It Takes A Lot
"Run." She said to herself. "Dammit, get up and run."
She ran farther into the jungle.
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"Dammit, Sarah." Malcolm said, hanging up his phone.
He sighed, and fell onto his bed. Kelly came slowly in.
"Don't you have school tomorrow?" He asked her.
"Dad, you don't expect me to."
"I know."
Kelly sat down next to her dad. She looked down not bothering to look at him. They sat there for a long time.
"You think she's dead?" Kelly asked.
Malcolm was shocked at the question. He looked away, at the thought of his daughter thinking of death. He didn't know how to answer.
"Well?" She asked again.
Malcolm didn't answer. He remembered when he first met that girl, she was so little. He was with Kelly at a museum, and Dr. Tenn was speaking there. Kelly saw the little girl that was about her age, and wanted to say hi. She used to play with Kelly when they were little. They were there for a while, and the girls would play. He would talk with David. Then they had to leave to another dig site. Her dad was single, and he taught her. Malcolm remembered when they came back after a year, how surprised he was that David kept his number. The girls played again, and they talked some more. Then they left again.
"I don't know." He finally said.
"You think she's dead."
"I really don't know."
The girls would always E-mail each other, always keep in contact. They were the best of friends, and David was Malcolm's.
"I just. . ." He started to say.
The T-rex incident. Only a day after the chaos the girl called them up, crying. You couldn't understand a word she was saying, her tears were to loud. Malcolm tried to calm her down. She said her father had died. She was alone. She had no family, her mom had died when she was just a baby. She had no one, she was the last. She called them up, asking for help. Malcolm mourned for her father's death, he was a good friend. Soon the girl was on a plane going to them.
"She's alright." He said.
"Why did she leave? Why did Raven leave?"
Raven had come out of the plane crying. She went into Malcolm's arms. She stayed with them. She had her own room in their house. She started to make a life there. She went to college with Kelly, did some digs with Dr. Grant, she always fought with Malcolm about the Chaos Theory, she loved going on girl nights with Sarah and Kelly. She seemed happy there.
"I don't know."
"We got to get her."
Raven was always fascinated at the experiences Kelly and Malcolm had with the dinosaurs. Kelly would tell her to shut up because it was the worst experience of her life. Raven always loved dinosaurs, she had been around them all her life.
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The raptor screeched, and jumped onto the rock in front of her. She fell on the ground, the raptor hovering over her. She looked at its eyes. She couldn't move. The raptor didn't kill her, merely stared at her. It cocked it's head at the girl. Raven realized it was studying her. She grabbed a pile of dirt, and threw into the raptor's eyes. It screamed, and jumped back. Raven ran.
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Night fell. Kelly was asleep in her room, while Malcolm paced around the living room with a phone to his ear.
"Sarah?"
"Ian." She replied.
"Where the hell have you been!?"
"I've been watching lions for one."
"Sarah. Raven."
"Oh god. What did she do this time. I've been gone for so long, about a month, huh? I'm sorry I haven't called or anything but- -"
"Sarah! She left."
"What!?"
"She went. . ."
"She left!? She left as in gone!?"
"She went to Jurassic Park."
Sarah didn't reply.
"She went." Malcolm said again.
"She couldn't."
"She's been missing for a week, I've tried to call you, but. . ."
"She couldn't."
"I got an E-mail from her."
Raven loved Sarah. She loved going shopping with Kelly and her. Sarah would sometimes eat dinner or stay over night. Malcolm and Sarah's relationship always went on and off, but it was still there. It was so obvious. Kelly used to talk to Raven about her dad and Sarah. Always had their fun.
"What do we do?" Sarah asked.
"I don't know."
"Do we go and get her?"
"I don't know."
"We should."
"I know."
"It takes a lot you know. . ." Malcolm waited for more. "It takes a lot to go back there. To go back to those Rexs and Raptors. . . Will you go?"
"I don't know."
Raven lived with them for years. He was her guardian.
" It takes a lot. . ." She said.
"It does, doesn't it?"
"I'll go."
"Ok." He said quietly.
"I'll get on a plane, I'll be there soon."
"Ok." He hung up.
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Raven was alone. Night had fallen over the island. She had almost been killed by a raptor. But she still had no regret coming there. She lay, huddled up on the cold metal floor of the institute. She had a blanket over her, and her backpack next to her. She ate some chips. She looked around her. Raven was in the egg room. Cracked eggshells lay all around her, and tanks of dead dinosaurs were around her. She was cold, and bleeding. Her black hair was a mess. Her clothes were torn. But she couldn't help but smile.
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Next chapter: Dr. Levine
Ok people, this is how this story goes. It's not going to be totally Malcolm plus Sarah. I'm just gonna have little moments with them, and Grant being jealous cause of Ellie and stuff. I wont make it a romance. I wont ruin this.
"Run." She said to herself. "Dammit, get up and run."
She ran farther into the jungle.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Dammit, Sarah." Malcolm said, hanging up his phone.
He sighed, and fell onto his bed. Kelly came slowly in.
"Don't you have school tomorrow?" He asked her.
"Dad, you don't expect me to."
"I know."
Kelly sat down next to her dad. She looked down not bothering to look at him. They sat there for a long time.
"You think she's dead?" Kelly asked.
Malcolm was shocked at the question. He looked away, at the thought of his daughter thinking of death. He didn't know how to answer.
"Well?" She asked again.
Malcolm didn't answer. He remembered when he first met that girl, she was so little. He was with Kelly at a museum, and Dr. Tenn was speaking there. Kelly saw the little girl that was about her age, and wanted to say hi. She used to play with Kelly when they were little. They were there for a while, and the girls would play. He would talk with David. Then they had to leave to another dig site. Her dad was single, and he taught her. Malcolm remembered when they came back after a year, how surprised he was that David kept his number. The girls played again, and they talked some more. Then they left again.
"I don't know." He finally said.
"You think she's dead."
"I really don't know."
The girls would always E-mail each other, always keep in contact. They were the best of friends, and David was Malcolm's.
"I just. . ." He started to say.
The T-rex incident. Only a day after the chaos the girl called them up, crying. You couldn't understand a word she was saying, her tears were to loud. Malcolm tried to calm her down. She said her father had died. She was alone. She had no family, her mom had died when she was just a baby. She had no one, she was the last. She called them up, asking for help. Malcolm mourned for her father's death, he was a good friend. Soon the girl was on a plane going to them.
"She's alright." He said.
"Why did she leave? Why did Raven leave?"
Raven had come out of the plane crying. She went into Malcolm's arms. She stayed with them. She had her own room in their house. She started to make a life there. She went to college with Kelly, did some digs with Dr. Grant, she always fought with Malcolm about the Chaos Theory, she loved going on girl nights with Sarah and Kelly. She seemed happy there.
"I don't know."
"We got to get her."
Raven was always fascinated at the experiences Kelly and Malcolm had with the dinosaurs. Kelly would tell her to shut up because it was the worst experience of her life. Raven always loved dinosaurs, she had been around them all her life.
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The raptor screeched, and jumped onto the rock in front of her. She fell on the ground, the raptor hovering over her. She looked at its eyes. She couldn't move. The raptor didn't kill her, merely stared at her. It cocked it's head at the girl. Raven realized it was studying her. She grabbed a pile of dirt, and threw into the raptor's eyes. It screamed, and jumped back. Raven ran.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Night fell. Kelly was asleep in her room, while Malcolm paced around the living room with a phone to his ear.
"Sarah?"
"Ian." She replied.
"Where the hell have you been!?"
"I've been watching lions for one."
"Sarah. Raven."
"Oh god. What did she do this time. I've been gone for so long, about a month, huh? I'm sorry I haven't called or anything but- -"
"Sarah! She left."
"What!?"
"She went. . ."
"She left!? She left as in gone!?"
"She went to Jurassic Park."
Sarah didn't reply.
"She went." Malcolm said again.
"She couldn't."
"She's been missing for a week, I've tried to call you, but. . ."
"She couldn't."
"I got an E-mail from her."
Raven loved Sarah. She loved going shopping with Kelly and her. Sarah would sometimes eat dinner or stay over night. Malcolm and Sarah's relationship always went on and off, but it was still there. It was so obvious. Kelly used to talk to Raven about her dad and Sarah. Always had their fun.
"What do we do?" Sarah asked.
"I don't know."
"Do we go and get her?"
"I don't know."
"We should."
"I know."
"It takes a lot you know. . ." Malcolm waited for more. "It takes a lot to go back there. To go back to those Rexs and Raptors. . . Will you go?"
"I don't know."
Raven lived with them for years. He was her guardian.
" It takes a lot. . ." She said.
"It does, doesn't it?"
"I'll go."
"Ok." He said quietly.
"I'll get on a plane, I'll be there soon."
"Ok." He hung up.
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Raven was alone. Night had fallen over the island. She had almost been killed by a raptor. But she still had no regret coming there. She lay, huddled up on the cold metal floor of the institute. She had a blanket over her, and her backpack next to her. She ate some chips. She looked around her. Raven was in the egg room. Cracked eggshells lay all around her, and tanks of dead dinosaurs were around her. She was cold, and bleeding. Her black hair was a mess. Her clothes were torn. But she couldn't help but smile.
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Next chapter: Dr. Levine
Ok people, this is how this story goes. It's not going to be totally Malcolm plus Sarah. I'm just gonna have little moments with them, and Grant being jealous cause of Ellie and stuff. I wont make it a romance. I wont ruin this.