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Chapter 11

As we walked through the city, I looked around and notice how much the atmosphere had changed. It was a lot more dreary then when I had left.

We passed by an old woman. I remembered her well. She lived right by my parents and me. She made sweets for us and told stories from the outside world (even though she wasn't supposed to). Jeremie stepped forward, "Hello, I'm Jeremie, and these are my friends. We came here seeking refuge. Do you know where we are supposed to go."

The old woman nodded her head and spoke in a raspy voice, "Names are unspeakable here. You call me grandmother, and you are grandson." she smiled, "The council will see to where you need to go, and it's the building that way."

"Thank you."

We began to walk away, but Grandmother called, "Jeremie and friends…be careful. Know what you're getting into by staying here." She gave a grim smile and hobbled away.

"What did she mean by that?" Yumi asked.

"You'll see…" I muttered.

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We reached the council building. The head of council was friendly, but wore a tight smile. I hid behind Odd, hoping he wouldn't notice me.

"Welcome to our home."

Jeremie smiled, "Thank you for taking us in…?"

"Uncle. We don't have names here…we find it disconnects us."

"But…isn't the point of living supposed to be unique?" Odd asked.

Uncle turned towards him and his smile faltered, "We get lots of teenagers who feel that way, but really, this community is a family…so we call each other by our family names."

"Do you have any technology here?" Aelita asked.

I noticed Uncle swallow and I knew he was caught off guard. He looked at Aelita and grinned widely, "By technology…if you mean electricity…then yes, we do. We're not big on cars and phones and computers, but a we keep things simple."

"So, you're an Amish community?"

"I'd like to say we're a Utopian society."

"Well-"

"I would love to stay and chat children, but I'm a busy man. This is where you will be living. Schools are to the left and places to buy supplies are to the right. Happy days."

With that, head of council left. We stared at each other before entering the small house.

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We were walking through town. By now, everyone knew about the newcomers, and were trying to make us feel welcome, but I could tell that their smiles were strained.

"Why is she wearing sunglasses?" a woman asked Jeremie.

"She's blind. It's a tragic story." Odd answered.

The woman looked at me with sympathy, "Oh…why, I must being losing it…you look so familiar."

I shrugged.

"She also doesn't speak." Odd said.

The woman frowned, "I'm sorry daughter."

I nodded, and the woman walked away. I breathed out in relief.

"Fay-" Jeremie started.

"Sister." I whispered.

"Sister…I think you need a better disguise. You're going to be recognized if you run into your parents or friends."

I chewed my lower lip and ran a hand through my now shortened hair, "Kay."

We continued walking, Odd guiding me, until we reached the town's park. My eyes welled up as I saw it was almost completely abandoned. Usually there were little kids running around, and a few big kids hanging out on the benches.

There was one person there. A girl, my age, with white blonde hair and big, blue eyes.

"Sis-"

Ulrich covered my mouth, "Don't say anything. You're going to give yourself away."

I pushed him away, "But-"

"Ulrich is right." Jeremie said, pushing his glasses up, "We can't risk having you give away our position because of her. Besides, how do you think she'll take seeing you?"

I looked at Sister, who was sitting on the swing set and looking very sad. Nick and I were her only friends. Nobody wanted to hang out with her, she was too different. My mouth was dry as I tried to protest, "But…she'll help."

Jeremie shook his head no, and they started retreating. I began to follow, but turned back and started running.

"Hey!"

I continued to run down to the swing set. I collided into the wooden bench and my breathing was heavy. I looked up and saw Sister, who was shaking and repeating, "No, no, no." over and over again.

I looked around and lowered my sunglasses, "It's me."

She shook her head, "No way…you…were taken away…" She turned, "My imagination again."

I grabbed her shoulder, "It's me." I repeated.

Her eyes grew big as she reached out to touch me. She ran her fingers through my hair and was on the verge of tears, "Where did you go?"

"I…escaped…but-"

I was cut off by Ulrich and Yumi grabbed me. Odd gave a half smile to my old friend, and said, "Sorry…she's a bit crazy."

As they were dragging me away, Sister managed to call out, "I want to help!"

Everyone turned towards her, eyes wide. Aelita asked, "Help with what?"

"I need to get out of here. Please…everything in this world has been falling apart since you left. Please…get me out of here. I'll help you. Please!"

Jeremie looked skeptical and said, "I don't know. We don't know you…how do we know you won't turn on us?"

"Because…I've seen the computer. That's what you're after isn't it?"

We all froze.

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We took Sister back to where we were staying and sat down in what I supposed was a living room.

"How did you know we were looking for a computer?" Jeremie asked seriously.

Sister cleared her throat and began, "It's easy. Ever since Sister left, Cal has been on the move. He was trusted with the secrets of this town, but since his fiancée left, he threatened to tell the government about this place. We've had to hide ourselves even more, and obey his every command. Lately, we've had many new arrivals due to the head of council contacting people to protect the computer. I'm not so sure what's so important about it…just that it's very dangerous if Cal gets his hands on it."

I bitterly turned away.

"So how did you find out about the computer?" Yumi asked.

"I…after Sister left…and Nick not being here, I've had lots of free time on my hands…so I went exploring one afternoon. I stumbled upon it, and heard the conversation between head of council and Cal…along with head of council's orders. I don't think a lot of people know about it though."

I turned back, "Wait…you still call me Sister…did I not get a name after I left?"

Sister looked down and mumbled, "You did…but I couldn't ever call you by any other name then Sister…everyone thought I was ridiculous." She breathed in a bit before continuing, "Your name is Katherine. Katherine Ann."

I nodded.

Sister looked at everyone in the group and said, "There's something else…the day after seeing the computer for the first time…I experienced…well, I started experiencing lots of déjà vu. Nobody else seemed to realize that we were repeating the same day over and over again."

Everyone's jaw dropped.

"Oh!" Sister said, looking sorry, "Did I say something to upset you?"

"No!" Jeremie exclaimed, "These are the types of answers we've been looking for."

Sister nodded, and then looked at me, "You were right by the way." she said sadly.

I raised an eyebrow.

"When you said that the council was using you as a pawn in their game of chess. Apparently the arranged marriage was so that our Utopian society could grow stronger. How did you manage to escape from it all?"

I looked at the floor. I knew they were using me all along. And look where it's gotten them. "I…I'm not sure."

"What's happened to you? You used to talk all the time."

I shrugged and continued looking at the floor.

Sister frowned and said, "I'm going to help you guys. Whatever you need, I'll be there. I know my city. And then, I'm getting out of here."

She stood up and walked to the door, "Listen Sister, I know you're here on some type of rescue mission, but don't put your life in danger…we've already got enough to worry about."

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I escaped by sky.

On the evening after I met Cal, I knew I had to leave.

I also knew that keeping my mouth shut at all costs would be what saved my life.

So I packed a few things, and then I decided to climb.

Trees were not uncommon. There were many of them, and they were all so close together that you could jump from tree to tree without touching the ground. So I did. All the way to the outside world.

I was one hop away from freedom when part of the branch I was sitting on broke.

"Hey, what was that?" A guard asked.

I hid behind leaves and balanced myself as best I could on the branch.

The second guard looked around, "I didn't hear anything."

"A tree branch broke."

"You're losing it Brother."

The first guard sighed in frustration and looked up. I scooted backwards. Then fell.

"HEY!" He yelled. The second guard blew a whistle, and then they both started coming after me.

I ducked beneath them and ran towards the iron gate. I looked back to see them gaining on me, so I dropped my pack of food, water, and clothes, forcefully pushed open the gate, and ran into the night.

From that moment on, I knew the key to survival was to stay quiet.

A/N: Ok...so this is way over due...and for that, I apologize. Please forgive me :D. School has been crazy...right now it's 2 weeks before the end of the term and I have 4 0s in my English class (so what do I do instead of work? Well, fanfiction of course) bringing my grade down to a B...so...I need to get my grade back up by this Friday...or I will forever be blemished with a B on my transcript (yes, this actually is a big deal... to me XD)

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