A/N: It's me again! Here's chappie 5! Oh and thank you to those readers who had added this story to their Story Alert stuff and also their favorites! I love you guys! Ok so without further ado, here's chapter 5!

Disclaimer: I do not own Falling Skies or the characters in it except for the new characters coming up in the upcoming chapters

"Hal" I called out as I saw Hal sitting on the porch steps, alone

He turned around then he greeted me with a smile. I can't help but return that gentle smile, he patted the spot beside him "Keep me company?"

I bit my lip, staring at the empty space but I nodded and proceeded beside him. Hal didn't turn to my direction when I sat; his eyes were too busy staring at Mr. Greene's men who held their guns firmly on their hands as if expecting danger. The street was quiet though; there was no sound of anything. A few men had already gone to look for food in the nearby houses. Hal looked worried

"Is there something wrong?" I asked

Hal shrugged "I'm just worried about my dad"

"Is he hurt?"

Hal tried his best to smile "I hope not"

"I'm sure he isn't" I smiled back "He's Tom Mason, he's strong and he won't let those Skitters or anything to get a hold of him"

Hal chuckled "How do you do that?"

"Do what?" I asked, confused

"Think so positively" Hal raised his shoulders "be so optimistic even in times like these where all are lives are in danger"

I thought about this for a moment then I spoke "Well, I don't really see why I should be looking at the negative sides of things. It would only bring us down."

"What if there is no 'positive side'?" Hal asked, his tone soft

I turned to look at him "There is always a positive side in every situation"

Hal gave out a sweet chuckle

For the next few minutes it was silent between us. It wasn't one of those awkward ones; it was more of the relaxed kind of silence. It was enough to hear the rustling of the leaves or the whistling of the wind than our own voices. It was nice to have this moment especially when for the past days all we heard were gunshots and explosions. It made me think how lucky Mr. Greene and his people are staying in a place like this. Maybe still in danger but for the most part hidden and secluded

The sound of heavy footsteps coming from behind us startled me. I whipped around searching for the source of the sound. Mr. Greene stood only a few steps away from us, his eyes looking at Hal and me alternately. He cleared his throat "Hal, Lourdes. Would you two mind following me? It's very important"

Hal quickly stood up, his hand extended towards me. I gratefully took it then he gently pulled me up. Mr. Greene opened the front door and motioned for us to follow, so we did. We climbed up the stairs and into the wide hall of the second floor. Suddenly, Mr. Greene stopped in front of a double door made of wood; he turned the knob then rushed inside. The room turned out to be a large study. A desk made from mahogany sat in the middle of the room behind it is a leather seat. There were heavy case bookshelves around the room all containing hard leather books. A huge window stuck at the back of the room, a huge tree can be seen through the window and the tree served as a barrier of the sun's rays. There were several of Mr. Greene's men inside the room, all of them turned to our direction. The men were surrounding a large table made of glass. I caught sight of Maggie leaning over the table. Mr. Greene nodded at his men then walked towards the table. When a few of his men stepped aside, I finally saw what was on the table. There was a map sprawled on it. Hal and I followed behind Mr. Greene

"So, what's this about?" Hal spoke

"The neighborhood, where we usually collect food and other supplies, is now lacking our needs. We have to find another place to collect food and supplies from." Mr. Greene glared at each and everyone of his men "Which also means we would need to be further away from here and into the city, where there would be stores we could get stuff from. Through this task, we would be in more danger of confronting with Skitters"

The room was silent

"It would be risky and I am aware of that" Mr. Greene spoke "But, if we would want to survive we would also need to take risks."

Hal nodded "Okay, I'm in"

The men spoke all at the same time in affirmation. Mr. Greene smiled then he pointed at the map "Alright, now for our route" He pointed at a red mark "This is where we are and we need to go through here-"Mr. Greene slid his finger to a narrow road "To get through the city. It would only take an hour or two if we travel in vehicles. Once we're in the city we search the streets for food marts or convenience stores or anything at all that we will get supplies from. If we do come across Skitters, always remember that we need to escape from them safely. We can't kill them because from observations, one Skitter takes up a whole lot of bullets and we're running low on them right now. Our main goal in this task is to collect supplies and go home safely, understood?"

The men nodded in understanding. Mr. Greene clasped his hands together "We leave early tomorrow, dismissed"

The men left the room in a rush until Hal, Mr. Greene, Maggie and I are the only ones left. Mr. Greene turned to look at me "Lourdes is it alright if you come with us tomorrow? You would be of great help to us"

I stared at Mr. Greene, unsure of what to say "Me? Are you sure-"

Mr. Greene nodded "If it's alright with you"

The last time I was out in the streets, I was hugging my legs in my chest. My face buried in it, trying to save myself from the sight. If Hal wasn't there to save me I might be dead by now. I knew I wasn't a coward, I can fight. I was just scared. I took a leap of faith and nodded "Okay. I'll come with you"

A/N: You reached the end of chapter 5! Okay. I am aware this is short but I promise that the next chapter would be longer. Pinky promise~

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