I walk downstairs in my pyjamas. And a lot of the Alliance is here. And I mean a lot. "Sweets, you're here" Palto says while walking towards me grabbing me in his arms, which is weird because I'm not a fan of physical touch and he knows that but I just shrug it off. "What are they doing in our house?" I whisper into his ear. "They want to talk to you, sweets". I stood there staring at Suri. Suri just looks at me with wide eyes. This is getting weirder and weirder because not only has Palto called me sweets but an Alliance officer is walking towards me as well. I see an Alliance member in the shadows. It's a man, not much older than me. He was tall, maybe around 6'4. Good physique. And he wears a mask, like all the rest of the Alliance.
I woke up. In a cold sweat. I get up off my bed and put on my fluffy socks. I roll my eyes while I start cleaning my room.
"You want to trade this banana for a million Rhinas?" I say in a sarcastic tone. "Yes ma'am!" I look at Suri and she walks over and whispers something in my ear. "Can you go out and buy me some of this please?" She hands me the paper. I nod in response.
The Alliance are everywhere. My white headphones with stickers all over them are on both of my ears while strolling down the street. I've been told I'm quiet, but when it comes to working in the shop. People just like to piss you off, so you come out of your shell. You probably didn't guess I was the quiet type from my outburst the other day on that arrogant lady. It's not the first time I've seen her. She has tried to scam people before and when she doesn't get her way she will start kicking off and make fake excuses. It ticks me off to the brim that some people are so dumb that they have to make up a cover story just to get eighty Rhinas. Like how can you be that shallow. I abruptly bumped into a hard chest causing me to nearly fall on the floor. Except he caught me in time. I looked up to see the guy. And he looked oddly like the weird eerie looking guy lurking in the shadows from my dream, It looks like him anyway. Doesn't mean it is him. You know, wearing the same mask and everything. He looks at me glumly. I don't say anything, just look at him quite weirdly. I wonder what's under the mask? He shrugs me off and keeps walking away. What an asshole. I keep walking, shrugging it off as well. I hold grudges against people but I won't be mean to them. How do you think I like Palto so much? The amount of shit that man has put me through for the past thirteen years is absurd. Anyway who does that guy think he is? So I was clearly wrong, all Alliance members are assholes.
"Aye, Devon. Nice to see you back again!" The shopkeeper says with open arms. "Hey Kyle, been busy?" "You know, here and there," He says, folding his arms over his chest. "How's that aunt of yours?" He exclaims with a cheeky smile. "She wont date you, and you know that already" He puts his hands up in denial. While Kyle is speaking I pick up all of Suri's "priorities". I dump the basket in front of him. "A lot of stuff for a women like you" "It's not for me". I say while picking the dead skin off my hands. "Aye, stop it you" Kyle says leaning over and slapping my hand. "You're gonna get dead man's skin!" My eyes widened. "You're exaggerating" I say with a huff turning around to look at something else. "I would never!" Kyle says in a sarcastic tone while putting his hand over his heart. I whack him. "You're not funny" I say while I bear a smile. "You're smiling though" Kyle replies while pointing at my face. "Thanks Kyle, see you next week" I say while walking out the shop. The cheek of that guy. He has a thing for Suri, if you couldn't tell. But she would never date him because he's kind of a weirdo. Bright lights enter my vision. The sun hardly shows here. But we get enough so we know it's daylight. White rubbery bags in my hands, swaying to the sound of music coming from every angle. The Alliance all over the city, once again. They don't stop. It's like they know everything about you. It's scary. Palto told me back in the old days, there were other countries? And the Alliance are trying to hide the fact that there might be some hope of freedom out of this never ending city. But apparently if you go far enough you will meet the ocean and a beautiful forest. My dream has always been to see the ocean. That's all I can do. Dream, listen to music, and read books. And run away from the Alliance, of course. If I ever become friends with an Alliance member. You know I'm shooting myself the next day.
"I'm home" I say swinging the door open. The sweaty bags fall from my hands, causing blisters to form. I hate those stupid bags, and they're bad for the environment. Not like I'm an activist or whatever. They just really hurt my hands when I have to walk a mile to get to Kyle's stupid convenience store. Like who the actual hell builds a row of apartments and not put it next to a shop. Pain in my ass.
My ears shudder in suspicion. I tip toe to my kitchen, seeing...the Alliance. What the hell are they doing here? Suri was arguing with a man. He looked arrogant. Like most of them. "You will answer me one more time miss, do you have an exlo living here?" The man says, raising his voice trying to show dominance. Suri, clearly having none of this, puts her hands on the table in front of him. "Like I told you two minutes ago, there is no damn exlo here. Exlo ruined my life. Why the hell would I let something that ruined my life stay in my flat!" She spits while pointing at the scar on her left cheek. The three men look at each other. One looks in my direction, he cocks an eyebrow. "What about her then?" He says while pointing at me behind the door. Suri relieves a heavy breath. The man looks at her suspiciously and then back at me. "You! Come out and show yourself" I would've walked away but they were kind of harassing Suri...so I couldn't be asked to walk away. So I revealed myself. Bad decision. I do not recommend it at all. I should've stayed anonymous. Because why the hell was there a gun already being pointed at me when I walked through MY kitchen. Just like to know. I looked at each individual Alliance member that stood in front of me. They all wore the same colour masks, like always. It depends on their ranks. This is what I heard. The mask Navy was like you're a puppet basically you have to do everything. Kind of like a rookie? I guess. If you have a Dark purple mask you're a leader and they're only there to be extravagant. Extravagant was Grey masks and they apparently think they're better than anyone. But like I thought that was every Alliance member. Lastly, Black masks now I know for a fact everyone fears them or wants to be them. They lead everyone.
This stupid gun is still in front of my face. I wonder if they will actually pull the trigger or just be a pussy about it. Even though I can't see his face, only his eyes. He looks older than the other two. The three of them had Black masks meaning they were "superior" I don't give a shit. "So are you going to kill me or are you just gonna threaten me?" I say unbothered. Yeah I was screaming in the inside, not because there is a gun to my head. But because I didn't stutter. "Devon, we do not treat guests like that, we let them settle in first!" Suri says. "He must be really settled then!" I say while I raise my eyebrows. Suri rolls her eyes. "Don't mind her, her sarcasm comes out at the worst times". The man was still looking at me. I know he is ready to pull that trigger and it's gotten to the point that I also want him to pull the trigger.