After my talk with Sam she seemed to be keeping her distance. Everyone took a small break, now we were going to test out the raft. Just to make sure it can float properly and that it'll hold everyone's weight.
"On Three." Bill instructed Cole and Tran
"One, two, three." He said then they pushed the raft into the water
"It works." I said with smile
"All right." Sam said. Then we grabbed the ropes and pulled it back to shore. Once we did that we started loading it up when Jack came back over
"Where's Mitchell?" Gail asked him
"Resting his feet." He answered
"Should I go get him?" She asked
"No, no. let him rest until we get everything loaded."
"Okay."
"Those blisters are pretty nasty." He said
We just kept loading up. We had just finished up Sam came running out of the hut
"What did you do to him Jack?!" She snapped
"What wrong?" I asked her
"Something's wrong with Mitchell."
"What are you talking about?" Jack asked playing clueless
"You were in there alone with him. What did you do?" Sam asked him again
"He was resting his feet I didn't do anything." Jack said just then Kong started screeching. We looked and could see Mitchell feet hanging
"Shit!" Bill said as we all ran into the hut. By the time we got there Mitchell was swallowed whole by an anaconda. Just then Gail started screaming trying to run at it but Tran and I stopped her, but she just kept screaming
"GET HER OUT! GET OUT GO!" Bill shouted to us
"NO! NO! NO!" Gail kept screaming. I led her outside when her screams began to mix with tears. I looked back to see Bill burning the hut down. We ran back to the shore to see that Jack had taken the raft.
"THE RAFT!" Tran shouted. At this point I felt like crying was there no end to this nightmare
"NO YOU SON OF A BITCH!" Cole screamed at him
"We can build another one." Sam said out of breath
"WITH WHAT SAM?! WITH WHAT?!" Cole shouted at her motioning to all of the leftover wood that was burning
"We got to get to the raft it's our only way out of here." Bill said trying to calm everyone down
"FYI BILL! THE RAFT IS GONE!" Cole shouted
"We can get it back." I said and they all looked at me
"How?! Huh? What are we gonna swim after it now!?" Cole said still snapping at everyone
"Look." I said kneeling down
"The village is here." I said marking the spot it the dirt
"Jack is following the Mendranang." I showed them
"If we cut across the jungle we can catch him on the other side." I said looking up at everyone Bill looked proud and Tran nodded along
"Right." He said
"Catch him where?" Cole asked finally calming down
"He's going to that orchid." Sam cut in and I nodded
"We find that flower. We find that raft." I said. We all agreed then got moving
We were moving quickly through the jungle, Bill once again leading.
"Wait, wait stop listen." He said quietly. We listened then we heard a slithering noise
"Shit! Come on." Bill said and we started to run. We stopped when we heard the noise again trying to figure out what direction is was coming from
"It's in front of us." Sam said
"Son of a bitch it's trying to separate us." I said
"It's toying with us." Bill added
"Oh shit." Cole said as the sounds got closer. We ran a little bit farther
"Oh Christ it's everywhere." Cole said shining his flashlight all over the place.
"Will you turn that goddamn thing off?" Gail snapped at him
"It doesn't matter they can sense our body heat." Tran told her
"He's right. Let's just get the hell out of here." Bill said and we started running again just praying we weren't headed in the same direction as the snake. We were on this hill when suddenly the ground collapsed underneath our feet. We went sliding down the hill we slid all the way down until we were in these caves filled with about a foot of water.
"Which way?" Sam asked we began looking around when we heard the slithering again this time it was much closer
"ANYWAY!" Bill shouted running in a random direction. We followed with Cole bring up the rear shouting for us to wait for him. The farther in we moved the darker it got it was very hard to see, and with only two flashlights wasn't much. As we moved I felt something in my hand I almost screamed when I realized it was Bill
"If there's a way in, there's a way out." He said then we keep on moving
"GUYS!?" We heard Cole scream. We looked back and saw he wasn't with us. Cole screamed asking which way. We shouted back telling him which way. He after a few minutes he didn't show. Bill wanted to go back but Tran spoke up
"I'll go."
"Are you sure?" Bill asked and he nodded
"You be careful okay?" I said then gave him a quick hug. Then he turned back to find Cole
"Are you sure that was a good idea?" Sam asked him
"Tran can take care for himself." Bill said but I could hear the worry in his voice.
"Come on let's keep moving." Bill said.
We kept moving until we came to this tunnel thing Bill stopped.
"What?" I asked him
"I'm gonna double back and see if I can find Tran and Cole."
"Bill-" I started but he cut me off
"You're not coming. You're gonna stay here with them, until I come back alright?" He said and I rolled my eyes
"Yes sir!" I snapped sarcastically. He kissed me then left. While we were waited Sam crawled up the tunnel a bit
"I think I can see light!" She said excitedly
"Is it a way out?" Gail asked her
"I don't know." She said sounding like she was gonna cry. I just paced back and forth not that there was much space. Just then Bill came back
"I think I found a way out." Sam said Bill flashed the light up there then handed it to Sam
"Take this. Go. Now" Bill told her. Then she and Gail went and didn't look back
"Where are they?" I asked him
"Go." He said putting his head down
"Oh God." I said
"Go." He repeated then I started crawling up the tunnel after them. We were about halfway through when we heard Cole I let out a breath of relief that he was alive but that means that Tran is gone. I pulled myself together for the time being. Just as Cole started crawling up the tunnel. We heard the slithering noise again I looked back this time to see it right behind us
"MOVE! IT"S COMING UP MY ASS!" Cole screamed we started moving as fast as we could. Cole just kept screaming
"HELP ME! WHAT DID I DO!?"
We finally reached the exit and fell out on the ground
"Where's Cole?" Gail asked
"Cole come on!" Bill said. When he reached the exit, he got stuck. We grabbed his arm and managed to pull him out. Then the anaconda popped out literally two seconds later, but it was stuck. It was like staring evil in the face I don't think I've ever been so scared in my life. Gail and Cole were screaming again. I was just in shock, when the next thing I know Sam picked up the machete and chopped the snake's head off
"Holy shit." I said as Bill and I looked at each other. I may not like Sam but I have a whole new respect for her.
"That's what I'm talking about Sam!" Cole shouted jumping to his feet. Bill and I were still laying on the ground and he pulled me so my back was to his chest
"You okay?" He asked me and I nodded
"I just can't wait to get home." I said to him. He kissed my forehead then we turned back to Cole rant about how awesome Sam is
"How you like her now bitch?! She sliced you, diced you, cut you up! It was like Sam with the samurai action!" He shouted, when another anaconda jumped out grabbed Cole by his backpack and dragging him off.
