“Oh don't worry, no one was harmed in any operation we carried out,” said Ms. Kane, "you don't have to always assume the worst."
“Well, the worst is what happens more often than not,” said Aria.
“That’s not entirely wrong. So, do
you want to hear the bargain or not?” asked Ms. Kane.
“Tell me.”
“I’ll tell you all
about the information we've gathered from the outside
if you attend tonight’s
meeting to talk about the door.”
“I can just tell you, and you can go, do I really have to be there?” asked Aria, looking downcast all of a sudden.
“Yes…I was planning
on taking your brother as well this time so you definitely should be there.”
Aria let out a small
groan of frustration.
“It won’t be that bad
dear,” said her mother, taking Aria’s hand,” and all you’ll have to do is tell
them exactly what you saw.”
“Just that, no
speeches about how awesome we are and how we are totally going to escape.”
“When you put it that
way you make it sound a lot more childish than it really is.”
“Well it is a
childish pipe dream," said Aria, flatly.
“Just listen to what
they have to say and maybe you will change your mind," said Mrs, Kane, giving Aria's hand a small squeeze.
“I’ll try.”
“That’s all I can ask
for,” said Mrs. Kane, getting up, “Now go warn your brother that he has to get
ready. This is going to be his first midnight excursion.”
“His excitement is
going to be unbearable,” said Aria, unable to stop the smile that the thought
brought to her lips.
“Okay then, remember
to be at the hall by midnight sharp along with Harry. Don’t get late. They are very strict about being exactly on time.”
“Can’t blame them for
that, I suppose the only way to beat the system is to time everything to the
millisecond," said Aria.
“Indeed,” said her
mother, smiling at her,” alright then Aria, I’ll see you there.”
“Okay Mom,” replied Aria, "Hope you have a good shift."
At precisely ten
minutes to twelve, Aria tiptoed
towards Harry’s room. She gently pushed open the ancient wooden
door, taking care to not let it creak. You better not be asleep Harry
or I’m leaving you behind.
Once the door was
open, she made her way inside as silently as she could. Harry was standing,
facing the wall and waving his arms around. She had to stifle a laugh. Is he actually practicing a speech to give in the meeting? Lemme surprise
him a bit. Although that might make him scream and that would be bad. Maybe
some other time. She made a soft tapping sound against the hard
concrete floor, tapping it seven times in the signal that they had arranged
earlier.
He whirled around, a
blush coming over his face. He tried for a smug smile as he crossed his arms
and walked towards her.
“I told you I
wouldn’t fall asleep,” he said, smile firmly in place.
“Hmm…interesting
strategy for doing that,” said Aria, trying valiantly not to burst into
laughter.
“I was just trying to
figure out the dimensions of the wall, that’s why the waving hands and all,” he explained, clearly scrambling for the first explanation that came to mind.
“Sure you were,” said
Aria, rolling her eyes. "You really think you can fool me. I've known you since you were in diapers."
“But I was doing that.”
“Oh come on. Admit it. You were practicing some kind of speech.”
“Was not.”
“Was too.”
“It’s not even a
speech, it’s more like a conversation opener,” he said, crossing his arms and frowning at her.
“So you were doing
it,” Aria said, smirking.
“I never said that,”
he denied immediately.
“But…”
“Hey aren’t we
supposed to be like somewhere else in five minutes,” he said, pointing at the
door.
“I guess we are,”
agreed Aria, nodding.
“Uh so,” said Harry
tilting his head towards the door," shouldn't we stop talking about these pointless things and leave?"
“Fine. I'm definitely telling mom
what happened though,” Aria said,” don’t think that I’ll forget it.”
“Come on, please,”
said Harry, eyes wide and putting on his best puppy
dog impression.
“That stopped working
when you turned ten Harry, act your age already," she said.
“Oh come on, how does
Daisy get away with that all the time, but not me?” said Harry.
“Because she’s got
you wrapped around her finger,” replied Aria, ducking out of the door as he reached for the nearest heavy object.
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