Chapter 14: CAUGHT
"Come on! It's just a bit further!" Sasha said as he pushed through the giant leaves. "Where are we going?" Hailey asked. "You'll see!" he yelled back. We walked a little longer then Sasha said, "We're here." And oh boy. Were we ever there!
There was a giant waterfall that went over a mountain; it looked crystal clear, with the slight color of blue and purple. "This is beautiful…" I said. "Isn't it?" he asked. "I thought you would like it here…" Then he grabbed my hand, I blushed. "Come on!" he said, pulling me away from the others. "You guys have to see this!" "Watch it pal!" Justin yelled as he ran after us.
Sasha led us in to a small cave that was hidden behind the waterfall. The light from the waterfall, and an indoor pool of water shone around the room, giving it a magical feeling. The only sound, was the steady dripping of water. It felt so peaceful… I felt almost nonexistent from the world. I let the sound carry me away.
"Nice huh?" he asked. I looked at him and nodded. "It's so cool in here." Justin said, referring to the cool splash of water and breeze running through the cave. Sasha nodded. "I like to come here. It reminds me of my mother. Here, and the seashore." We sat and relaxed for a while, and Sasha told us stories that had been passed down through the generations of his people.
"Hey." Justin said after Sasha finished another story. "We better get going. It's getting late." We all agreed and said good bye to Sasha, and made our way out of the cave. "I think I'll stay here for a while." Sasha said. "Okay." I said. "See you tomorrow." "See ya." he said.
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I lied back once they had left. It's always been so peaceful here. "What do you think you're doing?" I heard someone say in Komona. I looked up and saw Kiatso. "Hey Kiatso." I said. "What are you doing here?" "I should be asking you the same question." he said, taking a few steps toward me. "What do you mean? I always-" "I'm not an idiot Sasha." he said. "I never said you were." I said, standing up.
He grabbed my arms and pushed me against the wall. I would have broke free, but he had more strength. "What are you doing?!" I screamed. "Why are you letting the white men in here?!" he yelled back. I felt faint. He knew… I am so dead… "Kiatso… You don't understand…" I said, turning away from him. "I understand perfectly!" he yelled. "I understand you're betraying your tribe!"
I turned back to him and yelled, "I'd never do that! You know that!" "Then why are you letting them in here?!" he yelled back. "B-Because…" "Because what?" he asked. "They're my friends." I said, looking down. Man I sound so pathetic…He slapped me. "No!" he yelled. "What do you have against them?!" I yelled. "Idiot!" he yelled. "They kidnapped us! Ripped us away from our homes! And took over our island!"
I felt hot tears in my eyes. "Leave them." he said. "Never." I said. "I could never give her up…" "What? You mean you're little spy girlfriend?!" he yelled. "Forget her! She's just using you!" "No. You don't know her Kiatso." I said. "You don't know." He let me go. "I didn't want to do this Sasha… I really didn't…" he said.
He turned away, and another man walked into the cave. "I'll go get her. You take care of him." he said. "NO!!!" I yelled. What was he going to do to Danni?! He looked back at me, eyes full of tears and said, "Goodbye Sasha." Goodbye?! He turned away and walked away. I ran after him, but the man grabbed me and knocked me out.
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"Come on guys." Justin said. "We need to hurry up. It's getting dark." "Coming!" I said. Wow… I feel weird… Like… something's calling me to go back. "Danni!" Hailey yelled. "Hurry up! You're never this slow!" "S-Sorry guys." I said feeling a shiver run up my spine. "I just don't feel well." "Okay. Well try not to fall too far behind." Justin said as he kept walking. "Okay…" I whispered.
They kept walking and I fell dead in my tracks. It felt like my feet were being weighed down. I heard a footstep. "H-Hello?" I said. "S-Sasha?" There was a whoosh, and a man, that looked a lot like Sasha, but taller, stood in front of me. But unlike Sasha, instead of pain in his eyes, it was anger. "So you are the famous Danni." He said in English. I nodded. He smiled and said, "Boo." Then everything went black. "Danni?" was the last thing I heard.
Author's Note:
I literally had chills when I wrote this. *.* Creepy… huh?
Sorry this has been taking so long… I've been really busy…
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