Chapter 1:
'Come on, Adrianne, hurry up!' Renee exclaimed, grabbing her friends hand and dragging her along. 'I don't want to be late!'
'We are already late, Renee' sighed her friend, jogging to keep up with the excitable girl so as to not get dragged in the dirt. 'But we can hope that Thea would have saved us a spot, if she's there.' She continued, her British accent ringing out as they passed under a tunnel.
'But what if she's not! What if she decided to go to the Mall or something?' Renee replied anxiously, slowing down a bit once she realised Adra had fallen behind a little.
'Serious? The Mall? Are we talking about the same person here? Firstly Thali would never miss going to an Australian movie, as that's what she is, and secondly, she would rather rip off her right arm and feed it to Diesel than go to the mall willingly. She said so herself' Adrianne said in a-matter-of-factly tone, slowing down once they reached their destination.
The cinema was new, the only one in Louth, a small English town in which Renee grew up in and Adrianne moved to from London when she was young. The cinema's roof was tall casting a shadow on the ground where they were standing. In the reflection of the window, the two girls could see themselves. Renee was the smaller of the two but only by a little, with long dark hair and deep blue eyes. Her cheeky grin always reached her eyes, which sparkled every time she laughed. There was very little that would put Renee down. On the other hand, Adrianne was different. She was elegant and graceful, with fair hair and skin, and sky blue eyes which always felt as though they were reading your soul like an interesting novel.
The two girls were waiting outside once they realised their friend wasn't in there, and they were actually early, when a huge crash reached their ears, followed by a loud 'OW!' then quickly by an 'ahh shit! That bloody cat again, I swear another pounce like that an I'm gonna-' the voice stopped short as it rounded the corner, coming from the mouth of a tanned skin girl, with light brown hair and brilliantly green eyes.
She looked shocked but that expression soon turned into a lopsided grin as she realized who was standing before her "G'day guys, what are you doing here? I thought you said you'd be late" Thea exclaimed, walking towards her friends. "we thought we were late but apparently Renee got the times wrong." Adrianne said with an accusing glare at Renee. Before she could argue, however, a loud bark came from around the corner where Thea was. A dog soon rounded the corner, a huge Australian shepherd dog with blue eyes and a lopsided grin like Thea's. It was Thea's dog Diesel. "Here Diesel, come here boy!" called Renee, reaching out her hand so that the dog could sniff it. The dog took one look at the girl with her outstretched hand and ran in the other direction. "damn! Not again" said Thea as she sprinted after the quickly escaping canine. with a shared worried glance, Renee and Adrianne followed quickly.
The pursuit was exhausting, for Diesel was no lazy dog. He was born in Australian bushland and was used to running around the hot Aussie terrain for hours on end. Diesel spared a glance behind him and at the sight of the furious girls who were running after him, he leapt across the road and out of sight.
Renee was first after the dog, seeing as Thea tripped and fell on her way but quickly caught up and was soon overtaking Adrianne. Then, in the middle of the road, when Thea suddenly sprinted forward and ran smack-bang into Renee's back, Adrianne, still running, tripped over Renee's ankle and landed on top of both of them.
"Ah, you guys need to lose some weight" Thea groaned seeing as she was the one on the bottom and the smallest. As they all groggily sat up, they heard a huge blearing horn of a truck advancing on them with gaining speed. "Holy crap! Move!" screamed Thea as she tried to stand up but failed when she tripped over her own feet. Adrianne tried the same but she couldn't as she had rolled her ankle, Renee was sitting as still as a statue, petrified at the sight of the advancing truck. They all shut their eyes waiting for the impact and possibly their death too. The last thing they heard was the sound of wheels against tar and everything went pitch black and silent.