Potential Anatomy

Chapter 10

It's cold. The sun has finally set and im walking aimlessly through the dark holding my cellphone in the air.
"Where the hell is signal when you need it..." I murmur as I push my cellphone in my pocket and continue walking. If I walk straight I won't be lost anymore. I'll find something familiar. Ty and I always tracked through the forest. That was years ago.

As much as I didn't want to believe my sub conscious. She was right... It has been years since I've been here. Years...

As I walked into a cave I heard a snap. I stopped and looked around for the noise. Again a snap then rocks started falling. Looking up I noticed the entrance cracking as a tree comes tumbling down over the entrance as the ceiling starts to collapse to. Quickly I book it forwards as the entrance is consumed by rock, dirt and trees, leaving me in the pitch dark. Something crashes down on my feet making me trip, as I go to push away pain shoots through my leg. Again I attempt to pull away but I'm stuck. I pull out my phone from my pocket and open it shining it on my leg. Rocks lay on top of my leg. No no no no Im stuck! I look at my leg trying to pull it out of the rubble as blood starts to pour out from a wound. "Ah!" I scream. Gritting my teeth I look around. I need to make a splint. 

Shining my phone around I spot a large stick a few feet away. Leaning to the side I reach for it as my leg protests. I grit my teeth grunting as I lean my entire body towards the stick. My finger tips just barely touching it, I yank my body in one last attempt as my leg shifts I grab the stick, but with a price. As my leg shifts the sounds of rocks crumbling can be heard as pressure pushes on my legs in extreme force. I cry out as the sound slowly stops and I let out a breath tears falling down my bloody cut up and dirty face. 

I sit up looking at the stick that is now in my possession and then at my shirt. Tearing the fabric I tie one end to stick, wrapping the fabric around my leg I tie the other end to the stick. Slowly I start to turn the stick as the fabric around my leg tightens. I grunt and whimper as I tighten it as tight as I can get it. Tears falling down my face I tuck the stick into the looser fabric to keep it tight around my leg. This will keep me from bleeding out... but for how long do I have to wait...? 

What did I do to deserve this bad luck. Slowly I sank to the ground and leaned against the wall curling my arms around my legs. I was lost. I've been lost before.. 

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(Flash back)

"Ty!" I screamed as the water pulled me away with the river. The water roaring around me and Ty screaming for me. My mother and father screaming. I couldn't get out of the water. I turned around and saw it. Saw the waterfall I couldn't grab anything. I was helpless. I took in a deep breath as I went over the water fall and splashed into the water below hitting into the rocks. It knocked the breathe from me as I gasped in a welcoming harsh lung full of water. I bobbed out of the water spitting water out as I look another rushing waterfall can be seen as I take in another breath I'm underwater again. Then calm as the water smooths out I jump out of the water gasping for air as I get onto the banks and lay panting and crying. My chest ached. Quickly I shot up. I was in a bikini. 16 years of age lost in the woods. Where am I... Ty... "Ty!" I screamed looking around as tears flowed down my face and I curled up. I'm lost... I'm lost....

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I cried myself to sleep.

"Alannah!" The voice echoed through the cave as I lifted my head listening. Just my head playing tricks... I sigh deeply as I lay my head down again.
"Alannah!" The voice rings again as another one yells. Quickly I sit up and look at the blocked cave entrance.
"Theodore!" I yell panic in my voice.
"Alannah!" The voice yells again as I scream. 
"Help! I'm in here!" I yell hoping someone can hear me. 
"Alannah!" The voices sound more distant now. I continue to look towards the entrance. 
"Hello?! Help I'm here!" I yell with a dry throat. The voices get distant as I yell. "Help! HELP!" I scream as loud as my sore and dry throat can scream as tears stream down my face. The voices starting to disappear as I sob. "Help! Help me.... P-please." I lay back down again on the stone wishing my leg wasn't trapped. God please help. . Then silence. No more voices. No more people walking. Alone again. I cry shivering and wrapping my arms around myself as I feel snow fall on my face. Opening my eyes, their is an opening above me showing the snow cloud filled skies. 
I'm going to freeze to death... This is what I get... This is how my life will end? I shake and cry hugging my chest curling up as much as my trapped leg will allow me. 
"Someone please help me..." I murmur.

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Good morrow my fellow Z readers.
I know that this was a short chapter and I will make sure to make it up to you next chapter. What do you think is going to happen to poor Alannah?
Will she freeze to death?
Will she be saved?
Find out next chapter.
Until then

-Z Author