The One Where No Ones Ready Novels & Stories

As ready as we've ever been. THE END

"Liam, I'll be waiting for you to come back as a hero. "When you're done, we can have some fun together." It all seemed so silly to me. Liam squinted, telling Wendy to hide, and got ready to fight. "Nightingale." I snapped back to attention, turned on the voice changer, and said. "I'm here. Everyone, be ready." Time ticked away until a bright screen lit up in front of me.

My baby bump wasn’t out yet, I was finishing my third month in a week and I knew I should be getting ready for the baby bump. That is if I researched the right thing. If not… whatever happens happens, Drake brought this upon us, and I know he going through the consequences on his own. “Waiter!” Another customer calls and I almost groaned out in frustration but I held myself. I take their other and go back behind the counter to get it ready when the chimney dings again and another customer enters. “Welcome sir, please have your seat I’ll be with you shortly” I greet, not looking up from my sticky note as I try to prepare the other customer’s order.

He froze, looking stunned, and it wasn't until the mood in the room turned awkward that he finally agreed. I didn't have the energy to care if his tone was reluctant or resigned. My heart was full of joy as I eagerly waited for the night to fall. But as soon as the sun set, his phone rang. The signal in the mountains was weak, and all I could hear was the crackling of static, followed by a few sobs that sounded out of place. "Marshall, I'm scared. Where is everyone?" Crystal Payne's voice came through, amplified, and Marshall's face immediately hardened.

Having mate in a circle, they were too busy talking to notice that Jim walked on the stage as all the lights came to life above him. He put on his black cap and went up to the edge of the stage to take a good look at the place. The small group in the middle of all that empty space caught his attention, and he recognized Silvia among them, shoulder to shoulder with her little sister. Jim went to his microphone, letting his assistant plug the monitor behind his waist as he said, for the massive sound columns to thunder the whole stadium, “Hey, Tim, where are you, fucking bastard? You said it was a fucking sold out, so where the fuck’s everybody?”

E‍ventua‍lly t⁠hey watche‍d something nobody‍ act⁠ually liked‍. Halfway through Noah‍ was on his phone.‍ The little o‍ne fell asleep. Liam had⁠ one arm⁠ behind her.⁠ And Ava looked around. ‌ Nobody noticed. She looked carefully. This. This was it. Not s⁠uccess. ‍Not hea⁠lin‍g. Not survival. ‌This. People.‍ N‌oise. Th‍e feeling tha‍t nobody w‌as leaving.

TILDA “I keep telling you,I keep telling you but you never listen.” My mother said, as she shoved cereals into her mouth. It was almost 7am in the morning and me, my brother, Mason, my mum and Dad, were having breakfast at the table. We were all having cereals, or better put, we all had a bowl of cereal in front of us but only my Mum managed to eat though her mouth kept running. “The Moon Night is always dangerous, you have to have someone with you, there are many girls your age you should move with.”

I will just wait to hear my name being called. “Finally, Colin and Elenor, since Ellie was late for the fight two weeks ago and missed last week." He finishes up the pairings and closes his notebook. What the hell?! Colin seems to perk up from excitement, or is it shock? I can’t tell because I am trying to figure out my own reaction, that probably looks almost identical to his. We get into our stances and before my dad says go Colin inhales deeply and closes his eyes as if he needs to calm down Devon.

Claudia said excitedly. “Really? Let’s go!” Sofia said, wrapping a towel around herself. “But first, I need to change.” “You girls can have her. I’ll be with Red,” Rolex said, already walking away. Red sat alone scrolling through his phone. Noah was still not back, and Cathy had been visibly upset, checking her phone repeatedly. He wasn’t picking up. DING! A loud notification echoed across everyone’s phones: A Night Party at the Red Building. THE CAFETERIA

Nate, who has been silent for a while, spoke up, his mouth pressed in a straight line. "They are ready." "Ready for what?" "The war." *** Next part is also up!