NINE MONTHS OF SECRETS. 

There’s a cold war between us, a silent struggle on who will go first. Will we ever meet again? It’s been only nine months, but it seems like a millennium.

It seems as though it was just yesterday we met. When did we meet really? I can’t remember much. We communicate in a language of our own. All around is red darkness; and some days we hear the sound of a man singing. He also goes by the name “Papa”.

“What do you think will be out there?!” she asks me, all excited. She is few minutes younger than me. I also heard Papa say I am a boy. I wonder what this is like.

“A mysterious world...” I tell her with a booming voice, and I notice her eyes spark up. “Papa will be a nice guy, and the woman in whom we are now in is also going to be nice. I think her name is ‘Mama’.”

“Such a sweet name!” she says with a glee. “I wish I could go first...”

“I called dibs! You can’t just take over,” I giggle. Sometimes, I wonder what is out there. Will she and I ever meet again? Will the people out there call us names? Is it a scary world?

I listen to the news too, about the killings and fights. I don’t know what they mean... but one day I heard Papa cry. He was sad, and he whispered to Mama to keep us safe. We haven’t heard from him in a long time; but the last time he was here, he touched the wall and kissed it. We were happy too! I thought it was funny, about how we are separated by a wall.

“I bet there is going to be a candy town out there,” she says as she kicks on the wall. Mama slightly touches her belly; we can feel it too. She kicks again.

“Stop doing that! It might hurt Mama!” I yell at her. Our language is so fun.

“It’s so squishy!” she laughs. I wonder how Mama and Papa are going to put up with her. I sometimes wonder if she’ll be safe out there, which was also the reason why I told her I would go out first. I want to make sure everything is perfect for my princess. And that she’ll be loved by all. She is beautiful.

The walls are colliding... I hear Mama scream to. I wonder where Papa is; did he leave us? Is he fighting and killing? I need to learn those words as soon as I get out there. The walls are coming closer. She is getting more scared. I hug her tightly. “Be strong princess! I’ll make everything out there just perfect for you. You just stay here for a while, okay?”

She looks at me with watery eyes; I can tell she is scared of being alone in such a small room. “You will survive,” I tell her with a reassuring smile. “See you on the other side!” she says out loud as I leave.

The walls are getting more closer, and I feel like being strangled. I kick the walls as I go, so my princess wouldn't be hurt. I hear Mama scream loud and some guy say “push.” I hope that is Papa.

Everything around is white, and my eyes hurt. I feel as though I am going to burst; so I yell out loud. They all clap and smile, and I wonder why they are happy in my misery. They take me away from my princess, and I keep on screaming. “Take her to me!” I yell at them, but they just keep on laughing, pampering me with a towel. I kick one of them, and she just laughs. It is a weird world. I loved being in the red wall room.

I see my sister emerge, and she is crying too. Finally, my princess and I reunite. Everyone around us is happy, and they keep playing with us. We feel like film stars, and it is the best.