
A large building loomed over us, the walls looking damp and decrepit. Windows were broken and graffiti screamed loud on the gray walls. Wind whistled through every cranny in the building. It was familiar...It looked like...
