Gervais logged in to his computer account. He checked the date : March 5, 1989. 1989? I'm not even sure if computers were invented on that time, Gervais thought. He changed the date to today's date. "That was really weird." he whispered. He went to his homepage and checked the news, as always, and it says that a man wrestled the world's biggest snake and was crushed to death. "He's really stupid." he said. Then, the phone rang. Gervais reached for the phone and pressed answer.
"Hello?"
"Hey. Gervais. I have a good news and a bad news."
"Uhh... May I know your name first?"
"Oh, it's Scarlet."
"Oh, hey Scarlet. Bad news first."
"Okay. So, many people we know witnesses a lot of people who have cheated death."
"What do you mean?"
"Like, you know Simon and Dylan right?"
"Those people who once went to the zoo and the turtle they played with -"
"I don't wanna hear that part of the story. Okay? It's very very disturbing."
"Well, back to the news. What about them?"
"They have cheated death once."
"How?"
"You know the crash on McKinley Speedway a couple of years back?"
"Yeah. I've heard of it."
"They were there, but they ran out the door first when the first car killed a man."
"Wait, what?"
The phone started breaking up, and all Gervais can hear is a dial tone. Gervais put the phone down and heard a hiss. A hiss from the phone line. He bent down the check the wirings, nothing wrong. Where are the hissings coming from?
Somewhere in Africa...
Fiona knocked on the door. Not in a while, a boy opened a door. He is dressed in a dirty white polo shirt and a short. His shoes are all torn up. Fiona could see his toes sticking up. Fiona enteres, and saw her cousin up-front, holding a globe and her pointer. "Hello Fiona. Hey, class. Let us give Fiona a warm hello." The whole class stood up simultaneously, "Hello Fiona." the class said in harmony. Fiona gave them a fake smile and waved. Hibiscus excused herself. Then, the class started talking about snakes living everywhere in their country.
"What's up Fiona?" Hibiscus started.
"What's up? I thought you promised that once you reach a year here volunteering teaching those dirty ugly freaks, you would show me the forest and make me admire
Africa. You know how I love the outdoors so much?"
"Oh, yeah. Just give me a minute, and I'll dismiss the class." Hibiscus returned inside the classroom.
Somewhere in America...
Nicolette took a look on the order again. "So, if Fiona dies, then Simon is next right?" She looked towards Scarlet who was playing with a pillow. "Yes. But, if we intervene Fiona's death, then-" Gervais interrupted Scarlet, "How can we intervene her death if she's in Africa?" Nicolette let out a small smile. "Oh, yeah. You're right." Scarlet returned playing with her pillow.
Two hours later somewhere in Africa...
"This is a long walk!" Fiona complained as she adjust her cap. "You have been complaining for the past fifty miles. I know it's a long walk." Hibiscus replied. Every step they take, a crunch of leaves is heard. "So far, I don't see or hear any animals, here Hibby." Fiona said as she take out her wallet. "I know. Pretty weird. Maybe they got scared when they saw your snake-skin wallet." Hibiscus laughed on her own joke. Fiona looked at her and sat down next to a tree. "We're not gonna rest for a while!" Hibiscus said as she wipe a sweat off of her forehead. Fiona took a cigar off her backpack and lit it. Cigar smoke covered the placel. Hibiscus tried to fan them away, but failed. She coughed her way out. "You know, cigar smoke is never good." she yelled from a distance, far away from the smoke.
A hiss was heard. Thinking fast, Fiona stood up. "Did you hear that?" She yelled as she blow another set of secondhand smoke. "Hear what?" Hibiscus replied. Fiona walked towards the tree. Nothing. Just a grass, and a dead snake. "I guess I sat on a dead snake." she whispered to herself. Then, the snake moved and rapidly attacked Fiona. It wrapped its body on her neck, choking her. Fiona's veins in her sye started to redded with blood. Her face is as red as a red ripe apple. "What is going on there, Fioney?" Fiona tried to untangle the snake, but she failed. Hibiscus overcame the "away from smoke obsession" and went to see if Fiona is okay. Then, she saw Fiona's half body being swallowed whole by a giant python. Carefully, Hibiscus backed away cautiously and sprinted towards the city.