"Julia! It's Hana" she whispered, just loud enough for Julia to hear but quiet enough for the singing to drown the echo out. Immediately after speaking she ran back under the waterfall so no suspicion would be raised. While James and his choir were rehearsing she had calculated three trips behind would be the most she could do, one for hair wash, one for body and the last for getting dried, however none would be used for these purposes, only to save Julia. The third would be when they ran away, a dangerous risk to take but their only option at this point, that or they both die. Hana grabbed a small twig from the bottom of the pool. She ran back in-
"Julia, its Hana can you hear me?"
"Hana?" Julia said, the same hopeful tone as her brother just an hour earlier, it Hana's heart skipped a beat but she shook it off, she had to keep focused on the plan. Plus they were friends, there was no room for any melted hearts in a friendship
"Yeah Jul's its me, catch this and unlock your cell, go, go, go!" Hana commanded frantically as the threw the twig and sprinted right back under the fast falling water. She had heard once the reason water is that beautiful blue colour is because it reflects the sky. To Hana, that was one of the most beautiful parts of nature, everything worked together perfectly. Unlike the twig she threw, all Hana could do was hope it would work. As she stood she hoped and hoped listening out for the clink of metal and as it sounded, she sighed with relief and quickly exclaimed "Oh that stupid belt buckle" as loudly as possible so the metal click would raise no concern, maybe a slightly odd phrase to say but what could she do?
One deep breathe, in and out. 'I can do this' Hana visualized 'It's now or never, just do it Hana' and with that one last sharp breath, she ran through one last time to see her friend standing in front of her cell, twig in hand
"Ready?" They looked into each others eyes and Julia nodded
"Ready." she grabbed onto Hana's soaking hand and smiled that cheesy grin Hana loved so
YOU ARE READING
The Great Green North
Short StoryClimate change has gotten the best of us and planet Earth has been stuck with a second ice age. Afterwards the animals have taken over and formed a government...but they haven't forgiven the humans for destroying the Earth. (A poetic-ish kind of thi...
