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7 – Hope And Fear
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Jefferson NwokoroHow do you view this chapter? Scary? just ok? not so good? I feel that, maybe, 12+ rating is not good for my book (especially this sub-story).
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“ My friends! It's so good to hear your voices again!” “ Um... We didn't get your name!” Chesa said to her.“it's Jane! Yours...”“I'm Chesa, and my friend's name is Dolly. Ok, Jane! Ca_can you climb?” Chesa cuts in.“ I can, but why ask me that?” Jane chuckled, “ And by the way, why are the both of you high up there?” She asks.“ Same thing I asked her!” Dolly pointed out.“ You don't know too? Okay, I need you to trust me, Jane, we'll help you cli... Wait, did you just say that you can climb?” Chesa asks in disbelief.“As I said, I've been blind since the day I was born so I had a lot of time to practice,” Jane replied with a chuckle.“ Oh okay, then come up to us, hurry!”Gently, Jane made her way up the tree, feeling her way through with her hands, till she felt Chesa's grasp.“ I got you!” Chesa exclaimed as she and Dolly pulls her up to sit on a branch.“ So, Chesa! Could you explain why we're up here?” Jane asked once she had regained her posture on the branch.“ Yes, Chesa! Co
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“ Chesa! Chesa!!!” Dolly called.“ Uh... Is the nightmare over?” Chesa asked sleepily, as she raised her eyes to see her friend's unhappy face.“ I have never!! Felt this hungry in my entire life!!” She complained, tears rolling down her face.“ Tell me about it!...”“ Chesa! I've never slept that early before. I woke up at 2 am, and now my phone's battery is dead. ” Dolly complains again.“ How's that my fault?” Chesa asks confused.“ You brought me here! To... To this god-forsaken island!! To this dumb river!” She screams in tears.“ Excuse me!!! How was I supposed to know that there'll be an Apocalypse here!?” Chesa replies shaken. The commotion wakes Jane up.“ Guys! What's the?...” She wanted to ask but stops suddenly. Something seemed to bother her a lot as her expression changed in alarm.“ We should have gone to a mall!! Or_or amusement park for crying out loud. We would have never been starving in the middle of a goddamn forest!!” Dolly cried.“ Guys! Guys! Be quiet!!” Jane t
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