Chapter 9
"Do you ever, I dunno feel like we're being watched?" Adam mumbles looking up at the dark rain clouds sweeping across the sky, he pulls his coat around his shoulders more as he shivers from the cold. "Chris are you listening to me!" Adam yells picking up a branch and poking it into Chris's back. Adam jumps back as Chris grabs it and snatches it away from him. "Whoa easy" Adam says as Chris throws the branch as far as he can through the trees before slumping down onto the ground and burying his head into his folded arms over his knees. "Chris."
"Leave me alone" Chris mutters wiping his eyes with the back of his hands and putting his head down again, he pulls his jacket up over his head as he feels the first few drops of rain falling onto the back of his head, what they didn't know is that it wasn't going to stop anytime soon.
******************** "Stupid rain, took me ages to make that fire!" Andrew moans as he runs inside out of the rain dropping his soaking coat to the floor "I cant believe this weather" he says sitting down with his back pressed against the wall "It doesn't looks like it's going to stop anytime soon either"
"No I guess not" Streph replies quietly as she stands leaning against the mouth of the cave looking out into the rain, it had been raining hard for the past hour now "Do you think they found some shelter out of this alright?" Steph asks turning her head to look at Andrew, Paul busies himself making his crutches.
"Yeah I'm sure they did..Do you think I'd be able to make a fire just inside here?" Andrew says trying to change the subject away from Chris.
"Yeah, I don't see why not. Just make sure it's as close to the entrance as you can or this place will fill with smoke, we're going to need a fire if we're going to eat anyway" Paul says using the ledges in the cave wall to pull himself up, Steph looks over to him and frowns "Don't even start on me, I know you keep telling me I shouldn't be moving but I cant stay in the same position all day alright" Paul growls making Steph look away again and back out into the rain. Andrew sighs and shakes his head; the weather was making everyone grumpy and snap at each other.
Mr. Shan laughed as he watched them fighting among themselves "Bad weather brings bad moods, bad moods bring arguments, arguments bring hurt, hurt brings violence and violence brings.death" he laughs to himself and turns the dial from heavy rain to monsoon. "It seems that Stephanie and Chris aren't coping so well apart, their moods reflect the weather, this is just too good!" He chuckles rubbing his hands together with joy.
After about 20 minutes of trying they finally got their fire going again casting a bright light inside the cave, making their shadows dance along the walls. Steph sits watching as Andrew runs out into the rain with his coat as an umbrella trying to collect some water from the lake to make them some hot drinks. He runs back inside and over to the fire and sits down.
"It's even heavier than it was a couple of hours ago guys, it's getting worse" Andrew says handing Steph the pot of water so she can put it on the fire to boil "I hope you can all swim" Andrew laughs trying to lighten the mood, Steph smiles and looks back out into the rain.
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"Adam!" Chris yells snatching at the box of matches as they huddle over the soaking pile of wood and leaves trying to light it "Just give up, your wasting them! You cant light a fire in this weather you asshole!" Chris shouts finding it hard to get himself heard over the noise of the rain that was beating down hard flooding the ground.
"It's your fault we're in this mess!" Adam shouts back at him shoving him backwards, Chris falls over and lands in the mud. The anger was building up inside him, he didn't care that he was now covered in mud. It made no difference, he was already drenched through the skin and his soaking clothes clung tight to his body. How could Adam say that this was all his fault!
"What the hell do you mean this is my fault!" Chris climbs to his feet and shoves Adam back "Screw you!" Chris yells grabbing his bag and starting off down the slope, he'd had enough of this. He should of just left Adam in the jungle on his own a long time ago and gone back to Steph.what was he thinking. Adam was his friend and they'd been arguing about nothing, this place was making them act crazy.
"Chris, where are you going!" Adam yells running after him and grabbing his shoulder, slowing him down and walking beside him "I'm er.sorry, I'm just tired, cold and hungry" Adam mumbles holding out his hand for Chris to shake.
"I know, so am I, Lets just go back yeah" Chris shakes Adams hand and they carry on walking trying to see their way through the rain that was blocking their field of site. "The quicker we move the sooner we can get back" Chris shouts using his arm to shield the rain from his face as he turns to Adam.
"So you can get back to Stephanie you mean!" Adam shouts back and laughs.
"Damn straight!" Chris laughs, "God I'm missing her like mad, I'm hope she's all right," Chris says smiling to himself; hopefully they'd be back together by morning.
"Do you ever, I dunno feel like we're being watched?" Adam mumbles looking up at the dark rain clouds sweeping across the sky, he pulls his coat around his shoulders more as he shivers from the cold. "Chris are you listening to me!" Adam yells picking up a branch and poking it into Chris's back. Adam jumps back as Chris grabs it and snatches it away from him. "Whoa easy" Adam says as Chris throws the branch as far as he can through the trees before slumping down onto the ground and burying his head into his folded arms over his knees. "Chris."
"Leave me alone" Chris mutters wiping his eyes with the back of his hands and putting his head down again, he pulls his jacket up over his head as he feels the first few drops of rain falling onto the back of his head, what they didn't know is that it wasn't going to stop anytime soon.
******************** "Stupid rain, took me ages to make that fire!" Andrew moans as he runs inside out of the rain dropping his soaking coat to the floor "I cant believe this weather" he says sitting down with his back pressed against the wall "It doesn't looks like it's going to stop anytime soon either"
"No I guess not" Streph replies quietly as she stands leaning against the mouth of the cave looking out into the rain, it had been raining hard for the past hour now "Do you think they found some shelter out of this alright?" Steph asks turning her head to look at Andrew, Paul busies himself making his crutches.
"Yeah I'm sure they did..Do you think I'd be able to make a fire just inside here?" Andrew says trying to change the subject away from Chris.
"Yeah, I don't see why not. Just make sure it's as close to the entrance as you can or this place will fill with smoke, we're going to need a fire if we're going to eat anyway" Paul says using the ledges in the cave wall to pull himself up, Steph looks over to him and frowns "Don't even start on me, I know you keep telling me I shouldn't be moving but I cant stay in the same position all day alright" Paul growls making Steph look away again and back out into the rain. Andrew sighs and shakes his head; the weather was making everyone grumpy and snap at each other.
Mr. Shan laughed as he watched them fighting among themselves "Bad weather brings bad moods, bad moods bring arguments, arguments bring hurt, hurt brings violence and violence brings.death" he laughs to himself and turns the dial from heavy rain to monsoon. "It seems that Stephanie and Chris aren't coping so well apart, their moods reflect the weather, this is just too good!" He chuckles rubbing his hands together with joy.
After about 20 minutes of trying they finally got their fire going again casting a bright light inside the cave, making their shadows dance along the walls. Steph sits watching as Andrew runs out into the rain with his coat as an umbrella trying to collect some water from the lake to make them some hot drinks. He runs back inside and over to the fire and sits down.
"It's even heavier than it was a couple of hours ago guys, it's getting worse" Andrew says handing Steph the pot of water so she can put it on the fire to boil "I hope you can all swim" Andrew laughs trying to lighten the mood, Steph smiles and looks back out into the rain.
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"Adam!" Chris yells snatching at the box of matches as they huddle over the soaking pile of wood and leaves trying to light it "Just give up, your wasting them! You cant light a fire in this weather you asshole!" Chris shouts finding it hard to get himself heard over the noise of the rain that was beating down hard flooding the ground.
"It's your fault we're in this mess!" Adam shouts back at him shoving him backwards, Chris falls over and lands in the mud. The anger was building up inside him, he didn't care that he was now covered in mud. It made no difference, he was already drenched through the skin and his soaking clothes clung tight to his body. How could Adam say that this was all his fault!
"What the hell do you mean this is my fault!" Chris climbs to his feet and shoves Adam back "Screw you!" Chris yells grabbing his bag and starting off down the slope, he'd had enough of this. He should of just left Adam in the jungle on his own a long time ago and gone back to Steph.what was he thinking. Adam was his friend and they'd been arguing about nothing, this place was making them act crazy.
"Chris, where are you going!" Adam yells running after him and grabbing his shoulder, slowing him down and walking beside him "I'm er.sorry, I'm just tired, cold and hungry" Adam mumbles holding out his hand for Chris to shake.
"I know, so am I, Lets just go back yeah" Chris shakes Adams hand and they carry on walking trying to see their way through the rain that was blocking their field of site. "The quicker we move the sooner we can get back" Chris shouts using his arm to shield the rain from his face as he turns to Adam.
"So you can get back to Stephanie you mean!" Adam shouts back and laughs.
"Damn straight!" Chris laughs, "God I'm missing her like mad, I'm hope she's all right," Chris says smiling to himself; hopefully they'd be back together by morning.