Hello Everyone. Sorry for the long wait. Here is chapter 2 and I hope that you will enjoy it. :)
Everything was prepared for the journey that Michael and I were going to take knowing that it wasn't going to be easy to get to the dam since I have been seeing strange things in the woods which I thought of the time were apes though again at the time I shrugged it off.
I had just managed to finish packing my backpack when Anna came to me and she was feeling very scared about the prospect of not seeing me for a long time and I knew that she was afraid that I won't be there to stop Johnathan Davies from bullying her.
"You are going to come back, right?" asked Anna, worriedly. "You know that I don't like being here".
"I know and that's why I will come back for you" I said which made her smile. "Once the dam is up and working, I will come back for you so you are safe and sound with me".
Anna smiled before she once again hugged me and I hugged her back since we had people mocking us because we were black and most of the survivors here were white which was the other reason why Anna didn't want to stay here and I don't blame her.
We broke the hug before I kissed Anna on the cheek and I walked over to my dad who was currently talking to my older brother Michael who was like a solider taking orders from his general or captain that was in charge of the unit.
They both eventually saw me and dad told me that Michael was now the one task with taking care of me which I groaned in response since I knew that Michael loved being in charge and I knew that it was going to be hell.
"You are to listen to Michael at all times, understand?" asked dad which I reluctantly accepted. "If you listen to him then nothing will happen to the both of you".
"I know dad, I should listen to Michael since he can keep me safe" I said, annoyed before I began to mutter some words. "Except that he is too bossy to listen".
"What was that Alex?" asked dad which caught my attention. "You said something about Michael and I would like to hear it, what did you say about Michael?".
"Nothing dad, I didn't say anything at all" I said as I smiled in an attempt to hide what I had just said about Michael. "I said absolutely nothing about Michael".
Dad looked at me with a stern glare before he eventually came to accept what I said and I nodded in agreement while I was mentally angry at myself for nearly losing my cool right there and then but I was lucky that I barely managed to stay calm.
Soon enough me and Michael started our journey to Muir woods where we were to search for the dam and to fix it in order for the power to come back on so we can try to make contact with the outside world.
I had entered the forest with Michael when I felt a creepy chill grow up my spine since I had a bad feeling that we were being watched but I shrugged it off thinking it was just me being paranoid although they is a chance I wasn't.
"I can't believe that you wanted to bring Anna with us" said Michael as he began tuttering me. "You are so lucky that it didn't happen".
"Oh yeah, you can say that about yourself anyway" I said as I grew annoyed at his attitude . "I much rather have Anna with us than being back at the colony".
"She needs to stop being such a cry-baby" said Michael. "She really needs to grow up".
"Hey watch it Michael" I said as I got protective over Anna. "That was completely uncalled for".
"Oh well, get use to it" said Michael. "You and Anna really need to grow up".
I ignored him and I decided to make camp since we would be needing it especially when the rain comes along with the thunder and Lightning which are also the very things that I am afraid of especially from a much earlier age.
I had been scared of Thunder and Lightning since I was four years-old during which I would usually go to my parents for comfort whenever a storm had started especially when it involves thunder and Lightning.
Night soon came and I was reading my book when I thought I heard the sound of someone making their way towards my tent which forced me to get in my bed as quickly as I can knowing that it was probably Michael coming to check up on me.
Except that it wasn't Michael but something else entirely and something that would forever be etched in my mind because outside my tent, I saw two feet but they weren't human like me and my family since our feet were cleaner than the feet I was currently seeing.
The feet were obviously from an Ape which also got me excited since I loved reading about monkeys and Gorillas but Apes were my favourite to read about since they were literally the ancestors of humans and humans started out as Apes before they eventually evolved.
I watched nervously as the feet lowered before a face, which seemed strangely familiar, stared at me while I stared back knowing that I must stay quiet and I must NOT do any sudden moves especially if it involves getting a weapon.
The Ape was very familiar to me and I knew I had seen that face from somewhere but I couldn't put my finger on it since it was ten years ago when I had saw an Ape leading the other Apes to freedom but I had also heard a name from a man who seems to know the leader of the Apes very well.
Soon enough the face was gone and the sound of footsteps dwindled and dwindled until only silence surrounded the area which gave me the hint that I was safe and I sighed in relief knowing that I had a very close call with an Ape.