"Damn nature"
The whole long way up, was done with some difficulty. Care was required every minute as well as some muffled swearwords between teeth when the peak was almost reached and undone as soon as a badly put foot in the wrong place, brought down a few meters that were not wanted. But the worst of it all, was Alisha's constant whining. From the beginning to the halfway point, the words spelled out of a frustration already closed, began to mess with Judy's judgment and...it was no small thing. For several times, her mind made a point of formulating insulting words to that female who never stopped whining but decided for good not to do it. If she did, she would start arguing with a fox who was a good defender of his precious Vixen.
"The door. I can see it."
Jack had reached the peak of the 'little mountain'. Passing his arm over his forehead to wipe away the sweat of effort, the smile on his face showed a small victory. Followed by him, Judy was the second to catch up with him, followed by Nick and Alisha soon after.
"We have a problem," warned Judy, when her violet eyes noticed something that shouldn't be there.
Grey eyes went toward the little rabbit who, with her arm stretched out, was pointing in front of her. Confused, he continued to look at where she was pointing and, the smile of victory, gave way to a few tight lips in frustration.
The bridge that allowed the only passage to the great door, had been destroyed. They could have jumped if not for the enormous distance and a fall to death on the pointed rocks.
"Where then?" Jack said frustrated. The suitcases were already heavy and having to go around the pointy rocks, would only make them lose precious minutes and that was not in their plans.
"There!"
Nick's voice startled the two rabbits. On the left side of the bridge, a few meters away, there was a narrow dirt track that would give them a safer passage. Triumphant in his discovery, he smiled at Judy, who stared at him with closed eyebrows. Anything, he used to make fun of her.
Without delay, they went around the bridge and found their way. Being this narrow, it only allowed them to go in line and not side-by-side. When they reached the giant wooden door and an eroded crimson, Jack took the key out of the pocket, the policeman had given him, and approached the door he grabs the big black lock. The key was inserted into the slot, and when it was turned, the unlocked 'click' was heard.
"Nick, help me push it!"
Four paws were put on the door. The effort was required, and the double force was not very powerful. The door opened, yes, with a deafening squeaking due to the wear and tear of time, but the passage had to be made sideways and the bags followed later. That was all they could open.
On the other side, nothing new. The same dirt track would give a good meter until there is the main entrance of the village. Around, nothing more than vegetation of various shades and sizes.
"Whose idea was for came here?"
Furious blue eyes met violet eyes with arched eyebrows. With her paws over her waist, Alisha was frustrated at having to walk more meters to reach the damn village. Judy, the rope that held her patience in place, was about to break. She preferred to ignore it once again, turning her back and being the first to start the way. But if that Vixen opened her mouth again to talk nonsense, Judy wouldn't hold back and if her paw was out of date with that idiot's beautiful face, it wouldn't be much.
Silence was on the way. Everyone in their thoughts. However, when they almost reached the main entrance to the village, Judy suddenly stopped. Her eyes blinked several times in order to understand what was reflected in them.
"Give her to me!"
The voice was as deep as an echo sounded. The hoarseness was noticeable, but what made the most shivering was the image. A wolf, all white. In her elegant body, a kimono. A kimono that was stained with...blood.
"Give...who?"
Her body stayed paralyzed before the image in front of her. But there was no fear, no heart beating, no urgency to run away. Judy was curious. A strange curiosity to want to ask that mysterious wolf more questions. Apart from curiosity, there was another feeling that she could not decipher.
"You know who I'm talking about."
"Judy?"
Nick's voice brought her back to reality. He had bumped into her for suddenly stopping. Something Judy didn't even notice.
"Yes?" she answered him, staring at him.
"Is everything all right?" the concern was evident in his expression, as was the confusion.
"Yes" She lied and forced a smile.
She could tell what had just happened. But possibly Nick would make it a joke, Alisha would think she was crazy, and Jack would ignore it in order to continue what they were going to do there, so as not to waste precious time. Would it be a good story for the newspaper? It would be, but not at that moment since they hadn't even entered the village yet. Judy chose to keep quiet and keep going until they entered the village.
To be Continued…
