The Tenuous World

~Chapter 1- Sneaking About~

  "What are you doing Everest? You're going to get us caught!" She abruptly said to me in a louder tone than what was expected. I sat upon the wall that had divided us from the outside world. You may be asking; "What do you mean Everest?" "What outside world?" Let me tell you this; we're separated from our own reality.

"Lyre be quiet! You're the one who's going to get us caught!" I quietly snapped back at her and at that moment, I knew I was going to regret it. I stretched my arm out for her to grab so I could pull her up onto the wall with me. It took a lot of effort to come up here, climbing up onto the roof and jumping from tree to tree just to not be seen. Long story short; we're not supposed to cross over the wall. The penalty is something as great as death. 

"Everest, this isn't safe. We're going to get caught-" She was going to continue on and on about how much we'd get in trouble if I didn't cut her off with my sigh and the rolling of my eyes. This happens every single time. She babbles on how we'd get in trouble, goes on and on about how we'd get caught by the guards or our parents. I have to shut her up every single time. 

"Lyre, you worry too much. We'll be fine, I promise." Again, I rolled my eyes and spoke with annoyance in my tone. Though I wasn't facing her this time so it's almost as if the tone never existed since you know, I was muffled by my own body. 

"But what if we're not. What if the officers are out patrolling for those who may be wandering?" She said starting to get a little bit panicked, the look in her dark blue eyes was pure fear. Again; don't worry. She's like this all the time. Though I guess, this time isn't like the others. 

"We'll run until we can't anymore. Lyre, this is our plan. We must go through with it." I gave her a sincere and serious look, a look that apparently convinced her to follow through with the plan. Though she said nothing as I was pulling her up fully to sit on the wall with me, there was still fear in her eyes. 

"Lyre...-" I went to speak as I climbed over the other side of the wall. She cut me off with a stern and tense voice, but yet it was still in a quiet enough to be considered a whisper. 

"No Everest. I'm fine. This is a plan we've had for months, for years. We have to go through with it. We have to find our freedom." She said with a positive outlook full of determination as she hopped over the wall to meet me on the other side.  

We silently moved between houses; seeing new things we've never seen before. We're not supposed to leave the yard unless it's for school. Continuing to move as the police patrolled the streets, shining there lights into every yard, we were sure we would get caught. The anxiety rushed through our blood like fire. Every time a light shone our way both of us fell into a silence and froze like statues. Eventually we got to the way out. At that moment, reaching for the lock on the back exit, the light shone onto us like beams of sunlight.

"Everest there is no way out!" she said trying to look for an exit to run. I turned my head and saw that the police were coming straight at us. 

"Lyre! Look out!" I yelled as one of the patrols shot at her. As I jumped in front of her, trying to block the bullet, something  weird happened. A greenish, blueish bubble formed around us, like a shield. The bullet disintegrated as soon as it had impact on the bubble. I was shocked, confused even. 

"Everest... H-how.. ?" She was shocked, but confused; just as much as me. Not scared, but interested. Her eyes had a glowing tint to them, something I never saw before. They were enticing to look at. Then they sparkled and faded back to their normal colour. The doors had opened. We were confused on who opened it. I looked at her and she looked at me. Neither of us did it. Alarms and sirens began to sound.

"Go Lyre! I'll be right there!" I yelled to her over the sirens and alarms. I wanted to try to create the bubble again. I focused really hard on trying to attempt it, but failed. I could feel Lyre pushed up against the iron fencing on the outside, not to be seen by the guards. Suddenly, I stopped everything. Everything had froze except Lyre and I.