Chapter 4
We made it up-town. Me in my grubby looking hoody and ripped jeans. Sam in his surprisingly clean paint ball cloak. It also had a hood on it. We were shrouded from the world, which was safe for us.
We looked around all day. From one store to the other. Nowhere was hiring, not yet.
"This is hopeless. All the stores in a town this size, and not one of them is hiring?" I complained. "What use is a fake I.D. if you can't get a job?"
"You can't be telling me that you are giving up already?" Sam said. We have only been on a quarter of the town. Besides, Tobias said he would scope out some places that you might like on the other areas of town."
"I know, but this in the only place where I can get at easily from where we 'live'."
"Come on, you can morph, I can't. A quick trip across town and you will be anywhere in town. A simple trip is enough to deal with, isn't it?" He asked.
"Well, the way you put it, it sounds easy. But I have already thought about it. Where would I put my clothes? How would I keep them hidden? Nobody wants to see me in the same smelly clothes every day."
"I know, but neither do I. We will find something. You could always hide them nearby." "What did I just say? I have no intention of wearing the same clothes every day."
It went on like for that for a while. We both eventually decided that I would find the closest friend that I could trust and hide it there, depending on where the placed was... if I even got a damn job. After about ten minutes or so of debating, Tobias called to us, {Hey, guys! I think I found a job for you.}
I looked at Sam. "You heard him, right?" I asked.
"Yeah. Let's go."
{Follow the little red birdie.} Tobias said to us. {It's not too far away.}
Tobias was flitting from rooftop to rooftop. We were just kind of half assedly looking at him and staring at the ground. He was describing the place. {It's a trucking company. They are looking for someone to work in the warehouse. A full-time/part-time guy, I think the note said. It was a billboard. I don't know what that means. The name of the company is DeJong.}
"I hope I get the job." I said. "This would really be helpful to both of us."
"Don't go too fast. We still have to get an I.D. and a morph." Sam pointed out.
"I have the morph under control." I said. I raised my finger to the sky. Just one minute. Tobias stopped moving. "Watch, it's easy." I walked into the seven-eleven. And started browsing. Sam kind of followed in my lead. After about ten minutes, the store manager asked us if we were planning on buying anything. We told her we were browsing. She told us we had five minutes. At the rate the people were going in and out, I would have my target in no time.
Out of nowhere, a group of five people came in and started browsing. I smirked. I walked over to the toughest looking guy. For a second, I wondered how I would make a little touch seem innocent. When he grabbed for a bag of chips, I 'accidentally' grabbed the same ones, and for that split second that our hands touched, I concentrated on acquiring his DNA. He stopped for that split second and his eyes kind of glazed over. When I let go, he almost immediately glared at me. I backed away.
"Sorry." I said, "My mistake."
"You damn right it's your mistake. He glared at me for a minute, then turned away and paid for his food. I got Sam and got out of there.
When we got outside, Sam said, "I can't believe you did that. A group of punks, probably."
"Well, I needed a morph. He looked like he could look respectable in society if dressed right. He was fairly stocky and looked strong."
"Anyway, we need to get going. Tobias is probably waiting for us."
I scanned the sky for Tobias. I couldn't see him at first, but I could hear him. {What took you guys so long. The sun is going down. We need to get this done with soon. I just need to show you where it is. And see if you are interested in it.} He said.
We continued to walk after Tobias until we were just outside of town. We walked only about five minutes out of town on a small highway. We found a large parking lot with a huge building a nd a sign. 'DeJong' it read. I read the other sign below it. 'Help Wanted. Full-Time/Part-Time warehouse worker.
"Looks good to me." I said. "I will go in as soon as I can. I hope Whitney gets my I.D. ready soon."
"I hope so too. We need to go back to Cassie's place now."
We made it up-town. Me in my grubby looking hoody and ripped jeans. Sam in his surprisingly clean paint ball cloak. It also had a hood on it. We were shrouded from the world, which was safe for us.
We looked around all day. From one store to the other. Nowhere was hiring, not yet.
"This is hopeless. All the stores in a town this size, and not one of them is hiring?" I complained. "What use is a fake I.D. if you can't get a job?"
"You can't be telling me that you are giving up already?" Sam said. We have only been on a quarter of the town. Besides, Tobias said he would scope out some places that you might like on the other areas of town."
"I know, but this in the only place where I can get at easily from where we 'live'."
"Come on, you can morph, I can't. A quick trip across town and you will be anywhere in town. A simple trip is enough to deal with, isn't it?" He asked.
"Well, the way you put it, it sounds easy. But I have already thought about it. Where would I put my clothes? How would I keep them hidden? Nobody wants to see me in the same smelly clothes every day."
"I know, but neither do I. We will find something. You could always hide them nearby." "What did I just say? I have no intention of wearing the same clothes every day."
It went on like for that for a while. We both eventually decided that I would find the closest friend that I could trust and hide it there, depending on where the placed was... if I even got a damn job. After about ten minutes or so of debating, Tobias called to us, {Hey, guys! I think I found a job for you.}
I looked at Sam. "You heard him, right?" I asked.
"Yeah. Let's go."
{Follow the little red birdie.} Tobias said to us. {It's not too far away.}
Tobias was flitting from rooftop to rooftop. We were just kind of half assedly looking at him and staring at the ground. He was describing the place. {It's a trucking company. They are looking for someone to work in the warehouse. A full-time/part-time guy, I think the note said. It was a billboard. I don't know what that means. The name of the company is DeJong.}
"I hope I get the job." I said. "This would really be helpful to both of us."
"Don't go too fast. We still have to get an I.D. and a morph." Sam pointed out.
"I have the morph under control." I said. I raised my finger to the sky. Just one minute. Tobias stopped moving. "Watch, it's easy." I walked into the seven-eleven. And started browsing. Sam kind of followed in my lead. After about ten minutes, the store manager asked us if we were planning on buying anything. We told her we were browsing. She told us we had five minutes. At the rate the people were going in and out, I would have my target in no time.
Out of nowhere, a group of five people came in and started browsing. I smirked. I walked over to the toughest looking guy. For a second, I wondered how I would make a little touch seem innocent. When he grabbed for a bag of chips, I 'accidentally' grabbed the same ones, and for that split second that our hands touched, I concentrated on acquiring his DNA. He stopped for that split second and his eyes kind of glazed over. When I let go, he almost immediately glared at me. I backed away.
"Sorry." I said, "My mistake."
"You damn right it's your mistake. He glared at me for a minute, then turned away and paid for his food. I got Sam and got out of there.
When we got outside, Sam said, "I can't believe you did that. A group of punks, probably."
"Well, I needed a morph. He looked like he could look respectable in society if dressed right. He was fairly stocky and looked strong."
"Anyway, we need to get going. Tobias is probably waiting for us."
I scanned the sky for Tobias. I couldn't see him at first, but I could hear him. {What took you guys so long. The sun is going down. We need to get this done with soon. I just need to show you where it is. And see if you are interested in it.} He said.
We continued to walk after Tobias until we were just outside of town. We walked only about five minutes out of town on a small highway. We found a large parking lot with a huge building a nd a sign. 'DeJong' it read. I read the other sign below it. 'Help Wanted. Full-Time/Part-Time warehouse worker.
"Looks good to me." I said. "I will go in as soon as I can. I hope Whitney gets my I.D. ready soon."
"I hope so too. We need to go back to Cassie's place now."