Failure

Shane

I only had three days, three days until I could make my next move. It was only three days, but why did it feel like an eternity? The days were long and the nights dragged on and on. The cage that had kept Max trapped had been lifted and my body had fully recovered. The raised scars were the only proof of what had happened. Three more days and I would be able to challenge him. My sister saw to it that I had three to four meals a day and I made sure to work it off. This is the only time I had left, as much as I wanted it to fly by in a flash, I made full use of it.

On the third night, I was more than ready. My health restored, healthy food in my veins, and the only way forward in front of me I was ready. One last night and we would be off. As soon as the sun rose, we would be on our way. Mave was quiet as she cleaned up and made it look like no one had been in here. She was determined to make sure it look as if no one had been here. The only things that were left in the cave were