Matthias: A Short Story

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Lukas put down his worn down pencil in between the pages of his most recent journal entry. He carefully shut the journal making sure no pages would unnaturally crease due to recklessness. He lifted himself up from his writing desk slowly. His neck and back aching from being hunched over his journal, scrawling in their history and his opinions. A task worth the pain. He slowly extended his arms and rolled his head in attempt to loosen his stiff joints. He walked out of his cabin, recruits passing him without a second glance.

"They haven't sent for me yet? Thank god..." Lukas muttered to himself. "Well, no sense tempting fate." He began to walk down the dusty, dark, reinforced hallways. Gossip of the newest rally filled his ears as he walked
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It had been the first time that Matthias brought up him coming along but when Peter had been told he couldn't come Matthias had said more than "aw come on, why not?". Peter's tears didn't stop, they just shifted occasion.

Lukas turned to Berwald and Tino, initiating a conversation about all of this. to gauge their feelings on this whole speech of Matthias's.

"Even if we should bring him for the sake of the future of the revolution," Berwald whispered, "We shouldn't bring him, it's not his burden to
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That Peter would be able to join them, at least one time. He did believe Peter was the future of the rebellion and he hated seeing his ambition to help constantly belittled for the sake of protection. He never wanted Peter to get hurt, of course, but he was uncertain if anyone would ever truly let him join the rebellion, even if he grew up. They stood up and walked toward Peter and him.

"We've decided," Lukas stated while looking back and Tino and Berwald who were holding each other's hands to stay calm.

"You can come," Tino said with a small smile. Peter's eyes widened and his smile was filled with unbridled joy. He jumped up and down, and ran to hug his parents.

"Really?!" he exclaimed, still unsure if it was true. "Do you really mean it?"

"Mhm," Berwald affirmed while reviving his

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