Re: Bolt-Action

Bolt-Action: 11
Girl From the North Country
The rumblings from the alien attack awoke me from my dream. I was drenched in sweat and still slightly dazed by the recent ordeal in the sewers. When my eyes refocused and I finally remembered where I was, I could see the girl standing guard by the door. It looked like she would pick a fight with anything that tried to walk through that front door.
“How long have I been out?”
She did not answer me and continued to stand alert.
“I didn’t get a chance to thank you for helping me.”
There is still no movement from the girl and I start to get annoyed.
“Hey?”
Nothing.
I get to my feet and make my way up to her. Once I get right behind her, she startles and turns around immediately pushing me in the chest. The unexpected blow sends me stumbling backwards until I fall on my ass.
“Can you stop doing that? I think I got the message the first time when you punched me in the jaw.”
I sat on the ground looking up at her. She stood ready to fight.
“What’s your name?”
Nothing.
“I’m Dylan. You are?”
I can’t help by notice the unclear and puzzling look in her eyes. I slowly point to my ears.
“Can you hear me?”
The girl shakes her head sadly.
“Where do you live?” I try and speak as slowly and clearly as possible but to no use.
I point to her and then put my hand to my head like I’m sleeping. “Where do you sleep?”
The girl unexpectedly steps out onto the streets. I cautiously follow her still on the look out for Feeders.
She points up the streets towards the North.
I was partly bitten by curiosity plus I wanted to make sure that she got home okay. So, I point to her and myself and then point in the same direction towards the North. She shrugs her shoulders and starts walking.
I stop and watch her begin to walk through the streets with absolutely no fear. She looks back towards me and pauses. I point above to a series of zip lines motioning back and forth. A slight smile creeps from the corners of her lips, and she motion with her hands for me to come on. She wasn’t physically laughing, but I could tell deep down inside her spirit was laughing.
This girl was going to be interesting.
Girl From the North Country
The rumblings from the alien attack awoke me from my dream. I was drenched in sweat and still slightly dazed by the recent ordeal in the sewers. When my eyes refocused and I finally remembered where I was, I could see the girl standing guard by the door. It looked like she would pick a fight with anything that tried to walk through that front door.
“How long have I been out?”
She did not answer me and continued to stand alert.
“I didn’t get a chance to thank you for helping me.”
There is still no movement from the girl and I start to get annoyed.
“Hey?”
Nothing.
I get to my feet and make my way up to her. Once I get right behind her, she startles and turns around immediately pushing me in the chest. The unexpected blow sends me stumbling backwards until I fall on my ass.
“Can you stop doing that? I think I got the message the first time when you punched me in the jaw.”
I sat on the ground looking up at her. She stood ready to fight.
“What’s your name?”
Nothing.
“I’m Dylan. You are?”
I can’t help by notice the unclear and puzzling look in her eyes. I slowly point to my ears.
“Can you hear me?”
The girl shakes her head sadly.
“Where do you live?” I try and speak as slowly and clearly as possible but to no use.
I point to her and then put my hand to my head like I’m sleeping. “Where do you sleep?”
The girl unexpectedly steps out onto the streets. I cautiously follow her still on the look out for Feeders.
She points up the streets towards the North.
I was partly bitten by curiosity plus I wanted to make sure that she got home okay. So, I point to her and myself and then point in the same direction towards the North. She shrugs her shoulders and starts walking.
I stop and watch her begin to walk through the streets with absolutely no fear. She looks back towards me and pauses. I point above to a series of zip lines motioning back and forth. A slight smile creeps from the corners of her lips, and she motion with her hands for me to come on. She wasn’t physically laughing, but I could tell deep down inside her spirit was laughing.
This girl was going to be interesting.