HEY NEW CHAPTER! I've been super excited to start writing this chapter so hopefully you enjoy :) Thanks to everyone for leaving such nice reviews I really appreciate it XD anyways enjoy! :P btw I was just reading back through the last chapter and I'm sorry for there being so many spelling mistakesXDD
FOUR POV
"Ok, ok, zeke how are we supposed to get out of here?" I say a to Zeke, my breaths quick and my voice clearly panicky but I try to hold as much of it in as I can. This not how I wanted to spend my morning. I look at Zeke who is deep in thought, eyes closed, hands clamped together infront of his mouth. His eyes suddenly open wide and he stands in the net, feeling his body as I look on in confusion. He looks up and notices my facial expression then keeps on looking.
"Any chance you brought your phone with you?" He asks hopeful and my eyes widen as I know that I did bring my phone. I feel around my pockets and my panic swallows any bit of hope that I had left.I can't find it. At this point thousands of emotions are swirling in my stomach, making me feel sick. I lean my body up against the net and close my eyes. I swear I put my phone in my pocket before we could it be? Did I drop it while we were looking around? I think to myself over and over than I open my eyes and look directly below us. And there they are. Both our phones lying in the frosted grass beneath us.
"Just our luck" I sigh, running my hair through my hair and sit back down in the net. I've managed to become comfortable in the small space we have but a little bit of claustrophobia still lingers. Zeke looks down at me confused and I gesture downward, towards the phones, him then sinking down with me. " Don't worry we'll get out of here somehow, just need to think." He says concentrated and I look up at the blue winter sky.
~Time Lapse~
" Dude this is ridiculous it's been almost an hour at least. Have you got any ideas?" Zeke says annoyed and I look at him. He's getting worried now.
"Trust me if I had an Idea we wouldn't be still sitting here." I say in a sarcastic tone, trying to brighten the mood but It's a bit difficult to make jokes in this type of situation. I never thought I'd be making jokes when I'm the claustrophobic one. We tried swinging the net to a nearby tree and try to cut the rope with a stick but the tree's are too far away from all sides. We're officially stuck and there's nothing we can do about it.
We sit in silence for a while as we search or brains for any possible solution but nothing is comes to mind. My mind is blank of ideas and I'm guessing so is Zeke's by the mixture of concentration and frustration on his face.
"Ok I've had enough of this." I say suddenly, standing in the net as I try to tear some of the rope with my hands. "What are you doing?" Zeke asks now standing up in the net, looking over my shoulder.
" I'm trying to tear it. It's better than sitting around all day, plus I'm starving and your mums going to get worried soon." I say, never taking my eyes off the net. I hear Zeke sigh then starts tearing the net opposite me. I hear a quiet rustle getting closer and closer towards our net but I can't tell if I'm imagining it because it's so quiet. I hear for a few more seconds before it stops suddenly, leaving only the sound of the winter breeze.
"You've got to be kidding." I hear an familiar females voice say in surprise and I immediately turn around to see Zeke staring at a girl,her blonde hair resting over her shoulder and the shadow of her grey hoodie covering her face like a mask. I move over next to Zeke who looks at me questioningly.
"Is that her?" Zeke whispers in my ear, his breath cold from exposure to the cool air.I look at him and whisper back.
" No thats not the one." I say sarcastically to Zeke who looks at me glaring. "Geez Zeke who else would it be? YES it's her." I say and he pokes his tongue at me before we both look back at the girl who is now pacing back and fourth right next to where the the rope is tied to the tree, holding up the net. "Hey can you like let us down? watching you pace back and fourth isn't going to make me less hungry." Says Zeke and as if on que my stomach rumbles.I'm starving.
She stops in her spot and looks up at us but doesn't say a word, then keeps pacing. " She's seems nervous." I whisper to Zeke and he nods.
"Who are you? How do you know our names? Especially mine." I say finally and I watch her body move as I talk, looking for any familiar vibes. As I speak she becomes more alert and more nervous. Zeke looks at me wide eyed. " She knows your name? I mean your real one." he says aloud but I ignore his question, keeping my eyes on the mysterious girl. I feel like me and her are closer friends than her and Zeke due to her body language when I talk. I just don't know who that could be.
She looks up at us and sighs aloud. " How long have you been up there?" she asks and I groan. " Around an hour and a half maybe? Haven't got our phones so I can't really tell the time." I answer gesturing to our phones, me and Zeke sitting back down in the net.
She laughs and walks over and picks up our phones, dusting of any snow. " Geez haven't had to rely in a phone in a long time." She says and we both tense knowing that our only communication to help is in the palm of this girls hands.
" Geez I'm just holding them and getting rid of the snow. Your looking at me like I've just murdered someone." she laughs and I loosen up a little. What's going on with this girl?
"Look we'd love to stay and chat but as you can see we are stuck in this little contraption of yours and you still haven't answered my friends question." He says annoyed and I can tell the girl is a little taken aback by Zeke's sudden frustration but hides it very quickly.
" I'd never thought I'd see a day where Zeke Pedrad would get angry." She replies back in a glaring tone making Zeke go quiet. She sighs and walks closer towards the net but not close enough to see her face or touch her.
"Look Zeke, Four..." She says, stuttering as she says my name. I think she was going to say my real name but thought against it. " There's a lot you don't know, and I know you won't know for a very long time. Trust me it's for good reason and If I were you as soon as your feet touch the ground you better run your asses out of this forest. You should stop searching for answers, your diving into very dangerous waters." She says serious, her tone threatening yet caring at the same time. I don't know whether she's a friend or an enemy.
" We have to many questions with no answers. we're connected to you somehow and It's our right to know." Zeke says seriously and I'm a little surprised at first. Not like Zeke to argue and be so serious. Maybe the cold finally knocked some serious into him. I think to myself and a small grin crosses my face for a moment.
"Look no doubt you'll find out someday but today is not going to be that day." She says sighing her tone signally the end of the conversation. Zeke falls back onto the net in defeat, the net bouncing me up slightly.
" Can you cut us down now? we could have been gone by now." I say sighing, my eyes closed as I now lay in the net. I'm trying to take a chill attempt to the situation. I feel the cool winter breeze with the combination of sun touch my skin and it's actually kinda soothing. I've accepted that there's nothing we can do in this situation so might as well embrace it. We did end up finding her which was the plan all along.
" Can't do that just yet. You haven't talked in a while you got any questions or did Zeke clear up everything pretty well?" She says, her tone both jokingly and curious. I laugh an slightly annoyed laugh, open my eyes and look her directly in her direction we an annoyed expression. I'm sick of sitting in this net, of the claustrophobia, of the cold. And I still can't see any of her important facial features.
" I have many questions I'd like to ask but what's the point if your not going to answer them? And the one's you do are so vague and twisted like a riddle that it doesn't even make sense. So no, I have no questions for you at this moment in time." I say and at that point everything goes silent for a split second, than is filled with the noises of the branches against the breeze. I few minutes go by as me and Zeke lay in the net and the mysterious girl now sitting in the snow. She looks up at the sky for a moment than looks around the tree's. Zeke's completely zoned out by the expression on his face. I see her lips move slightly and I try to focus my hearing on her voice but the noises of nature make it difficult to hear her.
I suddenly hear loud crunching noises, getting closer and closer making me and Zeke flinch to attention, still laying in the net but my fist clenched tightly on the rope. The mysterious girl stands quickly on her feet, her fingers resting on the handle of her knife, giving me anxious butterflies.Great now I'm in this net defenceless, cold and there's a girl armed with who knows how many weapons. Where did she even get the knife? OHHH AND DONT GET ME STARTED THAT FOR ALL I KNOW A BEAR IS COMING TO EAT US AND I WONT EVEN BE ABLE TO DEFEND MYSELF. I mumble as I rant to myself, my voice so quiet and fast that it's inaudible.
"U?" She shouts and the crunching stops suddenly then starts again getting closer. Who the hell is 'U?' My thoughts I then interrupted my a fast figure crossing my vision,making me tense.
"Hey Bea I didn't see them anywhere, I don't think-" The figure speaks, definitely male, stopping mid-sentence as he see's our body's in the net. "...they're here" he says finishing his sentence then looks from the girl to the net and then back to the girl.
"WAIT HOLD UP HOLD UP. THERE'S TWO OF YOU?!" Zeke baffled and looks at me eyes wide and I just shrug my shoulders stunned. I have no idea whats happening. The boy walks up closer to the net that he could reach out and touch us if he wanted to, mainly looking at Zeke who is confused as to why he's being stared down by this boy.
"Zeke? Do you recognise me?" he says with caution in his voice. I look up at Zeke who is a mixture of confusion and 's stumped. " Who the hell are you?" He says defensively and the boy stays still as if contemplating on his answer.
" I wish I could tell you but I don't think now's the right time. Just know that I never left." He says his voice filled with emotion making Zeke speechless. Thats a first. The boy turns and walks up next to the girl and the girl gives him a tight hug.
"Hey guess what?" The girl says and the boy pulls away from the hug. "What?" he says confused and I notice the girl grin.
" I won. The bet." She says and he turns quickly towards us his hands on his face. " NOOOOOOOO!" He shouts whilst also laughing, making this situation even weirder.
" Who are you and can you let us down now?" I say and they both look at me making me subconscious.
" Uh yeah sorry about the wait." The girl says and they both step backwards, safely away from the net.
" Sorry for this." She says sincerely and me and Zeke look at each other confused. " Wha-" I begin to say but the girl swiftly takes her knife from her jean pocket and throws it, hitting the rope thats connected to the tree making the net fall with a huff. I land on my side and groan and I hear Zeke groan as well.
" Ouch. I can't feel my legs." Zeke huffs as he stands up, me doing the same. "Like I said, really sorry." She says her voice traced with a little bit of guilt.Only a little. I think, slightly grinning as I dust of dirt and leaves off my clothes. Zeke is now standing next to me, pretty much mirroring the two mysterious people, who are also staring at us. No one moves or says a word. I don't think anyone knows what to do.
Zeke coughs awkwardly, thankfully breaking the eerie silence. " Why aren't you guys leaving get out of here." The mysterious boy says and I look to Zeke confused, waiting for his explanation. Why are we still here?
" Our phones, Umm We're going to need them back." He says and you can tell he's just tiered. I look over to the girl who's checking her pockets till she pulls out two phones. The boy looks at them then takes Zekes phone and I look at Zeke who is tensing his fists and I grab his shoulder, trying to calm him down.
"What are you doing with my phone? I have a password anyw-" he begins saying but the the phone clicks and leaves Zeke and me confused. He knew the password. We wait there speechless, wondering who the hell these people are while the boy goes through Zekes phone, the girl watching cautiously over his shoulder. I don't think she knows what he's doing either.
The boy brings the phone up to his ear, I can hear the slight sound of the phone ringing. Zeke takes a stride forward but I stop him with my hand. I want to know what he's doing. I hear the ringing stop and the faint voice of a female coming through the phone. The boy freezes instantly but doesn't hang up, just stands there. After a few more second the person on the other line hangs up and the boy puts the phone away from his ear, he seems shaken and I wonder why. The girl takes the phone out of his hand and whispers something and the boy nods. She walks out towards the middle of the gap between them and us and puts the phones on the ground, then walking backwards to her original spot. Me and Zeke cautiously walk over and pick up our phones.
" Don't come back here again." the girl states and I go to look up at her but when I look they're both gone. I sigh frustrated and look over at Zeke who's looking at the trees.
" We'll talk about this later. Let's just get the hell outta here." Zeke sighs and we both stand, and without saying a word, we sprint into the woods and back towards society. This mornings events all feel like a dream, like I'm going to wake up at any moment. Problem is, I'm not dreaming.
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