Guys listen in real close cause the next chapter will fully begin the love triangle thing with Chris, Sam and Gordie. K. R&R!
Chapter 9: TRAAAAIIIIINNNNN!
We all stood silently for a moment. Chris broke the silence: "Anybody know when the next train's due?"
"I'm not sure," Gordie answered.
Chris said, "Why don't we go around the tracks?"
Teddy looked at Chris, disbelieving. "What? If you go the extra ten miles around the tracks, you gotta walk ten miles back. That could take until dark. We cross here, we could get to the same place in ten minutes."
Vern shuddered a bit. "Yeah, but if a train comes, there's nowhere to go."
Teddy scoffed. "Like hell there isn't; you just jump!"
Chris looked at him in shock. "Teddy, it's 100 feet!"
I nodded in agreement. "And 100 feet into a gorge! Teddy, you've done a lot of crazy stuff before, but this is just ridiculous!"
Teddy shook his head. "Look, you guys can do what you want. I'm crossing here. And while you four are dragging your candy asses halfway across the state and back, I will be on the other side, relaxing with my thoughts."
Gordie asked Teddy, "Do you use your left hand or your right hand for that?"
Teddy scoffed. "You wish," and he began crossing. Chris looked over at Gordie, Vern and me, and began following Teddy. "Oh, what the fuck?" I muttered. I tentatively stepped out onto the tracks. The spaces between those slats of wood were really scaring me. What if my foot got caught in one of them and I couldn't when a train came? Because of this, I would always wince when I set my foot on another slat.
We walked like this for a couple minutes, Teddy and Chris in front, me, Gordie, and Vern crawling behind pathetically. When I heard a splash all of a sudden, I whirled around, expecting to see the worst. However, Vern was still on his hands and knees, looking up at Gordie. "I lost the comb," he whispered, upset.
Gordie groaned, "Forget it, Vern." Teddy and Chris rolled their eyes. I would have laughed but I was too terrified too. I turned back around, and began walking once again. I was almost halfway…until I heard….
"TRAAAAAAAAIIIIIIINNNNNNN!" Gordie scream from behind us. We all whirled around and saw a steam locomotive chugging towards us. For a moment, we just stood still, frozen, not knowing what to do.
"Oh, shit," Vern said as he began to crawl like there was no tomorrow. The minute he said that, we all snapped to attention. "RUN!" Chris yelled as he and dashed off at lightning speed, ending safely on the ground. I panted as I broke into a mad dash. I could hear Gordie and Vern yelling at each other. I was running and running…until…
"AAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHH!" I screamed…my foot got caught in one of the spaces between the slats, and I fell. I couldn't free myself, no matter what I did. I was screaming, "GORDIE! VERN! DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME, KEEP MOVING!"
Chris then noticed me. I saw an expression of total fear on his face. He screamed, "SAM!" He threw off his sleeping bag and got ready to dash back onto the tracks. "CHRIS, GO BACK!" I yelled at him.
But it wasn't Chris who saved me…
A pair of hands wrenched under my arms from behind. I turned behind me and saw…
"GORDIE!" I yelled, "LEAVE ME! SAVE YOURSELF!" "NO WAY IN HELL!" Gordie yelled back as he moved my leg every way possible to try and free it.
Vern was behind him, crawling and crawling. I managed to get a glimpse of Chris as Gordie tried to save me. Chris had retreated. He looked sad. At what? But I couldn't think much of it.
The train was inching closer and closer…
"FORGET ABOUT ME!" I screamed one last time.
Gordie looked at me with frustration and fear on his face. "I'M NOT LETTING YOU DIE, SAMANTHA!" he yelled. Then, he finally freed my foot. Instead of letting me run, he grabbed me and carried me bridal style.
Vern moved up to us and began running and running. We were getting closer…and so was the train. We were getting closer, the train was nearly there and then suddenly…
Gordie threw me out to Ted and Chris and pushed Vern over to the side. I flew in the air and fell to Chris.
As the train finally got away, Chris sat me down on the gravel. "Samantha Gold Daylife, don't EVER scare me like that again," Chris panted.
Teddy yelled, "HOLY SHIT, YOU GUYS!"
Then my worst thought came to mind. What happened to Gordie and Vern? Did they die? Or worse…did they die because of me?
I quickly got up and ran over to the tracks. Fear was etched onto my face.
Teddy, Chris and I stood looking down at the gorge, paralyzed with fear. Then, suddenly, we heard coughing. We ran over and saw Gordie and Vern lying in a heap. They were covered in dust, and a tad shaken, but they were alive.
I immediately ran over to the poor two. I enveloped Gordie in a hug. "I was so scared," I whispered, "Thank you!"
"Hey," Chris said, "At least now we know when the next train is due."
I scoffed and said "You alright, you two?"
Gordie nodded. Vern panted, "Told you we should have just hitchhiked."
I shook my head and laughed as I helped them up. The four of us then set off again.