So here's the next chapter! Thanks to JaredMilne1982 for reviewing! I like breaking moulds. Actually, I like breaking everything. Especially with Mr. Sledgehammer! *gets out Mr. Sledgehammer and smashes wall* Yaaay!
*clears throat* Anyway, enjoy!
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring!!!!!
I jumped a little in my seat. I had been doodling in my notebook during Mr. Baum's lecture on literature. The time went by quicker than I thought.
People were already walking out the door, gabbing happily about their weekend plans. I grabbed my backpack and started out the door.
The hallways were always so loud.
"I have to write an essay for World Lit. Ugh!"
"You coming tonight?"
"Yeah, it's gonna be crazy!!"
I snorted a little at this. 'Oh yeah, we have crazy times here in Kansas,' I thought sarcastically.
I pushed the door open lazily with my back and looked up at the sky. It was turning dark with menacing clouds.
'Great, nothing like a walk home in the rain,' I thought, sighing.
At least I wouldn't be walking home alone.
As if on cue, Brutus ran up to me from his spot under the bleachers, yipping happily and jumping excitedly.
I smiled. Ever since the day we got him, Brutus followed me everywhere, even to school.
At first I tried to ask if he could stay in my backpack or something, but the principal wouldn't hear of it.
So I found him a little spot under the bleachers outside. It was cool, shaded from the rain, and since people ate lunch out there, Brutus even got snacks. Every day he'd wait there until I left, then we'd walk home together.
"Come on, Bru," I jerked my head, which was his signal that we were leaving. I don't know what it was, but Brutus and I always understood each other perfectly. Even Kirk was baffled by it. But whatever it was, we always knew exactly what the other was saying, despite the language barrier.
I hummed as I walked, a song chorus was learning right now called "Once Upon a December". I loved the song-it was quiet, eerie, yet beautiful. Every so often Brutus would attempt to bark along and I'd laugh.
After a minute, I looked at the sky. The clouds were now darker and appeared to be swirling, slowly.
"Ya think it's gonna storm, Brutus?"
His only response was to growl slightly.
"Yeah, I hope not either." I ruffled the fur on his head.
Suddenly, the wind started howling. Brutus whimpered and I quickly snatched him up. I looked around to see what had caused it.
My eyes met the biggest tornado I had ever seen.
Now, don't get me wrong. I live in Kansas, after all. Tornados are pretty common. I can't tell you how many times Kirk and I went into the closet of our apartment while a tornado went through.
But this one...it was a monster.
And it was headed right for us.
I looked frantically for some form of shelter. This was hard, since we were in the middle of a field.
But I spotted a barn a few yards away.
I dropped my backpack (nothing important in there), held on to Brutus with both hands and sprinted towards it. He was yelping and barking the whole time, and I tried to ignore it. The wind was getting stronger, and my dark brown, shoulder length hair was getting in my face and making it hard for me to see. But I kept running.
After what seemed like forever, we made it to the barn. I shut the doors with some difficulty, and the iron bar slid down in front of the doors.
I hoped it would hold.
I looked around the barn. No animals, just a lot of hay. I sat down on the biggest lump and released a breath I hadn't realized I'd been holding.
"You okay, buddy?" I looked at Brutus, who was still shaking.
"Aw, it's okay," I hugged him tight. "We made it. We're safe."
I took out a hair tie from my wrist and tied my hair up in a ponytail, a habit I have when I'm planning.
I risked a look out the window, and could see nothing but leaves and debris flying everywhere.
Brutus was now walking around, taking note of his new environment.
"We'll just have to wait it out here," I said to myself.
All of a sudden, over the roaring of the wind, I heard a crack.
Brutus stopped walking and whimpered.
A second crack.
Brutus yelped and ran over to me, cowering behind my leg.
I scooped him up. "What in God's name was that?"
I didn't have time to think about it, because there was a third crack, and then the barn was tipping.
I hugged Brutus to me as we fell on the hay.
"Oh, shit," I said aloud. Now I understood. The house was being pulled up by the wind. Three of the corners of the barn were already free. And the fourth-
CRACK.
The whole barn started to jerk and spin as it was hoisted into the air. Brutus was barking and barking, mostly out of fear, but partly because I was holding him so tight.
But I wasn't letting him go for anything. I was being knocked around the barn, but if I used one hand to grab something, Brutus might fly away. One of the doors was open now, and it was only sheer luck that kept me from flying out the door.
I was flung all over the place like a rag doll for what seemed like hours, clutching poor little Brutus the whole time.
All of a sudden, there was a jerk and a crash as we landed. I was flung in the air for a moment before landing right on my rear end.
I hissed in pain, biting back curse words. Brutus pawed at my face, whimpering questioningly.
"I'm fine. It's over now, we're okay."
Brutus jumped from my arms and sniffed the air suspiciously. When he realized I was telling the truth, he ran back to me and licked my face repeatedly.
"Ok, ok!" I laughed and gently pushed him off me. "Enough with the spit bath."
Brutus barked happily and started for the door.
"Wait!" He obeyed, but looked at me questioningly.
"We don't know where we are. We need to be careful."
I went to the door and poked my head out.
What I saw was the strangest, most peculiar, and most beautiful thing I had ever seen.
Where could they possibly be?!? Who knows?!? Lol sarcasm. I'm thinking of maybe changing the title of the story-it's kinda blah, doncha think? Anyway, please keep reading and if you read, please please PLEASE review-I love feedback almost as much as I love chocolate! Mmmm, chocolate… :P
