If I Could Run

Chapter 9

Mikey and I went outside and sat down near his pool.
"So what did you need me for?" I asked.
"Well tomorrow I'm going to work so I was thinking if you wanna do something we should do it now." He said. Then I thought about my dream and how I wanted to go to Volcano Road this was my chance unless I wanted to walk tomorrow by myself. Then I told him about my dream and he agreed taking me there. We both changed into dark clothes so no one could see us and we brought flashlights and rope and everything you could possibly need. Then we hopped in his car and drove it up to Volcano Road. I know that shoe guy told us to stay out but I just had to get up there. That dream was too real to just be a dream. It was a long ride and to be honest I was a bit scared. Once we arrived we climbed out and started walking towards to volcano.
"So what do you think we'll find?" Mike asked.
"I'm not sure but I know I have to get to that volcano." I said back. We reached the top and we both looked in the volcano. It was the same red nasty goo that I saw in my dream. But the lava was too far down to reach.
"How are we gonna get in there?" I asked.
I looked around the inside and spotted a weird discolored part of the wall. We went around the volcano until we found that discolored patch of wall. I pulled away the trees vines and moss from it and then wandered my hand around.
"what is this?" Mike asked.
"I have no idea." I answered.
"maybe it opens." He wondered.
I then saw a large rock leaning up against the wall.
"Let's move this." I said. He helped me pull the rock off my wall and right behind it was a lever.
"Should we pull it?" I asked.
"Totally!" He said excitedly. We both held hands and pulled the lever. The volcano and the ground shook violently. I fell down into Mike and he leaned against a tree and kept us stable. Finally the rumbling stopped and the strange wall went down into the ground revealing a way to get in. I took his hand as we entered the doorway. Then we were standing right above the lava we could touch it.
"Well just in case we should get something else to poke it." I said, "I'll be right back stay here."
I walked back out and started searching for a stick. It was pretty hard considering we mostly had Palm trees. I found a bush and broke off a branch. I started heading back when I heard a snap close by. I stopped and looked around alarmed.
"Mikey?" I yelled out, "is that you?" I looked around nervously. "Mike this isn't funny!" I yelled out. I heard another snap and didn't wait to run. I ran all the way back up the volcano and through the entrance to see Mike just sitting there waiting.
"Are you alright you look as if you've seen a ghost!" He said running over to me.
"No no I just heard something that's all." I said back nervously. He gave me a weird look.
"Alright let's test this." I kneeled down to the lava and slowly stuck the stick in. And it didn't burn. I pulled it out and put it back in and nothing happened. "It must be the projector like my dream!" I reached my hand down and put in a finger. No burn! "No way!" That means my dream could be true!" I yelled excitedly.
"Katie this is..!" Before he could finish his sentence there was a loud crash and then a scream.