A/N: This is the second chapter. Thanks for giving all the encouraging reviews. You guys are awesome!
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Meggie leaned her cheek against the cool, dark stone.
She seemed to have landed in a cave. The cave itself was fairly large with a few shelves like form on the walls. Like the one she was lying upon.
With nothing better to do she decided to find the entrance of the cave.
Meggie slid off the ledge and landed on the cave floor with a loud boom and the clatter of small stones as she landed.
Meggie winced, not at the noise, but her legs were still stiff and weak after being "dropped off" in this world.
She began to shake out her numb limbs and then scrambled to the entrance of the cave.
The heat she had felt when her father had started reading and the heat that had intensified when she had traveled here was nothing compared to this.
The desert sun was hot in the clear, heavenly blue sky. The merciless rays seemed to seek her out even under the cover of the cave.
This was much different than the moist, mild weather she and her father had back when the lived at their house.
It just seemed so long ago…
But in truth it was actually only about what? Two or three days since she and Mo had left their old home. But it seemed like ages.
Meggie looked at the sun-bleached landscape.
There was nothing but sand as far as she could see.
Meggie sighed. She had hoped at least for an oasis or water or something!
She hadn't eaten since… She couldn't really remember.
Meggie heard her stomach growl at the thought of food.
Well she would have to try to find something after nightfall.
She certainly wasn't going to walk out in the heat of midday!
So she walked back to her ledge and climbed back on it.
After all that had happened that day she fell into a fitful sleep.
Meggie suddenly awoke.
When a hand came over her mouth and she felt something cold against her throat.
When a raspy voice said, "Don't make a move or I'll cut your throat."
AN: Would that be considered a cliffy? I would think so, but you might not, but whatever. Sorry if this chapter kind of dragged on. The next chapter will be much more exciting! Please Review!