Chapter 5

Jake say in the dark kitchen waiting. Suddenly the lights came on and the fridge started to buzz. Jake jumped up to grab the phone and call the sheriffs office. Grace came down the stairs as he picked up the phone. "I'll call them Jake," she offered. Jake handed the phone over and sat down.

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She was cold. So so cold. Swallowed whole. Consumed by a restless sleep. Shivers ran through her body. Sweat dripped off her skin. Her face was a ghostly white. She shuddered and woke up. The cave was quiet except for a dull drip of water coming off the cave ceiling. She curled up in a ball and went back to sleep.

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Jake heard the crunch of gravel under wheels as three search cars drove up the driveway. Grace stood up and walked to the door. He followed. "Sherif, thank God your here," Grace said. Sherif Ballard nodded. "Come in," Grace opened the door for the sherif and the other men. The walked in and sat on the table.

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Sam felt sometimes soft rub against her arm. Opening her eyes slowly, she looked down at her arm. Her other hand came up to her mouth to stifle a scream. A small piglet snuffled at her arm. That wasn't why she screamed. She screamed because the was a big black mother pig standing next to the piglet. The mother pig went down to sniff Sams arm. As she did, her tusk scraped along Sams leg. Sam didn't move. Soon, the pig lost interest and backed away to look for food. But the piglet stayed. It lay down by Sams chest and curled up to sleep. Luckily, it wasn't long until the pigs scampered away. A gunshot sounded down the track and the mother pig ran from the cave with her piglets. Sam heard the sound of quad bikes and engines revving. Suddenly a light shone from the cave entrance. Sam closed her eyes as the light shon in her face. She heard voices and two arms came out to pick her up. The last thing she remembered was frantic voices and warm arms.

A/U

Sorry about the massive wait and really short chapter. I should be updating more frequently now that school has started again. I always feel more motivated when school is underway. And my brain is awake from the work so I get good ideas. The next chapter will be much longer. Hopefully I can start updating this every 10 days.