FLASH!!
He tiptoed into the kitchen, glancing around nervously. Tentatively, he prodded the floor in front of him. A protestant squeak rang through the house. He froze, unsure what to do. Silently, he waited as the minuets crept by. When no one came, he sidestepped around the patch of flooring. As he inched towards the cupboards, his mind besieged him with wary thoughts.
Alex awoke in extreme discomfort. He sat up and winced as he felt his back twinge painfully. His eyes snapped open as he became aware of his surroundings. He was now in a bamboo cage. It swayed back and forth, rubbing his legs raw. As he looked at the people around him with shock and suspicion, he thought about escape. As he formulated extreme, impossible plans, he examined the beasts holding the prison with interest.
They looked to be huge elephants. They were covered in thick red hair and had huge, curling tusks. At intervals along the tusk, he noticed, there were deep grooves. Their purpose was a mystery to him. He noticed a girl of about his age looking at him with interest from across the cage. Alex smiled at her, and held out his hand. Her eyes widened in fear and she shrank back against the wall of the cage.
"I won't hurt you," he said. Slowly, she turned to face him. "You speak English?" she asked, a bewildered look on her face. "Well, yes." He replied, "Don't most people?" Slowly she shook her head. "Look. We can't talk any more, the guards are coming to check on us. What is your name?"
"Alex. Alex Coleman. How about you?" this girl, this contact with the real world, crawled across the cage and sat next to him. "My name?" she asked.
"My name is Rhiannon Aurorafai."
He tiptoed into the kitchen, glancing around nervously. Tentatively, he prodded the floor in front of him. A protestant squeak rang through the house. He froze, unsure what to do. Silently, he waited as the minuets crept by. When no one came, he sidestepped around the patch of flooring. As he inched towards the cupboards, his mind besieged him with wary thoughts.
Alex awoke in extreme discomfort. He sat up and winced as he felt his back twinge painfully. His eyes snapped open as he became aware of his surroundings. He was now in a bamboo cage. It swayed back and forth, rubbing his legs raw. As he looked at the people around him with shock and suspicion, he thought about escape. As he formulated extreme, impossible plans, he examined the beasts holding the prison with interest.
They looked to be huge elephants. They were covered in thick red hair and had huge, curling tusks. At intervals along the tusk, he noticed, there were deep grooves. Their purpose was a mystery to him. He noticed a girl of about his age looking at him with interest from across the cage. Alex smiled at her, and held out his hand. Her eyes widened in fear and she shrank back against the wall of the cage.
"I won't hurt you," he said. Slowly, she turned to face him. "You speak English?" she asked, a bewildered look on her face. "Well, yes." He replied, "Don't most people?" Slowly she shook her head. "Look. We can't talk any more, the guards are coming to check on us. What is your name?"
"Alex. Alex Coleman. How about you?" this girl, this contact with the real world, crawled across the cage and sat next to him. "My name?" she asked.
"My name is Rhiannon Aurorafai."