Still Alive
em with his arms outstretched. There was a low click. The metallic door finally got unlocked. Melissa yanked i
relocked the do
as so close,"
s, trying to catch their breath. Melissa reached into the bag a
ed brick walls. Old bicycles, some planks, cartons of old books and newspapers, some luggage, coolers, and a worn-out Chr
py in here," E
awful!" sh
d to open into a hidden passageway that would lead them somewhere. Melissa w
are you?" she whispere
ll bulge in the wall. She put pressure on it and there was a creaki
her back. Emily followed quietly. They got through the narrow opening and found themselves in an
or about fifteen minutes till they arrived at a vent. Melissadarkness. The girls crawled out of the tunnel. They were in the woods, amidst the tallest and densest trees they had ever seen. The moon shone brilliantly making the surroundings visible. Grasses, weeds, twigs, and fallen leautiful," Em
n enchanting sight to take in," Melissa responded dryly, as she
ssa smiled to herself as she pondered on Emily's ramblings. Emily was quite the artist. She had been in several competitions
ver there," Emily cut
s in the direction of E
y came to a tarred road. They walked steadily on the concrete sidewalk. Mel
What if we're the only ones
sible?" Melissa retur
that looked like a cottage. It was a dilapidated building. The woods had been eaten by termites and were already falling off. Part of the roof had been blown away. The front
r flashlights around the cot
? Should we go in?
ts on, I doubt if anyone li
ied to per
eet hurt. I'm sure you
eement, Emily's
ily was, if not more. But she had taken too many classes in their school's socio-emotional club to not know how to conceal her fear. Fear, they had been taught, is
n as they trod lightl
sword fight. As they walked through the hallways, they saw more broken windows, and pieces of glass on the floor. On the left was a large space that must have once been the living room. Everything in there looked old and had thick layers of dust that could take the entire manpower and machine of a large cleaning company
rdly had they got to the middle of the room then they noticed a figure bent over on the floor in fr
at the realisation that they
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r enc