Jurassic World: 8 Hours Until Daylight

Party With Colleagues

It took about 10 minutes to get there and the entire time there was spent in silence. I kept glancing over at the man next to me, but he was either unbothered by my constant staring or he didn't notice. When we finally came to a stop, it was in front of two bungalows that seemed to be connected by a closed hallway. There was a beautiful view of the ocean right on the edge of the property and something told me that I would be spending most of my free time outside. The sound of a door closing snapped me back to the present and I caught a glimpse of Owen walking around the car. I went to grab the door handle just as my door was opened and a hand was held out for me to grab. Owen stood at the open door waiting for me to get out of the car, a kind, patient look on his face. It took me a minute to gather my thoughts and grab his hand, the calloused pads of his fingers rough against my palms.

     Leading me up the stairs I let my hand drop from his loose grip, my nerves only showing from my fingers fiddling together. He led me around the side of the property towards the hallway, which seemed to have a door leading inside placed in between the two buildings. As we walked down the hallway I could hear a slight scratching noise coming from what I assumed was my room, the sound causing Owen to freeze. He slowly reached behind him and pulled out a knife pushing me behind him in the process; at the sound of a metal clang I realized what it was and went to stop him. The scratching halted as I let out a short whistle, the shrill sound echoing off the walls. Suddenly a German Shepard came from around the corner of the door at the end of the hall and jogged towards us.

"Owen this is Kala. She's my dog." I said as she stopped and sat in front of us.

     Owen seemed surprised but put his weapon away and nodded his head, his gaze never leaving Kala's form. I leaned down to pet her head, the feeling of her soft fur bringing me instant comfort. She sniffed at Owen, and then sat back on her hind legs and looked up at him almost expectantly.

"She was raised almost like a military dog, so she shouldn't be any trouble. She belonged to my dad". I said watching their interaction.

Owen allowed her to sniff him and smiled when her tongue flopped out of her mouth, almost as if she was smiling back. She seemed to trust him and that was enough for me to relax, my nerves pretty much gone. As I looked back to Owen he gestured to the door that Kala had come out of.

"That's your place, and I'm just down the hall. You're stuff is already inside."

I nodded my head at him and led Kala back into the room, the view of Owen's back the only thing I saw as the door closed. I decided a shower would be the first thing that I did to clean off all of  the grime and sweat that had accumulated on my body in the short time I had been outside. The water felt amazing and I could feel whatever was left of my anxiety drain away.

I changed into a regular tee and a pair of shorts so that I could cool down after being in jeans for the past few hours. As I unpacked my clothes and other belongings my gaze kept drifting to Kala who laid on the bed staring off into the distance. Having finished unpacking I let out a sigh and turned to the canine laying on the bed, her head having popped up at my sound of distress.

"What do you think K?, should we investigate the place?" I asked her, a wide grin spreading across my face as her tail began to wag almost violently with excitement.

     I stepped out into the corridor and relished at the feeling of the cool wood under my toes. Praising myself for deciding to change into shorts, I slowly made my way outside taking my time to look at everything. The lush green jungle trees swayed with the wind and the grass shimmered as though it had just rained, the damp blades tickling my toes as I walked through them. The clang of metal pulled my attention away from my surroundings and around to the front of Owen's bungalow, nearly tripping when Kala darted from under my feet towards the noise.