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Chapter 13

AMPOV

Sandra and Dan went back to sleep they had hardly gotten any. Doc had gone to do some stuff and well…I went exploring. I took Dan's flashlight; I think I would've gotten lost without it. The light beam would attract someone's attention, but from what I'd herd, this was the southern tunnel and people only came to see Doc and from what I'd herd everyone was working.

I didn't go far. The cave were dark and scary and…quite. I thought I had gone far enough. I didn't want to get lost. I wasn't ready to go back either. I shone flash light all around, the walls, the ceiling, to make sure nothing was lurking in the corners. I sat down a curled up into a ball against the wall. It was so dark. What about the sky? Did people here ever see it except through little cracks in the ceiling? How long would we be here for? Forever? Or would we leave again? Pack up and go someplace else as we always did? I sat there pondering these questions for awhile.

I don't know how long I sat there. But suddenly something tripped over me. I heard a thud of someone landing on the ground and a curse.

"What the-?" a male voice came out of the darkness. I scrambled away from were I was. I could here him on his hands and knees feeling for me. He must have found my flashlight because I herd a click and he found me with the beam.

"Oh, it's you" he said. It annoyed me that everyone here knew who I was already but that I didn't know them. "What are you doing out here?" That was a very good question.

"Well…the room was getting boring and I…"

"It's okay. You don't have to explain." That's was a relief.

"I wasn't expecting anyone in this passageway. Sorry for tripping you."

"That's okay. We were working in the garden and Kyle was swinging a pick. He missed the ground and stabbed himself in the leg with it."

"Ouch." I said. I had no clue who this Kyle person was but…that had to hurt. How did he miss the ground?

"Yeah 'Ouch'. Anyway I was on my way to Doc's to get him some stuff. He's got quite a few costumers huh?" He said laughing. "Come on I'll take you back." He said offering his hand to me. I grabbed and he helped me to my feet. I hoped he would keep the light on. He did. We walked and he shone his light were we walked

Then I thought occurred to me. "Wait if this guy is hurt…shouldn't you be in a bit of a hurry?" I asked.

He laughed. Why? "Me, hurry for Kyle?" he said mockingly. "He was being stupid and how he managed to stab himself I have no idea. A few more minutes of pain won't kill him."

I thought about this. We reached the hospital. My family was still asleep. In the light I could see him clearly. He had dark hair and eyes and well muscled as well as tall.

He turned to me. "We haven't been introduced have we?"

I shook my head.

"I'm Jared Howe."

"Amy" I said

"Nice to meet you even if it was a strange way to meet some one. Welcome to the caves."

I could already see it. People would ask him "Have you met Amy yet?" and he would say "Yes, I tripped over her in the dark." Great, just great. First I come here unconscious and in Alex's arms. For the next month I would probably here "Are you okay?" and then I meet the second person third person I know in the caves by getting tripped over. Not a great start.

Jared had found everything he wanted and was on his way out. "See ya around"

"Yeah, bye" I said.

Life here was not off to a good start. How long we would be here? Was this permanent?

A/N Okay so how did everyone like this chapter? Sorry for the long waits. And I thought I would have extra time during the holidays. I was dreaming. Working, cleaning, cooking, shopping, weird relatives…it was busy. Review. I need feedback. Positive or negative. Criticism helps too! Alright the way it's looking right now it might take a while for the next chapter. So please be patient. Keep reading.