"Run! Run! Run!" Zach calls to me and Gray. I turn back to see the Indominus Rex roar furiously, its eyes beady and blinding. I pray for my legs to go faster and faster. Every time the dinosaur's heavy-weighted feet hit the ground my breath catches in my throat. I feel all my blood rush to my brain and I feel as if I'm going to explode.
I do not know where we are heading or how long we will be running but the whole idea of it makes my entire body shiver. Sweat is pouring from my face as the scorching sun burns through my olive skin and starts to disintegrate my bones.
My legs are twigs that keep bending, bending and bending. Suddenly, the snap. I fall to the ground with a thump and Zach and Gray's still sprinting bodies just become spots in the distance. However, I can feel the dinosaur breathe up my back and I can sense its watchful eyes digging into my soul.
"Zach!" I scream, but my voice is small, fragile, nothing.
I close my eyes and hold my breath, I dig my nails into the ground to prepare myself for the spine tingling pain of being a gruesome, bloody snack. The Indominus Rex thunders, the spit from its mouth wetting my clothes. As it does it, I also yell. This is it. This is the end.
Gritting my teeth, I turn to face the sky. I realise my mistake as I soon as I see the blue – I see the black, padded, sharp claws and foot of the grisly Indominus Rex.
Then I see nothing.
I woke up with sweat dressing my body. My breathing was quick and frightened. I pushed my hands through my hair as tears began to fall from my tireless eyes. I was scared. I was already having nightmares.
Looking around the old, abandoned building it seemed that I was also isolated. Well, except for a worn-out Gray curled up in the corner asleep. As for Zach, he was nowhere to be seen. I stared down at my leg and gasped, it looked rank and disturbing. Yet, the pain was much less than before. I wondered if I could walk on it and decided to take that risk. For support, I started placing my hands on the rough wall behind me and pulled up my backside. I tried my hardest not to bend my leg until it was absolutely necessary. Luckily, it wasn't and I was standing up. One by one, I moved my legs. Right. Left. Right. Left. If pain arrived unannounced, I paused for a moment to let the pain hit. None of it was that bad, I've felt worse.
I stumbled around the building to finally find Zach lying on the ground under a broken window. He looked so peaceful, undisturbed and unbroken. He looked intact and absolutely mesmerizing, this was a sight I never wanted to forget.
Quietly, I try to waddle next to him and ended up swearing under my breath as I nearly tripped. Instantly, Zach sat up and gazed at me – worriedly.
"Relax, I'm okay." I informed him before eventually sitting next to him. "I'm sorry if I woke you."
Zach snickered before lying back down. "You didn't wake me."
We just sat there in silence but it wasn't awkward. It was as if we were just reading each other's minds and really enjoying it. My eyes found their way to Zach's chest, which was being covered by his top. I watched as it moved up and down every time Zach breathed. Surprisingly, I decided to lay my head on his chest, which was so soft and inviting. I breathed in time with Zach and it was so soothing. I still gazed at him as I lay my head there, in fact Zach was also starring at me. Our eyes were locked in each other's gaze – I could have stayed there forever.
"I couldn't sleep either." Zach finally spoke. Honestly, I wasn't shocked how he knew I couldn't sleep, my eyes told the whole story and there was really no need for my mouth. "Nightmares always haunted me. But this one was different, this one was strange. For some reason, I wanted it to last forever." I held my gaze onto every word that came from his mouth. "I know that's stupid but..."
"It's not stupid." I reassured him. "Nightmares aren't just full of the things people are frightened off, they also contain hints of things that people love, that people need." I watched as Zach took my hand in his, are fingers securing each other's safety. It was like our hands were meant to be held, they fitted perfectly together. "What do you need?" I asked.
Zach tried to smile and he rubbed his mouth with his other hand. "You…Stars."
I chuckled slightly. "What?"
"Stars, they fascinate me. They always have, maybe they always will. There are so many of them, each one unique and a million miles away." Zach's eyes don't leave the sky. "Just looking at them now, gives me clarity, peace." I looked up at the black night sky above us, through the window the view was magnificent. A great thing about South America was the sky, every night it's starry, none the less, I've never gazed so deeply at it before.
I unlinked my hand from Zach's and our fingers entwined, they just carelessly played with each while Zach and I talked.
"So you don't fantasise about Cara Delevingne?" I joked, causing Zach to laugh.
"Well, can't I be fascinated by both?" I playfully hit him for his response and then I started laughing as well.
"Zach?" I lifted my head from his comfortable chest and looked at him in the eyes. "I'm scared."
He placed his hand on my cheek. "You'd be insane not to be."
"Guys, you have to look at this!" Gray's voice made me jump and he was standing by the doorway.
Zach and I unwillingly got up and followed the boy's excited expression. None of us spoke on the way, instead we just observed what was around us.
"Oh my god!" I giggled, a huge smile formed on my face.
"How did you find these?" Zach asked his brother, a similar beam on his face too.
"I was wandering around, after I woke up and saw that I was all alone." My eyes met Zach's while Gray spoke. "And I went into this room and these were there!" Gray's face was full of glee, he was so happy to have found them.
Right in front of us were two Jurassic Park jeeps, looking quite clean but untouched. I highly doubted that they would actually start but a part of me was hoping too.
"Do they work?" I pondered into one of the jeeps and turned the key. "No." I stated, unfulfilled. "Well, it was still a good find Gray."
"No, I think I'll be able to do something." Zach believed, walking over to the hood and lifting it up. "Yeah, give me some time and I'm pretty sure I'll be able to get this damn thing running!"
"Awesome!" Gray jumped up and down with excitement.
"Steady on there, tiger." I teased. "Let's leave the mechanic alone for a while." I took Gray's hand and we strolled into the corridor. Looking around, I felt as if the walls had eyes and were watching my every move. The scent of rusty, dead rats crawled my nostrils and sent a shiver down my spine. I could see the blossoming moon being suffocated by the surrounding clouds and I could hear nothing. It was weird. In the building everything was silent, everything was still.
Gray decided to take a seat and gestured for me to do the same. My leg was being bearable and let me sit next to the younger Mitchell brother.
"How are you Gray?" I asked, placing my hand around his shoulder.
He mined his head into me and tears started forming from his eyes. "I'm shaking all the time, I can't sleep, I can always hear the Indominus Rex's footsteps in the back my head and it's driving me crazy!"
"Listen to me." I took his face in my hands. "It will be over soon and you will survive this. I will too and so will Zach."
"You promise?" Gray's eyebrows creased in a concerned manner.
"I promise." I managed to hide my lie behind a fake smile, which seemed to fool Gray - for now.
I heard a loud roar of an engine and a giddy yes from Zach. He got the jeep working, he really was a genius. Gray quickly got up and I followed as fast as I could. This was great! We had a working car and it seemed like we were heading back to the park. I saw Zach leaning against the jeep with a cocky smirk on his face, I held back my witty remark and gave him a subtle thankful grin.
Gray sat in the front but then Zach gave me a look I couldn't recognise and Gray instantly hoped over to the back.
"Thanks." Zach opened up the door and held me stable as I wobbled in.
"My pleasure." I smiled to myself at Zach's gentlemen like answer. Then he got to the driver's seat and turned the key. As the engine roared to life everyone cheered. Zach did it. "Are we ready to head off?"
"Yes, get us the hell out of here!" Gray replied, a slightly tensed tone in his voice.