Dreamer, chapter 3
*** about 3 months later***
Nothing much had happened in those few months, except that Jesus still hadn't said a word. We arrived in San Diego, California at about 10:30 pm. We stood at the beginning of a dark alley watching everything that was going on. A girl that had short, black hair, and deep blue eyes appeared. "Who's the girl?" she asked smacking her gum. "Oh this is Harlie. She's coming along," Jimmy said. I just gave a nice smile to her. "I don't have any places for her." She said still smacking her gum. "Wait, we reserved," Jimmy said shocked. "Yeah, you two did; not her," she said. "Oh come on Tay! She's just like us!" Jimmy said. She just shook her head no. That went on for quite awhile until she finally gave in. "Uhh fine! She can stay! You can have areas 25-27," she said.
Jimmy smiled a victory smile, and turned back to us. Seeing my confusion on whats going on, he decided to explain. "See everyone here, Harlie? All these people are just like us! They don't want to stay in one place for long. They want to live. So that girl I was talking to, Tay, she went around the country, marking allies, so she could take so many people with her when she goes around the country. That's why we have to reserve," Jimmy said to me. "Our spots are over there. Harlie, it's probably better if you stay in area 26, in between me and Jesus. You don't have to, I'm just suggesting," Jimmy said pointing to our spots.
We got settled in, when this huge guy walked over to where we were at. "Hey, you're in my spot!" He said to me and kicked me hard in the foot. "Owww!" I screamed, tears now coming down my cheek. "Tommy, whats your problem? Get out of here!" Jimmy jumped up and screamed at him. "Yeah, but she's in my spot!" The guy said and punched Jimmy in the stomach. Jimmy slapped him and the fight broke out. Jesus jumped up and pulled back Jimmy, and that girl, Tay, came over and pulled Tommy out. She told him to go down there, and Jimmy collapsed up against the wall. "You knew him?" I asked Jimmy, breathing heavily. "Yeah," he said holding his stomach. "How's your foot?" he asked. Jesus got to my foot and took off my shoe and sock. He looked at me and looked back down. He had beautiful eyes. Such a light blue, with dark black eyeliner. Jimmy got irritated. "For Christ sake Jesus! Say something!" Jimmy said angrily. Jesus looked at Jimmy and then back at me.
"The-there's... A... Da-dark... Bru-bruise. I... Thi-think... I-it... Mi-might... B-be... Bro-broken," Jesus studdered. I sighed, and smiled at him. "How's your stomach?" I asked. "It hurts... I'm not really sure," he said. Jesus motioned for him to raise his shirt, which he did to expose a bright red stomach. Wow, it was red. Jesus and I just stared and I finally leaned up against the wall. Jesus went back down to my foot. "Yo-you have a n-nice fo-foot," he said, a little clearly then the last time he talked. I laughed and said thank-you. He smiled at me. I figured out that it was nerves that made him talk like that. Tay made an announcement on when we were going to get going and stuff, I mostly tuned out. "Where are we going next?" I asked Jesus. "I d-don't know. M-most likely L. A," he said to me. "Jesus?" I asked. "Y-yeah?" he asked back. "Why do you studder?" I asked. "I d-don't know. N-nervous I guess," he said with a smile. "What do you have to be nervous about?" I asked with a smile, my eyes closed. I didn't hear his answer, since I fell asleep.
The next morning, I woke to feel something on my head. I looked up, to see Jesus's head on mine, with him being dead asleep. Not wanting to disturb him, I closed my eyes and tried to go back to sleep. "All, look at the happy couple!" Jimmy said teasingly, which jerk Jesus awake. Jesus shot him a death stare which made me chuckle. He blushed a deep red. Jimmy sat down, with two doughnuts and 3 juices in his hands. "Hey Jesus, I figured we would share a doughnut and give the whole one to Harlie." Jimmy said while passing out juices. "Oh no, I'm not that hungry. You and Jesus have the doughnuts." I said with a smile. "No, you have to eat. I'll share with her, Jimmy," Jesus said with a smile. I noticed his stuttering gone and smiled. While eating my half of the doughnut, I noticed most of the people were gone. "Hey, where is everybody?" I asked Jimmy. "Most people leave so in case there was a raid, they wouldn't get caught," Jimmy explained. I nodded
Just as soon as he said that, someone else yelled "RAID!" Jimmy told us to grab our stuff and run. I shoved my pillow and blanket back in, and only zipped it half-way up.
I ran like crazy, not realizing I was leaving something behind.
Nothing much had happened in those few months, except that Jesus still hadn't said a word. We arrived in San Diego, California at about 10:30 pm. We stood at the beginning of a dark alley watching everything that was going on. A girl that had short, black hair, and deep blue eyes appeared. "Who's the girl?" she asked smacking her gum. "Oh this is Harlie. She's coming along," Jimmy said. I just gave a nice smile to her. "I don't have any places for her." She said still smacking her gum. "Wait, we reserved," Jimmy said shocked. "Yeah, you two did; not her," she said. "Oh come on Tay! She's just like us!" Jimmy said. She just shook her head no. That went on for quite awhile until she finally gave in. "Uhh fine! She can stay! You can have areas 25-27," she said.
Jimmy smiled a victory smile, and turned back to us. Seeing my confusion on whats going on, he decided to explain. "See everyone here, Harlie? All these people are just like us! They don't want to stay in one place for long. They want to live. So that girl I was talking to, Tay, she went around the country, marking allies, so she could take so many people with her when she goes around the country. That's why we have to reserve," Jimmy said to me. "Our spots are over there. Harlie, it's probably better if you stay in area 26, in between me and Jesus. You don't have to, I'm just suggesting," Jimmy said pointing to our spots.
We got settled in, when this huge guy walked over to where we were at. "Hey, you're in my spot!" He said to me and kicked me hard in the foot. "Owww!" I screamed, tears now coming down my cheek. "Tommy, whats your problem? Get out of here!" Jimmy jumped up and screamed at him. "Yeah, but she's in my spot!" The guy said and punched Jimmy in the stomach. Jimmy slapped him and the fight broke out. Jesus jumped up and pulled back Jimmy, and that girl, Tay, came over and pulled Tommy out. She told him to go down there, and Jimmy collapsed up against the wall. "You knew him?" I asked Jimmy, breathing heavily. "Yeah," he said holding his stomach. "How's your foot?" he asked. Jesus got to my foot and took off my shoe and sock. He looked at me and looked back down. He had beautiful eyes. Such a light blue, with dark black eyeliner. Jimmy got irritated. "For Christ sake Jesus! Say something!" Jimmy said angrily. Jesus looked at Jimmy and then back at me.
"The-there's... A... Da-dark... Bru-bruise. I... Thi-think... I-it... Mi-might... B-be... Bro-broken," Jesus studdered. I sighed, and smiled at him. "How's your stomach?" I asked. "It hurts... I'm not really sure," he said. Jesus motioned for him to raise his shirt, which he did to expose a bright red stomach. Wow, it was red. Jesus and I just stared and I finally leaned up against the wall. Jesus went back down to my foot. "Yo-you have a n-nice fo-foot," he said, a little clearly then the last time he talked. I laughed and said thank-you. He smiled at me. I figured out that it was nerves that made him talk like that. Tay made an announcement on when we were going to get going and stuff, I mostly tuned out. "Where are we going next?" I asked Jesus. "I d-don't know. M-most likely L. A," he said to me. "Jesus?" I asked. "Y-yeah?" he asked back. "Why do you studder?" I asked. "I d-don't know. N-nervous I guess," he said with a smile. "What do you have to be nervous about?" I asked with a smile, my eyes closed. I didn't hear his answer, since I fell asleep.
The next morning, I woke to feel something on my head. I looked up, to see Jesus's head on mine, with him being dead asleep. Not wanting to disturb him, I closed my eyes and tried to go back to sleep. "All, look at the happy couple!" Jimmy said teasingly, which jerk Jesus awake. Jesus shot him a death stare which made me chuckle. He blushed a deep red. Jimmy sat down, with two doughnuts and 3 juices in his hands. "Hey Jesus, I figured we would share a doughnut and give the whole one to Harlie." Jimmy said while passing out juices. "Oh no, I'm not that hungry. You and Jesus have the doughnuts." I said with a smile. "No, you have to eat. I'll share with her, Jimmy," Jesus said with a smile. I noticed his stuttering gone and smiled. While eating my half of the doughnut, I noticed most of the people were gone. "Hey, where is everybody?" I asked Jimmy. "Most people leave so in case there was a raid, they wouldn't get caught," Jimmy explained. I nodded
Just as soon as he said that, someone else yelled "RAID!" Jimmy told us to grab our stuff and run. I shoved my pillow and blanket back in, and only zipped it half-way up.
I ran like crazy, not realizing I was leaving something behind.
