I smiled to myself as I heard the familiar clink rock against glass. I marked my page in my book, stood up, and flicked my light off then on again, signifing I had heard him. After I did this, I quietly opened my door to check who was still awake.

No one, perfect. I smiled to myself. I closed my door again and turned off the light. Then I grabbed a hoodie and opened my window.

Soundlessly I climbed out my window and onto my roof.

“Hey!” I heard him whisper-shout at me. I laughed and put my finger over my mouth to tell him to shush! He laughed and I sat down on the roof, preparing to jump. I landed with a dull thud.

His laugh caught in his throat and he looked at where I had just been, then to where I was now. “How are you getting back up there?!” He asked.

“The tree.” I laughed and started walking. This wasn’t the first time I had snuck out. “Wipe that look off your face. You’ve had to have heard the stories, otherwise you wouldn’t have known to the rock or the other signals.”