VenatIO (Book I Of The IO Series)

XXVI

DAY FIVE

0548 HOURS

LOCATION- EARTH, UNKNOWN

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He opened the doors and just jumped out as I stared at him in shock.

"Black," I squealed staring at him, "What are you doing."

"Getting out," he said like it was the most obvious thing ever, but we hadn't reached yet. I glared at him. No one else looked remotely surprised at what he just did. I stared at them waiting for them to speak up. The driver stood at the side h the truck door, staring at Eli in absolute shock.

"Bruv, you're driving stinks. you should drive smoother and be glad we were sitting at the back, cause if we weren't all of your barrels would be flooding the place, thank god we didn't want our head chopped of," Eli said to the flabbergasted driver. I smiled in spite of myself at the dude's face as Jaz jumped out and smiled at the man.

"Hi, mate," she smiled and then looking back at me, "Come on, Sapph," As I started to walk away, the diver recovered from his initial shock and glared at me.

"Oi, what were you doing there," he yelled coming back to his senses.

"Phye, run," Eli yelled laughing at the red-faced driver. I ran away as the man tried to chase me but boy. was he slow.

'You okay,' I transmitted to Michael who had a weird look on his face.

'Peachy,' Michael responded. Eli looked between us and groaned, realizing that we were using telepathy, I smiled and shrugged. We walked into the nearby forest next to service centre. My mind was stuck on my mother, should I tell them.

No.

I couldn't risk their lives for my mother.

But then what.

"It's bloody cold," Alex complained, the tall trees hung above our heads, blocking the warmth and light of the sun. Ty smiled weakly, staring at the trees in wonder.

"What's up Sherlock," Eli asked. I looked at him in surprise.

"How do you know who Sherlock is," I asked. He just looked at me and smirked, not bothering to respond.

"It's perfect," Ty responded, "The trees are dry, and it provides the right amount of shelter."

"How'd you know that," Jaz asked.

"Been camping before," he shrugged, "Light these." I turned around to see what exactly he wanted to light. He was carrying a whole bundle of wood on his hand.

"Where did you get that from," I asked staring at him.

"He's been collecting them since we came here, I officially call him weird," Eli said rolling his eyes.

"I think, he's already classified as weird," Alex joked as she walked closer to Ty, "You want me light it while it's in your hands, fine."

Ty jumped back, the wood falling to the floor and the sound vibrating through the forest. Alex crouched down and light it. The fire beautiful and warm as it consumed the wood as a whole.

"You actually thought I would light it when it was in your hands," Alex asked raising an eyebrow.

"You girls are unpredictable, never know what happens in your head," Ty shrugged, Eli and Michael started laughing as we, girls, stared at them not finding anything remotely funny in what he just said.

"Now that is true," Eli said as everyone huddled under the fire.

"What's the plan," Michael asked, I shrugged. At this point, I wasn't team leader, we just worked it out together and did it. It was better and easier.