I wake up to Fila shaking my shoulder gently. “Endelyn, dinner is ready. Would you want some food or shall I leave you to rest?” I sit up, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. “How long have I been sleeping for?” I ask. Fila bites her lip, “About eleven hours; don’t feel bad, you’ve been through a lot.” I bolt to me feet. Eleven hours! So much could have happened. I wonder if my parents are looking for me or have contacted authority; I sure hope not. Pushing away negative thoughts, I thank Fila for waking me and follow her out of the tent towards the fire pit I saw when first arriving.
There I see Nathan, the boy and girl I saw sparing earlier, a middle-aged woman, and several other boys and girls appearing in age from fifteen years to mid-twenties. I spot an empty log next to Nathan and take the opportunity to sit next to him. “Hey, Sleeping Beauty,” he says with a wink. I glower at him. “What are we eating?” I ask. Nathan gestures at a bag of hotdogs sitting on a table a few feet away which I neglected to notice. “Oh, right,” I say, feeling slightly embarrassed. I grab a metal stick that is propped up against the table holding tonight’s meal, grab a hotdog, and roast my dinner camping style. I haven’t roasted hotdogs over an open fire since camping with my father as a young girl; for a moment I am absorbed in my memories.
Nathan’s voice soon snaps me back into reality. “Everyone, this is Endelyn. She is here to help us take back the fire stone.” I wave at all the strange faces, “herwwo,” I attempt to say with a mouth full of hot dog while rapidly turning red. “Endelyn, this is everyone,” Nathan goes around naming everyone. The boy I saw sparing earlier turns out to be Nathan’s brother, Xander and his partner is Stacy. The middle-aged lady is Sage, who keeps order in the camp- to some extent.
I swallow my dinner and cough, still red in the face. “Uh, hi. I really don’t know what I can do to help you, but I am here to help, according to Nathan.” Nathan gives my hand a quick squeeze and announces we will begin my training soon and we will be on the mission to regain the fire stone as quickly as possible.
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The stones
AcakA story I started a year and a half ago. I don't think I'll continue it, but I may. A girl is on a journey with her friends to recover the Fire Stone before the world crumbles.
