I woke with Max skwirming in my lap. I patted his head and got up, to find myself in the kitchen, with Rhea lying on the tile floor a couple feet away. "What the..." memories of last night and the flash came back to me in a rush. I swore colorfully.
"Rhea wake up!" I ran over through the hall to the front room, looking out the window. The cars had all stopped moving, and their doors were open and the people were mostly gone. "Rhea!"
"Wha..?" she mumbled, yawning. She stumbled over here and her blue eyes widened when she saw everything. "Tynk, what happened?"
" 'Member the white flash?" she nodded. "Well, this is what happened after it." I motionned out to the cars. I dropped the thick curtain back into place, darkening the room quite a bit.
"Mom and Dad?" she asked.
"Not here." I responded. I looked up at the ceiling. "Let's just hope that this doesn't end up making us feel stupid."
I raced upstairs. "What're you doing?" Rhea called up.
"Packing." I answered.
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I picked up the list again, checking off all the things that I had.
List for one person (me):
2 thick blankets
1 small pillow
Fuzzy Bunny (favourite stuffie)
glasses (if needed)
all the cans of food we have
all edible plants we have
cooler
all the fruits and veggies from the fridge
all meats and other things that can spoil
bars (choclate, chewy, sports, etc.)
weapons (just in case)
horse book
tooth brushes (as many as you have)
tooth paste (as much as you have)
deoderant (3-4 sticks)
clothes (warmest, then as much as can fit, only bring long jeans if you have room)
winter jaket
all other jakets
boots
shoes
socks (thermal and otherwise)
sunscreen!
edible plant seeds
PADS
TAMPONS
All medicines in the cabinet!
As much soap as we can fit
notebooks (in a knapsack)
pens
pencils
pencil crayons
crayons
markers
paints
knives/ cutlery
a few books
hair elastics, pins, etc.
thread, sewing kit
flint
camping gear
breeches
riding helmet
bike helmet
rope
scissors
baseball bat
I looked down at the list, feeling as if I was missing things. I groaned. I looked at all six of the suitcases we'd filled with stuff, and then at the pile of things we still needed to fit somewhere. There were tons of backpacks though, and I figured that we'd be able to use the little kiddie wagon that our parent's had used to take us to the park, to tow alot of the bags in until we could get them all on horses.
I finished packing them, and ended up with 6 large suitcases and one mini one, 6 backpacks, and one reusable grocery bag (the fabric kind).
"Well, let's go." I sighed. I felt as if I was going to burst. I was so scared, and I didn't want to leave my home, but I knew that we had to, or we'd be robbed, or worse.
Lucy cried silent tears and Annalyn just stood silently. They both followed as I exited the house, and brought my keys, as a reminder. I picked up our black cat, who had a little white spot on his tail, and one on his bellie, and locked the door. I fastened a makeshift collar around Spot's neck, and led him up the path. We didn't have the heart to leave him alone to die. I put Spot's carrying case on the top of the pile in the wagon, so that we'd be able to ride horses without any problem, and started pulling the wagon over to the barn, six or seven kilometers away.
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"Do you believe me now?" I asked, my arms crossed.
Ty glared and looked out the front window again. He nodded grudgingly. "I guess I knid of have to, don't I?" he asked.
"Duh." I put my dark hair behind one of my ears and finished zipping up the suitcases. There were about 6 of them, all lined up. "Grab three, we need to get to the barn by noon or we'll not be there in time to meet Syrr and Tynk, and maybe Elli and Letta."
I grabbed one heavy bag and two lighter ones, leaving the heavier ones for my brother, since he was older and not that much stronger, but still stronger than me. I put the collar on Symba and wrapped it around my wrist, making sure that he couldn't run away. He'd be a good guard dog.. but then again so would Jazz, the huge golden doodle.
I turned around, halfway out the front door. Ty was still standing near the top of the basement stairs, looking indecisive.
"Are you coming, or not?" I asked. " 'Cuz I'm going with or without you." What a lie. I don't want to fucking go out there on my own! Who knows what the hell's happened elsewhere!
Ty seemed to have decided to come with me, because he started fowards, and fell into step with me on the side walk. I gave my house one last glance and turned the corner, never to lay eyes on it again.
"Do you think that Mom and Dad are okay Ty?" I asked, after a few minutes of silence.
"Sure. Dad's a military guy, and he'll be with military people. Mom'll be somewhere just as safe. I'm sure of it." he assured me, but he didn't seem so sure about it.
I'm probably never going to see my parent's again. I realized with a pang of sadness. I guess this is how orphans feel. What a shitty life.
And this is how I end the third chapter. From now on it'll mostly be from Syrr's P.O.V but I may have some Tynks and some Rys in there too. Please tell me what you think, and stuff. lole, these are all based on real people, except for the people they meet later on, but yeah. Please Review!