the beginning after the end perfect duo

CHAPTER 24

It was moving at a pretty constant speed, and a few people's voices were being heard.

Of course, we tried opening up the place we came from, but it was closed already.

"Shit, we're trapped," Lilia's voice raised in the middle of the darkness.

"It's either we're going to be shipped outside or be displayed for auction," Lilia said alarmingly.

The box was so dark, so the only thing I was able to see were her terrified eyes and Arthur's calm ones. It was very tight as we were all stacked together like a bunch of trees.

"What do we do?" Lilia asked, obviously being afraid.

"Ask for help I think?" I said, not sure of my own words.

We tried screaming for help, but the workers didn't hear us.

Voice isolation probably.

"We have to get out of here as soon as possible," I said, thinking whether to use 'that' or not.

"Genius," Arthur said sarcastically.

"Of course we have to get out, but how are we going to do it?" Arthur asked.

"Can't we just break the box up?" Lilia asked in a tense voice.

Our movement is getting slower; we're reaching our destination.

Auction it is, I wonder how valuable we will be.

"Of course we can't. There are people outside, and it's not gonna look good when three kids show up from the middle of a container, is it?" Arthur said.

"I agree."

Claps could be heard from everywhere.

The audience of the auction.

"There is no other way," I murmured.

"Give me your hands," I shouted.

Arthur and Lilia stared at me, I think, since it's hard to see here.

The box was being opened.

"Quickly," I added.

After the two did what I said, I thought of the only safe empty place that I could think of.

My place...

And a red flash encircled us.

"Great effect to the opening," a man from the outside said.

A few moments later, or so it seemed to me.

"Wake up, you fucking idiot," Arthur shouted, punching me in my stomach.

"What happ...?" I half asked before the memories could fetch their place in.

"Some white flash encircled us and we found ourselves in this place that's full of tools and stuff," Arthur said.

"And you passed out after the white flash," Arthur added with a fierce voice and a well-put smile on his face.

I stayed silent, waiting for his question.

"So what exactly did you do?" he asked.

"And where are we?"

"Slow down, Art. He just woke up," another voice spoke up next to him.

"Thanks, Lilia," I said, trying to sound happy.

"Now, in answer to what you said, what I did was teleportation," I answered calmly.

"What do you mean by saying teleportation? Why didn't you tell me beforehand?" Arthur said.

"A man's gotta keep a few secrets nowadays," is all I said, not even looking at his face.