Chapter 4 first draft
Her mind was racing. This was bad. This was very bad. She had to find that cave. She ran up and down the path. Not sign of it. Her things were in there. She needed them if she wanted to survive. This could not be happening. She lent against the rock wall and stood there. Her clothes were whipping against her shivering skin. The wind was picking up. She needed to find that cave. Fast.
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Wyatt had decided to sit down. He still fidgeted. He played with his hands or tapped his foot. The tornado had passed the ranch. It had gone into the mountains. Totally missing the house. They could hear the random objects smashing into the house as the tornado passed by. Jake was pretty sure one of the old wooden troughs was now on the roof. Wyatt stood up and went upstairs. Grace looked confused and followed him. Jake just sat in the chair he had been using for the last half hour. He awkwardly tapped his fingers on the table. Grace came down the stairs carrying the oddest thing he had ever seen in this house. She set it down on the table. "It was Lous engagement present from me. I was going to give it to Sam for her birthday," Grace explained. Jake understood what she was trying to say. She was going to keep it on the table in case Sam got back in the night. Because sometimes things happen and Grace was scared that she would never be able to give it to Sam. "I know she will love it Grace," Jake said.
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Sam could see the tornado come closer and closer. Rouble was left strewn across the desert. Trees and rocks and all sorts. And Sam just sat up against the rock wall. She felt defeated. There was no sign of the cave. It was like it had disappeared. The wind was stronger. Much stronger. Her cloths were being whipped around. Her hair was slashing into her face. She was cold. Shivering. She sat huddled up with her hands wrapped around her legs. She teeth were chattering. Her toes were soaked and most likely a disturbing shade of blue.
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Jake watched as the tornado got further and further away from River Bend Ranch. Closer and closer to Sam. Grace had made it very clear that as soon as the telephone line was up and running again, they were calling Sherif Ballard. But no one was to go outside until then. Jake was very very worried. He was leaning against the kitchen counter looking out the window. Grace had decided to knit. There was a soft clack clack sound from the knitting needles. Wyatt was upstairs with a very concerned Brynna and a sleeping Cody. They all waited.
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The tug of the tornado had turned into a furious pull. She had already tried to walk around but she fell over and slid to the edge of the cliff. She now took to crawling. This was a very good thing. For if she hadn't, she might be splayed out at the bottom of a cliff. Or if she hadn't then she might not come across the only thing that could save her. She was crawling around 'enjoying' what could potentially be some of her last moments of earth. The stones were hurting her hands and knees. So she sat back on her feet. Right then a big gust of wind came up. The tornado was closer. Sam fell backwards and slipped into a poorly lit cavern. She turned into the cave and say a soft flicker of a fire.
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The cavern was plummeted into a pit of darkness. The fire was out. Sam sighed. She felt like crying. She was exhausted. Physically and mentally. And now she was going to be cold. Very very cold. She started to shiver. And slowly, she fell into a disturbing sleep. Every now and then she would wake up shivering and the fall asleep again. Her dreams where disorientated and abruptly scary. A loud crack of thunder and lightning woke her up. She sat up feeling clammy. Too warm but freezing cold. Her head was pounding and her toes were numb. She fell back into a restless sleep.
AUTHORS NOTE; Sorry about the wait. Our wifi hasn't been working. I do write in the notes app on my iPod. I should be updating on Till The Very End sometime next week if the wifi is working. I am also collecting info for another story but I don't think I will post that until Winter(June). Incase you didn't know, I live in New Zealand. Don't forget to follow my FanFiction Instagram account phantomstallion11 to see when I am updating.