It was always cold in the mines. Nothing was ever "homie" about them. With it's damp feelinging even when it was as dry as a bone. The rough texture was unforgiving to those who slaved every day, with pickaxes. Why we were in a mountain and not underground like "normal" humans. Well that was because last time we were underground we had to deal with Radders every other day and our food supply was running out then. Now We get Coal Miners Lung.
I was one of the few teenagers left in the mines. Since the other "elder" teenagers left before they became the age of 22. Once you reach the age of 22 you had to go work in the mines, unless you have a child. As of late though I've been sneaking up to the top of the mountain at night. Looking out over the hole that we now have as a source of light. I have found that I loved sitting in the light of the moon.
I love feeling it's rays against my skin. Yeah it wasn't sunlight but it was just as good. I was planning on sneaking away again to night to the hole but I was soon stopped by my friend Dominic. Dom as I call him was a tan skin boy with dark brown hair, blue eyes and had a scar on his left side of his face.
As of recently he's been acting odd, and not in the normal Dom way. He was getting obsessive about me, and my late night activities. I tell him I'm doing nothing but he don't believe me. As I pulled my sheet off of me he kept trying to convince me not go. I finally convinced him if he was so worried about me he should just come.
We dressed in our cloths, a blue jean overall over our white work shirts, along with black boots. I pulled my brown hair back into a ponytail and looked at Dom who nodded. Again his normal blue eyes were now slanted a little from him thinking of a plan, But I shrugged it off.
I took Dom to my spot at the top of the mountain a smile of my face. I could see the moonlight through the hole.
"Come on the Moon should be in position." I whispered.
But instead Dominic shoved me against a wall. His hands had me pinned and an evil smirk was across his face.
"Dom if this is a joke i-"
I was cut off by his forced kiss. I struggled trying to get him off of me. I manage to put my foot to the wall and shove him against the other wall making him let go of me. I whipped my mouth and backed up. The look Dom gave me was just bone chilling. It wasn't the Dom I had grew up with.
I knew I couldn't run there was no w- Oh there was a way. The hole. I glanced at it for a moment then looked back at Dom. I've only heard rumors from other adult women that were forced into marriage after they gave birth to their kid. The reason why they were even pregnant was because their "Friend" raped them when they were alone.
I knew I had no other option and turned looking at Dom one last time. I think he knew what I was doing cause he lunged at me, I took my chances. And Jumped.
I really don't remember, the rest was a blur,as I rolled down the mountain side. Once I had stopped rolling, with the help of a tree I blacked up. It wasn't until a warm feeling against my skin appeared. I groaned as I sat up soon having to cover my eyes. I glanced up at the sky, it was blue with white puffy clouds. The source of the warm feeling was the sun. Something I never thought I would feel.
I stood to my feet looking around. I placed a hand on the tree I had hit feeling the bark texture against my hand. I loved the feeling it was rough but gentle at the same time. The smell it gave off was amazing. If I remember correctly they were called Pine trees.
I started walking I was so impressed with the world now that I could see it. I stopped though and looked back at the mountain I had come out of. There was no going back, I was now considered a Radder. And I didn't mind that, if it meant I could be free I'll take it. A breeze cut my train of thought. I smiled and removed my hair from the ponytail letting it flow naturally in the wind. I could already tell I was going like this world.
I walked away from the mountain a smile on my face. After a while I heard a sound of running water. I walked towards it to see a clear blue river. It wasn't fast moving by any means but it was beautiful to look at. I dunked my hands into it feeling the cold rush over my hands. It was nice nothing like the running water in the mines.
I wanted to see more but a smell caught my nose's attention. Burning wood. I gasped and looked behind me to see a fast moving forest fire. I took off across the river. Maybe If I got to the other side before it jumped the small river I could get a head start. Boy was I wrong. By the time I got across the fire had jumped the small river and was now on the other side. I was trapped as it were.
Soon I heard a whirring noise, the sound a helicopter makes. My heart sank. There was one thing worst than a Radder and that was the sound of the machines. I looked up to see a streak of red and white go across the top of the flames dropping pink stuff on the burning trees. I covered my head as it dropped near me.
"Let's move!"
I looked to see a small car ordering a few diggers. I couldn't let them see me, I started running...Towards the fire. Yeah I wasn't smart when I was scared. Casein point I jumped out of a mountain. As I ran I started to cough from the smell that was coming into my lungs.
i"Smoke Inhalation."/i I thought.
The thing is I rather die from Smoke Inhalation than Coal Miners Lung. I continued to cough trying to keep my head up but that wasn't easy. As I coughed again the small car reentered my line of sight. It was then she saw me and gasped.
"Blade we have a civilian down in the flames. And you are not going to believe what she is." the car told someone I guess via radio.
i"Copy that."/i a male voice was heard.
I coughed again but tried to back away from her.
"Easy…" She muttered slowly coming over to me.
I coughed once again only this time I dropped to my knee. I could hear her come over and check on me. I continued to look into her green eyes. She could tell I was scared, not because of the fire but because of her.
"We're going to get you out of here." She told me.
I didn't say a word I just nodded. I gasped as a tree fell right by me and the little car. Without thinking I hugged her in fear.
"Sh...It's okay…" I heard her but I didn't move.
i"Dynamite I'm here where is she?"/i the male voice asked.
"Drop your hoist I'll hook her up." the car, Dynamite said.
A hoist came down and Dynamite made me look at her.
"I'm going to have to hook you up to get you out of here. Okay."
I nodded and followed her over to the Hoist. She didn't know how to hook me up trying to find like a belt or something. I took it and wrapped it around me tieing a knot before looking back at Dynamite.
"Okay Blade take her back to the base." Dynamite ordered.
i"Copy that. Maru have the Medic bay ready."/i
I looked up and my eye widen it was the SAME helicopter I saw earlier. He pulled me out of the flames and quickly flew move over the fire. I watched as it burn and other planes were dropping the pink stuff on the fire. After a very short fly over the tree's I was gently placed down on cold cement. I unknotted myself as the hosit went back to the Helicopter. A navy blue and white forklift, hurried over to me and gasped.
"I never thought I would see another one!"
I don't really remember what happened next, due to the Smoke Inhalation and a little bit of a mini freak out I fell over. But instead of the cold hard cement I landed on a white wings with a red accent.
"I got you." A softer male voice came through my ears.
I didn't mind, cause I figured I was either a dead woman or I would soon be dead. I just closed my eyes as the softer male voice moved me away from the harsh sunlight and into the shade. That was all I remembered until I blacked out.
