Welcome to Chapter 2 of my story!
Thanks for the reviews for the first chapter, I know this is a strange story.
In this Chapter, Shika makes a discovery (or two) about the corpse!
Sorry this chapter is so short!
R&R Please!
Chapter 2- Dig
It was close to dark when I returned with a flashlight and a shovel.
It was sickening at first, the thought of touching a dead body, but now, as I started to dig, it really hadn't bothered me.
I just felt compelled to find out about this person.
I did not bother to tell anyone about what I was doing, or what I had found.
Thankfully, when I got home my parents weren't around to ask questions.
That would be a fun conversation. "Oh nothing Dad, just trying to exhume a body!"
It felt personal, like it was my cross to bear. I was drawn to this. Was it fate? Only time would tell.
First the fingers had revealed an entire hand, which had given way to an arm.
As I stopped to take a break from carefully digging up this body, I noticed that the the nails on this hand were nice.
Too nice for naturally growing nails. I felt my heart skip a beat as I realized that manicured nails meant that this was (most likely) a girl!
Sweat was beaded all over my body, I had discarded my shirt and jacket in favor for the mesh underneath.
My hair which was once in a ponytail on top of my head, now barely held together. It was a mess.
Just then, it started to pour down rain. It felt really good, but I paid little attention to it though, and just kept digging.
I was trying to be as careful as possible not to damage this cadaver. The shovel was discarded when I was close to uncovering her face.
Tentatively, I brushed the dirt (which was quickly becoming mud) away.
The hair, although dirty, seemed to be a sandy blonde color. It was held in place (although barely) by four ponytails.
The face was bruised, and several scars marred it. A black cloth was wrapped tightly over her eyes.
Grabbing a knife from my pocket, I gently cut away at it, when I felt the fabric loosen, I pulled it back and gagged.
Her eyes were missing! There were just two empty holes where her eyes should have been. Okay, I was NOT ready for that!
I had to climb out of this hole that I had dug for a moment to regain my composure. That was a little too much, even for me at this point. I looked around at my surroundings, I was about four feet deep, so I planted my hands on the slick, muddy ground and tried to pull myself out. Unfortunately, one of my hands was on a jagged rock and it dug in as I shifted all of my weight onto it. Pain shot through my hand, and my other hand slipped out from under me. My face smacked into the edge of this pit and I fell back and twisted around as my body hit the ground. The wind was knocked out of my lungs, combined with the trauma of hitting my face, I passed out.
Another chapter down! Poor Shika! What will happen next? Tune in (and review further please) to find out!
