"Where'd you get those?" Twelve asked as Nine slipped on a pair of unfamiliar glasses. "I thought your eyesight was fine."
"Apparently I'm nearsighted." It hadn't been his idea to have his eyes examined, however his employer had noticed him squinting as he read signs. The boys didn't know what to think of him considering he hired children to work, (Exploitation. Not as bad as their wardens, but exploitation all the same. Still it kept them fed and he likely knew it.) but he had promised to pay for all costs.
"They make you look older." Twelve's comment brought Nine back down to Earth. "Maybe I should get a pair too."
"It doesn't work like that," However Nine was not entirely certain. They had only escaped the Rising Peace Academy a year ago. Trying to learn common knowledge had been difficult. If they stood out too much, that could spell disaster for them.
They had known to skip the neighboring town. It was small and new faces would be noticed right away. The likelihood of receiving help or sympathy from them was small. When that Hitler from their history books had baked others in his furnaces, the nearby villages and cities didn't come help. They just let more and more injustice take place.
They had known to keep running, even when Five changed her mind last minute. Even when every bone in their body screamed to not leave her in this hell.
They had known to wake the other if they screamed in their sleep. If the people who were looking for them were lurking by, they'd be found out. It only took a few months to train themselves to stay quiet and endure in silence. It was like they were species adapting to survive Darwin's cruel world. It was either evolve or die for them. The die being out of their control no matter what they did.
They had known so much, but not how to tie their shoelaces or where to buy things or how much food really cost. They hadn't known what to say when people asked where their family was and what grade were they in. They had a long way to go.
"I'll see if the Boss will pay for you to get your eyes checked though," Nine commented half-heartily as he tried to wave away his worries about the future.
They'd learn as they always did. They'd learn and survive and made sure not to let anyone to close in case they found out the truth. They were the first to escape, the first to be free out of their siblings. And they will make sure their deaths won't be forgotten.
A.N. Today marks the one year anniversary of the show that ruined me! Hope you guys enjoy!