KCH (Kids Clubhouse) Story Submission

Chapter 7

Hannah just couldn't believe what she had seen. She saw a clear sky, with the sea stretching out to the right. There were two or three other ships docked on the right side.

But no matter how he tried to calm herself down, she couldn't ignore what she saw. It was the undeniable truth. It explained the swaying sensation she felt all the time.

But how? It just didn't make sense to her. How did he get that phone off the window ledge. She clearly saw the grass and the soil.

Hannah kept on walking around in circles.

At first, she felt angered, she wanted to scream, let out all of his confusion. But the approaching footsteps didn't give Hannah much time to do anything at all.
Hannah came back to her senses, took out her map, picked up her taser, and quickly dashed to her cell. She made sure that she didn't fall down or trip anywhere, while maintaining a decent speed.

"Stop! Who is there? Identify yourself or we may have to throw you away."

Hannah heard the guards chasing her down the stairs. The thought of being thrown overboard into the middle of nowhere just scared her.

Just when she needed it, Hannah felt light headed.

Hannah managed to take a grip on her senses. She needed to manage till she got to her cell, to when she locked the door. Then she could pass out for as long as she wanted.

Hannah didn't know how much more longer she had to descend at this rate. After hearing the guards come closer, she started descending at the rate of 3 stairs at a time, careful not to miss any stairs.

Hannah knew by know that she couldn't make it to her cell on the bottom floor in time. In the chase, Hannah couldn't think of what to do. She thought about going to a different floor, but which one? By now the guards must have informed guards on each floor to be on the lookout for a lunatic who should be in her cell.

"Stop! Or we may have to pull the trigger, and we won't hesitate to do so."

'Great.' Thought Hannah, I'm going to die now.

Now they were going to shoot her, and she'd lie on the floor, unconscious, if not dead. Blood would be oozing from the bullet-wound. Her eyes would be clouded. 

That's when it hit Hannah. She had her trusty taser. If she could somehow get close enough to the guards, she might be able to tase them and get away. That would give her more time.

By now, Hannah was losing speed. The guards were catching up on her, and they didn't seem to be any kinder than they were before. Hannah had to make her decision. It was either now... or never.

Hannah went up couple more stairs, and stopped on a floor, one of her hands raised in the air. She looked around and saw the number two painted in yellow on the wall. She assumed that she was on the second floor. She thought whether she should dash for his cell now, or to surrender. She had five seconds to decide.

In the end, she decided to stick with surrendering. Hannah slowly slid the other hand across her belt. She went on to take the taser

Just as Hannah was about to get the taser, the guards caught up with her.

"PUT BOTH OF YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR!"

'Shoot' Hannah thought, 'I missed my chance.'

All hopes of ever getting away from the guards, from getting away from this madness were gone. Hannah would be sent back to her cell, maybe with extra security. Russel, her ticket out of this mess, would be fired and kicked off the ship. Hannah would never see the light of day again.

Then an idea struck her. If Hannah did it well, she might just escape the guards. But the chance, was a very very small chance.

The guards were exhausted. This woman they had been chasing seemed to be an intruder on the ship. The woman who they were chasing had stamina. 

But now this woman had surrendered. The guard could now expect his promotion. The post of general warden. he could sit in a cabin, with food coming at his order. All he had to do was to direct the other guards and inspect them whenever he wished. He would be paid a handsome sum for that. Just the thought of that power made the guard happy.
And thus, he let down his guard.

The man, who was removing his jacket, threw a napkin at his partner. By the time he could aim the gun at this intruder, she took a taser of her belt and tased him.

The other guard saw what had happened, and went to stop the woman. But the woman had taken the advantage of his speed and tased him too.

The last thing the guard saw was his gun and his pass card being taken away from him.

Then, everything went black.