Chapter 48: Ava and Isla in a difficult situation?
The next day both sisters woke up early in the morning; yesterday they had not eaten anything, so they were starving now. Still, their lives wouldn't be this miserable.
If the land wasn't barren due to the war occurring many years ago; they wouldn't be in this condition, and people could do farming and live their lives better than surviving in slums.
Today they are going to hide inside the military vehicle to get themselves inside the Tier 2 city. Ava took the command and started moving to the military camp, and Isla followed after her sister. They decided to get as close as they could to the military camps without getting themselves caught.
Ava noticed many military officers were guarding the parameters around their camp even this early in the morning they didn't have a clock but living all these years in slums she could tell it was close to 5 Am right now to reach here it took them about 45 minutes so they are also little tired having not eaten anything and walking so much.
Still, this is their last hope, so they have to sneak inside without getting caught and hide there until they reach the city, and she is not worried about the military staying there for a few more days.
She knows the military usually comes for a 7-day mission, or it could be for months, but in front of her, the size of the camps was not big. In these few days, she saw there were less than 30 officers.
So it was likely a week's mission and a week had already passed so she decided to bet on little luck to get in, as there could be some special mission that could last longer, but according to her, they would probably leave today.
But Ava felt a little weird today, as usually, soldiers don't guard with this much seriousness; they usually chat, eat, and be a little carefree because they don't think anything can hurt them here, and even if some crazy people who disagree with the government do protest and attack the military to show their discord against the government for not allowing them inside the city.
Even they wouldn't try to sneak inside the military vehicle, and why would she call them crazy? These people still didn't understand that even after 100 years of war, when they started the protest against that government, nothing changed, so the government didn't care about whether they lived or died.
And retaliating against the soldier who had a rifle with stones and a wooden stick wouldn't get them anywhere. Still, she respected them a little for not stopping all these years and continuing their hopeless protest, as in reality they couldn't even get close to the giant wall without getting shot.
Still, some people's conditions improved a little only for the ones who can afford the school for their children in the Tier 3 cities and hope their child is a little talented and would be one who will get them out of this distasteful city that is filled with crimes.
Coming out of her thoughts, Ava looked around the area to see if there was some blind spot so they could reach the truck parked a few meters away from the largest tent because other vehicles are Jeeps, and hiding in them would be hard for them.
But to her surprise, she doesn't find it possible to sneak inside the truck as it is now because most of the soldiers are looking in the direction of the largest tent beside the truck from time to time.
She doesn't know who is in there, but there would probably be someone important for Solider to look in that direction time and time again, but this is not good news for them.
Ava looked into Isla's eyes and said in a whispering voice that even if they were 100 meters away and hiding behind the debris, she wouldn't take a risk to talk as usual.
"Isla Listen here; the situation is not good. I have two plans; one of them is more dangerous than the other, so you have to decide which one to choose after listening to it."
Isla heard her sister's whispering voice and replied in a low voice matching her voice.
"Sister, you know I don't like using so much brain; my head hurts thinking too much. You can decide it for both of us; I trust your decision."
Ava, listening to her words, felt happy that her sister trusted her words as she made a decision. Previously, she was a little tempted to be the one to go, but she still reluctantly decided that her sister would be the one to go.
It might sound selfish, but making the decision was hard for her because she also liked the idea of living in a developed city where they could eat food and find jobs, but now she wanted her sister to be the one to go.
"Isla I would be one to distract them so you have time so you can hide inside the truck over there," as she pointed at the truck with her finger. Isla, hearing her words, almost yelled at her sister but stopped herself in the nick of time and said it in a low but annoyed tone.
"Sister, what are you talking I know you also wanted to go; I wouldn't go without it, and it's this less dangerous plan you are talking about. How stupid can you be to think I would go without you, so tell me the dangerous plan."
Ava hearing Isla felt a little relieved, as she also didn't want to be separated from her sister without her if she would have the same motivation to live as her cheerful personality and hope made her keep going.
She will also be worried if everything goes well for Isla after getting inside the truck or if she gets caught after leaving her side. Abandoning these negative thoughts from her mind, she started telling the plan to Isla.
"I know we both are tired and hungry, but we have to get to the truck as fast as we can and hide inside when the soldier starts to change their shift, and I think we will probably have less than 1 minute or maybe even less, so run even if you get a little hurt in the process.
as she took a deep look at her sister Isla and said in a more serious voice.
"You have to endure it, and make sure to not make a sound."
"I know 100 meters seems little and sounds easy to you, but we have to be careful not to get noticed, and I would be over if we got caught, and given how weak our bodies are, it would be very tough, so sister, don't look behind and run like your life depends upon it because it literally did depend on it."
Isla hearing her serious words didn't take her work as a joke, as she knew running in the condition she was in would be different, and they even had to be careful not to get noticed by them.
Usually, she acts careful even when they are hungry because even if she becomes sad, it won't change something for them, so she likes living her life happily even in these difficult times.
But now she had to be serious, as today would decide how their future was going to be, as she said to Ava in a serious voice.
"Don't worry, sister, I got it, and I would be very careful you worry about yourself because I am not going to get caught," as she showed a smile on her face.
Ava hearing her words was a little relieved that her carefree sister decided to act a little serious today, but it still didn't change her cheerful personality, as she also showed a smile to her and patted her little while wishering in her voice.
"Okay, Isla, I would be careful now; we had to wait for them to change shifts."
Isla enjoyed her sister patting her head as she hummed in response, agreeing with her words.
They don't have to wait for long, as little less than an hour later the soldier began to move from their position and started walking toward the different tents to change their shifts.
Ava looked into Isla's eyes and nodded her head to tell her that it was time to move as both of them started running in the truck's direction. At the pace they were at, it would take them about 30 seconds to reach the truck.
Ava also felt a little lucky that the ground they were running on was not too rough and there were not many rocks in it, as they didn't have any shoes, and if they got hurt much, it would be a disaster for them, as from the pain they still felt while running, it's nothing to them.
They both were running their fastest given their condition, and Ava was looking toward the soldier in between if they were looking in their direction while they were running while panting.
Their legs also started to hurt, only running for more than 10 given how weak and malnourished their bodies were; luckily they managed to reach the truck without getting caught as they both hid to the side of the truck where the soldier couldn't see them.
Ave was using her finger to tell Isla to go inside first, as they were just to climb a little, and made a gap between the green cloth to enter inside the truck.
Isla, seeing her sister indicating her climb first, didn't say anything and quietly walked toward the back of the truck, but just as she started to climb, her feet landed on a small rock. She slipped and started to fall while feeling pain in her bare feet as the rock was pointy and made her bleed.
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