Main office of level six is kind of heaven in all honesty. I mean it is not like our dimly lit hallways or houses and bonus it is cool really cool and clean and hygienic compared to rest of the level. This is the second time I am here, I visited this for the first time when we were thrown here because of our mother and father's deeds and we came here for registration eight years ago guess what I didn't pay attention to my surrounding then but now that I am standing here.... Ha! I should visit this place more often "hey what do you want?" said a female officer coming down the stairs right in front of me. "I want to meet captain Shaulin or sir Lindsay." I replied. "Why?" she asked now sitting behind reception desk. "I want to volunteer for the mission they are sending us in place of my sister."
"Hmm, OK go and sit in the waiting area right now they are both busy, once the meeting is over you'll get chance to talk... of course only if they want" She said typing something on computer. I nodded and turned back to take a chair which was in front of reception desk. I was admiring the office when the main door opened and came in a boy, he spared me one glance before grabbing the attention of receptionist. She gave him a once over just like I did. I mean this boy is in way too good condition then you would ever find anyone from working class living in level six or anyone of the six levels in United States or other nations for that matter. He said something to her which I did not paid any attention to because I was quite busy in admiring his back profile 'oh did I mentioned that it is hard to find a hottie when you are living underground?' anyways back to fine ass boy standing in front of me where the hell is he getting his food from? He looked healthy way too healthy than he should be, I could have guessed him as some officer's kid from chamber one if it wasn't for his dirty and raggy vest and joggers which by the way is in still better condition then my old torn used to be white full sleeves but currently muddy brown and quarter sleeves three years old shirt and torn cargo pants. Plus he look cleaner than me even after I take bath 'you know you can't clean yourself well when you get only half bucket of water and no soap'.
"What are you looking at" I snapped out of my haze and looked at ebony eyes. 'Oh yes he caught me checking him out' so being the shameless person that I am I just smirked and shrugged and settled back in my seat folding my arms over my chest 'this is the first and last time I am seeing him so no need to apologize. But hey who apologize these days anyways?'
He too smirked and took the chair beside me. His eyes not leaving me for once. When I raised my brows, he smirked and shrugged folding his arms because of which his biceps flexed a little. 'So he's getting more food, better clothes, more water to bath and more time than the rest of us? I mean his biceps are screaming that he's into exercise all!' And wait a damn minute did he just mimicked me? "Am sorry are mimicking me?" I asked narrowing my eyes at him.
"Am sorry but were you checking me out miss?" he said keeping his face straight.
"If I was" I said raising my eyebrows. He gave me a once over and turned his head away. I sat there quietly for next five minutes, while the dude beside me whistled even after getting looks from receptionist which said she wants him to shut up but of course he did not, this dude sure has got an attitude. In sixth minute when I couldn't shut up anymore, I leaned towards him and said in a low voice "seems like someone is getting plenty of time and lots of food, haan!" and settled back. He stopped whistling and looked at me "what do you mean?"
"I mean" I dramatically looked around to see if there is someone is listening to us even though there is no one in this hall other than me, this boy and receptionist and whisper yelled "are you stealing food?" no point of whispering, if this receptionist is an aberrant and paying attention to what we are saying she would hear us anyways given her aberrant heighten senses. She narrowed her eyes at me and 'yeah she heard me. See no point of whispering'
"Are you a five years old? Cause you sure as hell acting like one" boy mocked at me. And before I could come up with some sarcastic and awesome 'just like me' comeback. I heard some commotion in hallway that is in left. "In straight lines and do not make noise, talk as much as you want when you are out of here" Barked a guard who has just immerged from left hallway in light brown uniform. Seconds later few other workers immerged from the hallway still talking 'yeah we do not really pay attention to guards sometimes, after all what could go more wrong other then them not giving us food for maximum a week?' "ARE YOU ALL DEAF? DIDN'T YOU HEARD JASON ASKING YOU TO SHUT YOUR GODDAMN MOUTH?" yelled another guard who is walking beside seventh worker who is a boy around my age and that made everyone shut up 'please don't tell me he is the brother of that Mr. Rude' I thought rolling my eyes. I searched for my sister as worker passed by us in line. They all looked between eighteen to twenty-twenty three years old and completely ignored us as they walked by except for the short girl who looked a little younger than me with light wavy blonde hairs and boy definitely older than me with messy dirty blonde hairs. They looked at me but only for a moment and then their gaze shifted on the boy beside me. Guy behind the girl grinned and girl smiled at the dude beside me. I looked turned at the guy 'ahh what is his name? This dude, guy and blah blah is giving me headache' grinning from ear to ear and then winking at the girl to be specific. Girl just blushed and looked down while the guy behind her just shook his head in a playful manner and a small teeny tiny laugh escaped from the guy sitting beside me. At which he got a disapproving look from both guards and receptionist. Last one in the line was West who looked at me and gave me a little and week smile of hers before limping away. 'I hope they let me go in her place'
Once they all left I stood up at walked to the reception, while the dude who was earlier sitting beside me closely followed me. "Can I meet Sir Lindsay or Captain Shaulin now?" I asked the receptionist who was typing. She looked up at me and then behind me before nodding and picking up the phone to dial. "What is your name?" she asked before dialing "Talia Isidro," I replied "and yours" she asked looking behind me "Rex Weymark"