Okay, thanks for the reviews you guys, NOT!!!!, since I didn't get any.
Even though I am seriously lacking support right now, I am going to attempt
to finish this story, for my own sake, since I'm bored to death.
Chapter 9
"Okay Catty, I'll go down first since you seem to be so afraid of the dark." Catty opened her mouth to say that she wasn't scared, but Jimena didn't leave her the time to and just kept talking.
"I'll slowly go down the ladder, get the flashlight and point it up so you can see when you come down."
Catty nodded. Even though she didn't like the idea of letting Jimena go down the ladder by herself in the dark, she knew that one of them had to go first, and since she definitely didn't want to do it and Jimena seemed eager to, she decided to just let it go.
Jimena sat on the side of the hole and let her legs hang inside of it. She felt around for the ladder and finally felt it to her right. She rotated slowly, turned around, and slowly started to go down as Catty watched with a worried look in her eyes. On the second "step" (A/N: I have no idea what the real name is.), her foot slipped and she lost her left shoe, which she heard reach the bottom in a huge "splash". For a second, she panicked and started to think about the fact that there might be no floor under her feet, maybe some really deep water. She also wandered what the water's temperature was. She realized she was asking herself stupid questions and woke up from her trance when she heard Catty asking her if anything was wrong. Apparently, she had heard Jimena's shoe fall as well.
"I'm fine, I just slipped and my shoe fell. I hope the water's not too deep."
Jimena got her concentration back on, and started to climb down again. Finally, there were no more steps. The foot of hers that went down first was the one on which she was only wearing a sock. She could feel icy water. She slowly let herself slide down. She didn't want to just jump in and discover that the water was 50 feet deep. She was relieved to feel solid ground under her foot as she realized that the water was only about 1 ½ foot deep. She heaved a sigh of relief and jumped. She started to feel around for the flashlight that she knew would be there. When she found it, she turned it upwards and held it there.
When she heard another sound of splashing water, Catty started to worry, but she realized that nothing was wrong when she saw a light coming from down in the bottom of the hole illuminating the sidewalk around the sewer entrance. She took it as her cue, and started to climb down, the way Jimena had done it. She finally felt something solid under her foot, but it felt curved, somehow. She decided to let go of the ladder anyways, and regretted it right away when she heard a piercing scream which made her loose her balance.
A/N: I thought about ending the chapter here but I thought: "Let's be nice to the very few readers I have, if any, and keep going so I can end this chapter at a more suitable time in the story." Well, if anyone is reading this, have fun reading the rest of the chapter.
Jimena crouched down, and fit the flashlight between her feet, making sure that it was pointing up, and took the opportunity of having to wait for Catty, to do something useful. They didn't have much time, and she really didn't want to look for her shoe once Catty got down, it would be a waste of time. At the same time, she really didn't want to leave without it. She could hear Catty panting above her as she slowly made her way down the ladder. She was obviously really nervous about climbing the ladder down into the unknown. Jimena's hands were numb from staying so long in the icy cold water and she knew that they were now really filthy, since she was lying in used bathroom water. She tried to stop thinking about that as she searched. Just when she felt a shoelace underneath her fingers, she also felt a sharp pain in her back.
Catty realized with horror that she had been standing on Jimena's back. She quickly stood up and said:
"Oh my god, are you okay?"
At that point, Jimena was rolled into a tight ball and had a pained expression on her face. But surprisingly, that expression slowly slipped away from her face. The pain was horrible at first, but then it completely went away. She deduced that it worked the same way as them not being hungry. It was a sign that they had less and less time to stay there. Catty thought the same thing. They smiled at each other, and nodded. Catty took off her shoes while Jimena picked up her left shoe and took off the remaining one. They silently walked forward, Catty in front, guided by some invisible force, and Jimena stood behind her illuminating the tunnel they were walking through.
After walking for what seemed like hours, considering that the water majorly stunk and was cold as hell(A/N ;-p ), they saw a really shining white light ahead of them. They gasped and started running towards it.
I'll just end the chapter here. It's gotten to the point where I don't think it will bother anybody since I don't think anyone is going to read this story. But if you are, then sorry for ending the chapter like that, I'll update as soon as I get more inspiration. P.S.: I just want to thank Maroon5 for their great music which motivated me to keep typing.
Chapter 9
"Okay Catty, I'll go down first since you seem to be so afraid of the dark." Catty opened her mouth to say that she wasn't scared, but Jimena didn't leave her the time to and just kept talking.
"I'll slowly go down the ladder, get the flashlight and point it up so you can see when you come down."
Catty nodded. Even though she didn't like the idea of letting Jimena go down the ladder by herself in the dark, she knew that one of them had to go first, and since she definitely didn't want to do it and Jimena seemed eager to, she decided to just let it go.
Jimena sat on the side of the hole and let her legs hang inside of it. She felt around for the ladder and finally felt it to her right. She rotated slowly, turned around, and slowly started to go down as Catty watched with a worried look in her eyes. On the second "step" (A/N: I have no idea what the real name is.), her foot slipped and she lost her left shoe, which she heard reach the bottom in a huge "splash". For a second, she panicked and started to think about the fact that there might be no floor under her feet, maybe some really deep water. She also wandered what the water's temperature was. She realized she was asking herself stupid questions and woke up from her trance when she heard Catty asking her if anything was wrong. Apparently, she had heard Jimena's shoe fall as well.
"I'm fine, I just slipped and my shoe fell. I hope the water's not too deep."
Jimena got her concentration back on, and started to climb down again. Finally, there were no more steps. The foot of hers that went down first was the one on which she was only wearing a sock. She could feel icy water. She slowly let herself slide down. She didn't want to just jump in and discover that the water was 50 feet deep. She was relieved to feel solid ground under her foot as she realized that the water was only about 1 ½ foot deep. She heaved a sigh of relief and jumped. She started to feel around for the flashlight that she knew would be there. When she found it, she turned it upwards and held it there.
When she heard another sound of splashing water, Catty started to worry, but she realized that nothing was wrong when she saw a light coming from down in the bottom of the hole illuminating the sidewalk around the sewer entrance. She took it as her cue, and started to climb down, the way Jimena had done it. She finally felt something solid under her foot, but it felt curved, somehow. She decided to let go of the ladder anyways, and regretted it right away when she heard a piercing scream which made her loose her balance.
A/N: I thought about ending the chapter here but I thought: "Let's be nice to the very few readers I have, if any, and keep going so I can end this chapter at a more suitable time in the story." Well, if anyone is reading this, have fun reading the rest of the chapter.
Jimena crouched down, and fit the flashlight between her feet, making sure that it was pointing up, and took the opportunity of having to wait for Catty, to do something useful. They didn't have much time, and she really didn't want to look for her shoe once Catty got down, it would be a waste of time. At the same time, she really didn't want to leave without it. She could hear Catty panting above her as she slowly made her way down the ladder. She was obviously really nervous about climbing the ladder down into the unknown. Jimena's hands were numb from staying so long in the icy cold water and she knew that they were now really filthy, since she was lying in used bathroom water. She tried to stop thinking about that as she searched. Just when she felt a shoelace underneath her fingers, she also felt a sharp pain in her back.
Catty realized with horror that she had been standing on Jimena's back. She quickly stood up and said:
"Oh my god, are you okay?"
At that point, Jimena was rolled into a tight ball and had a pained expression on her face. But surprisingly, that expression slowly slipped away from her face. The pain was horrible at first, but then it completely went away. She deduced that it worked the same way as them not being hungry. It was a sign that they had less and less time to stay there. Catty thought the same thing. They smiled at each other, and nodded. Catty took off her shoes while Jimena picked up her left shoe and took off the remaining one. They silently walked forward, Catty in front, guided by some invisible force, and Jimena stood behind her illuminating the tunnel they were walking through.
After walking for what seemed like hours, considering that the water majorly stunk and was cold as hell(A/N ;-p ), they saw a really shining white light ahead of them. They gasped and started running towards it.
I'll just end the chapter here. It's gotten to the point where I don't think it will bother anybody since I don't think anyone is going to read this story. But if you are, then sorry for ending the chapter like that, I'll update as soon as I get more inspiration. P.S.: I just want to thank Maroon5 for their great music which motivated me to keep typing.