2. We're here, now what?
Catty slowly opened her eyes. She tried to push herself up but fell right back down. She could feel a horrible pain in her left arm. It was twisted in an odd angle and she realized that her whole body's weight had been lying on top of it. She closed her eyes and tried to remember where she was and where she'd gotten there. She re-opened her eyes suddenly right after closing them, as she recalled what had just happened. Well, just happened wasn't exactly the word, she thought, since she didn't exactly know how far in time it had happened. She slowly turned her head and slowly started searching around in the dark for Jimena. "She's not on my left side, I already know that much," she thought. She didn't feel the strength to turn her head and look anywhere else. She was really scared. She had no idea were she had fallen. She lost control as soon as Jimena had gained her attention. It had become even worse when her watch fell off! Now she didn't know where Jimena was either. The odds of them falling in the same place at the same time were very slim. She decided to look at things positively anyways and tried to feel around with her right hand to at least know whether she was outside or inside. It was really dark and she wasn't sure whether she was indoors in a really dark room or outdoors at night. She soon realized that she was lying on grass. She guessed that it had been about 15 minutes since she'd been there. It took a lot, but she slowly sat up, with the help of her right arm this time and looked around. It took a few seconds for her eyes to get used to the dark, and then she soon noticed a still form a few feet a way. She literally crawled over and shook violently what she hoped to be Jimena.
Jimena woke up with a start. At first, she thought she was home, in bed and that the weird thing that had swallowed Catty and her in was just a dream. But she soon realized that what she was lying on was grass, not her soft, warm bed. She tried to get up but she felt too exhausted to. She felt like she had just fallen from the sky... without a parachute. She felt really dazed and closed her eyes hoping that the next time she'd open them, she'd be back in her bed, or even better, in Collin's arms. Maybe both.
Catty was really worried when she saw that Jimena didn't seem to be able to wake up. She couldn't help but feel responsible for what was happening to the two of them. But finally, Jimena let out a moan. Catty sighed in relief. "Jimena, are you okay?" Jimena opened her eyes and looked up. "Yeah, I'm okay." Her eyes slid down to Catty's left arm: "Whoa, chica! I should be asking you that. Look at your arm. You need to see a doctor." Catty didn't answer right away. "I never liked doctors, neither does my mom. And I have a feeling that we're in bigger trouble than you think we are. What we need right now, is a guide. I believe we have gone in the past. It should be before Maggie disappeared, or in other words, before your birthday. And I truly think that Maggie is the only one that can tell us what we're supposed to do." Jimena quickly answered: "I don't know who that Maggie is and I'm not sure I should trust her, neither should I trust your judgment." Jimena was fully aware that her words had been a little harsh, but she couldn't help but try to get back at Catty for being so mean to her. She decided to soften up a bit: "Listen, I think that what I need to do is go home and rest. And you obviously need to go to the hospital. I have no idea what happened here, but it would probably be wiser to wait until you're well to talk about it again." "You don't understand. You can't go home Jimena," Catty answered truthfully. "I don't know what's wrong with you, but I really need some rest and I think you do too. You sound and look loco," Jimena said while giving Catty a weird look. "I understand how you feel, but you have to believe me. If you get up and leave now, you might never find your way home again, or at least not home as you know it," said Catty, trying to hold Jimena back, since she was already trying to get up. Jimena looked into Catty's eyes and seemed to see something in them that convinced her that Catty was telling her the truth. "Okay chica, I'll follow you. I'm trusting you. But if anything goes wrong, you'll be the only one to blame. Take me to that Maggie you seem to admire so much." Jimena pronounced this few last word with a smile on her face. She got up, and stretched out her hand to Catty, offering to help her up.
Catty slowly opened her eyes. She tried to push herself up but fell right back down. She could feel a horrible pain in her left arm. It was twisted in an odd angle and she realized that her whole body's weight had been lying on top of it. She closed her eyes and tried to remember where she was and where she'd gotten there. She re-opened her eyes suddenly right after closing them, as she recalled what had just happened. Well, just happened wasn't exactly the word, she thought, since she didn't exactly know how far in time it had happened. She slowly turned her head and slowly started searching around in the dark for Jimena. "She's not on my left side, I already know that much," she thought. She didn't feel the strength to turn her head and look anywhere else. She was really scared. She had no idea were she had fallen. She lost control as soon as Jimena had gained her attention. It had become even worse when her watch fell off! Now she didn't know where Jimena was either. The odds of them falling in the same place at the same time were very slim. She decided to look at things positively anyways and tried to feel around with her right hand to at least know whether she was outside or inside. It was really dark and she wasn't sure whether she was indoors in a really dark room or outdoors at night. She soon realized that she was lying on grass. She guessed that it had been about 15 minutes since she'd been there. It took a lot, but she slowly sat up, with the help of her right arm this time and looked around. It took a few seconds for her eyes to get used to the dark, and then she soon noticed a still form a few feet a way. She literally crawled over and shook violently what she hoped to be Jimena.
Jimena woke up with a start. At first, she thought she was home, in bed and that the weird thing that had swallowed Catty and her in was just a dream. But she soon realized that what she was lying on was grass, not her soft, warm bed. She tried to get up but she felt too exhausted to. She felt like she had just fallen from the sky... without a parachute. She felt really dazed and closed her eyes hoping that the next time she'd open them, she'd be back in her bed, or even better, in Collin's arms. Maybe both.
Catty was really worried when she saw that Jimena didn't seem to be able to wake up. She couldn't help but feel responsible for what was happening to the two of them. But finally, Jimena let out a moan. Catty sighed in relief. "Jimena, are you okay?" Jimena opened her eyes and looked up. "Yeah, I'm okay." Her eyes slid down to Catty's left arm: "Whoa, chica! I should be asking you that. Look at your arm. You need to see a doctor." Catty didn't answer right away. "I never liked doctors, neither does my mom. And I have a feeling that we're in bigger trouble than you think we are. What we need right now, is a guide. I believe we have gone in the past. It should be before Maggie disappeared, or in other words, before your birthday. And I truly think that Maggie is the only one that can tell us what we're supposed to do." Jimena quickly answered: "I don't know who that Maggie is and I'm not sure I should trust her, neither should I trust your judgment." Jimena was fully aware that her words had been a little harsh, but she couldn't help but try to get back at Catty for being so mean to her. She decided to soften up a bit: "Listen, I think that what I need to do is go home and rest. And you obviously need to go to the hospital. I have no idea what happened here, but it would probably be wiser to wait until you're well to talk about it again." "You don't understand. You can't go home Jimena," Catty answered truthfully. "I don't know what's wrong with you, but I really need some rest and I think you do too. You sound and look loco," Jimena said while giving Catty a weird look. "I understand how you feel, but you have to believe me. If you get up and leave now, you might never find your way home again, or at least not home as you know it," said Catty, trying to hold Jimena back, since she was already trying to get up. Jimena looked into Catty's eyes and seemed to see something in them that convinced her that Catty was telling her the truth. "Okay chica, I'll follow you. I'm trusting you. But if anything goes wrong, you'll be the only one to blame. Take me to that Maggie you seem to admire so much." Jimena pronounced this few last word with a smile on her face. She got up, and stretched out her hand to Catty, offering to help her up.