Hoo-roo
"Oh my god!" Adrianne jumped up and ran towards us when we entered the cave. "I thought you were dead!" She squeezed Cade.
"Dead? We've been gone for two days." Cade pushed her away.
"Two days? Try four months!"
"No way. We left two days ago." Sam looked at Joe. "Did you warp us four months into the future?"
Joe shook his head. "I don't think so."
"Warp? Nevermind. Thank god you're home!" Adrianne tried to hug Cade again, but Cade pushed her off.
"Like you care. You were right by the way. Mom and Dad are dead." She stormed off down the tunnel.
Sam POV
I stepped outside the cave. Adrianne was so glad that we were alive, she didn't care how long we stayed. Although Fred made it clear he wanted to go home. We were leaving in an hour. I saw Cade standing near the edge, staring at the moon. She was rubbing her bracelet in between her thumb and index finger. I noticed this was a habit of hers whenever she thought about something. Birds and bugs were loudly playing their songs in the background.
"Hey."
Cade didn't turn around. "Hey." She looked down.
I walked up next to her and rubbed my arms. Man, this place was cold at night. I tried to find Cade's face, but it was too dark to see. "They could still be alive you know. Joe didn't take us to the future, which means that time in the cave is relative. Maybe the cave only started collapsing because we went back so far. They-" Cade held up her hand and cut me off.
"No. One of the skeletons had a bracelet on." She showed me her wrist. "Just like this one." She dropped her hand back down to her side. "It was my mom. Dad had to be near her."
"Oh." I dropped my arms. Our hands accidently brushed against each other. "I'm sorry." I wasn't sure what I was apologizing for.
Cade shook her head. "It's not your fault. I just want to get out of here. I love this place so much, but with the memories, it's just too much." She looked up. Her tears reflected in the moonlight. I never thought Cade would cry.
"Don't worry." I grabbed her hand. She seemed shocked at first, but relaxed. "It will be alright."
We stood in silence for a while before Cade spoke up again. "I never got to thank you for saving my life before."
I blinked. I had forgotten about that. "It's no big deal. You would have done it for me if the situation was reversed… I hope."
She smiled. "Maybe… but not for Fred. Things would be so much quieter with him gone."
I snickered. "That's for sure." We stayed outside for a few more minutes, staring at the stars, and then went back inside.
"There you are!" Fred pulled Sam away from Cade. "We're leaving."
Sam looked back at Cade. "Wait." He got out of Fred's grasp and walked over to Cade. "You said you wanted to leave this place, right? Come with us."
Cade stared up at him in shock. "What? I, I can't. Maybe if Adrianne was eighteen and could have her own in place, but her birthday's not for another-" She froze. "She would've turned eighteen last month." She ran down the tunnels towards Adrianne's room. Sam tried to follow, but Fred held him back.
"What was that for?" He crossed his arms.
"She can't stay here, not after what happened. This could be her only chance to leave." Sam took off after Cade. Fred rolled his eyes and followed.
"Leave? Like we have enough brass for that." Adrianne put her hands on her hips.
"We have enough for a pub. And you and I are old enough to get jobs. We could leave this place, get jobs, and we'll have a house in no time." Cade looked at her with hopeful eyes.
"I don't know…" She looked at the trio, silently judging them. "How would we even get there?"
Cade smirked. "No worries, mate. They've got it covered."
Alright people WTH? This place has been so quiet lately, I almost forgot about it. No reviews or updates! I just got a review for the last chap. I posted it a month ago! This is the last chap, but I want reviews before I post the next story! So review!
