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Max
I open my mouth to answer but I'm cut off by a voice I know all too well. "Max?"
I shake my head and turn around to see Logan. We've been friends since he moved in across the street when he was three. "Logan, what are you doing her?"
"I got a call from a nice man asking me if I wanted to participate in a game show called No Parents, No Rules. He described it and it sounded cool. He said I'd be replacing one of the fourteens for the next round. They said that some guy named Zack got so badly hurt in one of the challenges that he had to go into the hospital and won't be allowed to compete for the rest of the show."
"No, you can't. Why did you say yes?" I was on the verge of tears.
"It sounded fun and plus, it gets me out of school."I wrap him in a tight hug and cry. Maya and Ella come over and hug him to.
"Logan, you have to do your absolute best. Don't do anything stupid. If you can back out, please back out. I don't want you competing. It's not that I don't think you can do it, it's just I don't, I can't loose you." He had a look of confusion on his face and he nodded.
"I'll see if I can get out of it but only because I hate seeing you guys like this." He walked away and I saw him head in the direction of the Creep's office.
"Who was that?" Fang asked when we went back to the group.
"His name's Logan, he's our neighbor and basically like a little brother to us," Ella answered.
We sat in silence for about a half hour until we heard an announcement come over the loud speakers. "Good afternoon kids. I hope that test wasn't too hard. You'll get the results of who lost tomorrow. We had to replace Zachary from the fourteens due to his injuries during the GBW contest. Our new fourteen is Logan so if you see him, make him feel welcomed. Tomorrow will be your day of rest. Enjoy the rest of your day. You may talk to other teams but you may not randomly wonder the halls." The announcement ended. I got up and walked down the hall to the fourteen's room. I knocked on the door and was greeted by Omega.
"Hey Max, what's up."
"Nothing really, could I come in?"
"Yea sure." He moved out of the way and let me walk passed him. I walked into the room and walked over to where Logan was. Bonna was standing there talking to him and he looked as if he was trying to get away.
"Hey, Bonna, I need to talk to Logan."
"Well you can wait, we're in the middle of a conversation right now. Plus I'm sure he'd rather talk to me than you." I rolled me eyes and pulled him away. "What the hell? We were in the middle of a conversation."
"And now you're not." I turned my attention to Logan. "What happened to you trying to get out of this?"
"The guy said I can't back out. He said if I try to leave, something bad would happen to me." I take a deep breath and wrap in a hug.
"Just please do your best. And no fighting. I love you, okay?" He nodded and hugged me back. Though he looked really confused. "I'll explain everything later." He nodded and released me.
"Max, I'll tell Fang that you're cheating on him with the new kid. And what makes it better is that you just met him." I turn to Bonna and see her grinning.
"Go ahead, I dare you. He's in the room." She got up and started walking to the room. Logan and I exchanged looks and followed to see how this would turn out.
"Hey Fang," she said walking into the room without knocking. "Did you know that Max is cheating on you with that new kid Logan."
"Oh she is?" He asked smirking in my direction.
"Yea, she walked into our room and started hugging and kissing him. I just think you should be with someone that won't cheat on you." I roll my eyes and walk into the room, stepping aside to let the rest of the fourteens into the room.
"Actually Fang," Sophie piped up in a small voice. "Max talked with Logan and then hugged him. She never actually kissed him."
"Who asked you?" Bonna said glaring at Sophie.
"Sorry she said shrinking back." I walked over to her and started to rub her back."
"Thanks Sophie. And guess what Bonna, before you accuse Max of stuff, get your facts straight. Logan is Max's neighbor." Bonna's eyes popped out of her head.
"Well I didn't know and I just thought that if Max would go around hugging random guys, you should know." I stepped up in front of Bonna.
"I think it's best if you leave." I made a shooing motion. She rolled her eyes and left. "If you guys wanna stay you can." The fourteens made themselves comfortable and we all started talking. We updated them on what was going on with my dad. We agreed that I would go to the bathroom and check out the peep hole again.
I walked into the bathroom and locked the door behind me. I walked over to the tile. I removed it and looked into the room. "Sir, I need to quit," I heard my dad say.
"And why's that Jeb? Is it because you saw your children. Is it because you found out what we're doing here? You signed a paper that said you were required to stay for at least a year."
"Yes, but that was before..."
"Before what Jeb? Before you found out that the families will never see their kids again? Before you found out that extermination is a nice way of saying that these kids are getting sold to a trade company? It's nothing bad. These kids are helping the country. By selling these kids not only are we making money, but we're holding Itexicon back from attacking this part of the country. They know that we hold the key to making a human/animal hybrid that will survive and be stronger than any other. They want the secret, and the only way to keep them at bay from attacking the United States is by sending them test subjects. That's the reason that this whole game show was created."
"Actually I didn't know that. I wanted to quit because I'm tired of not being able to see my family. But if that's what you're doing to these kids, there's gotta be another way. I mean, you can't just abduct kids and sell them. It's not only wrong and demented, but it's illegal."
"Well if you can think of something better to hold of Itexicon from blowing us up, then do tell me."
"Well my first question is have you already sent off the kids that have lost the beginning challenges?"
"Well of course we did. I mean, were you even listening to what is going on. They wanted the test subjects as soon as humanly possible. So when the elevens lost, we sent them off in a plane."
"What were you expecting from the parents. Don't you think they'll fight? Seriously, if my girl's group had lost first, I would have killed you if you sent them off."
"Jeb, the only kids here that have parents are the fifteens. All the other kids are from an orphanage. We adopted all of them so that they wouldn't be missed when they got sent to another country."
"Then why did you take my kids? They're not from an orphanage. And honestly, those kids do have people that love them. Don't you think they have friends. Don't you think the people running the orphanage loved them. And I can tell you that if my kids found out that you thought no one would care about those kids, they would kill you. Because if you didn't know, Monique is adopted."
"Do you have any idea how to stop Itexicon?"
"No, but I will come up with a plan. Just give me time."
"Time is the one thing we don't have. And I'm sorry that I thought the kids weren't cared about. But I honestly felt that I had no other choice. The only reason I kidnapped your kids was because I knew that was the only way to get you to work here. And we need you as part of this job. I really am sorry, but until you can come up with another plan, these kids will get sent out. Lucky for you, I'm sending them five at a time. And they get sent out every five days. Jeb, I am sorry, but come back when you have a plan. You may leave. Good bye."
I heard the chair creek and my dad leave the room. All I could think is that if dad doesn't come up with a plan, all those kids, all those innocent kids will get shipped off to who knows where to do who knows what.
A/N Hey guys, so I'm really sorry that it's been so long since I last updated. I hate excuses, but a lot has happened since the last time I updated. It's been hard to deal with some of the stuff so I guess it made me neglect my job as a writer (no, I don't get paid to write). I hope you guys understand. On the bright side, I turned sixteen and I got my permit. Also, I WENT TO WARPED TOUR. It was so much fun. My friend invited me to go and I was so great-full that she invited me. I got to see a lot of awesome bands and meet cool people. Anyways, this story is nearing the end so there isn't too many chapters left. Thanks so much for all your guy's support even if I'm terrible at updating. I love you guys and you guys are the reason I write. Please continue to review because it really helps me to become a better writer and it helps me to know what you want out of my stories. I have an idea for a new story but I refuse to upload it until I finish this one.
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Me~ I'm really sory that it took me this long to update. I give you permission to reach through the screen and hurt me.
IsileeTandem~ boys are jerks. :(
Me~ Yea they are. But I do have to say that a lot of guys I met are sometimes nice. I mean most of my friends are guys. Lol.
IsileeTandem~ and HOW do they plan to explain the kid's deaths if they kill them AND film it?
Me~ I hope it got cleared up in this chapter. If not, basically, they're not getting killed. They're getting traded off to help keep Itexicon back from bombing the US. I didn't want to explain that too soon so I figured this would be a good chapter to explain it.
Thanks everyone for reading and reviewing. I promise to try to update sooner. But try is the key word. So be patient and this story will get done. Thanks, R and R.
