Thanks for the reviews, here'sthe next chapter...it's stillmoving along a little slowly,but it'll pick up soon, I promise.
Chapter Two - Welcome to Reality
The smell of smoke and burnt metal filled her senses and made her eyes water. She blinked a few times, waiting for her eyes to adjust to the darkness that filled the plane. Her head was pounding, and she couldn't feel her legs, which were trapped under the weight of the chair in front of her, which obviously hadn't stayed attached to the plane's floor. Jude shifted her weight, trying to get up, but her seat had her tilted backwards and strapped in. She laid back down, looking for a way to get out of her seatbelt, and finally found the release button. Steadying herself, she pushed the chair off her legs, using all the strength she had left, and managed to hold it long enough to pull her legs free. She wriggled out of her seat, trying to stand up straight on the slanted floor, but managed to trip over debris. She stayed on the floor, deciding she needed a plan of some sort. She looked around, realizing the back of the plane was flooded, and the front had been almost been completely ripped off, with bright light was shining through, leaving a trail down the isle she was now seated in. That's my way out... She pushed herself up, using the wall to support her, but quickly realized that wouldn't work. She sat back down, almost ready to pass out from the pain that was coursing through her body, but then she heard something. She looked over and gasped, seeing the old man next to her crushed under his chair. His head was hanging limply from his neck, eyes wide open, and there was a trail of dried blood flowing from his slightly parted mouth.
" S..S...Sir?" she said shakily, the pain heightening with each passing minute. No reply. " Are.. Are you okay?" Nothing. She reached her hand out to search his arm for a pulse, and couldn't find one. Oh my God...
She turned away, realizing she had to get out of there, the faster the better. She started crawling away, but quickly realized her cell phone was her ticket out of here, and went back to get her bag. She avoided looking at the dead man next to her, but just as she had her backpack, she heard a low groan coming from behind her. She turned slowly, scared to see where the noise surfaced from, but quickly realized the man was just as she had left him.
She started crawling towards the hole in the front of the plane, and was nearly there when she heard a voice, " Ughhh, what the hell..." Her eyes got wider, she had forgotten to check if anyone else was okay. She threw her backpack out of the plane, and forgot about the pain that had taken over her entire body. She made her way over to Tom's seat, and saw his eyes were closed, but he was breathing.
" Um... hello? Sir..." even in this situation, she wouldn't give him the satisfaction of knowing she knew he was famous. She put her finger out to poke his side, but pulled back when he opened his eyes and looked at her.
" Are.. Are you okay?" she asked, her voice trembling, and he tried to nod. She looked on as he removed himself from his chair, and took the same position she had on the floor.
" Is everyone else already out?" he asked quietly, and she shook her head.
" I think... we might be the only ones still.. Still. A..."she couldn't say the word.
" Alive?" he asked, his voice breaking, and she nodded.
They stayed silent for a minute, then he turned back to his friends. " Rob..Rob, get up... come on... Joe !" she watched as he moved over to shake his friends, and stopped abruptly , shaking his head in disbelief.
The water was filling more of the plane now, and Jude quickly took notice. " We have to get out of here, or.."
" They can't stay here, they'll die!" he said, holding back tears.
" They're already DEAD!" she said sadly, crying too, but she was too scared to stay in the plane much longer. " I have to get out of here.." she started to crawl away, and was surprised to find Tommy following her, dragging something behind him. He helped her through the opening, and then paused.
" Wait!" he screamed out, and she watched as he grabbed the microphone near what would have been the entrance of the plane. She heard his voice statically throughout the plane.
" Is anyone else still alive? Anyone! Scream if you can hear this!" He waited a few seconds, looking around hopefully, but when he heard nothing he looked towards his friends, bowed his head, and jumped out of the plane, meeting Jude on the soft grass beneath them.
She collapsed on the ground, the BoyzAttacker next to her, and before she could find the strength to do anything, she passed out. Tom laid next to her, in utter disbelief, and shut his eyes, hoping to drown out reality with his dreams.
