Ugh sorry it won't let me change the title to Chapter 12 ):
They were all happy for the gift of sight after stumbling in caves. Water dripped down on them from the tops of the caverns, and Amelie shifted the thing in her grasp from hand to hand, the satchel on her back swaying and tilting with every unexpected move.
They all walked down slopes and up hills of rock.
After a long while, they all sat down next to each other and huddled together to keep warm. Alex and Amelie sat together, leaving Ellie and Noah without a source of heat.
"Do you know how to make a fire?"
"No, do you?"
"How are we supposed to keep warm?"
Amelie and Alex, having the same attitudes about most situations, rolled their eyes in unison.
"Do what we're doing."
"No!"
"Yes. If you don't want to die from the cold."
Noah and Ellie somewhat reluctantly wrapped their arms around each other for warmth, falling asleep there in one of the darkest caves.
"Does the Scratch come at night?"
"Not usually." Ellie was exhausted, so she sank into Noah's warmth and fell asleep.
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The Twilight Zone
Science FictionEllie is exiled to the Twilight Zone, a monster filled wasteland. She encounters new friends--and enemies--but must escape before she is killed. Note: Not all of this is mine. My friend NewtIsTheBestGlader (@77777777AEH) helped me on this). And the...
