“Maggie!?” I shrieked at the top of my lungs and dragged my legs through the forest floor as fast as I can. Ethan was right behind me. I stopped suddenly, it sounded like she was somewhere here.
“Maggie?” I called out again.“Ana!” her voice exclaimed right above me? My head snapped up to find her hanging upside down with a rope fastened around one of her ankles.“Maggie!” I exclaimed. I trailed the rope she was hanging down from, with my eyes. It was tied at one of the lower branches of the nearby tree…wound up in several circles. Thank goodness we can get her down. Ethan must have realized the same, he reached for the branch at the same time that I did. He slowly rewound the rope from the branch and lowered her down.“Be careful!” I yelled, and stood right beneath her, to catch her in case she falls. He seemed to manage it easily. Once she was within my reach I put my arms around her and clutched her tightly, till her feet touched the ground.“Ow” she yelped once shI woke up adrift and looked around. Maggie was up, and as usual eating something.“Hey cupcake” she said chewing, her words comically marred by her glutted mouth. I smirked.“Hey, how is your ankle?” I enquired in my sleep tight voice and my eyes involuntarily hunted for Ethan around the room. He was leaning on one of the walls, looking at me with a smile playing on his lips.“It's fine”I got up, rinsed my mouth with some water and joined them.“Do you think, if we stay here, someone will find us eventually? ‘cause, they had all those traps for the animals and all so…” she said still munching.“No, Maggie, this place is too old and that rope, which caught your ankle, was too old too. We can’t hope for someone to just show up and help us get out of here” he said taking a bite out of the peach. Maggie fell silent after that. Our heads snapped to the door, in response to the scratching sound downstairs. I peeped out of the window. It was
The sea view in front of us was breathtaking. The sky and the sea were perfectly discerned by a clear cut line. He sat down on the shore overlooking the dazzling view, and patted the spot beside him. My anxiety hasn’t deserted me yet. I let out a deep breath and sat alongside him. My nervousness steadily spiked. He looked at my face seeking my permission. I nodded not trusting my voice. He looked at the horizon and begun after a long pause.“One thing those, fictional movies are right about is, ‘you are not alone’, do you think it is just the Terrans? I mean the humans who evolved victories in such a vast universe? The only species out there? Seriously, what are the odds? There are thousands of other planets out there, and among them, hundreds of planets has species very close to humans. They could be so identical, that they have the same genetic code except for a pair of extra chromosomes, that gives them few benefits or advantage over the others” he said and glan
I started awake. Hands were clasped around my arms and legs, making it impossible for me to move. I fought against the strong hands that were clamping me down. I screamed at the top of my lungs. Suddenly a hand clamped my mouth shut, momentarily disarming me. I could hardly breathe. I blinked wildly trying to decipher the figures in front of me. There were four of them, one holding my arms, one clasping my legs, and the other was clamping my mouth shut. The last one climbed on top of me and sat right over my stomach, pinning me down. I was hopelessly immobilized. Their skin was jet black, their eyes and teeth, a perfect contrast against their skin. They were touching me with brutal roughness. The one on top of me showed my shirt up to my neck and squeezed my breasts hard. My hands fisted and teeth clenched in pain. Their hands were all over me. What are they!? They are going to ruin me. I thrashed against the hands that held me. They were so strong. There
I have been bombarding him with too many questions. And he has been answering each and every question patiently with my favorite dimple smile adorning his face, as always.“What happens once you take a human to your planet?”“Once the Jo-Haanians take humans to Jo-Haan, they get married, and after they…”did he just blush? He cleared his throat. “After their blood mingles, the humans get certain powers too” he said. So that’s the reason for the flush.“Impossible!” I said wide-eyed.“The environmental circumstances plays a great role in it, our scientists explains it well”“What do people do with all those powers?” I asked memorizing the way his cheeks colored up minutes ago.“People select their jobs according to their powers, Ana. They are categorized according to it, like some people have minor powers like the ability to change their hairstyle as they wish, the ability to run for miles at a stretch...These powers cannot be of much
I have been pacing in this cave for ten minutes now, unable to make the move ‘cause of the shadows that lurks at the mouth of the cave. This cave almost looks like a room, with a floor bed, wooden chair and a table with even few books stacked up. The place was decently lit up. I wonder how they got hold of these things in the middle of the forest. I can’t get the image of Ethan bleeding in front of me, from my mind. What could have happened to him? It’s been an hour, is he even still alive? My eyes stung, I quickly disposed the thought. He will be alright. He will be. I chanted. I’m wasting my time. I have to escape. What if Ethan could not heal, such a blow? He was bleeding too much… I squeezed my eyes shut. Think Ana! Think. My eyes flashed open to the sound of sneakers screeching on the cave floor. I whirled around to find the same tall man looking at me. For the first time, I really see him. He was about six feet tall, with a funky hair, everything about him was sharp. His
“I watched you read and hang out with just your closest friends and your family. I was so happy that you were not in any kind of relationship. I was about to introduce myself…that’s when he joined the college” he spit the words in disgust. “You have no idea, how elated I was to see your irritation with him. But that asshole was interested in you and started following you! I decided that I shouldn’t waste anymore time, but to my great surprise, you, yourself was planning to visit me, so I waited. I was so happy that we were finally going to meet, but then that fucking bus got punctured in the wrong place, at the wrong time. And of course, you! You ended up thinking that, that was the perfect time to show your loyalty to your friend! Do you have any idea how worried I was?" He said shaking his head in disbelief. "Though I like that very nature of you so much, I hate it equally ‘cause you do it to the extent of disregarding your own life!" He stated disapprovingly. I was holding my bre
“Where are they?” I wondered aloud, rasping in a breathe. We have been running through the small dwellings of the tribal people, the small hut like structures were built with wood, bamboo and thatch, they were carelessly covered by a rugged bamboo door. They had hand lamps and snares. How did they get hold of all these?“They have gathered near the waterfalls” he said and suddenly stopped to pick something up from the ground, before I could ask what it was he started to run again, clutching one of my wrist. The light from the tribal’s lamp did not reach this part of the forest. It was pitch black ahead. The moonlight could hardly penetrate the cluster of trees to reach the ground.“Do you thi…think we must run by…the…the river bank?” I asked in between my wheeze.“That’ll be the way, they would choose to look for us” he stopped on his tracks and pulled me to a halt, his hand never loosened its grip on mine. I unwind my hands from his and placed them on my knees and panted f
“Where are they?” I wondered aloud, rasping in a breathe. We have been running through the small dwellings of the tribal people, the small hut like structures were built with wood, bamboo and thatch, they were carelessly covered by a rugged bamboo door. They had hand lamps and snares. How did they get hold of all these?“They have gathered near the waterfalls” he said and suddenly stopped to pick something up from the ground, before I could ask what it was he started to run again, clutching one of my wrist. The light from the tribal’s lamp did not reach this part of the forest. It was pitch black ahead. The moonlight could hardly penetrate the cluster of trees to reach the ground.“Do you thi…think we must run by…the…the river bank?” I asked in between my wheeze.“That’ll be the way, they would choose to look for us” he stopped on his tracks and pulled me to a halt, his hand never loosened its grip on mine. I unwind my hands from his and placed them on my knees and panted f