Title- Where Little Girls Tread.
Author- Kim
Summary- Lian proves how much strength and determination she really has, when it comes to the important things in life.
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Part 2
After what seemed like an eternity Lian finally managed to climb to the top of the embankment and onto the road. Panting, she sat down in the dirt and wiped her sweaty brow on the back of her hand. She then took a drink from her flask, got to her feet and took one last look at the vehicle in the gully below, before turning and walking towards were she remembered the highway was.
Some time later Lian rounded a bend in the road..Suddenly she saw movement on the ground in front of her..she froze her heart pounding in her chest as she watched a large brown snake slowing slithering it's way across the road. "Stay very, very still..don't move." she whispered to herself as she remembered her fathers words on what she should do when confronted by one of these creatures. After awhile the snake moved away, and Lian cautiously set off again, this time keeping a close eye out for any more serpents that might be lurking near the road side.
Eventually Lian found herself having to stop and rest, the late afternoon sun beat down on her with considerable force, the heat sapping her energy and making her head ache, her little legs felt wobbly and she was tired and thirsty. Drinking some more from her flask, she frowned realizing she had no water left, she threw the flask aside and sat for a moment more, before rising and setting off again.
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Roy moaned and stirred a wave of nausea and dizziness flooded over him, he tried to open his eye's but they wouldn't respond he managed to open his mouth and croak "Lian?". On hearing no answer he forced his eyes to open, wincing at the bright light that assaulted his senses and slammed painfully into his brain. Taking a minute to gather his strength, he called out louder "Lian" still no answer came to him. Feeling panic rising up inside him, he turned to look behind him..Pain slammed into his body, and he cried out in agony before succumbing to the darkness that washed over him.
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Lian continued her lonely trek towards the highway, it was so much further than she thought it was. All of the sudden her sandal snagged on a small rock, she stumbled and fell, throwing her hands out in front of her to stop her fall, she cried out as she skinned her palms on the rough ground. She sat sobbing softly for a moment while she inspected her hands and wiped them on her overalls. Still sniffling she removed her sandals one of which now had a broken strap, tossing them aside, then she rubbed her tears away with dirty hands before continuing on her way.
An hour later and darkness had begun to set in. Lian tried to hurry on but her little legs protested too much to continue...She found a rocky outcrop at the side of the road and sat down. She was tired, hungry and thirsty..to exhausted to sit up she nestled against a boulder and within minutes she had fallen into an unsettled sleep.
End part 2