Chapter 4
The village
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Josiah's POV-
I climbed on top of an overturned INGEN vehicle and then over the wall and into the village. Once I was on the ground, I scanned the area to have my first look at the island's worker village.
The place looked like the jungle was reclaiming most parts of the village. Cars and trucks were upended and smashed in parking lots and several smaller bungalows and building were still standing. The concrete sidewalks were cracked and broken from years of negligence and vines and weeds poked out of them.
The hurricane that had hit here must have been ferocious, because everywhere things were smashed, broken, and upended. Huge root systems snaked through the street, making it almost impassable for me to get through.
But now that I was in the village itself, it was time to find a building to in for the night. The sun had set and the village was growing darker by the minute.
I had to pick a building to stay in, and fast.
I scanned the streets and found one building that was still intact.
It was a church. Or something that looked like a church. The building was once white and now it looked like it seriously needed a new paint job. The paint that was on it now was peeling off and there was green moss and fungus growing alongside the building. The roof looked as if it was caved in and the bell tower's bell was gone. All-in-all, it looked sturdy enough to stay in.
I walked up the steps and through the double doors. A large, jagged hole was in the middle of the floor. The air was damp and smelled like an animal had been using the place as it's bathroom.
I walked up another pair of stairs and into a hall that had other rooms. To my left was a staircase that led to the second floor and to my right were the other rooms. I entered an office and looked around. A black desk and chair were the only things in there so i left the office alone. The rest of the first floor was pretty much empty, aside from the abandoned weapons that were left behind. The windows were crusted up and blurry which made it hard to see outside them. But I could tell that it was now dark outside the church.
I went back to the double doors and locked them. It came to me that this place was going to be my home for nine weeks. I had made decision to stay here. Right now, it felt like home, and I decided I was staying.
Tholestes POV-
The human had settled in the village. From the wall I could see that the human's old worker village was still standing, even after all these years.
Phaganax had given me orders, when me and Terias had gone back to the nests, to watch the human and see what he'd do. The rest of the pack were all on the edge, too.
The young chicks, on the other hand, were curious about the arrival of a human.
I felt tired and wanted to sleep. The night had come and the jungle behind me came to life with noise. I knew the pack would start their night hunts without me so that meant I would have to go hungry tonight.
I don't know why Phaganax wanted this human alive, anyway. He disliked humans but something about this one made him change his mind. Why, I didn't know.
Even though I was suppose to watch the human, my stomach said otherwise. I was hungry and tired. Watching the human inside the white building was going to take all night.
But going against Phaganax's orders was something I was not keen on doing right at that moment. Despite my hunger, I stayed where I was. There was no point in leaving now that night had come.
Josiah's POV-
It was nighttime now. I was dreading this part of my stay here on the island. The nights.
But this was no time to be afraid of the dark. I was fine with dark, it was the things that lurked in the dark that made the hairs on my neck prickle. Going to sleep here in this church was my only option, for now. Tomorrow, I start my nine weeks here.
By 10:57 I was still wide-awake. The sounds of the jungle outside really got me spooked. Even though I was in the attic of the church, and had made myself comfortable, the sounds of the sounds of the jungle outside did nothing for beauty sleep. But what can you do?
'sigh' this was going to be a long bloody night!