11: Trouble
Hey you guys! This chapter is exactly what it seems: trouble!! Soooo....I hope you guys enjoy this long part!
We finally got to Kenna's house, which was a tiny one story house with one bedroom and bathroom. Off to the side was the kitchen and a tiny table for eating.
"You live by yourself?" I asked, but it came out more like a statement rather than a question.
"Not anymore. I have Luke now." Kenna said as she gently took her baby brother out of the bag. "Could you grab the milk from the fridge?" I went over and opened the fridge, which was nearly empty, and poured the milk into a little bottle on the countertop. I handed it to her, and Luke finished it as if he had never had a drink before. Maybe he didn't.
"So where is Luke going to stay when you are helping us? Who is going to take care of him?" Justin asked.
"I have a friend of my mother's who would be glad to take care of him." Kenna said, but there was a slight sound of grief in her voice.
"Where is your mother?" I asked.
Tears began forming in her eyes, and I could see Kenna choking back a sob. "They took her."
"Who? Who took her?"
"The government. My mother was a Rebel." She said quietly. Me and Justin exchanged looks. Now we had another problem on our hands.
"What did she do?" I asked.
"She was a nurse, so she would steal babies from the hospital and take them to a home before they got their Tattoo."
"What place? Where is it? Is that where Luke is going to go?" I asked. I could tell Kenna was getting annoyed with my questions.
"It isn't far from here, and yes, that's where he is going. We can go in the morning."
"Wait, so-"
"Malia." Justin warned me. I didn't ask any more questions.
"Here. You can sleep on the bed and I'll sleep on the floor. Justin, you can sleep on the sofa." Once we were settled for the night, washing up and changing our clothes(I used Kenna's clothes and Justin just had to stay the way he was), we almost immediately went to sleep. I was so tired that night, that I didn't even remember that Mr. Graff could have been anywhere, anytime.
That's why I was surprised when I heard a loud bang on the front door, which woke everyone up, even Luke. He started crying, so I got out of bed and picked him up, trying to comfort him.
"Shhh." I whispered.
"I got the door. Justin, get ready to make a run for it." Kenna walked over to the door and opened it.
"Hello, is this Kenna Blackwood's house?"
"Yes, that's me. Can I help you at this late hour?" I could tell Kenna was trying to shoo them away, and made it sound like she was busy.
"Um, we are on a monthly patrol, and we're ordered to scan your house." The officer, if it really was an officer, said.
"I have never had a patrol on my house before. Do you have a warrant, sir?" She was buying time. We needed to leave. I get Justin's attention, and motion to him that we needed to get out of the house. He follows my signal and we quietly make our way to the back door.
"I'm sorry Miss Blackwood, but it is a mandatory command. Boys, check all the rooms and closets. Cabinets too."
"Wait!" I heard Kenna say through the door. I could see Kenna grab Luke and rush out the back door towards us, who by that time, was behind the bushes.
"Miss Blackwood!" An officer yelled after her.
Kenna rushed through the bushes past us, uncovered the grass on the ground, and pulled open a wooden door. It was just like the movies, and part of me was excited, another part was scared, and the rest of me was just plain confused. Where were we going? Could we even trust Kenna anymore? What if this was a trap?
"Get in, and hurry!" Kenna whispered. We all get in and run. I could hear Luke crying in the background, and even further than that, I heard the officers yelling and running after us.
As we were turning a corner, some men in uniforms appeared out of nowhere, pointing their guns at us, yielding us. We turned around, but I already knew we were surrounded.
The guard in front was the first to speak, and he looked straight into my eyes as he said it. "You kids are going to be in a lot of trouble."
Things are getting bad! I feel like I say this every chapter but oh well haha.
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