It was unclear how long they had been traveling. The desert heat had been baring down for what seemed an eternity.
But it wasn’t a mirage. The structure was there, as he predicted. It had long been abandoned.
The footprints? Whose had they been? Were there others? The questions would go unanswered.
She could only rest now. The real work was just beginning....
It was useless. They would never make it back in time.
The ground beneath shook from the strength of the funnel chasing them.
“Don’t look back,” Oliver screamed.
He was plunging forward. The pelting gusts are whipping. His body propels us forward. The lightning lit the way. The path turned muddy from the sudden melting ice, increasing the difficulty of reaching the cave.
With one last push, w...
New beginnings. That's what Mitri was promised. She chuckled to herself. In some ways, it was the start of something just outside of her reach. This time she laughed louder. Tears streamed down her face. Her cheeks now red and swollen. The laughter turned to sobs, and she lay there on the blood-stained floor. Handcuffed....
She screamed. Not aloud. Inside her head. It had happened again.
The morning had started like usual. Alarm. Coffee. Shower. Out the door.
It was only upon approaching the garage did she realized the day was not going to go as planned. She reached into her coat and pulled out her keys. Her car wasn’t where she had remembered parking it. G8. Every time.
She approached the empty spot.
The ch...
He waited. Looked both ways. Chuckling to himself. Remembering his mother's warning. How long has it been?
No matter.
It was the only time he could go out.
Part 1.
He stared out the window. The rain never seems to end here. Move to Seattle, she said. I promise. It will be worth it. He smiled. So far, it had been. But no matter how much you anticipate a rainy season, it is much darker and gray...
