You don't understand what's going on, but you can at least watch. The three men move to be positioned next to you, each of them in physical contact with you. They slam the butt of their staves into the ground, and the world blurs around you.
You feel a tearing pain in your chest, as if a burning hand had grabbed you around the ribs and was tugging, tugging at you, lifting your whole self off the ground and pulling you after it through a wind tunnel. Colours blend around you, the world disappears, the only thing that remains tangible is your three guards, who seem completely unperturbed by the experience. You stomach rebels, and if you hadn't been fully paralysed you would have thrown up whatever you ate last.
As your head spins and your mind roils helplessly, everything slows down. The bright lights dim until you understand that either you've gone blind or you're in pitch darkness. Your body regains its capacity for movement, and you hear the steps of the three guards moving away from you. With a loud rasping sound, you hear something metallic open, and then the sound of a gate clicking shut. The footsteps vanish. You are alone in the dark.
You have finished Part 2 of this adventure! And you're in trouble!
Go to Chapter Thirty-Three.
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The Rains of Sichuan {Choose Your Own Adventure} // Wattys 2019
Adventure"If we want to survive this drought, you will have to make it rain." In this short-and-sweet Choose Your Own Adventure book, you will be taken on a quest to discover why the rains haven't fallen on your tiny little chinese village - and to remedy...
