The ice wall

the map

TRIGGER WARNING:  DEATH  AND SICKNESS WILL BE MENTIONED IN THIS CHAPTER!!!!

683 years ago the 3th world war came to an end but not without cost. Muliple nuclear wepons were used to make the world unliveble, thats right the world became radioactive. Most of our ancestors died from of the beginning but some of them were able to hide in places like bunkers and basemets, however some of those hide outs weren't strong enough to go against the radioactive radiation wich slowly killed more people. The people who do still live stayed in bunkers living mostly under the grounds surviving off of plants and for some more fortunrt people chicken or cows.

"Hali? where are you? This is not funny!" Hali's mother shouted from the kitchen hoping for a response. Hali always hid in her dads old office after he passed away, it made her feel more connected with him. "Hali?" her mother shouted now a bit more despretely, pacing around the bunker.  "Antonio! have you seen Hali?" Hali's mother asked Antonio the son of the other bunker survivors. Antonio was Hali's best friend in the world next to being th biggest nerd in the world. "Sorry, I was searching for her just now." Antonio said wwalking into the office.

The bunker were they lived was pretty big because of the extantion of 60 years ago some lost people came into the bunker asking for help. Not everyone was related to eachother they just all knew eachother.

"Hali you know you cant hide here for ever, besides your mother is searching for you." Antonio said to Hali who just got up from the floor. "fine." She said rolling her eys at Antonio making her way to the kitchen with Antonio following. "Hi mom, what do you need?" Hali said tring to give her mother a fake smile when her sister Nova came in. "Hi Hali, I havent seen you in a while." Nova said giving Hali an anoying grin. "This is maybe the first time since your father died that I've seen you two together." Hali's mother said giving a warm smile to wich both the girls rolled their eyes at. Antonio snickered at the response of the girls before Hali came with a cold stare to Antonio. "so, girls I want to talk about the inharentence for when OI pass way" the mother said looking at both of the girls when Antonio made his way out of the kitchen. "not happening"  Nova said at the same time Hali said "I dont want to talk about this mom!" to their mother. "I will write you both a letter then, with what you two will get after my passing." Hali looked down "okey" she mumbled walking back to the office.

When Hali finally arrived to her dads old office she was already in tears. Not realising that Antonio was there she closed the door and fell to the ground from cying. She never cried  loudly, she never cried at all but to think that her mom could die too tarred her apart. Still sobbing she grabbed a pillow and hugged it tight. her sobbs became thicker when Antonio heared it. without saying a word he sat next to her letting her lean on him.

Antonio's POV:

Hali was my best friend in the whole entire world, I would never want her to cry however letting out your tears can be good from time to time. Still I never liked seeing her upset, the last time I saw her like this was when she found her dad laying live less on the ground. It must have been hard on her to find her dead faher in the living room. It happend happend about four moths ago however her screams are still running trough my head. 

After letting her calm down for a few minutes i asked her what happend. "Mom wanted to talk to us about the inhearentence, for- when she dies." her voice cracks. I looked at her as she slowley started to sit up facing me, only now I realise that her her eyes were red and puffy and her cheeks all stained by the tears she cried. I couldn't let out more then an "Oh," but I knew that was enough. I wiped her tears from her face with my hand.

Hali's POV:

As Antonio wiped my tears i couldnt help but think of how he had always been there for me when I needed him. When my mom got sick, when my brother ran away, when my dad died. It all started to make me realise that he cared for me, I mean yes my mom cared for me me but not in anny way antonio did. I've always thought it was my fault that mom got sick, that my brother ran away, that dad died. But he actually knew i wasnt "okey" he helped me get over the pain I thought I deserved. Did he love me?

We stand up after a while and I thank him for, well carring. Ive been here for four months and have not opend one drawer so decide to do it now. I walk over to his desk and open his top drawer revealing a brand new set of the most beautifull pensi have ever seen. I grab one and hold it up for Antonio to see. 

To the most of people its just a pen, but its one of my fathers pens and thats what made it so special to me. 

Antonio just srugged and said "its just a pen." So I ignored him and grabbed another one putting them both ontop of his desk. I stand up walking to one of the corners, I attend to grab a book but a piece of paper falls out, Antonio is still waching every move i take while I grab the piece of paper that had fallen out of the book. As I slowly raise up I open it, "It's a map." I say to antonio who is still looking at me. Its a strange map, its quite bigger than the usual once ive seen before. I put it down paciently before stepping to the atlases, when I see the words "Maps" so I grab it. I imedratly open the Alas on the page where your supposed to see the  map of whole the world. This map is averige comparred to the other one i just found on a loose piece of paper. "Antonio? You should come see this." I say as he walks toward me. "Antartica?" Antoniono says wirh his eyes glued to the odd map. "But its not-, its bigger?" I reply to wich he walks over to an other book and asks "may I?" I nodd wanting to know what is happening he grabs and opens the book on a page that says "behind Antartica" I look at the cover of the book that revealed "not story like myths".  But before we could discuss about it my mom shouted "Dinner!!!" we looke dup at eachother and puted the stuff on one pile for after dinner. 

Writers note:

Hi guys, I hope you liked this chapter and if you found any spelling or grammer mistakes feel free to tell me. I will not be posting daily since school is starting soon but I hope I can post every weekend. please tell me what you thought of this chapter so far it could really increase my  motivation. Bye  guys <3   -  Isabel