Alive - Chapter XVIII crawled up, deliriously grabbing my head to reduce the migraine I felt burning. My entire body hurt, especially my right arm. It was bright red and my muscles screamed out in pain at every motion. I kicked at some minor rocks and lifted to stand up, but the world started to swoon in my mind and thus I decided to remain on the ground.My ears picked up curses from next to me, alarming the anger Nathan was experiencing. He was mostly caught under the large rock and struggled to get free. His legs moved wildly to reduce pressure in order to get up. He shifted and rolled away.“Great, we survived that,” he roared and wiped the swe
Alive - Chapter XVII slid my foot over the stairs to note where it ended. I moved down the long staircase, counting the steps I took carefully. A huge clock in the hallway hit nine; it was already late and we had just managed to fight our way through the thick woods.Nathan looked back, worry marking his face. "We should hurry. I was told of something miserable that would happen between twelve and one," he said while avoiding tripping over an old and broken part of the stairs. He tipped his head over the edge to look into the depths below. "That's pretty scary."Walking about like a lost dog, I had my hands clenched around the guardrail that was only availabl
Alive - Chapter XV“Nathan, where are my clothes?” echoed through the manor. I ran past the many doors of the main corridor towards the east wing of the building. My hand slid over the wall to mark the path I had to take, the other held on to towel wrapped around my body. My wet hair hovered in strings through the air with every step I took.I heard a deep voice, not so far away. “Don’t look at me. I have no need of your clothes,” Nathan roared back. His footsteps approached. “Why don’t you ask Suzano? That jerk must have grabbed them for some kind of joke.”My feet halted; I could feel his presence in front of