Chapter 19 Wipe out
The next morning dawned with only the drabness of the dawning. N There was luckily no rain and Kendrix hoped that the storm had finally spent itself. She was totally ready for a little normal weather. Dressing quickly she packed up her bedroll and hoped out to answer nature's call.
"Kendrix why don't you go look for firewood?" Counselor Jenny called when Kendrix reentered the area.
"Ok," Kendrix moved from the back of the A-frame and began to search for spots were there might be some dry wood. She knew the stuff right in front f her wouldn't do, it was soaked through. She started to move towards a small cluster of rocks and as she saw something sticking out from under one she remembered the warning about snakes and shuddered. Maybe looking there wasn't such a great idea, they loved rocks…
Turning Kendrix scanned the area for another place where she might find some dry brush. The only place she thought there might be some was under the A-frames. Since the others were still getting changed she headed to the unused lean-to and bent down behind it, hoping not to find anything creepy or crawly.
"You have to get out of here." The voice groaned and Kendrix jumped hitting her head on the bottom of the shelter. She hadn't seen the form at first but now she did and the scream rose in her throat. The body lay amid the brush, its remains clad in a tattered flannel shirt and jeans. Its countenance was gone though… It was like that old movie, "The Curse of the Faceless man." only this time its face was not just gone, there was simply smooth cement or something like that in its place. Yet she knew it could see her, was looking at her then.
"What… who are you?" She stammered in confused fear.
"Come on Kendrix you know I'm Andy and you and your friends have to get out of here or it will get you too."
"But it was a story."
"No it did this to me and it…" his voice trailed off and her thoughts strayed to Jennifer… Goodness was it all true then? A shudder ripped violently through Kendrix's small body and he then added painfully.
"It's too late he's…"
"Kendrix?" The voice pulled Kendrix from the dream and she found Becky there but Kendrix could only look up at her.
"What's going on?"
"We have to pack up the camps flooding." The brunette told her.
"Flooding?" Kendrix asked trying to clear away the last of the dream. Becky and Stacy just nodded and then began to help her pack up.
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Leo so couldn't believe this was happening, they were actually evacuating the whole camp. How often did this happen in California?
"Ok let's go!" Counselor Jeff called and Leo scanned the rain soaked area for the small form he'd not seen or heard awake for the last few hours. He didn't want her to accidentally be forgotten. Then when he spotted her he had to grin, she was pulling on her pauncho, her face still slightly flushed from sleep. So she'd managed to rest that was good if things were as bad as they were saying she'd need that energy to get out of this.
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Kendrix jumped down from the platform of the little shelter and moved to join the others, her sleeping bag once more slung over her shoulder.
"So ready for a new adventure?" Leo asked when Kendrix joined him and she shrugged asking him the question she was dying to.
"What's going on?"
"The river over flowed and so did the stream, from what nick said," Leo replied indicating the other counselor. "The rest of the camp is under three feet of water."
"Oh, that's not good. So what are we going to do?"
"Jeff said they're calling all of our parents and their going to meat us in down town silver hills." Leo told her glumly. Just when the summer had gotten fun it was over…
"Oh fun." Kendrix muttered feeling as if her best friend were falling away from her.
"Yep, come on lets go." Leo said reaching over and taking her hand it was as if he felt the same.
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As they later emerged from the woods they found that the main campgrounds were indeed covered by three or more feet of water. Leo tightened his hold on Kendrix's hand to be sure she didn't fall, she'd held up pretty good but with this much water here it might be hard getting through it, especially if there were snakes or things in the water. Sure they'd had to deal with the waters on the trial but it had been down hill, as the A-frames had been a ways upward. It had been maybe a foot or so. Now though this would be tricky.
"Ready?"
"Let's do it." She grinned and they were splashing through the water. It took the about twenty-five minutes to reach the road where the bus was waiting for them. It was mostly packed but they managed to squeeze inside finding seats together as they left their summer home for good.
TBC
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Not what you expected is it? *grins evilly*Just you wait; we are about to learn the truth yet to come.
Seriously, please let me know what you think about this. I hope you liked it.