The journey

Episode 7

“Wait! You are moving too fast,we can’t keep up with the pace.” The girls shouted from behind. After they left the camp running from what they did not know as a rabbit. Frank was at the fore front running with all his might and the rest of the boys following suit but the girls can’t keep up. They stopped so the girls can join them. The girls run up to them each holding their partner. Rose ran up to Jeff “don’t even think of holding me,I am too exhausted for that”. He eyed her as he speak this word. “ I don’t know why am paired with such a brat. I am not going to hold you maggot. I just want to go home ” She sniffs back the tears trying to fall from her eyes. She moved away from the rest and sat down. The rest also joined her,really exhausted and hungry. Linda search through her bag and brought out a bottle of water. ” can I have some? Mary stretched her hands toward Linda. Please! What exactly did you bring for this journey. You couldn’t even carry a bottle of water with you. Mary flushes with anger written all over her face. “You must be very stupid for what you just say. You don’t have to insult me,if you won’t give me say so don’t open your uncultured mouth to speak to me in that manner again. The whole student looked at Mary with surprise. Mary was known for her quiet lifestyle. She doesn’t reply even when they picked on her in the class. Mary is an orphan staying with her grandmother. She went through turmoil when her parents passed away after they had an accident on their way back from a meeting. Her parents were business motivated people. They hardly have time for her but when they are available,they make it a worthwhile experience for her. She do visit their grave every day just to talk with then before going home to her grandmother. Grandma Margaret after losing her daughter in an accident took to a quiet life and she enjoyed the company of her granddaughter. Jeff finding his voice spoke “ please let us stop this argument,it won’t led us anywhere . This is the time we stick together as friends. He stood up and excuse himself to urinate,some boys stood up with him to also do the same. How do we get out of this place? I am very hungry and tired. Who knows what will happen next if night falls. Please let us start with the journey. We don’t even know the direction to follow.. Gabriella stopped looking worried and down.. And to say tomorrow is my birthday. Please everyone can we start moving. And is anyone network available? They all began looking for their phone and none could find their. Oh! are you people for real. You mean you all forgot your phones at the camp? Now! We are in big trouble, my phone is dead!. Frank looked at everybody and spoke it is no time to be down, let us start moving now! They got up and began to follow Frank as he lead the way. They had walk like twenty minutes, Pius looked back to call on Solomon and Susan to walk fast as they were the ones at the back.,but they were nowhere to be found. Pius shouted which draw everyone’s attention where is Solomon and Susan? I saw them just now! Oh my God! Something terrible is happening here! They heard footsteps from afar ,they looked to see if it was Solomon and Susan but what they saw make them flee. They saw creatures,some without legs,some no head and Some human. They ran, everyone screaming. Rose struggled from behind but she soon join the rest. As they ran Jeff slipped and fell. Rose ran ahead but when she saw him on the floor,she ran back and took hold of his hand and pulled him up,by this time the creatures were closer to them. Rose and Jeff held their hands and ran as fast as they could. They could not meet up with the rest of the students again, in fact they did not see them but they ran even faster to see if they could catch up with them. Eventually they did and they continue running with still holding hands.

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Court couldn’t see the creatures but he knew it must be a giant carrying him. He tried to see from the box where he was but couldn’t. He had cried,begged and promise the creature the world if he let him go but to no avail. He heard some footsteps and they spoke to the creature with an unrecognised language. He could not hear what they say but when the creature made some utterance, the rest of the creatures were jubilating and cheering joyfully. Court made a silent prayer to God. As he fearfully wait for the next action from the creature. They got to a place,they entered ,unlock the box he was in and bring him out. Everywhere was dark and he could picked where he was at that point but some eyes were lurking over him. He fearfully went down on his knees and close his eyes. The creature dropped the box and went out locking the door behind him.. Oh God! What have I put myself into. Look where curiosity had lead me” As he spoke to himself, Peter was also in that room listening to the voice and recognised it to be that of Mr court. He quietly whispered Mr court! It is me peter the driver. Don’t talk too much if you don’t want to die. I have been here for long and they brought in one girl last night but because she was talking too much,they killed her. Mr court hearing this became so quiet and stayed still.