Chapter 13
Morning
Cole follows the creek down the mountain, watching the water for fish. He takes a net (that he stole from Horizon) from his pocket and places it in the water as a school of fish swim by. He grins as he pulls it back out of the water and the five fish flap around helplessly. Cole walks away from the creek and into a clearing in the woods.
He tosses down the net with the fish and collects wood for a fire. Using the cooking oil and matches he also took from Horizon he lights a fire and places the fish that he has gutted on stones near the fire. Half an hour later he rolls out a blanket and lies down. The morning sun hot on his face, he falls asleep with the fire still burning.
As the hot wind blows, glowing ash and sparks from the fire spread to the leaf litter.
The fire spreads.
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Tara runs out of the room, tears running down her face. Her lungs burn for air as she sprints down the hallway and into the girls' dorm. Passing a surprised Daisy she runs into the bathroom and into the shower. Daisy approaches the door and knocks, she can hear water running.
Daisy: Tara? You alright?
(A few seconds later the shower is turned off and Daisy knocks again as she hears Tara sobbing, getting no answer, Daisy opens the door. Tara is sitting on the floor wrapped in a towel crying, her hair all over the place and her eyes bloodshot. Daisy sits next to her)
Daisy: What happened? (Tara looks down at her wrists then at Daisy, scared)
Tara: I couldn't stop him. (Daisy looks at Tara's bruised wrists as she continues to cry, almost hysterically)
Daisy: What happened?
Tara: He, he raped me.
Daisy: Who?
Tara: Matt
Daisy: (Struggling to understand what happened and when.) Who's Matt?
Tara: Ridge-runner. I couldn't stop him! I tried, I. he wouldn't let go.
Daisy: Shit, we've got to tell Peter.
Tara: No! I don't want anyone to know!
Daisy: We've got to tell Peter, or he'll get away with it, he might even do it again!
(Tara nodded and let Daisy help her to her feet. Tara quickly gets changed and they walk to Peter's office)
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Yeh, yeh I know, too short and boring, but I thought I'd post what I had otherwise you'd have to wait longer. I promise I'll have the next chapter up by next week.
Morning
Cole follows the creek down the mountain, watching the water for fish. He takes a net (that he stole from Horizon) from his pocket and places it in the water as a school of fish swim by. He grins as he pulls it back out of the water and the five fish flap around helplessly. Cole walks away from the creek and into a clearing in the woods.
He tosses down the net with the fish and collects wood for a fire. Using the cooking oil and matches he also took from Horizon he lights a fire and places the fish that he has gutted on stones near the fire. Half an hour later he rolls out a blanket and lies down. The morning sun hot on his face, he falls asleep with the fire still burning.
As the hot wind blows, glowing ash and sparks from the fire spread to the leaf litter.
The fire spreads.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tara runs out of the room, tears running down her face. Her lungs burn for air as she sprints down the hallway and into the girls' dorm. Passing a surprised Daisy she runs into the bathroom and into the shower. Daisy approaches the door and knocks, she can hear water running.
Daisy: Tara? You alright?
(A few seconds later the shower is turned off and Daisy knocks again as she hears Tara sobbing, getting no answer, Daisy opens the door. Tara is sitting on the floor wrapped in a towel crying, her hair all over the place and her eyes bloodshot. Daisy sits next to her)
Daisy: What happened? (Tara looks down at her wrists then at Daisy, scared)
Tara: I couldn't stop him. (Daisy looks at Tara's bruised wrists as she continues to cry, almost hysterically)
Daisy: What happened?
Tara: He, he raped me.
Daisy: Who?
Tara: Matt
Daisy: (Struggling to understand what happened and when.) Who's Matt?
Tara: Ridge-runner. I couldn't stop him! I tried, I. he wouldn't let go.
Daisy: Shit, we've got to tell Peter.
Tara: No! I don't want anyone to know!
Daisy: We've got to tell Peter, or he'll get away with it, he might even do it again!
(Tara nodded and let Daisy help her to her feet. Tara quickly gets changed and they walk to Peter's office)
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Yeh, yeh I know, too short and boring, but I thought I'd post what I had otherwise you'd have to wait longer. I promise I'll have the next chapter up by next week.