This chapter is very short, but I couldn't NOT stop at such a tantalizing spot. So perfect! You guys are, of course, going to hate it. There should be another chapter out very soon, but I'm so eager to post! I'll probably be feeling this way for a while, so you can expect several chapters out of me.
I warn you however, this chapter is very dark, and a little different than my usual style.
I'm so excited! I have new software people! *Dances around the room* And all I have to do it write this author's note, and I can post this chapter! Thanks to everyone for being so patient, and I hope to hear from you all in your reviews. Please review! They are what keep me writing!
Disclaimer- All themes and characters belong to Lois Lowry. However, all of my original characters belong to me, please email me if you would like to borrow them. You are quite welcome to, I love to see what someone else can do with my characters! I just like to keep track of those who are using them.
Waiting For My Sun To Rise
Chapter Five
Honey! Honey! There was a commotion in the yard, and then a bang as her door flew open. Honey was stunned to see Toomar. and Yanheld the foresters in her foyer.
Toomar? Yanheld? What are you doing here? I thought you were going to follow the River to find out why it was polluted? Honey was confused. She had thought they would take at least a month in their travels, and she hadn't expected them to come to much.
Honey, we found out why the River was polluted. There is a large building up the River about fifteen miles. They are dumping all kinds of horrid things in the River. Toomar looked devastated, and so very sad. She knew that the two had a special bond with the forest and wouldn't let anyone harm it.
Suddenly, the door slammed shut, and Honey could hear thumps as something hit the house. She whirled to look out the window, and was stunned to see torrents of rain begin to fall. The shutters began to slam open and closed as high winds threatened to knock them off their hinges. Huge hailstones pelted the house with unrelenting wrath.
Yanheld ran to the window, and firmly latched the shutters, as Toomar locked the door. This can't be a natural storm. The very elements are angry with us. Honey turned from the now shuttered window in front of her, to her mother, Granny, right behind her.
Honey's mouth opened, then shut as she regarded her mother. Two more are sick. All drinking water must be boiled, and the sick must be quarantined. Haretta is sick too, I must be immune somehow. Honey was stunned. Two more? But, but a dozen were already sick. She began to cry.
We can't fall apart. Toomar, Yanheld, use whatever force it takes, but I want you to go to every house, and warn them. They all must boil their water, and the sick must all be put in a room by them self, and those that I have tested to be immune should attend them. If nobody in the house is immune, they'll have to find someone who is. Granny handed him a syringe, a vial, and a test tube, Anyone who hasn't been tested yet, test them. Draw a little blood, put a drop from the vial in the test tube, and add a drop of blood. If the blood turns yellow, they aren't immune. If it turns blue, they are. Boil all three items after EVERY use. Toomar took the items, and placed them in his pouch.
We'll be careful. Yanheld promised.
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Gretele tried to pay more attention to her driving, but her eyes were still often attracted to the small girl next to her. Not so small, or young anymore, she thought wistfully. Dawn's blue eyes were hardened with anger, and with remorse, and when she didn't think that Gretele was watching, Dawn's hand was drawn back to her cut face.
How old was Dawn anyway? Ah, fifteen. Not nearly old enough for the burden she was being asked to carry. All of a sudden, Gretele's attention was drawn back to the road as a loud thump, then Dawn's small yelp of fright brought her back from her musings.
Sliding off the windshield was a hailstone as big as a good sized rock. Gretele screamed, and swerved, a bright bolt of lightning hit the road right in front of the truck. Her eyes widened as she saw blue sky being swallowed up by the darkness of a storm. Sheets of rain began to pound into the truck, and the tires squealed as they tried to find friction on the wet ground.
Another bolt of lighting lit up the area, and Gretele could see the road in front of her. A loud crash rang in her ears, and then the thunder died out. Almost before the sound faded, she saw another bolt hit in the trees ahead. followed by that awful noise.
This time she saw two people in front of her, and she yanked on the wheel to avoid hitting them. The car went into an awful spin, tires squealing, one exploded. They hit a tree, and Gretele's head was thrown back into the headrest.
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As they flew over the bridge, Jinkie flung the car into a turn, and blasted down the deserted street. Someone had obviously taken command of the situation, and as he flung open the door in front of The Assembly Hall, he heard voices from inside.
Jinkie! Jonas! That came from behind him. He saw Asher, Aimee, Phillipa, and Bruno running out of a nearby building, one of the computer headquarters. Thank goodness you're back. We are trying to lock Angela out of as many systems as we can... Asher trailed off, and began to gape at something behind Jonas. Slowly, he turned, and saw a rolling cloud of black racing towards them.
He made sure everyone was in before he followed his own order. As he ran towards the door, he was hit in the head by a hailstone. The last thing he heard was Fiona's scream as he faded into unconsciousness.
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Clunk. Clunk. Clunk.
Lily abruptly stopped singing at the strange sound coming from up above her. Others cut off as they realized what they heard was coming from outside. Then she heard Fiona's heart piercing scream. Whispers turned into mass panic, and Lily tried to get towards the door, but the mass of people was pushing towards her, asking questions, not letting her get to Fiona. Why would Fiona scream? Lily began to really panic. She couldn't get to her sister in law. This was bad. This was very bad. Her mind raced. Then, a crashing banging sound was all she could hear. There was a hushed silence, and even Lily's battered mind could comprehend what the noise had been. Thunder.
In the crowd's shock, Lily was able to break through. She elbowed and pushed her way to the door, and was just in time to see Fiona drag Jonas into the doorway. He was bleeding. She gasped. From the head.
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The trees quaked in their very roots. They swayed to the very dance of the great storm. Surely this would show the bad big creatures that they should not mess with nature. They had been free for so very long. They remembered the last time humans had tried this. They had been taught their lesson. This time though, they wouldn't make the mistake of those forseeders, and allow themselves to be spoiled for centuries. Now the nature would make it's self known. In the most unbelievable ways.
To the winds they added strength, and two great twirling cyclones were added to natures newly made waltz. They skirted the forests, and headed up the big creatures trail, growing as they headed to the bad building where it all began.
~Siti~