Chapter thirty-two

The next day, I woke up early before Alison went to take a bath thinking about how to explain the situation to her. I couldn't think of a less uncomfortable way to tell her.

As soon as I saw her get up and head for the bathroom, I called her and told her.

-Alison, my uncles want to talk to you.

She was still a little sleepy and reacted seconds later.

-What?

-Eh.... yes.. my uncles want to meet you.

With a serious look he answered me

-It's either me or this is taking another direction.

-I know, I'm ashamed to have to tell you this.

-I know, I'm embarrassed to have to tell you this.

He took it well, but he still felt sorry for this.

We each went into the room at different times. To reflect on what would happen when they arrived.

I was quite pensive about my uncles coming to school, I don't know what they wanted to talk to Alison about. So we had taken some time out from each other, the whole class, to think.

Almost at the end of the class, the teacher, who was Clouds at the time, got a call. It was strange because he was one of the few people who didn't use his cell phone in class. After he finished speaking, he called Alison and said.

-Alison, they're waiting for you in the cafeteria.

I looked at Liz, so she could confirm my suspicions and she answered me.

-If that's what you think, but if you don't hurry, who knows what will happen.

I got up from my seat and went to talk to the teacher.

-Eh...teacher...me.

-I know, but, they asked me to locate Alison, who wanted to talk to him. I was the one in charge of the group and I agreed to let him go in my class, but that doesn't apply to you. They needed him, so you have to wait until the class is over. There's 20 minutes left.

-Professor... that's a long time for. Please...

-Return to your post.

I just had to do what he asked.

I waited for those 20 infinite minutes to pass and thought about what my cousin Henry had done so that I could tell him something about my closeness to Alison. What would she say? Many thoughts came to my mind. Until finally the 20 minutes passed and I was the first to leave the class. Liz and Maria followed me.

-What's wrong with you? You've been tense all day," Maria asked.

-It seems that Luan's uncles want to talk to Alison and me.

-Did he do anything to you," Maria asked.

-It's something to do with my family." That's all it is, but I don't know what they're saying.

-Good luck," said Liz.

-Could you accompany me?

-Yes, let's go...

-Wait Maria, the best thing is to leave him on his own, I'd rather not be there, -Liz said.

-Okay... Bye.

And they both left me.

With a disturbed mind, I arrived at the cafeteria and saw them sitting at the table farthest from the cafeteria. My uncles were in front of Alison.

My aunt had brown hair, and blue eyes. My uncle, on the other hand, had light green hair and fuchsia eyes. At that moment both of them looked serious and Alison was expressionless.

I sat down next to Alison, and they told me

-You forgot your manners, didn't you?

-Hey... good afternoon.

-We were talking to your friend about what your cousin said. He told us all about it," my uncle told me.

-So why are you here?

-We want to know why you've improved so much, so we asked the school for a report on your statistics and were speechless. Tell us what's wrong with you," said my aunt.

-Before the test, we had an incident with an irregular and I was affected, and this altered my metabolism.

-Does the school know about this?

-Yes, and even the ministry knows, but they don't know what to do.

-Then you'd better leave the school, we'll find a specialist," my uncle suggested.

-There is no one who can help me, uncle, if nothing happened during the accident now, it's worse.

-I didn't raise my voice," said my uncle.

-I'm sorry.

-Okay, let me talk to me-Alison said.

-I want to go with Luan to a place where they can probably help him, but it's out of the country.

-Impossible, we can't just give her permission, we have to know all the details.

-If we don't, by the end of the year, he might be an adult and his statistics will be through the roof. Look at him, maybe in days his voice will change. And I'll outgrow it.

-... We'd rather do that than have him die out there alone. Even you are not sure that they will be able to help him.

-His body will not be able to withstand more than a year what is happening to him, it is abnormal and no record of anything like this has ever been found. Which they prefer.

-We...we, have taken care of him, for these last years, so that you come to decide what to do for the....

-I know, but I prefer not to see him grow up and die any time soon. You know, when he entered the school he was shorter than me. Now he is almost my height, and little by little he has lost that childish aura. Would you feel good, watching him die slowly?

—...…

They were silent and did not say.

-There is something you should know....

-Hey... tell me then...

-We prevented your mother from going to your father, we were at war then and it was very dangerous, we don't want to lose you, please understand," said my aunt.

-Really?

-We needed your mother, she was a nurse, and we were waiting for Hana at that time. For fear that something would happen to her, we asked her to stay," said my aunt.

-Because of their selfishness, they didn't let them be happy.

-Luan, you don't know what those years of war were like, the cities became battlefields, there are many people who never found their loved ones. And he wanted to take her close to a combat zone, we could not allow it. You don't know what it's like to live with the uncertainty of whether your loved one is alive or not.

I got excited and yelled at them.

-That doesn't give you the right to decide about the lives of others.

-There were irregularities in laboratories, by the government itself. They want to avoid their guilt regarding everything that happened, and they hide it from the world.

-And because they don't eliminate all those experiments, there was no way to make them all disappear.

-The government went on a hunt against them. Which is over now, but they try to control those they find. What happened in the destroyed city was made by one of their inventions with irregulars. And from there they were all demonized.

-This country... as there are people who could make such destructive, heartless beings, capable of doing so much harm...

-You know...Luan.... I am one of those experiments .....

My mind went blank after those words. Without knowing it, I offended him. I felt bad. And I just realized that it was true, I was a child trying to be a judge, doing something I knew little about.

I stood there unable to talk to him after what I said. My aunt and uncle left and through a message in the night. I didn't have the courage to say another word to Alison

.........

The days passed quickly when I realized. It was already four days before the start of the state championships.

Adrian had already returned to school.

There was the principal and the five teachers who would be there, plus the nurse.

-Well, guys, I'm going to tell you the truth of what I think. I don't think they're going to make it through the first phase, but the government almost forced me to send them. All of this is to create a small group that is capable of fighting an eventual attack on a small scale by certain irregulars that are in the street, to minimize the damage. I am concerned about your well-being, you should know that in some games students have died, last year two died, so I ask you to give all you can, but when your body can no longer cope, surrender. Don't expose your life, for the government you are just another ant.

-Seriously, that's what you have to say.

-You were expecting me to say, "Give your life for the school. I know that many of you wanted to participate in these games and trained for this, but your life is in some danger, and there are other things you can do. If this generates recognition and joy, because that is what we have been made to believe all our lives, but when time passes you will understand my words.

The rest of the adults remained silent. While all of us didn't understand why he was saying these kinds of comments.

-They will be leaving in three days, in the north of the country. In total there will be 35 students and 7 adults.

-Snaider will come or they will look for a replacement," Santiago asked.

-He will not come, he will meet you there. And I decided to add Professor Sahara, to support the nurse.

-Why don't you hire someone instead of taking another teacher, I can't imagine her giving me an injection.

-I don't trust people outside the school. Only someone who has been in the same environment can understand you. And she knows how to talk to you. Besides, she has enough medical knowledge... I think that's enough talk, from today onwards you have to pack your bags.

All the adults left the room without saying anything. The students stayed and we started to discuss.

-What does he think? If he doesn't want to be a director, he just won't quit, and instead of throwing him into government," said Adrian.

-Adrián, you are stupid, if you keep changing the feet of those who lead this country, you will never achieve anything," said the third-year captain.

-It's not the truth, because he's a director and he's against the government.

-We don't know, but at least he cares about us. There were students who lost some extremities for taking fighting to an extreme level. Ah... If you keep talking like that you'll get suspended again.

-I don't care, I'm used to it.

-Someone wants to get expelled.

-I don't care, I'll tell everything he said.

-If you do that, rest assured, no school in the world will receive you... if you give that stab to the principal, the state will say it was you .....," said Santiago. We are super connected today.