Sorry I didn't update yet! It's just so much fun to watch full grown men to get thrown off this bull!!! I named him Kick-a**!!
I looked at him as I set the bow to dry. It was a little weird... Ever since he brought me to the back of the cave, he wouldn't look away from me. He probably just wants more, like all guys. I thought to myself. After making several more arrows, I sat down by Charlie and looked him in the eyes. "Charlie, knock it off, you're like a stalker." I said simply. He smiled and pulled me into a kiss. I let it last for a short while until I pulled away. "We gotta find Rose." I whispered, reminding him. He nodded sadly. An hour later, after Danny's "sugar" high led him to slip in the rainbow pools of vomit and hit his head, knocking him out, we gathered the weapons we made. Charlie had made stone knives, I had made bows and arrows and Danny made acidic pools of vomit. That sung. Annoyingly. We headed out towards the West. She had to be out there... Somewhere. Hopefully the mutts hadn't gotten to her first. Sorry, there will be more.
The land is so barren... It's all sand. There's an occasional scrub and small huddles of buildings which excrete an orange haze. There are broken pots, crates, shredded cloth and bones everywhere. And it's dark, yet sunny. You can see a small speck of light, which is your really only glance at the sun. Everything is orange. You can make out outlines of things, but they must be a few feet in front of you. It's as if it's a constant sand storm... Sometimes, the orange haze all but goes away. You can see for over a mile. The land is flat for the most part. Some people think this good and lucky. I, think it's a curse. Imagine. There seems like there's no sun for months, and then, it's suddenly there in your face. It looks huge. Supposedly, the Earth had drifted towards the sun for hundreds of years. Anyway, the heat is horrible. With the haze, it's around 75 degrees. With nothing but the sun, it's over 150 degrees. Over the years, we have adapted. We can survive in both climates within seconds. However, when you've been trapped in a stone prison forever, your body begins to change. You start to lose some of those adaptions. Let's just say, the heat was overwhelming. The haze flashed away in the blink of an eye. We continued to walk for a while, but I had to stop... Until I saw the outline of some people a mile off. Friends or foes, I don't know. But it might be Rose. Oh please. I'm not stopping.
Unfortunately, Charlie made me stay quiet and walk to them. It was agonizalingly slow. A few minutes later, maybe 20, we reached them. There were two people. There was a young Asian girl, 14 at the most. There was also an aggresive looking young man. Maybe 16. I must admit, I was disappointed. But that didnt change the fact that I started to walk towards them. No weapons. The heat slowly taking over my body. Just a few more steps... The boy flipped out on me and kicked me backwards. I went soaring and landed on the ground, a large dust cloud enveloping me. That had done it. Now there was a man and ninja against a small girl and boy. They both headed to the boy, but the girl jumped out and attacked Danny, digging her nails into him. Danny tried to throw her off of him as she swung onto his back, kicking and screaming. Charlie paid no attention. He tackled the boy as if he was playing football. He punched him and grabbed him by the throat, and then throwing him back on the ground again. Danny had gotten her off, and was stomping towards the girl menacingly while she hid behind a shrub. He cornered her. "STOP!!!" two female voices cried out in the same instant. The dust cloud had cleared, and I could see the fight clearly. I was shocked to find one of the voices was mine.
Charlie and Danny swung their heads around, staring at me in surprise. It was like they were wondering why my voice sounded weird. But I wasnt looking at THEM. I was staring at the boy. Who was running. With two girls. For a minute, I thought it was an illusion. No. I knew the rad hair. Her hair was as red as a... "ROSE!!!" I shouted, standing and running after her. Danny did a double take. "ROSE!!!" he repeated and ran after her with me.