Nighttime glommed in Manticore. The sky was cloudy, covering the beautiful
stars that shines brightly from any position in Manticore. There were more
sentries outside when it comes to these nights. Lydecker must be paranoid
about home invasion. Today I'm glad that were not out there patrolling. The
most boring job Lydecker can ever give you. It's not a challenge but
Lydecker said it teaches us discipline. On these kinds of days I mostly
stay up all night. Not sure why but I feel unsafe, then again I feel unsafe
all the time.
A saying Lydecker say.
"In enemy territory, you can never trust anybody. The people that you talk too, men, women, and even children of ages as yourself can compromise your position. This by leaving you in a trap that will give the enemy the upper hand in your mission. Trusting the citizens in the enemy territory will get you terminated."
Like I said I'm never safe, even under my brothers and sisters wings.
I was bored out of my mind and everybody was asleep for once, even Max and Johndy. I lift my body up, getting out of my covers and sitting on them. I look across at Max's bed watching her sleep then look at Jack next to Ean. I had dreams about each of there futures, of how they will end up twelve years from now. I only shared those dreams to Tinga because she was a good listener. She has a habit of baby all of us, even Zack which he didn't like much. I look at her bed and smile as I get up tiptoeing over to her bed. I tap her shoulder.
"Tinga, Tinga are you up."
Tinga groans. "I was hoping I was," She squirms around then tries to get back to sleep. "Just give me five minutes." Shooing me away.
I wait for five seconds. "Are you up now?"
"I'm up, I'm up!" She hurries to get up from her bed, whipping her eyes. I jumped on her bed, smiling looking straight at her. "Why are you smiling and why are you up?" Tinga complains. "They ran us all day with exercise as blue as day and your not tired at all. Even Max and Johndy are sleep and that's rare."
I look at her for a second. "How come you always compare me to Max and Johndy all the time?"
"Because you act like them sometimes when your not acting like Zack all the time."
What an insult, I thought. "No I don't."
"Yes you do. Everybody sees it."
"See what?" I quickly imply.
"That you act like Zack. That you want to be like Zack." Tinga answer it in a teasing way.
I lower my head playing with my nails. "I'm way further then Zack." I mumble under my breath.
Tinga looked confused. "What?"
"Never mind. I don't want to act like Zack. I just is," I said. Tinga chortles. "What?"
"That's the first time you ever confessed why you are the way you are," Tinga said. I smiled in delight about that. She stare at me but I try to ignore it because she going to say something crazy when she realizes something. "You've changed."
"What do you mean everybody changes. It's called becoming a soldier." I state out.
"Maybe you didn't changed that much," Tinga smiled. "But you've changed. You are different then us," I looked at her. "and maybe the best out of us, but your special whether you see it or not."
I hesitated to not jeopardize for me telling her what I really am. I come up with a half true answer. "I think I see it, but I don't want anything to happen to you guys."
"Don't worry," said Tinga. "Were bigger soldiers. We can take care of ourselves. I just need to take care of you small guys." Tinga tapped me on the leg signifying Jace, Jack, Erica, AO, Traves and I.
"I'm not small." I indicated.
"You're the smallest of us all." Tinga laughs.
"Not by choice."
We giggle. Tinga gives me a huge, feeling her love that she shares with the rest of the unit. Usually I would resist but nobodies up to see it.
"In enemy territory, you can never trust anybody. The people that you talk too, men, women, and even children of ages as yourself can compromise your position. This by leaving you in a trap that will give the enemy the upper hand in your mission. Trusting the citizens in the enemy territory will get you terminated."
Like I said I'm never safe, even under my brothers and sisters wings.
I was bored out of my mind and everybody was asleep for once, even Max and Johndy. I lift my body up, getting out of my covers and sitting on them. I look across at Max's bed watching her sleep then look at Jack next to Ean. I had dreams about each of there futures, of how they will end up twelve years from now. I only shared those dreams to Tinga because she was a good listener. She has a habit of baby all of us, even Zack which he didn't like much. I look at her bed and smile as I get up tiptoeing over to her bed. I tap her shoulder.
"Tinga, Tinga are you up."
Tinga groans. "I was hoping I was," She squirms around then tries to get back to sleep. "Just give me five minutes." Shooing me away.
I wait for five seconds. "Are you up now?"
"I'm up, I'm up!" She hurries to get up from her bed, whipping her eyes. I jumped on her bed, smiling looking straight at her. "Why are you smiling and why are you up?" Tinga complains. "They ran us all day with exercise as blue as day and your not tired at all. Even Max and Johndy are sleep and that's rare."
I look at her for a second. "How come you always compare me to Max and Johndy all the time?"
"Because you act like them sometimes when your not acting like Zack all the time."
What an insult, I thought. "No I don't."
"Yes you do. Everybody sees it."
"See what?" I quickly imply.
"That you act like Zack. That you want to be like Zack." Tinga answer it in a teasing way.
I lower my head playing with my nails. "I'm way further then Zack." I mumble under my breath.
Tinga looked confused. "What?"
"Never mind. I don't want to act like Zack. I just is," I said. Tinga chortles. "What?"
"That's the first time you ever confessed why you are the way you are," Tinga said. I smiled in delight about that. She stare at me but I try to ignore it because she going to say something crazy when she realizes something. "You've changed."
"What do you mean everybody changes. It's called becoming a soldier." I state out.
"Maybe you didn't changed that much," Tinga smiled. "But you've changed. You are different then us," I looked at her. "and maybe the best out of us, but your special whether you see it or not."
I hesitated to not jeopardize for me telling her what I really am. I come up with a half true answer. "I think I see it, but I don't want anything to happen to you guys."
"Don't worry," said Tinga. "Were bigger soldiers. We can take care of ourselves. I just need to take care of you small guys." Tinga tapped me on the leg signifying Jace, Jack, Erica, AO, Traves and I.
"I'm not small." I indicated.
"You're the smallest of us all." Tinga laughs.
"Not by choice."
We giggle. Tinga gives me a huge, feeling her love that she shares with the rest of the unit. Usually I would resist but nobodies up to see it.
