Mistakes
"We're never getting out of here" Marguerite quietly stated as Malone,
Challenger and Roxton began yet again to map another goddamn search of a way off the
plateau.
" What d'you say Marguerite" Malone asked
"I said your never going to get out of here if you don't hurry up" Marguerite quickly
replied
" you sound as if you want us to leave" Roxton joked
"Ummmm." Marguerite turned and left, "why didn't they realize that there was no way
off the plateau, its only been staring them in the face for months now"she thought " at
least she had realized that cold hard fact months ago so why could they stop that irritating
hopeful optimism and face it. After all how many villagers and travellers have told them
the very fact?"
" Penny for your thoughts" someone asked behind her
"wha…." She turn and saw Veronica "oh its you" Veronica had been trying to mimic
they're lingo for months now.
" Who else would it be?" Veronica smiled
" What do you want?" Marguerite coldly stated
" Well other than throw you out the window, I was wondering if you wanted to come
with me to the Zanga village tonight, they're having a summer solstice celebration"
"I don't think so, jungle parties aren't my thing"
"fine" Veronica said quickly "don't come, it'll be better without you anyway" with that
she turned on her heel and left.
"Marguerite!" she heard Challenger yell with impatience in his voice "where did you put
the binoculars?"
"Coming" she yelled back
As she walked into what could be called a living room she heard Challenger say what he
had said many times before
"--------- anyway I think we're close to finding a way off the plateau"
"that's right" Marguerite said under her voice "and pigs will fly"
"Excuse me" Challenger said
"nothing"
" You doubt that we'll find a way off the plateau" he questioned her
"Well" she paused "yes"
" and why do you think that" Challenger may have sound calm but they all knew
differently
" Only because the ****ing fact has been staring at us for months now damnit!" She took
a deep breath and yelled "open your eyes Challenger, we're never getting out of here"
"Don't you think I know that" He yelled "don't you think we all know that?"
"THEN WHY PRETEND" she screamed
" because we need something to believe in, and if you expect us to twiddle our thumbs
when there could be some chance, no matter how minuscule to escape, to leave this place,
I'll be damned if I'll let some hard heart b***h who has ruined ways of getting us out of
here before stop us" He yelled
Marguerite winced " Is that what you really think" she said quietly, she turned and looked
at Roxton, Malone and Veronica who by the look of it were speechless by this yelling
match, oh they've heard Marguerite yell before but never had Challenger raised his voice
"is it really"
"Of course not" Veronica said her voice wavering " Challenger was just angry he didn't
mean it"
"Like hell I didn't" Challenger yelled and went to his room
Marguerite suddenly turned, grabbed her gun and headed toward the elevator
" Where are you going" Malone asked
"out" she said curtly
"Marguerite it'll be dark in an hour, its not safe to go alone" Roxton said
" Do you think I care, I can take care of myself you know" She said now on the elevator
"besides maybe you'll get lucky and I'll be eaten by a raptor or something"
They watched her leave
"I'm going after her" Roxton said getting up to go get his gun.
"Roxton, NO" Veronica said "she needs to be alone, at least until her temper cools"
" Besides, raptors have self-preservation in mind, they know enough not to cross an angry
Marguerite" Malone joked
"I'm going to check with Assai, I mentioned a party to Marguerite, she may be headed
there" Veronica said
Marguerite wait till she was out of sight of the tree house then broke into a run. "Why
didn't they stand up for me" she thought
"Maybe that's really what they think of you" A low raspy voice from behind her
she stopped dead "Roxton?" she cried out stupidly "where are you? Who said that"
"follow the trail:"
"Who is saying that" she yelled
"follow the trail" the voice repeated
"What trail! What are you talking about!1" she screamed
"look not with your eyes"
she looked around then suddenly almost magically a light appeared. She started slowly
walking toward it, and after a few minutes the light sped up she had to run to keep up
with it. After what felt like hours of running, she was at her destination
"Welcome Marguerite, welcome to your home"
Hours went by at the tree house.
"That's it!" Roxton said "I'm going after her"
"I'll go with you" Malone volunteered" But I don't think—"
His interrupted by Challenger coming out of his room and saying
"That's it Marguerite, I'm sorry , but we both said things we didn't mean"
"I'm sure Marguerite would appreaited that if she were here" Roxton said sarcastically
" What are you talking about not here?"
"She left about an hour ago" Veronica said coming up the elevator "I check with Assai
Marguerite never went to the village"
"We just started to go ahead with a search party" Malone said
" Good, I'll go with you" Challenger said
"I think you've done enough damage for one day" Roxton said
"I know and I'm sorry now come on four heads are better than three"
Marguerite sat at a table laden with food and wine, not eating or drinking just staring
"Is there a problem with the meal Ms. Krux?" A man in what seemed to be silk clothing
asked her
" Why have you brought me here" She asked quietly " who was that voice in the woods,
what is this place and who are you?!!"
"Lets see you are in a large prosperous town called Raven, I am the ruler of this land, that
the voice you heard in the woods was my magician and we didn't bring you here you
came freely"
"We're never getting out of here" Marguerite quietly stated as Malone,
Challenger and Roxton began yet again to map another goddamn search of a way off the
plateau.
" What d'you say Marguerite" Malone asked
"I said your never going to get out of here if you don't hurry up" Marguerite quickly
replied
" you sound as if you want us to leave" Roxton joked
"Ummmm." Marguerite turned and left, "why didn't they realize that there was no way
off the plateau, its only been staring them in the face for months now"she thought " at
least she had realized that cold hard fact months ago so why could they stop that irritating
hopeful optimism and face it. After all how many villagers and travellers have told them
the very fact?"
" Penny for your thoughts" someone asked behind her
"wha…." She turn and saw Veronica "oh its you" Veronica had been trying to mimic
they're lingo for months now.
" Who else would it be?" Veronica smiled
" What do you want?" Marguerite coldly stated
" Well other than throw you out the window, I was wondering if you wanted to come
with me to the Zanga village tonight, they're having a summer solstice celebration"
"I don't think so, jungle parties aren't my thing"
"fine" Veronica said quickly "don't come, it'll be better without you anyway" with that
she turned on her heel and left.
"Marguerite!" she heard Challenger yell with impatience in his voice "where did you put
the binoculars?"
"Coming" she yelled back
As she walked into what could be called a living room she heard Challenger say what he
had said many times before
"--------- anyway I think we're close to finding a way off the plateau"
"that's right" Marguerite said under her voice "and pigs will fly"
"Excuse me" Challenger said
"nothing"
" You doubt that we'll find a way off the plateau" he questioned her
"Well" she paused "yes"
" and why do you think that" Challenger may have sound calm but they all knew
differently
" Only because the ****ing fact has been staring at us for months now damnit!" She took
a deep breath and yelled "open your eyes Challenger, we're never getting out of here"
"Don't you think I know that" He yelled "don't you think we all know that?"
"THEN WHY PRETEND" she screamed
" because we need something to believe in, and if you expect us to twiddle our thumbs
when there could be some chance, no matter how minuscule to escape, to leave this place,
I'll be damned if I'll let some hard heart b***h who has ruined ways of getting us out of
here before stop us" He yelled
Marguerite winced " Is that what you really think" she said quietly, she turned and looked
at Roxton, Malone and Veronica who by the look of it were speechless by this yelling
match, oh they've heard Marguerite yell before but never had Challenger raised his voice
"is it really"
"Of course not" Veronica said her voice wavering " Challenger was just angry he didn't
mean it"
"Like hell I didn't" Challenger yelled and went to his room
Marguerite suddenly turned, grabbed her gun and headed toward the elevator
" Where are you going" Malone asked
"out" she said curtly
"Marguerite it'll be dark in an hour, its not safe to go alone" Roxton said
" Do you think I care, I can take care of myself you know" She said now on the elevator
"besides maybe you'll get lucky and I'll be eaten by a raptor or something"
They watched her leave
"I'm going after her" Roxton said getting up to go get his gun.
"Roxton, NO" Veronica said "she needs to be alone, at least until her temper cools"
" Besides, raptors have self-preservation in mind, they know enough not to cross an angry
Marguerite" Malone joked
"I'm going to check with Assai, I mentioned a party to Marguerite, she may be headed
there" Veronica said
Marguerite wait till she was out of sight of the tree house then broke into a run. "Why
didn't they stand up for me" she thought
"Maybe that's really what they think of you" A low raspy voice from behind her
she stopped dead "Roxton?" she cried out stupidly "where are you? Who said that"
"follow the trail:"
"Who is saying that" she yelled
"follow the trail" the voice repeated
"What trail! What are you talking about!1" she screamed
"look not with your eyes"
she looked around then suddenly almost magically a light appeared. She started slowly
walking toward it, and after a few minutes the light sped up she had to run to keep up
with it. After what felt like hours of running, she was at her destination
"Welcome Marguerite, welcome to your home"
Hours went by at the tree house.
"That's it!" Roxton said "I'm going after her"
"I'll go with you" Malone volunteered" But I don't think—"
His interrupted by Challenger coming out of his room and saying
"That's it Marguerite, I'm sorry , but we both said things we didn't mean"
"I'm sure Marguerite would appreaited that if she were here" Roxton said sarcastically
" What are you talking about not here?"
"She left about an hour ago" Veronica said coming up the elevator "I check with Assai
Marguerite never went to the village"
"We just started to go ahead with a search party" Malone said
" Good, I'll go with you" Challenger said
"I think you've done enough damage for one day" Roxton said
"I know and I'm sorry now come on four heads are better than three"
Marguerite sat at a table laden with food and wine, not eating or drinking just staring
"Is there a problem with the meal Ms. Krux?" A man in what seemed to be silk clothing
asked her
" Why have you brought me here" She asked quietly " who was that voice in the woods,
what is this place and who are you?!!"
"Lets see you are in a large prosperous town called Raven, I am the ruler of this land, that
the voice you heard in the woods was my magician and we didn't bring you here you
came freely"