CHAPTER 36

GOING OUT

NYA`S POV:

My sleep was dreamless. Which was a good thing. I wasn't expecting any dreams to cross my mind. I did wake up seeing that Kitty was not in bed. We were only here for one day and things were becoming crazy. We meet people that are crazy and some who try to be just plain normal. I guess that's what happens when you're living in a apocalyptic world. I hear that if you meet crazy people, you start to become crazy yourself. I don't get why that is, but that's just what I know. I crawled out of my bed in search for Kitty. I looked to see that he was coming out of the bathroom, but she was turning the other way. I figured out why she did. Something smelled good downstairs. Whatever it was, I was definitely craving for it.

Running downstairs, I entered the dining room to see everyone enjoying a breakfast of pancakes and bacon. It looked so good. I was hungry. I didn't each much last night due to the fact that I was helping Carol out with an emotional problem. I shrugged it off and went over to the table and ate. Everything was delicious. I wanted second helpings, but I couldn't forget that some of the food had to be saved. I can't forget that.

Wallace came in with a tray of cups in his hands. He set them down on the table. William came in along with Gregory, holding a clipboard in his hand. I'm not really sure what these guys were planning, but I know that it's no gonna turn out good.

"Morning everyone," Gregory said, "I hope you slept well."

"Mine was good," I said.

"So was mine," Kai said.

"Same here," Jay said.

"I didn't need a reply back," Gregory said.

"Well, excuse us for saying anything," Kai said.

"Quiet, please," William said, "Gregory and I need to go over your daily jobs for the day."

"Jobs?" Sensei Wu asked.

"Yes, old man, jobs," Gregory said, "Pardon my talking. I call a lot of senior citizen old."

"Really?" I said.

"No more interruptions. Listen, if you guys are gonna stay here, then you're gonna do things. You're not staying here and just sitting around doing nothing. I'll make sure you guys have something to do."

"Give us jobs," Kai said, "I dare you."

"He dared you," William said.

"I know that," Gregory said, "Okay, everyone. Here they are. Older people, you're staying here. Further instructions will be given later. Kai, Kitty, and Stephen, you guys will go to El Rico Village. Zane, Pixal, you guys will go to La Samana Village. Lloyd, Monica and Zelda, you guys will track down the east side of Spaintown City. Jay, Nya, Cole and Carol, you all will track down the west side of Spaintown. You have an hour to leave."

"What exactly are we doing?" Kai asked.

"Going out do gather supplies. Those things are finally napping."

"That's it. We're only going out for supplies?"

"That's right. We're already running low on food and we need to stock up with as many darts as we can. We're hoping you can help us out with that."

"Why aren't you doing anything?"

"I'm in change of this house. Whatever I say needs to happen."

"You might live here, but you can't tell us what to do."

"Yes, I can. Don't forget that I'm the one to decide whether or not you should live here. You're to obey me, not yourself. I don't want you to be the first one to get kicked out."

"Don't get mad at me because I'm only asking a question," Kitty said, "Why are you making Stephen go and why did you put us in groups of two and three to separate us?"

Gregory sighed. "As I said before, nobody is gonna sit around here and do nothing. Splitting up, you may ask. We all need to go to a certain location around Spainland. There are plenty of villages around here, but we're only going to a few at a time. Everybody is to get a crate and their to fill it up to the brim with food."

"Why bring Stephen into this exactly?"

"The more people we send out, the more food we bring in."

"Stephen doesn't wanna go out there. He's only a ten year old boy. Plus, he's had some bad experiences with all this."

"Not my problem."

"Listen, sir, I'll just go ahead and say it," Stephen said, Speaking up for the first time in forever, "I don't wanna go out there. I don't like being around those things whether their napping or not."

"Listen, kid, what you're going through has nothing to do with me," Gregory said.

"Well, it should." The whole time I knew Stephen, I have never heard him raise his voice. The look on Kitty's face told me that she hasn't, either.

Gregory sighed. "Fine. Stay here if you want to. I'll give you something to do later. You gonna need to learn how to face your fears."

"What's to face? I'd rather be out with those things than be here."

"Stephen, don't say that," Kitty said.

"What does it matter to you, Kitty?" Stephen said, "I'm tired of running around other people's coattails. You wouldn't leave me alone and now you're starting to make me talk."

"I was only worried about you."

"Well, don't be. I don't need your sympathy. It's not like anybody's treated me with kindness my whole life. I guess that's what you get when you're an orphan."

"Alright, I'm tired of hearing it," Gregory said, "Go upstairs, kid. You've caused enough trouble."

"He hasn't caused any trouble," Kitty said, "Stephen, sit back down."

"Hey, I'm the only one that can tell anybody here what to do."

"No, you don't. This isn't even your house."

"Yes, it is," Carol said, "We live here."

"Yeah, you live here, but you live with the rightful owner of this house," Kitty said, "That happens to be your father."

"My father isn't here right now," Gregory said.

"Oh, really? I can believe that, but who did he rightfully put in charge in case something were to ever happen to him."

Gregory placed his hand on his forehead. "Alright, I'll admit it. He didn't exactly put me in charge in case anything were to ever happen. I put myself in charge."

"Who's the real leader here?"

"Wallace."

"Then why isn't he leading?"

"Because I'm older."

"You're not older," William said, "You're the youngest."

"No, I'm not," Gregory said.

"I was first," Wallace said, "William here was in between."

"That may be true about William, but I was first," Gregory said.

"No, you're not. It states the specific time when each of us were born on our birth certificates. I was born at 10:46 A. M., William was born at 10:57 A. M., and you were born at 11:07 A. M. I know that because I've study all the birth certificates in this house. You can't take away any of our bithrights."

"Why can't I?"

"You have no authority to do it. You can't change the past. You can't go and state that you were the first one born."

"Well, you have no authority to be the leader of this group. I do. It's been that way since we were kids and that's not going to change. You can't be the leader because you have no skills in doing so."

"Stop it!" Carol yelled, "You guys are acting like idiots."

"Your point being," Gregory said.

"If you can't decide on who should be the leader, then maybe I should take charge of the household."

"You can't be a better leader than me."

"I can't? We'll just see about that. All in favor of Gregory being leader, raise your right hand." Nobody placed their hand in the air. "Okay. All in favor of me being leader, raise your right hand." Everyone's hand shot up, including mine. Carol smiled. "Looks to be my lucky day. Okay, everyone, I'm your new leader. Wallace, you're my assistant so I need you to help me out."

"Sure thing," Wallace said, taking the clipboard from William's hand, "Everyone will go out to gather some food and supplies. The only thing Carol ask is if Stephen can stay here. We'll help him out. The rest of you, get going."

"I want everyone back by noon. Come on, Cole. You and I are searching the woods. Nya, Jay, you'll go with each other."

Well, at least Jay and I were alone on this one. I was glad to be getting out of the house. I don't think anybody could stand seeing the look in Gregory`s eyes. This was going to be a long day.

LOOKS LIKE EVERYONE'S GOING OUT. YOU GOTTA HATE FAMILY ARGUMENTS, HUH? LOOKS LIKE THE YOUNGEST ALWAYS TURNS OUT TO BE THE LEADER IN THE END. IT MAY NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN, BUT IT USUALLY WORKS OUT.

WE LEARNED HOW TO MEDITATE IN MY PSYCHOLOGY CLASS TODAY. YOU CAN'T GET ME TO DO IT RIGHT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW TO RELAX. THAT'S MY MAIN PROBLEM. I CAN'T RELAX.

WELL, THAT'S ONE SECRET ABOUT ME.

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