I woke up to find my bandages removed. The room was clear in my
vision now and there was a man asleep in a chair by my bed. As I sit up he
stirs awake. "Well, it's nice to see you awake again," says the man
smiling, and runs his hand through his light green hair. I stare at him for
a while before I remember where I am. I look at him then ask, "How did you
come across me?" He stares at me for a bit, and then says, "Lets just let
that be, for the moment." He smiles and laughs, the light glinting off his
red eyes, "It'll be my little secret."
I start to laugh even though I don't know why. It's like his laughter is contagious and I can't help but laugh. After I settled down I asked, "Why did you come all the way to October City with me?" He shrugs and says, "I had to come here anyway so I just thought, 'why not get a free ride'," Again, we both laughed. It seems like it was forever since I had laughed, but now I couldn't stop. "So why did you have to come here?" I asked. He responded, "I told my friend I'd take care of his orphanage here." "Is that where I'll be staying when I get out?" I asked. He laughed and said, "I was hoping you knew where your family was so I could take you home, Zach." "I don't know of my family," I say. Maximus shrugs then and says, "Well I guess you will be staying there for a while, then."
The next day we rode over to the orphanage. It felt good to be outside again. After having been inside for so long, it was odd to be outside and feel the relentless heat of the sun. As we rode I stared off in the distance. I thought silently to myself, "I can't let anyone know I was a Gung-Ho-Gun. That life is dead. It died up on that roof. No one can know." I got curious as we rode along who the orphanage belonged to. My curiosity got the best of me and I asked a question I would later regret, "Whose orphanage is it?" Maximus looked at me then back at the road, "My friend's. His name is Nicholas Wolfwood. He asked me to take care of it while he was away." My eyes went wide at his name. It couldn't be him. No, he was a child killer. He tried to kill me.
I start to laugh even though I don't know why. It's like his laughter is contagious and I can't help but laugh. After I settled down I asked, "Why did you come all the way to October City with me?" He shrugs and says, "I had to come here anyway so I just thought, 'why not get a free ride'," Again, we both laughed. It seems like it was forever since I had laughed, but now I couldn't stop. "So why did you have to come here?" I asked. He responded, "I told my friend I'd take care of his orphanage here." "Is that where I'll be staying when I get out?" I asked. He laughed and said, "I was hoping you knew where your family was so I could take you home, Zach." "I don't know of my family," I say. Maximus shrugs then and says, "Well I guess you will be staying there for a while, then."
The next day we rode over to the orphanage. It felt good to be outside again. After having been inside for so long, it was odd to be outside and feel the relentless heat of the sun. As we rode I stared off in the distance. I thought silently to myself, "I can't let anyone know I was a Gung-Ho-Gun. That life is dead. It died up on that roof. No one can know." I got curious as we rode along who the orphanage belonged to. My curiosity got the best of me and I asked a question I would later regret, "Whose orphanage is it?" Maximus looked at me then back at the road, "My friend's. His name is Nicholas Wolfwood. He asked me to take care of it while he was away." My eyes went wide at his name. It couldn't be him. No, he was a child killer. He tried to kill me.
