Sing Your Way Out
Chapter 17: Fire
Cj POV:
"You'll be stuck here forever. Don't plan on leaving. We WILL find you." Torm hissed, his voice pure venom.
I looked around. I remembered the night I confided in my cousins that I wanted to escape. Three of them laughed. Two threatened to find me if I did. Everyone else came on the trip. Only one was left behind. Agave. After the fighting started, she never showed up. I can only wish her the best. I watched the sun slowly rise in the horizon from my perch on a tall stone. It has been a day since Gabe got sick. Joy said that tomorrow he might be able to travel. But I have my doubts. Every time I think about it, Torm's taunt gets louder in my head. I turned around, and headed down the shore, and attempted to find anything to eat. By the time I got back to our makeshift camp, the sun had risen. I carried only a few berries.
"I hope these aren't poisonous." Jay said with a smile.
"Where were you!" Swan said, walking over.
"Places." I said with a smile.
"Where's Ian?" Swan asked, with a smile.
"Here, what did I miss?" Ian said, walking over.
"Nothing at all. I think." Jay said with a smile.
"I hope here is food today." Harv said, walking over.
"Calm down! There's only so much food I can make." Joy snarled
"Hey, Susan, do you know what Daisy's ability is?" Gabe asked from his place on the ground.
"I have no idea, she nearly never even talks." Susan explained.
"You want to know?" Daisy hissed at us.
"Yea!" Gabe said.
Ork yelped.
"I DIDN'T EVEN ASK THE QUESTION!" Ork complained. Daisy had thrown a knife at his ear. Ian's preflex saved him.
"My ability is extreme accuracy." Daisy continued as if nothing.
"You could have said that, and not thrown a knife at my ear!" Ork complained.
"Stop complaining!" James spat at Ork
"Gabe, can you get to your feet?" Joy asked
"Yes" Gabe said
"Great! Now we can travel!" Ian said with a smile.
"I might have to rest some more…" Gabe said, using his highpersuation.
"Gabe, did I not tell you to never use that with us?" Ian said lightly
"No… you only said not to use it on you…" Gabe said, trying hard not to use highpersuation.
"I'm guessing friends were implied?" I said with a smile.
"Cj has a point." Joy called.
"Why don't we just stop arguing, and eat!" Ork hissed. What hunger can do to people.
With that, we all sat down on the ground, and ate. How a plate of food can change a bad mood. Ork's anger at nothing left the second he started eating. Joy's bitterness was gone, and replaced with a smile. Daisy seemed the same. Tiki seemed unfazed by everything, and ate her food slowly. Jasmine was laughing at whatever Roark had said. Ian and Gabe were arguing over something stupid. James was trying to steal Susan's bowl of coconut stew. Suki talked to Jay about the rout. I smiled. Swan just sat quietly.
"What's wrong?" I asked
"I don't know. Something doesn't feel right. I have a bad felling that if we stay here any longer, we will be found." Swan said with a worried look.
"I have the same felling." I confessed.
"We should move on then." Swan said, looking around
"Move on! We are fine here!" Ork called over.
"Don't you feel that something's off?" I called back to Ork.
"Now that you say it, something dose feel wrong…" Suki said, glancing around.
Her words were meet with silence. We looked at each other with wide eyes. Confused and scared looks were exchanged. Looks of nervousness crossed everyone's faces. These emotions were overcome with fear.
"Let's pack up and move. Keep your voices low." Jay whispered to us. No one argued.
We head north from here." Ian whispered to us.
We headed for the beach, and walked along the shore. By midday, everyone was still afraid to talk. Everyone's fears where made reality. Our slow walk on the beach, was passed by frightened creatures running for their lives. Birds squawked and squeaked. The drumming of hooves further up the shore, the scrambling of smaller creatures, and the cries of pain of those who weren't fast enough, brought our party to a stop.
"Fire…" I whispered so low, that I thought that no one could hear me.
"FIRE!" I said louder.
"Fire?" Came Tiki's scared voice.
"Fire!" Ork gasped.
"Fire…" Daisy chuckled to herself.
"FIRE!" Swan screamed
"Stop saying fire and RUN!" Suki screamed.
With that, we took off at a run down the shore. Somewhere passed by others. Joy and Ork were left behind in the scramble because of their injuries.
"JOY, ORK!" I screamed, stopping for a moment.
"Here!" Joy gasped.
"Here!" Ork said
"RUN!" Tiki screamed at us.
I started to run, fearing for my own life. I dared a glance back. Something was wrong with that fire…
"That's not a normal fire!" Jasmine yelled
"The smoke is coming to fast!" Roark yelled.
"We'll never be able to out run it!" James yelled in despair.
"We can try!" Ian yelled at him.
We kept running. In a few seconds, the roar of the fire was approaching our spot. We ran faster. I tripped, and fell on the soft sand. I forced myself back up, and kept running. I looked back; the smoke had gotten considerably closer. We weren't going to make it. I kept running. I tripped again, and rolled over. I got up, and saw Gabe. I had tripped over him.
"OW! Can you be more careful of who you run into?" Gabe yelled over the roar of the fire.
"Shut up and run!" I screamed
I ran. The smoke was starting to gather around us, blocking our view. My legs were getting tired. The smoke was all around us now, snaking its way down the shore, and ensnaring us. I tripped again, and tried to get up. My muscles wouldn't let me. I looked up, and saw nothing but the sickening grey of smoke. I heard Joy cough somewhere behind me.
"Help…" I managed to rasp before the bit of the world I could see faded from view.
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