Cazanette

Cazanette - Trapped

CHAPTER TWO - Trapped

    The train lights are getting darker while we are wait for the rescue. My mother texted me that the rescue team will be here anytime soon and I should not stay away with the group.

          I feel that my bladder is already full and I need to release the golden shower. I reported it to Brix and Reevahn who are playing Reevahn's phone.

          "I need to go to the toilet. I'll go to the dark part of this dome."

          "Okay, just shout if there is a problem"

          While most of them are taking a nap, I went to a dark side of the dome and opened the umbrella to cover myself. I was done after a few seconds. The iced tea I drank earlier is really diuretic. I was resisting this until now. As I stood up and realized that I am in the dark portion of the dome, I remembered that I have a mild night blindness so I called for help.

          "Brix, Reevahn, I'm done. I can't see my way to get back there". While walking and trying to return, we three met halfway. "I forgot my bag. My flashlight is inside. Sorry for the trouble." I get my flashlight from my bag. Three out of four gadgets that my mom required me to bring are already used. This might be what they called mother knows best.

          While these two are waiting for my flashlight, Brix rested on a boulder in his back. He accidentally pushed the boulder. The flashlight is in my hands now. I opened my flashlight and surprised with what I see. We saw a passageway seven meters tall, four meters wide and a difficult to estimate length.

          "How did we..." Brix's surprise

          "Maybe we pushed a secret switch and we rotated from our position earlier. I thought it was just me feeling dizzy" explained Reevahn.

          "A small ray of light! Could that be an exit?"

          "We'll see if we get there."

          We walked cautiously following the ray of light. We perhaps walked one fifth of the actual length of the tunnel when we heard a rumbling sound from behind. Thinking that it was Brix, we asked him, "Is that your stomach or your colon?" "No. It's not me" he defended. I looked behind with my flashlight and saw the tunnel walls undergoing peristalsis. We were surprised when we saw a boulder of rock, exactly as big as the tunnel, rolls down towards us. We run in haste to reach the ray of light like running for a gold medal in track and field.

          "Do not look back!" shouted Reevahn "when we reach the exit, step aside immediately! Brix, go with Nina to the right, I'll take the left side!" Unable to speak, Brix just raised his hand and saluted as a form of agreement. I pitied Brix for running slowly thus I took his hand and drag him while I run fast. I am confident that I have the advantage in running because I was one of the school's fastest runners. Reevahn can't talk anymore but still pushing himself to run faster. At last we almost reached the end. We harked a noisy, heavy, falling water sound. We reached the exit and immediately stepped aside.  Unexpectedly, the rock boulder didn't fall! It was stuck in the passageway. We can't go back anymore using that tunnel to tell our companions that we see an exit. We already are outside and just need to ask for help.

          We released a deep sigh as a sign of relief. Because we are still behind the curtain of waterfalls, we planned to pass through the waterfall. The force of the water seems heavy but according to the sound, it is not too high. Reevahn gave me his phone and camera saying, "Secure my gadgets and your phone inside your umbrella. Be sure that it's tightly covered. We are going to jump in the water." I answered with a nod and tried the suggestion. I tried the teargas first to put inside the umbrella and poked the umbrella through the waterfall. I checked the teargas and it wasn't wet. Luckily, my umbrella is enough to put the cellphones, camera, flashlight and teargas. I secured it enough to maintain its dryness up to seventy-five percent for a small time water immersion.