Welcome To The: BUNK

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       "No, no way you first!" i snapped taking a step back as if the darkness in the hole would leap out and grab me like a black rough glove of a guard. This is insane, i have crawled thru disgusting tight spaces in the Bunk air vents, but this... This was diffrent and exciting all at the same time. I didnt know if i wanted to jump into the hole or run away in fear of guards coming.

"Dont tell me the great assultor, the Guard smasher, is scared!?" Sheen gasped throwing his hands up to cup his cheecks. He looked like he was trying to drag down his face from his checks with his hands as his eyes widened.

"Dont call me that, or I'll
go back and complete my threat" i heard my self say breathlessly. Stabbing memories pierced my brain, flickering infront of my eyes as I stated at the white floor. Great assaulter, guard Smasher, murderer, killer, Thief, little girl,  disruption, distraction, dishonest, disloyal- murder. . . With a deep breath i forced thw rattleing worda away, as a painful aob theantened to pasd from my controll. I just wanted to sit down bring my legs to my chest and hide from it, hide from it all. . But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't. I wanted to hide from my self, from the words, from the dreams, nightmares, menories, camreas,  watching eyes, listening ears, glaring stares.

"Shove off, Sheen" Travis warned from besides the skinny boy.

"Opps. Sorry..." Sheen muddered sarcastically, pulling me from my thoughts. I looked down to see i was still standing on my to feet, and not in a weeping pile on the white stone cold floor.

"I'll go first" i said. Pushing away my mind and clinging onto the feeling of excitement and gitty shivers of anticipation of where this hole could lead? Where could this void lead too?

"You sure?" Travis asked from beside me as i stepped forward.

"I said i'd go, didnt i?"

"Sure-sure okay, its a one way tunnle, careful getting in, watch your head." he instructed kindly, stepping back. I looked into the hole and blocked out the naghing, warnings in my head, stepped forward I crouched down and ducked into the opening. Light from the storage room flickered over my shoulder to touch the rugged terrain of the tunnel walls. Warm air flooded over me as i placed my hand on the wall to keep balance on the uneveness of the rocky floor.

"She told you!" i heard Sheen hiss to Travis as there whispers echoed in the hole.

"Just shut up and get in the drag hole Sheen, I'll close it up from behind" Travis's stern voice snapped and bounced off the walls.

"No way, you first."

"Now look at whos scared?" Travis sneered.

"Heck no! Im not scared of going in there with that guard smasher. Im just scared at who's going to explain the time delay to Maggie!" Sheen hissed. I strained my ears to hear a tence pause settled between the two, a silent air of conversation and agreement.

". . .gaint rats?"

"Gaint rats" Travis agreed.  i kept my head lowers slightly, as I moved further and further in the tunnle, the uneven flooring cutting into my hands and knees. My legs scraping agaisnt the rock as I crawled, my shoulders and hips brushing the side walls. the light from the storage room fadded. I felt my heart beat pick up as a i heard and felt there presents behind me, it made my heartbeat pick up. I turned looking over the shadowy dim lighted figure of Sheen to watch the only light be cut off by Travis pullings the title and air vent back into place, his body in weird angles.

"Hey whats the big idea, move!" Sheen hissed his hand nudgeing my back side. Know its closed, and the only way back would be to crawl over them and somehow push thru that makeshift door. Ha! Like that would ever work! Clarina bitterly scowled herself.

"Keep going cupcake its not that long away, just a few more feet." Travis spoke up. I pushed away the lingering daught and treded on keep both hands pressed to the uneven walls. How did they make a tunnle in the bunk walls!? With what? How did they find the time? How did they know how to work the camrea enough to disinfect it? A pitched squeal ripped the warm silent pressing air. I froze dropping down, guards! Guards found us! Guards! Im dead, im dead, we're dead!

"What the hell Sheen!" Travis barked his voice booming in the tunnle.

"S-sorry. . .something-something touched my leg. . ." i heard him whisper and pant heavily.

"Blast it, Sheen. It must of been a cockroach,-"

"Cockroach!?"

"-Theres insects in the tunnles and vents., it's no suprise if you really bug see or feel a little bug crawling up your leg in the dark." Travis answered bluntly, Sheen released a high pitched whimper with deep disgust and dread. I moved forward taking unsure small scoots. I felt the tunnle take a sharp turn as i followed it, almost smacking my head on the rocky surface. up ahead i saw. . .light. Beams of bright light shot thru a opening up ahead at a upward angle.

"Travis, theres something up ahead with light shinning thru holes?" i whispered knowing he would hear it by the echo affect of the tunnle. I heard the echo of shuffling feet as i figured the two were catching up following the tunnels turn.

"Go forward Cupcake, thats what we're looking for" he said his voice growing louder with with slow shuffled step.

"What is it?"

"Theentrances to the Enclave"

"Enclave?"

"Yes. its-"

"Just go forward! There's bugs in here! Not to mention im threatening to fart! And trust me i just ate that side of organic orange mushed substance for breakfast, it wont be pleasant-not at all!" Sheen intrupeted snapping orders and threats. Felt him behind me slightly pushing forward.

"Fart in my face I'll crame bugs so far down your skinny throat untill your shitting them for weeks! Your shits will crawl out of the toilet bowl!" Travis snapped right back. A growl to the edge of his voice.

"Hurry Tip, he's going mad! Please- come on, move!" Sheen whimpered in a playful tone a chuckle following. I shuffled forward slightly upwards feeling both palms pressed to the sides. What could be on the other side? Whats making that light? How is Maggie back there? What if it was a trap... Maybe thats why the hole wasnt closed or found by guards?

"Hey guard killer your holding up the line here! Come on theres bugs! Bugs! There's bugs! Please-please!" Sheen whined from behind me. Anger bloomed in my chest at his new found title for me. I wanted to kick my foot back, but refrained from the tempting actions knowing it would backfire on Travis. I'll just ignore it, for now at least.

"Travis, what do i do now?"

"Just push the wood, then stop theres a bit of a drop to the floor"

"Please, for the love of all things sweet and sugary go! Just go, go please! Please-please!" Sheen shouted now, giving another small shove. I partly wanted to stay hunched down just to make Sheen stay in the dim cramped tunnle with his mind running wild with imaginary bugs crawling up and down his arms.

"Tip!" he pleaded. I felt a sensation bubble up from the pit of my belly and slightly warm my throat, a alien like sound slipped out from the slight tingle. What was this...giggles. I had.. Giggles. Pushing away the startling development of the warming sensation entirely out of my mind. I reached forwad my finger tips brushing the prickled splintery wood, before pushing forward. The wooden makeshift cover obeyed to the force and swung open. I snapped ny eyes closed at a overly corrected instict habit. Bright light threatened to over take my vision, i blinked several times to adjust my eyes to the light from somewhere streaming down at me. I opened my eyes and froze as the sight i saw. The incredible breath taking sight i saw racked my brain and imprinted its self in the back of my eye libs. A new sensation flooded into my frozing limbs, a feeling i barely realized. It, it felt like. . . .Hope. . . I felt hope again.

"bugs-there's bugs!"Sheen cried loud, and painfully pitchy. He started to scream, and move, his body hitting the back of my legs.

"Oh shut the drag up, Sheen!" Travis howled.