Against the Unknown

Chapter 10

~Cadi's POV~

    The four bodies are just lying there. Not moving. Not breathing. We are all standing around them, crying. None of us can take it. "We need to take them out of here," I say. "Someone help me lift them," orders Anna. Seb carries Evan, Cadi carries Cerys, Alesha carries Elle and Anna carries Kate. When we get out, we lay the bodies down on the grass, staring at them hopelessly.
"And I thought Dobby was bad," says Jacob. That makes some of us smile slightly. I don't smile. How could I? Four of my friends are dead. I'll never see them again. No smiling for me...

~Anna's POV~

    I'm not smiling. My best friend (and secret crush) and three other friends are gone, all lying motionless at my feet. I wipe a falling tear out of my eye."Hey! Are you lost?" calls a voice. We all turn to see a tall boy walking towards us. "I can help you if you'd like," he says.
"Oh. My. God!" Ellie says, "Hi! I'm Ellie!" she exclaims, running towards him.
"Uh... My name's Ezra," he explains. Ellie turns to us, her eyes wide, and her jaw drops. Typical Ellie, obsessed with a boy she just met.
"You said you could help?" I say.
"Yeah I know the way back to the park outside this forest!"
"Oh, thank you so much!" Ellie exclaims, "You're amazing!" she says, grabbing his arm. He smiles at her, then looks back at us.
"What's that?" he asks, pointing to our dead friends. Another tear escapes down my cheek.
"They're our friends," I explain. His face becomes sad.
"Oh, I'm sorry, what happened?"
"We'll explain on the way," Seb says. He brings up back to the park. Ellie, of course, stays by his side and stares at him the whole time. I, however, just stare down at the lifeless body of my best friend in my arms. I'm distraught. Scarred for life. And I'll never recover.

~Ellie's POV~

   Oh my Goooooood. I'm in love! He's so hot! I look behind me and see my friends, their dirty faces stained with tears. I feel a wave of guilt rush over me. I let go of Ezra's arm and walk to the others. I burst into tears, along with Cadi and everyone comes together in a huddle, our arms around each other. For the first time today, Cadi may have smiled. And I'm proud of that.

~Evan's POV~

    I smile, looking down on my friends. They've been brought together more than ever because of our deaths. Myself, Cerys, Elle, Kate and Scott are all sat on a large cloud, watching our friends mourn.
"I wish we could help them," I say.
"Me too, but clearly we can't," Elle says. I nod slowly. At least my friends are now safe... Upset, but safe. I wave slowly at them, still knowing that they'll never wave back.