Hey guys! I've noticed that many of my chapters haven't had a author's note since like forever. I apologize for that, if any one missed them that is. XD
Anyway, i won't be updating until school work and testing cools down a bit. Meaning not till the end of May at least. GOMEN!
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Anyway DGM isn't mine as usual, only the plot and certain characters.
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I clicked my tongue and furrowed my brows. I had two choices at the moment. Explore the hole or go back to the group. Both were equally tempting.
Maybe this hole held a great secret.
But if I did not return in time for whatever door I have to go through, something terrible might happen. I shuddered at the idea of being tested on again. I sighed loudly and gripped at my hair in frustration. Before looking back up, determination burning brightly in me.
I positioned myself to the side of the shelf and gripped the metal rack tightly. Slowly I began to push it away from the wall. The shelf was heavier than what it seemed. After some protesting from the metal, I had succeeded.
There was enough space for me to stand in between of the shelf and the wall. The hole seemed to be a tunnel, I could hear the echo of the wind as it crashed into the concrete.
It wasn't as dark as I expected it to be. I clicked my tongue again, my heart beating wildly. Eventually the adrenaline was too much for me to deal with that I had to take a deep breath. After I had relaxed and only a giddy sensation was at the pit of my stomach, did I make my decision.
"I will explore this passage." I firmly said before walking in.
By all means, I should have not been able to see anything. I should have been tripping and stumbling to the floor, I should have been afraid to walk upright and should have been crawling instead.
But I could see perfectly well, as if the tunnel wasn't dark at all.
It was a strange ordeal, but it wasn't a bad one at the moment. So I shrugged off the thought and continued walking.
It didn't take long till I reached what appeared to be the end. At the end, was a metal ladder that lead up.
The climb seemed extremely high, but I could see a dot of light shining down.
The air here seemed cleaner, more natural. Fresh, unlike the stale air of the facility.
I gulped audibly.
If one were to climb high enough and fall...well... Let's say you wouldn't be waking up.
Shaking my thoughts away, I reached for the closest step that I could reach with my hand. Before tentatively placing one foot at the bottom step.
The metal ladder did not squeak or bend under my weight. Assuming it was safe, I began the long climb to the answer to the mystery.
When I was halfway up, or at least that what I could perceive, my body began to show signs of exhaustion. My arms shook, as did my legs, my shoulders ached and my hands pulsed.
But I continued climbing.
" I'm almost there, I'm almost there." I whispered relentlessly to myself.
Just when I thought that I would fall to my death before reaching the top, I reached it.
There was a metal lid, burnt was obviously open. Otherwise the light wouldn't filter in. I pushed softly and found the kid to move easily. I continued to shove it until it fell beyond my line of sight.
The soft clank confirming its fall.
The light blinded me for a second, but my eyes adjusted quickly enough. I climbed the rest of the way out.
And I couldn't hold the gasp that escaped me.
I was once again surrounded by trees. Throwing my legs to the side, my feet touched solid ground. I just sat there at the edge.
My mind couldn't comprehend what just had happened. I walked a couple of feet away from the man hole and fell to my knees. My hands grasped the grass tightly. Forehead falling to lay against the grass. I inhaled deeply the scents that surrounded me.
This time around, everything was real.
It wasn't plastic or holograms. I was actually outside. Energy filled me suddenly and I kept to my feet and just ran. My hair whipped around me, as did the grass around my feet. Leafy branches whipped my face lightly. But I didn't care.
I was free!
Before long, I passed the tree line and I just lost my breath.
In front of me was a cliff, the horizon filled completely blue. Ocean and sky had become one. There was no single cloud in the sky.
It was breath taking.
This time I simply walked toward the edge. So that I could just sit there and admire the beauty.
Time passes by quickly. To me it passed by slowly. The sun went away to sleep and the moon came out to comfort. The sky sprinkled with bright twinkling stars. The ocean a stunning reflection of the sky.
Then my heart nearly stopped beating.
I had been gone nearly the enter day. They would notice. SCARLET would notice. I wanted this freedom so badly. But Scarlet knew I was alive, she would hunt me down.
I had no choice. I needed to return. I stood up and looked to the sky. Suddenly, meteors began to fly. A shower of shooting stars.
"I will be free." I told the stars.
It wasn't a wish.
It was a promise.
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Jane!