Silent Screams: Chapter 1
It was dark and misty as the students of Death Academy entered the building. Students held their belongings to their chest tightly. Whispers were soon evolving and the tension was building up. "This place looks terrifying.." said one girl who shivered as she said that. "yeah I know.." said another girl. "Dude..I don't like the looks of this place.." said one guy. "I can't believe our parents sent us here… this place is creepy already.." said another guy. Their talking was interrupted by a voice coming from the speakers above them. "Welcome to Death Academy Students. Please proceed to your dorms. You should have received in a letter sent to each of you with your dorm number, student ID cards and your dorm keys. Our School name may be scaring you a bit but Don't worry. You'll be safe. Have a nice day." said the man through the speakers. Even though they were scared and suspicious…they all went to their dorms.
There was a girl named Lilliana Bella Parkinson who attended the school. She had dark brown wavy hair with light red highlights that went down to her arms. Her eyes were dark brown & she was a mixture of Caucasian & Asian. Her skin was light but had some shades of darkness. She had a few tiny scratches on her upper right arm but nothing more. Lilliana, a seventeen year old girl, knew what these halls of the schools can do. She's been here since freshman year and has been doing…well, lets just say…certain researches about the school. She knew it wasn't safe at all. She knew what happened to the last students who "got lost". They were murdered and their bodies lie somewhere underneath the school.
Today, Lilliana lives in dorm room 23. She sat down on her bed, deep in thought. Lilliana knew it wasn't safe. She knew she had to find out where the bodies lie and save the families who were in deep despair. Yet, she knew that if anyone came here, she would need to make sure they are safe. Lilliana sighed, knowing the consequences and the risks but she refused to give up. She had been doing this since she came here. If there was one thing she knew was that she couldn't let anyone get in her way. Nothing could stop her. After a few moments of thinking, she walked to her bedside table and opened the drawer. The black, velvet box she picked up and held in her hand was her last chance. Lilliana opened the box and picked up a blue sapphire and gold necklace. She held it in her hand and put it around her neck. Her whole body shook once she put it on. All she saw was faded people, screaming for help. She saw her grandmother and grandfather in a blurry vision. Her eyes blinked a couple times as she suddenly heard a distant voice and a lake. She looked across the lake and heard someone yell across the lake, "Just Trust yourself and don't be afraid! Let your mind and heart take control! It'll lead you to the place where you belong..". the voice faded away and Lilliana felt her heart steady but her body still shook like crazy as she headed back into the real world. She closed her eyes then opened them to see that her vision was clearer then it ever was before. "where I belong..? I don't understand… " she whispered, putting her hand on the necklace. Her dark-brown curls suddenly moved as if wind had just flown by. Well I cant go back now…what's done is done., she thought.
The students of Death Academy were all in separate rooms but the same class period. It was English for Lilliana. She sat in the back row, in the corner. She silently glanced at the students while writing down her assignment for the day. She had a bad feeling that today wouldn't be a good day. The bell rung just like any other school bells would and the students and Lilliana walked out of the room. She headed for her next class but just as she was there..her necklace lit up. Lilliana sensed that someone was in trouble. She ran to the office, as her feet hit the tiles of the hall. She stopped at the door of the office and leaned towards the door. Her left ear quietly hit the wooden door and she listened in. "…You better stay still! I will be back later. Mr. Forge will be here later on…" said someone who she assumed was the assistant principal. It grew quiet as the door shut.
Lilliana got down on her knees and crawled to the window. She peeked in and saw a guy about 18 years of age. He looked kind of scared and nervous. The guy she saw looked like he had been fighting. He had a mixture of brown, blond, and light brown hair and his eyes were ocean blue. She crawled back to the door and stood up, brushing the dirt off her. She slowly and cautiously opened the unlocked door and stepped in. The guy turned to her but now his expression changed. He was confused. "Who are you?" he asked. Lilliana looked down but quickly looked back up. "sshh! Be quiet! Now c'mon lets get out of here..you're not safe here…nobody is…" she whispered, staring at him. "what? What do you mean nobody is safe here? And seriously who are you?" he whispered back, nearly shouting. He looked a bit irritated now. Lilliana looked at him and sighed. "My name is Lilliana but look you can't ever tell anyone any of the stuff I'm going to tell you alright?" she whispered back at him. He hesitated but nodded. "C'mon then!" she whisper yelled.
They snuck out quietly and Lilliana guided him to her dorm. She put her hand on her doorknob and turned the knob and pushed the door. They both walked inside the room. "Woah…" he said. On her walls were posters of all kinds of TV shows and Bands. Her guitar stood on its guitar stand beside her bed. Her laptop was on a desk as her black chair stayed still. Her walls were covered with black paint. Lilliana walked to her chair and sat down. "So do you want me to tell you or what?" she asked, looking straight at him.
He snapped out of his gaze and looked at her. "How about I tell you my name first?" he said, shrugging his shoulders. She just nodded once and looked at him, waiting for him to continue. "My name is Alexander James. I'm uh..18 years old." He said. "Oh." ,was all she said. "Well are you going to explain why you just suddenly came to me and told me that nobody is safe here?" he asked with his eyebrow raised. She cleared her throat and nodded. "Yeah. Well the reason why I told you nobody is safe here is because I have been here since Freshman year and this place got me interested so I did research on it. Turns out my grandmother used to own this place years ago but something happened." She said, looking down. "You know Mr. Forge?" she asked. "Yeah of course..he's our principal." He said, confused. "Well…He looks about 35-ish right?" she asked. "Yes…why? What about it? What about him?" he questioned her. Lilliana kept looking down and mumbled, "he's not 35..He's 200 years old.". Alexander looked at her shocked and stood in front of her, frozen. "Wh..What?" he stuttered.
"I know..you probably think I'm crazy but it's true. You see my necklace?" she said. He managed to nod his head even though he was still in shock. "It has powers. It was my great-grandmother's necklace. She was a witch. A powerful one. The day she died, she gave the necklace to my grandmother but when she died, she passed it on to me." She said. He was in even more shock. "so..y..you..your..a w..witch t..too?" he said, stuttering. She nodded. "Though I never really knew about it until I was 14. I kept it a secret. You must never tell anyone what I have told you. Remember that. Please Alexander." ,said Lilliana, with pleading eyes. He took a deep breath before saying, "Don't worry Lilliana but can I ask you one thing?" said Alexander. "Depends on what it is…" she said. "Why didn't your mother get the necklace?" he asked. Lilliana didn't answer and the room filled with silence. Her eyes suddenly filled up with tears. "she died the day I was born…" she softly whispered.
Alexander's eyes went wide and guilt rushed over him. "I'm sorry..I shouldn't have asked you that..I..I -" he said. Lilliana interrupts him and quickly speaks, wiping the tears that fell down her cheeks. "No no..it's not your fault. You didn't know Alexander.." she said, wiping her tears as more fell on her cheeks. "I'm still sorry… that was insensitive of me and I-" said Alexander. She interrupts him again. "Alexander…" she said, with a slight giggle coming out of her lips. She wiped the tears and managed to smile a small smile at him. "Its okay!" she said, with a small smile. He sighed in relief.
Another silence broke out but it was nice and peaceful and pleasant actually. Lillian decided to break the silence and say, "um, Alex…If I may call you that…you can sit on my bed. Its fine with me.". He chuckled and smiled at her. "Thanks and Yeah..you can call me that." He said. He sat down on her bed. "So how about we get to know each other?" she suggested. "Do you want to play twenty questions?" he asked. "Sure." She said. "I'll start it I guess…" he said. "Yep." She replied back to him. "Okay so what's your favorite hobby?" he asked her. "Um..I'd have to say writing poems and songs. What about you?" she replied. "Hm..I'd have to say skateboarding and playing the guitar…" he said. She grinned at him. "oohh..do you write songs or anything?" she asked him, curious. He shrugged. "I guess but they aren't so good." He said. "C'mon! I'm SURE they are not bad Alex.." she said, smiling.
"How about this.. I promise one day I will play one for you if you play one for me…" he suggested. Lilliana's smile got even wider. "You got a Deal. Now back to the game." She said, smiling. "Okay. So What's your favorite colors?" he asked. "burple." She said. He looked at her like she was crazy. "Burple? What kind of color is that?" he asked her, curious. She rolled her eyes at him. "Blue & purple equals burple. Duh!" she said, a 'duh' tone. He laughed. "Okay then." He said. She smiled. "What's your ultimate secret?" she said, grinning. His eyes almost bulged out of his sockets. She started laughing. "Uh..Well…" he said, nervously scratching the back of his head. "C'mon! you chicken?" she teased, still laughing. "No! ughh..My ultimate secret is that when I was ten…I lost a basketball game against my little sister, Peyton." He said, embarrassed. She laughed even harder. His cheeks flushed bright red. "It's not funny!" he said, still blushing bright red in embarrassment. She looked at him while laughing really hard. "aw... did I make you blush?" she said in between her laughs, teasing him. "No.." he lied, looking down with his cheeks flushing even more red (if it was possible). She laughed hysterically.
Minutes pass by as Lilliana's laughter dies down. She smiled at him. "Aww…Alex…" she said, smiling. He was still embarrassed and still looked down. Lilliana stood up and walked over to him. She sat down beside him and hugged him. She giggled. "Heyy….don't worry about it. Sorry I laughed though. How about this, I will tell you MY secret. Alright?" she said, smiling. He looked up and smiled at her. "Alright so what's your secret missy?" he asked, with a slight smirk. She giggled at him. "hmm…Let's see…My biggest secret is that I was a like a nobody in Middle School & I used to be a tomboyish-girl…" she said. He looked at her surprised. "Really?" he asked. "Yeah. But I was so tired of all the drama that came with it so I just stood up you know. Spoke up…, "said Lilliana with a shrug. He looked at her dumbfounded. "Oh… So you're telling me you, a beautiful girl, was a nobody?" he asked, shocked. She hit him playfully. "hey! Like you wouldn't have done the same thing if you were me.." she said. He shook his head and a goofy grin appeared on his face. "okay so I would have quit but still...no offense or anything but you don't look like a nobody now." He said.
She gasped jokingly. "Oh really Alex?" she asked. He looked at her. Lilliana looked down at herself. She was wearing skinny jeans, a caramel colored dress and of course, the necklace. She shrugged and looked back at him. "So? I still wear a dress" Said Lilliana, pointing it out. "I know but you're wearing jeans WITH the dress.." he said, pointing it out. She frowned. "So? What's wrong with it?" she asked. "Nothing. Actually it looks very cute and adorable on you." He said with a grin. She groaned. He looked at her confused. "What?" he asked. "Please don't call me "cute" or "adorable" Alex" she said. "Why not?" asked Alex. "My older brother calls me that and trust me…I don't like it.." she said.
He nodded then a huge cheeky grin appeared on his face. She looked at him curiously. "What? Why are you grinning like that?" asked Lilliana. "Who was your first kiss? And How was it?" he asked. Her face flushed a deep shade of pink. Lilliana looked down quickly, hoping he didn't notice it. Yet she was unsuccessful as he noticed it. He nudged his elbow to her side slightly. Alex put on a playful smile. "so..who?" he asked, once more. She slowly looked up to him, avoiding eye contact, her face still blushing. "Erm..I haven't kissed anyone…" she mumbled. Even though her mumble was kind of quiet, Alex still heard it. He was shocked. "A girl like you? A beautiful girl like you NEVER kissed a guy" he asked, still a bit shocked. She still avoided eye contact but slowly nodded. There was a silence that overcame their conversation. It wasn't awkward though..it was more comfortable for both of them.
After a few minutes had passed, Alex decided to break the silence by starting a new topic. "So..er… Do you want to..um..well..-" he started, nervous. "Would I want to what?" she asked interrupting and turning her head to look straight at him. She was curious. "Err..." he started again, nervous. He looked at her eyes then down to her lips then quickly looked into her eyes once more. He couldn't take it anymore. He quickly leaned in towards her. Lilliana was so stunned by what he was doing. She sat there, frozen and wide eyed as he crashed his lips onto hers.
She hesitantly started kissing back. She wanted to stop at first but somehow, a force was just telling her to kiss him. He was surprised that she kissed back but continued kissing her. His arms snaked around her petite waist as her arms went around his neck. Alex pulled her closer and put her onto his lap. She pulled his body to hers and he tightened his grip on her. Alex slowly stood up a little then carefully laid her down on the bed. Their kiss turned into a heated make-out session and soon he was on-top of her. Lilliana was so into it she didn't even notice how heated the session was. She laid underneath him, kissing him. As they were kissing, a wave of shock went down their spines and throughout their whole bodies. After a long while, they pulled back. Their breathing was heavy and hard. Lilliana pulled back slightly, looked at him and gulped nervously. Alex finally realizes what position he was in with her and stood up quickly. He cleared his throat and moved his hand to the back of his neck, scratching it nervously.
They turned their heads away from each other and it became silent again except this time, it was nerve wrecking and awkward. There was a sudden banging on Lilliana's door. She stood up and walked to door, slowly opening it. She jumped slightly backward as she saw who it was. It was a girl who looked about the same age as Lilliana but had light brown hair that touched her arms and brown eyes. She bounced up and down, hyper. "Heyy Ana!" spoke Elysia, her best friend since pre-school. Elysia smiled at her non-stop. "Uh..El? Why are you acting like this?" asked Lilliana, with a raised eyebrow. Elysia tugged on her short pink skirt and twirled around, giggling. "Nothing" replied Elysia. Lilliana rolled her eyes, grabbed her best friend's hand and pulled her in her room. Elysia kept giggling. Alex was just standing there, totally puzzled. All the awkwardness had faded from his mind and her mind. "El…" said Lilliana in a warning tone. "Did you drink fruit juice again?"
A sly grin appeared on Elysia's face. Lilliana sighed, rolling her eyes once more. "El…You KNOW what that does to you! It makes you act all hyper and all giggly!"she paused for a moment. "Not that its really bad but its kind of err..bad for you." Elysia grinned and just shrugged her shoulders. Lilliana sighed. "I'm going to head out to get you some water…Stay here with Alexander Ellie," spoke Lilliana. She walked out the doors and turned left.
Meanwhile, Alexander spoke up after she had left. "Err..Elysia?" he asked. She turned her head towards him, confused. Obviously she hadn't noticed that he was there. "Um..Who are you?" she asked, cocking her head to one side. "Alexander..Alexander James" he said, offering his hand out to her. She smiled at him, took his hand and shook it. She released his hand soon after. "Well..Alexander…I belie-" she stopped and her eyes widened. She let out a piercing scream. Out of Lilliana's window was a young girl who's eyes were green and she was wearing black. She had long black hair & the length was to her elbow, nearly. Alexander turned to where she was looking and screamed as well. They were both terrified. It seems as though she was not at all touching the ground. Soon, the girl disappeared into the now dark night and she seemed to head towards the ground.
After she had heard the screams down the hallway, Lilliana came rushing back into her room with a water bottle in her hand. She stopped, seeing their terrified expressions. She walked to her desk and put down the water bottle. Then she slowly walked towards them and held out one finger. She tapped each of their shoulders carefully. Elysia & Alexander turned around and screamed, terrified. Lilliana then started screaming too but then stopped immediately."Oh would you! What is wrong with you guys? I leave for a couple minutes and now THIS happens?" she said, sounding quite frustrated. "G..Ghost..W..window.." said Elysia, stammering, in shock and scared to death. Alexander just gulped with wide eyes and his body shook like crazy. He had never, in his entire life, experience something like this before. Lilliana nodded once, now concerned and alert. "What ghost? And what do you mean by 'window'?" she asked them, a little confused. She waited a few moments just waiting for a reply.
While Alexander was still shaking like crazy, Elysia managed to speak a few words and explain everything to her. "Well..when you left to do something, Alexander said hey then I was like 'who are you?' then he told me his name and then I started talking once again but this time I stopped halfway cause -" Elysia started saying but Lilliana interrupts her. "Just please get to the point," she said, tapping her feet impatiently. "fine. Anyways I stopped cause suddenly like out of nowhere, this young girl who looked about maybe fifteen just stared at me through the window. She had like black hair the length of her arm and she was like see through! I mean like REALLY see through. Heck I could see the tree behind her. You know what really scared me to death even more? She left into the ground. Freaky huh?" said Elysia, who shivered thinking back to that moment. Now Lilliana understood why they were scared and looked terrified, especially Alexander. She walked over to the desk and grabbed the water bottle before handing it over to him. Alexander immediately took the water bottle and drank out of it. She patted him softly on the back. "It's alright…Nothing to worry about," she told him. Her necklace started to brighten once again and she cursed under her breath. Elysia stopped her immediately as Lilliana was about to head out the door.
"Ana where are you going?" she asked, not wanting to for her to go. She sighed knowing where this was going to end up. "There's a problem…I think this just might be the beginning of my end." Lilliana said hesitantly. Elysia frowned at her. "Please stay here or let me and Alexander go with you..?" she insisted. Lilliana groaned. "Fine. Let's go but you might want to pack a few things first. It's going to be a long journey…oh and bring your wallets. We're going to need it." She said, defeated. Elysia nodded once, took Alexander's hand and practically dragged him out the door. Lilliana rolled her eyes and laughed non-chalantly. This was a typical thing for Elysia, especially on journeys or what she usually calls "Adventuring Trip".
Before she left her room fully, she grabbed her navy blue backpack and packed it with a few needed things, including clothes and money. As she left, closing the door behind her, she ran towards the end of the hallway to where Elysia's room was and knocked on her door. Elysia opened the door and smiled. "Let's Go!" she said, still smiling. Lilliana was about to say something but noticed Alexander wasn't there with her as she peeked her head into Elysia's room. Lilliana looked at Elysia, totally confused. "Where's Alexander? I thought he was with you…" she asked, slightly raising her eyebrows. Elysia said nothing, rolled her eyes and pointed to the door that was on the right side of the hallway. Lilliana slightly moved her head a little to her side and walked towards the door. She put her hand on the door knob checking to see if it was locked or not. It wasn't locked so she turned the knob slowly and pushed the door wide open. There on the bed was Alexander rushing to pack his stuff. "WHOA! Alexander… .?" spoke Lilliana, shocked of the mess in his room. She ran over to him and grabbed his hand which was holding a camera and batteries and grabbed it tightly. "Oww.." said Alexander, in a bit of pain. "If I let go of your hand, you better stop and LET GO OF THE CAMERA AND BATTERIES…Got it?" she said, eyeing him cautiously. He nodded and she let go of his hand. "Now… Tell me why your packing so many things…?" she asked him. He took one deep breath and starting talking. "Well I was scared before but suddenly when you said it was going to be a long journey, it made me realize how cool it just might be so I decided to you know, pack up my stuff." He said, shrugging his shoulders soon after.
Lilliana rolled her eyes and so did Elysia. "Dudee.. you could endanger the mission! NO CAMERAS OR ANYTHING ELECTRONIC EXCEPT A CELL PHONE!"Lilliana said firmly. He sighed and put all his stuff away in his closet then as he was about to close his closet, Lilliana rushed over to him and stopped dropped her backpack on the floor. He looked at her, confused. "Just… bring a couple clothing and your wallet as well as shoes, er…cell phone" she said, looking at him. Elysia stood outside the door, holding her small backpack. She sighed and tapped her foot on the wooden floor repeatedly, getting impatient. Back Inside the room, Alexander nodded at Lilliana. "Okay." He said, understanding. She smiled as he got the things she listed. As soon as he was done putting his stuff in a small backpack, Lilliana picked up her bag and they walked out of the room. "Finally!" said Elysia, sighing. Alexander locked his door and rolled his eyes soon after. He looked at her. Elysia looked back at him, weirdly.
"Alright you guys ready?" said Lilliana,glancing back and forth at them. They snapped out of it and turned to look at her. "Ready" He said, nodding his head. "Ready Ana…" Elysia said, feeling a bit nervous now. Lilliana nodded and pointed to the window that was behind them. They looked at the window and looked straight back at her. "Ana...Are you crazy! We can't go out a window!" said Elysia, panicking. "Hey...The front doors of this school has an alarm and since this is the end of the hallway and since the window is near the woods we'll be fine." she said, reasurringly. "Plus, there are no cameras out back and no security alarms so we're safe...".
Alexander looked a bit uneasy and his gaze shifted to the floor. He shuffled his feet across the floor. Lilliana noticed him and sighed. She put her hand under his chin and lifted his head up. He looked at her dark brown eyes. She gave him a reassuring look, hoping it would calm him down a bit. Within a few seconds, Alexander's worries and scares dissapeared. He didn't know how she did it because back at his town, nobody could ever calm him down so easily. She put another hand on his shoulder and felt that he had calmed down. She smiled at him and he smiled back. "Thanks...Lilly..." he said, smiling. "Lilly? No-one has ever called me that." she said. Alexander's cheek turned red. Elysia stood there and giggled quietly. "Uh..umm..do you like it?-no..I mean er...can I call you that?-no, no, no..I..you..er..." he stammered, nervously at her. She let out a soft giggle and moved her one of her hands. She put out her index finger and lightly pushed it onto his lips. "Sshh..." she said, giggling. "Alex...I like it. In fact... I love it and yes, you may call me that..."
Alex smiled back at her as she removed her finger from his lip. Elysia watched all of it and grinned. "C'mon lovebirds…we can't waste time…" she said. Lilliana rolled her eyes. "Yeah yeah…whatever El. And Alexander & I are not lovers. "spoke Lilliana, firmly. "I'll go then you and Alex follow me…okay?" asked Lilliana. They both nodded. Lillian slowly unlocked the window and pulled it opened. She got out the building with her bag. As soon as she was done, Alex and Elysia quickly followed behind her. Alex silently and slowly closed the door behind him and looked back at Lilliana. "Okay…Follow me…" whispered Lilly(Lilliana). She looked straight ahead at the trees and bit her bottom lip, unsure. They all stood there, absolutely silent as Lilliana thought carefully.
Lilliana suddenly smiled. "C'mon… If we go straight ahead into the woods, it'll lead us to a road then it'll only take a few minutes to walk to the nearest gas station and we can all grab a taxi or something…" explained Lilly, smiling. They stared at her with their jaws slightly opened. "How do you know?" asked Elysia, a little shocked. "I just remembered that I memorized a map of the school and everything around it. So I realized that there was a picture of a gas station on the map." She said. Alexander snapped out of his little thought, flexed his jaw a bit and managed to talk again. "So...? What are we standing around here for?" he said. "Let's go now…"
Lilliana and Elysia agreed and they all entered the forest. Half an hour into the trip, everything was silent. Well… a part from the owls… and Alexander's stomach growling. "Alex! Could you please just stop that noise?" asked Elysia, irritated. Alexander frowned at her. "Hey! It's not my fault that I'm hungry" said Alexander, defending himself. Lilliana rolled her eyes, annoyed. "Could you BOTH stop arguing!" Lilliana spat out. She swung her bag over her right shoulder. "Elysia...Alexander...?" she started saying, noticing their exhausted expressions. "You want me to carry your bags?"
Alexander and Elysia looked down and mumbled, "sorry…jeez." Lilliana waited for a response to her other question Lilliana sighed, relieved as minutes pass. "Elysia...Alexander...?" she started saying, a bit impatient."DO you want me to carry your bags or not?" They said nothing and just handed her their bags. She took the bags and swung it over her left shoulder. Finally, a road appears and they all figured the forest part is done. They then turn to the right and start walking. "This is exhausting!" said Elysia, tired. "El…We're almost there.." said Lilliana, reassuringly. A few minutes later they arrive and El rushes into the gas station's shop. Lilliana laughs and laughs even harder when Alexander does the same. Once they came back, her eyes widened in complete shock and she dropped the bags on the ground ,near one of the fueling stations. "What…are you doing?" she stammered, stunned.
Alexander and Elysia looked at her, their mouths stuffed with food and in their arms were other snacks. "Nothing..." replied both of them, still trying to chew the rest of their food. Lilliana just stared at them, a little disgusted. "GROSS! Don't talk with your mouths full!" she said, wrinkling her nose in disgust. Alexander gulped down the rest of his food and said, "You're the one who asked the question...Not our faults..". Elysia finally ate the last thing in her mouth and just smiled widely at them. "That was SWEET!" she said, squealing out of excitement afterwards. Lilliana couldn't stay in shock at the sight of her best friend's happiness. A slow smile appeared on Lilliana's face and she giggled. "You're so crazy Elly" she admitted, smiling. Elysia giggled. "I know!" she said while opening a Hershey chocolate bar wrapper and taking a bite of the chocolate bar.
"I'll be right back guys...All your snacking is making me hungry..." said Lilliana, after she heard her stomach growl. They nodded at her and Lilliana headed off to the shop. Inside, Lilliana scanned the fridge for a water bottle. As soon as she found one, she opened the fridge and took it out then closed the fridge. She walked to the second aisle of the shop and looked at the food choices. Outside, Alexander and Elysia were done eating some of the things they bought. They had picked up all the bags Lilliana dropped earlier and put their food in their bags. Alexander sat on the dirty ground with his bag and Elysia did the same but held hers and Lilliana's 15 minutes later, Lilliana finally came out with a few full plastic bags. She walked over to them. At the sight of Lilliana, Elysia immediately holds out Lilliana's backpack out to her. She smiled at Elysia and took her bag. She opened the bag with the zipper, stuffed all the plastic bags in it, and then zipped it closed.
Lilliana looked up at the sky. The day was nearly ending and the skies were getting darker by the minute. She bit her bottom lip, nervously. "Hey what's wrong?" asked Alexander, getting up from the ground with his backpack on his back. He put one hand on her shoulder, and looked at her, a little concerned.