Mama snores as I slam down my fist. Rose walks in, "Morning." I wave to her, "What are you doing?" "Waiting for Mama to get up." She laughs lightly and nudges me "You really are a mama's boy sometimes." I jump at the sudden touch, she laughs some more. "I am not." She huffs, "Don't you feel embarrassed, getting dragged around by Mama all the time?" I clench my fists, that damn urge is back. "I can't see." She nudges me and I pull away, "I can lead you instead." I shake my head, "You only want to stretch your legs. You aren't allowed." She pokes me, "Then how are you going to get around once Mama's gone?" With a gentle throw of my hand, I miss her hand as she swings it out of my reach, "So far off. Just let me bring you to your appointment." I cross my arms, "No. Besides, you don't know where to go." She pouts, "Norbie should have never handed you that rifle. All that ego went straight to your head." I groan, "Why do you pester me?" She groans back, "Becauuse- I need out." "Then go out." She pokes me, "They won't let me." She's always like this, especially since Norbert isn't around. She even knows to only talk like this when no one's watching. I look over to Mama, or awake enough to hear it. God, she's annoying. "I'm not taking the blame if anything bad happens." The excitement explodes from her voice, "So you'll do it?!" I try to shout, but Mama stops snoring for a second. We both watch her and wait. She snores again and I whisper, "No."

I smile, "Alright fine" She whispers and pulls her fist down, "Yes!" "If you find me. You have to count to sixty." She says, "You couldn't hide to save your life. One-" I start walking down the stairs. Jan and El walk up as I'm going down. I peek down in the basement, Scott has his headphones in, I slowly open the outside door and yank the jacket off the rack. The dog-like blob Puppers whines at me as the door opens. Don't whine at me please, I'm tired of Rose and of waiting. I slowly close the door, Rose shouts from the top of the stairs, "Hey!" I bolt out the door, struggle to zip myself in the painful rain. I walk off towards the Eye Doctor's place, using the far away landmarks to know when to stop.

I feel for the doorknob, then swing it open. "Uh, Hello!?" Footsteps stumble into the room, the doctor calls out, "Where's your guardian?" "You mean my mom?" He takes a second, "Uhh, Sure." "She wanted me to come on my own." He grabs my hand, "Uh-huh." He sits me down in the machine again, "Two." "So kid, how old are you?" I yawn, "Sixteen." "Still two." He whispers to himself, "Alright." He pats my shoulder, "I'll be right back."

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I get up and march after Fern. She runs to the phone and starts dialing. I speedwalk up to her and grab her hand. She turns immediately and whispers, "He's a terrorist demon!" I grab her arms, she tries waving her arms to free them, she stops when we lock eyes, "He's just a kid. He was- kidnapped." She nods, slips her arm out my grip and reaches for the phone, I grab her arm again, "I have a great life. I'm not harboring a terrorist!" I let go of her arms, "Listen, we can find out more and get all the terrorists all at once." Jack stumbles in, "Is everything alright?!"

I grab her by the shoulders, and she looks back at me as I walk her, "This is my assistant, Fern." He stumbles back and reaches for something, I look into Fern's eyes, "Don't worry, she doesn't care either, like me." He slowly takes out his hand from his pocket and I nudge Fern forward. She shrugs at me, "Uh...you never told me he was handsome." He squints back at her general direction with no words at all. "Jack, let's get back to it." I lead him back as Fern gives me a death stare, following after us.

I turn the corner and whisper in Jack's ear, "Keep it vague." I jerk away from his ear as she turns the corner. We sit him down and Fern smiles, "So Jack. Where's that name from? Anything cool?" A deadpan tone comes from the boy, "I don't know." She rubs his shoulder, "Where's your mom?" I open my mouth and she stares at me, I press my lips together into a smile. "She dropped me off." He winces and rolls his shoulder, she removes her hand from him, "Where are you staying at?" Jack yawns, "Doctor, the slidey thingy." I flip one back and forth, "Right."

He closes the door behind him and she shouts, "I can't believe I just committed a crime for you!" I take a step and she takes a step towards the door, "He isn't kidnapped! I think that kid just tried to pull a gun on us!" I shake my head, "You don't know that." She shouts, "He did! I know you saw that too! That kid is dangerous and you want to help that little freak see!?" With a big step towards her, she retreats and as her back hits the door, she looks back. She turns my way, screams and I cover her mouth, "You're not thinking, Fern! We can get all those- Freaks!" As tears roll down my hand, she muffles through it, I slowly remove it, she shakes her head with crazed eyes, "That kid will kill us. Don't you see that?" I grab her shoulders, "You have to be brave, okay? I'll protect you. We aren't harboring anyone. We'll get those damn freaks." I nod and she nods too. I smile, "Okay?" She smiles with her makeup all ruined. "Okay." What in God's name have I gotten myself into?

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