WHAT A JOURNEY: Chapter 1 – 20
Chapter 18
When I opened my eyes, it was already dark, I noticed i was in a sleeping bag. I looked around and realized we were still in the berry plantation, maybe they couldn’t move because I fainted.
I saw everyone gathered around the camp fire they probably lighted. Someone looked my direction, he stood up and walked towards me, Dave.
“Hey, you are awake, I was starting to get worried” he whispered as he bent towards me. He touched my forehead to probably feel my temprature.
“Are you OK, how do you feel, any headache” he asked, I couldn’t help but laugh.
“What’s wrong” he asked with a light smile.
“You, you are asking me questions as if you are a doctor” I replied.
“Well I’m your doctor” he sat beside me.
“Seriously how do you feel now” he asked.
“I’m better now” I answered.
“You scared the sh*t out of us” he stated.
“I’m sorry”
“It’s fine, I’m happy you are good now” he said and hugged me, he pecked my hair and I couldn’t help but blush really hard.
“Mmmmmh” we disengaged when we heard someone chuckle. Bathny.
“Hey girl” I called her.
“You just came back from land of the dead and you are already committing sin, fear God bestie” she stated as she sat by my other side, I hit her arm while Dave giggled.
“You are insane Bathny” I whined and she laughed.
Michael quenched the camp fire with water and some dust. Everyone dispersed to their sleeping bags. Kiwi ran to our direction. I can’t really blame Dave for falling for her, the girl is really adorable, just that her brain can switch off at any time, lol. But I love her.
“Hey jinxed girl, you are awake” she asked, I laughed, can’t believe she still call me that, crazy girl.
“Yea I’m fine now”
“Welcome back to the land of the living” she commented and reached for her backpack. She brought out her sleeping bag and tried to inflate it but she couldn’t, she breathed out and ran to Dave who was sitting beside me.
“How did you do it Dave” she whined, Dave giggled.
“Don’t worry, I’ll do it for you, just sit here” he stood up and set her down.
“Thanks” she whimpered.
Before Dave could finish setting up her sleeping bag and blankets, Kiwi has already slept off.
He carried her and gently set her on the bag which I can now call bed, he covered her with her blanket, he caressed her cheek a little bit and then kssed her forehead before getting up. And all these while, I couldn’t tear my eyes off them, what is wrong with me.
“Isn’t he r©mantic?” I jerked back to life when I heard Bathny whisper into my ears.
“Huh?” I asked as if I didn’t know what she was talking about.
“Girl if he’s yours, no adorable Kiwi can change that” she whispered again and stood up.
“Bathny do you need help with yours?” Dave asked her ad he approached us.
“Nah, I can take care of myself, I’ve already set my bag earlier” she replied and walked towards her bag, she laid down and dozed off. My crazy bestie.
“Hey” Dave called, I looked up at him. “Are you hungry?” He asked as he sat on an orange sleeping bag that was beside me.
“Nah, I’m good”
“Are you sure?” He asked and I nodded. “OK, now sleep, you need it” he added, I nodded and closed my eyes. I opened them and realized he was staring at me, I chuckled.
“Hey I caught you, close your eyes or I’ll beat you”
“Sorry daddy” I chuckled out and then closed my eyes and didn’t open them again.
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WHAT A JOURNEY: Chapter 1 – 20
My eyes flickered open when I heard a Footsteps. I turned to my other side and saw a figure of a man standing behind Bathny. I sprang up.
“Bathny” I screamed, but she just stirred on her beg and slept off again.
The figure faded into the jungle. I stood up, it was dark but the moon light was helping me see a little, I didn’t need to be told that it was midnight.
WHAT A JOURNEY: Chapter 1 – 20
I felt as if the figure was calling me for a conversation. I walked towards the direction it went but I could’nt find him. I heard fast running steps by my right, I turned but I saw nothing.
“Your birthday is four days from now” I heard a creaking and scary voice whisper behind me, I twirled immediately but I didn’t see anyone.
“You may not make it to the temple before then” the voice continued followed by an evil laughter. “Come with me and I’ll break your cursssssssssse” he stressed the ‘curse’ and I felt cold shivers running down my spine.
I turned to run back to my bed but I felt a hand grab my right arm, I screamed as loud as I could and snapped my hand away.
I began to run back, I bumped into someone and I started screaming and hitting him.
“Marichuiy calm down, its me” I looked up.
“Dave?” I hugged him so tightly that he began begging for his life before I released him.
“I was looking for you, I woke up to ease myself and I realized you were gone, so I had to wake up Bathny so that we can look for you” he explained.
“Oh my gosh, Marichuiy I never knew you can be scared like this, I only touched you so that we can go back to bed, but you screamed and ran away” I heard Bathny complain as she approached us.
“Were you the one who touched me?” I asked.
“Yes, were you expecting a ghost?” She chuckled, does this seem funny to her.
“All those things you said, was it supposed to be a prank” I asked her.
“I didn’t say anything, although I heard someone talking about birthday but I thought it was David” she shrugged.
“I didn’t say anything” David stated.
“OK, now I’m freaked out, I heard whispers of a male voice” she stated.
“We better get back” David said and took my terrified hand. Did I just see a ghost, and why is he talking about curse, I’m so scared, God please save me.
We got back, Bathny went to her bed, david dragged his own bed closer to mine until they became a double bed, he drew me closer to him and cuddled me.
“It’s gonna be fine, OK” he assured me, I took a deep breath and finally slept off.
WHAT A JOURNEY: Chapter 1 – 20
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