Chapter 26

Saved?

"I'll keep the parasol where it belongs..." I said, as I hid the umbrella under my bed. "But...what do I do now?"

I sighed. Yeah, what do I do now? Nobody knows I'm here...

All of the sudden, screams erupted from everywhere.

I ran downstairs, in panic. The clerk was hiding behind the desk.

"What happened?" I asked.

"T-The town...It's engulfed in flames!"

"Well then get the hell out from under the desk!" I said, and ran outside.

The clerk wasn't kidding.

The whole town...it was all fire! Many people were running about...I didn't see Jess and Jessie, maybe they have fled.

There were many people running past me, into the plains.

I ran back inside, to find the clerk packing his belongings. (Remember, this hotel hasn't caught fire yet.)

"Sir, what is beyond the plains?" I asked.

"More land and water! Mostly islands. But it's shallow water with many fish. We are at the edge of this world." He replied.

"Edge?"

"Yes! This world is flat. We have all that other nilly-willy your people have, but our earth is flat! It is one big island, with many other islands on it. This island has dips in it which were filled up, making islands. We are one, big, floating island!"

"Really? What's under the island?"

"We see blackness. People have jumped down there..and they've never came back!"

"Well, what's after all those islands?"

"Another island, smaller than this."

"What's after that?"

"Nothing."

"How did this fire start?"

"Someone from the other worlds started it. He seemed troubled."

My eyes widened, and I held my breath. Either run like hell, or stay here and face him. Hm...um..stay here and face him!

"You better flee now." I said.

The clerk nodded, and ran!

I left the hotel, and noticed some of it was on fire.

Everyone had abandoned the town.

Besides two people...

Chase and me.