Chapter Eight
The rest of the day to keep their minds off the heat they talked. Jay reviled more about himself and they talked about life before the virus. The sun began to set, but in the distance Siria could read the sign from where she stood. She breathed a sigh of relief; she almost believed it wasn't there.
As they continued to walk down the wide path, they began to hear a motor behind them. Siria looked over her shoulder as the motor bike came closer to them. There were two riders. Siria spoke under her breath. "Slade!"
"huh?" Jay interrupted her thoughts as she continued to walk. "Do you know that guy?" He pointed in the direction the motorists had ridden.
"Uh.I think so." Siria's voice was distant as she walked hurriedly towards Liberty.
When they had reached the town, Siria searched eagerly for the bike. After a moment or so she found it parked in front of a saloon. "We'll go there." She pointed in its direction.
They stepped into the Saloon and Siria searched franticly for a familiar face. She soon saw one, a girl working at the bar. "Ruby"Screamed Siria across the room. She looked towards Siria and likewise screamed. Jay had a look of confusion on his face as he followed behind Siria.
The girls greeted each other with a warm welcome. Then Ruby turned questioningly towards Jay. Understanding Siria introduced the two and explained his situation. After she had finished Ruby smirked "Geez, another one?" Siria looked confused. "You see that girl right there?" Ruby pointed to a girl with dark skin and reddish brown braids. "She is hiding from her sister."
Jay eye's brightened. "Siva!"
"Yeah.how did you know?"
"We lived together."
Siria looked at Jay as if she hardly knew him. "You never said anything about her."
"It was a long time ago."
"Oh"
Ruby called Siva. As she turned she recognized Jay and ran over. "Oh Jay it's so good to see you."
"Are you still with.them."
Siva's smile faded. "No. Java threw me in to the zoo for telling Ebony that she was over dosing her with Paradise."
Siria looked blankly from Siva to Jay. She hardly understood the conversation but knew had something to do with Java and Ebony. She didn't like it. Jay interrupted her thoughts and introduced the both of them. "Siva, this is Siria she rescued me from Mega."
"Mega?" Siva's voice almost shrieked in concern. Jay began to explain his capture as Siria turned back towards Ruby.
"Can I get a room here?"
"Sure." Ruby pointed down the hall. "Last on one your right."
Siria nodded her thanks and walked down the hall she looked over her shoulder at Jay, there was sadness in her eyes.
The rest of the day to keep their minds off the heat they talked. Jay reviled more about himself and they talked about life before the virus. The sun began to set, but in the distance Siria could read the sign from where she stood. She breathed a sigh of relief; she almost believed it wasn't there.
As they continued to walk down the wide path, they began to hear a motor behind them. Siria looked over her shoulder as the motor bike came closer to them. There were two riders. Siria spoke under her breath. "Slade!"
"huh?" Jay interrupted her thoughts as she continued to walk. "Do you know that guy?" He pointed in the direction the motorists had ridden.
"Uh.I think so." Siria's voice was distant as she walked hurriedly towards Liberty.
When they had reached the town, Siria searched eagerly for the bike. After a moment or so she found it parked in front of a saloon. "We'll go there." She pointed in its direction.
They stepped into the Saloon and Siria searched franticly for a familiar face. She soon saw one, a girl working at the bar. "Ruby"Screamed Siria across the room. She looked towards Siria and likewise screamed. Jay had a look of confusion on his face as he followed behind Siria.
The girls greeted each other with a warm welcome. Then Ruby turned questioningly towards Jay. Understanding Siria introduced the two and explained his situation. After she had finished Ruby smirked "Geez, another one?" Siria looked confused. "You see that girl right there?" Ruby pointed to a girl with dark skin and reddish brown braids. "She is hiding from her sister."
Jay eye's brightened. "Siva!"
"Yeah.how did you know?"
"We lived together."
Siria looked at Jay as if she hardly knew him. "You never said anything about her."
"It was a long time ago."
"Oh"
Ruby called Siva. As she turned she recognized Jay and ran over. "Oh Jay it's so good to see you."
"Are you still with.them."
Siva's smile faded. "No. Java threw me in to the zoo for telling Ebony that she was over dosing her with Paradise."
Siria looked blankly from Siva to Jay. She hardly understood the conversation but knew had something to do with Java and Ebony. She didn't like it. Jay interrupted her thoughts and introduced the both of them. "Siva, this is Siria she rescued me from Mega."
"Mega?" Siva's voice almost shrieked in concern. Jay began to explain his capture as Siria turned back towards Ruby.
"Can I get a room here?"
"Sure." Ruby pointed down the hall. "Last on one your right."
Siria nodded her thanks and walked down the hall she looked over her shoulder at Jay, there was sadness in her eyes.