Rating: G
Notes: This chapter is brought to you in part by my case of walking pneumonia, yes this lovely little thing has cost me a week of work and college classes! At least it's given me the opportunity to update my stories though! Please review, I could use some encouragement. Also I'm curious as to what everyone thinks! Ideas are also welcome! Enjoy!
Sometimes Miracles Happen
By Ans4Christ
They walked on for another hour with no problems. But even amidst the quiet Jonas knew something was wrong. Sam had agreed when he mentioned it to her. There was this sense in the air. This feeling, as though they were being observed. The sun had set, and darkness engulfed them. Their flashlights guided the way on the narrow path that they were on. Sometimes they talked, but mostly they were quiet, exhaustion was slowly starting to set in. They had been walking for countless miles, and this heaviness was starting to weigh on them, first on their chests, then on their minds, and finally their whole bodies.
As this was happening Jonas found his eyes actually closing as he walked. He was literally falling asleep walking. A realization came to him- this was another test by the Ancients. There must be something in the air forcing them to feel such extreme exhaustion. He heard a noise from behind, when he turned he saw Sam had fallen to the ground asleep.
"Sam, Sam!" He shook her shoulder trying to revive her. She jerked awake and tried to sit up, but she struggled to keep her eyes open. "Com'on Sam, we got to keep moving."
"Jonas, I feel so tired. Maybe we could rest for awhile." Sam whispered half asleep.
"No, this is a test Sam, this is another way that the Ancients are trying to stop us. We have to keep going forward, who knows what will happen if we rest." Jonas stood up firmly and grabbed Sam's arm, hoisting her up." Now com'on." He yelled. Sam stood up and stumbled after a few steps. Jonas put her arm over his shoulder, and together the two of them staggered into the night.
One foot in front of the other just keep going. Jonas thought to himself. They were moving at a crawl. It was almost a rhythm, they walked, stumbled, fell, got back up, and walked again, every once in awhile Jonas would have to nudge Sam, or try to get her to talk. Which was draining for him because just breathing was exhausting. Yet somehow he seemed to be the stronger one, perhaps it was his determination and his need to help Amy, perhaps a higher power, he honestly didn't know, he just knew he couldn't let go, not until it was over. Then, he'd collapse.
His eyes were on the ground; he just didn't have the energy to even look up ahead. He just kept watching his feet move, one in front of the other. He kept going at this pace for awhile longer when Sam fell again. This time she was out cold. Jonas struggled to sit up, and he tried with all he had to wake her, but he couldn't. He felt his lids trying to close, but he kept fighting it, he knew he had to keep moving.
He pulled himself off the ground and managed to take a step, and then he fell face first to the ground. He tried to pull himself up again but it was to no avail, he felt so tired, so drained and so weak, he couldn't move anymore. He rolled unto his back and stared up at the sky. Focusing on the stars he thought he might be able to keep himself awake. He tried to think of where earth was from here or Kelonwa or any of the planets he'd been to, he thought of all the stories and myths surrounding stars that he could think of, he even tried counting them, desperate to stay awake. But after a few minutes his entire mind started to fail him and his whole focus became keeping his eyes open, they fluttered and he used every ounce of strength in him to focus on any object, but it failed. He stared at the stars again, his eyes struggling to close, until they did so, causing him to give into the darkness.