wandered around the forest and saw a chasm. The chasm looked like it went on very deeply. There were mountains on the horizon. It looked different from the mountains near the spires. Andy panted. I noticed him clutching his left arm. I nudged Heather and pointed him out. She immediately went to Andy who fell to the ground. She told us he was having a heart attack. We watched her give him CPR. Andy made it. Tolland and Christian carried Andy back to the men’s spire. I hope Andy is doing fine. The meeting ended. Then Bruce came up to me and kissed me on the lips. I’m in love with him. We’re so much in love.
Yours,
Elizabeth
May 16, 2101
Dear Anne,
There was a thunderstorm last night. I didn’t sleep very well. Heather woke me up. I can’t wait to pass out when I sleep. I tossed and turned. I combed my hair and left the comb in my backpack. I went out to eat some roasted apples.
Heather told me “We’re out of pop tarts and chewable toothpaste.”
Sigh looks like we’re going to have to chew leaves. I wandered around camp. I’m bored. I saw Cra’zy. He was acting excited. He jumped up and down acting like his name crazy. I saw the same old Felidae. He gestured for me to come over. I walked over. He signed his name “Jo’ler”. I signed my name Elizabeth. We had a nice conversation. Jo’ler told me in sign language he has been watching us. He thinks it’s about time we were showed his place. I saw George on the corner of my eye. I watched Jo’ler explain Cra’Zy is deaf too. He has a psychic sense that tells him when ships are coming. We chatted for an hour then Jo’ler got up to leave. He walked on his two hind legs and had a walking stick. Cra’zy walked on fours. I watched them disappear in the bushes. I walked to George. He applauded me for talking with Jo’ler. I told him their names. He thought the names were weird. I went back to camp. I saw a bunch of Felidae near camp sitting on the ground. They were watching Kanica, Terin and Tolland build a campfire. I wandered around camp. I went to near the waterfall and it was beautiful. I’m happy about that. I’m also on the bored sigh. It is a warm day. I wandered in my room to take a nap. Yawn. Heather came to tell me it was lunchtime. Lunch was bananas and apples. I’m getting a little sick of eating fruit. I felt a throw up feeling. I later threw up in the bushes. Heather told me to go to my room and lie down. I feel like throwing up. Heather gave me a pan to barf in. Heather told me Bruce wanted to see me but she didn’t want him to catch the bug that’s making me sick. I felt pains in my back. I think I’m getting sick from eating too much fruit. Sigh. Jo’ler came with Cra’zy. They came to my room. Jo’ler explained in sign language he’s a doctor. He looked me over and thinks it was too much fruit. I’m in my room on my bed. I have a headache. Heather stopped by. She checked my head. Told me I felt warm. I must be coming down with a fever. I don’t feel good. I threw up in the pan. I feel hot all over. The bath helped me cool me down. I came out to find Heather looking a little worried. I told her I took a bath. I was feeling overheated. She told me to go back to bed and lie down. I went back to bed. I wrote in my diary. I feel tired. I think I’ll sleep.
Feeling Sick,
Elizabeth
May 19, 2101
Dear Anne,
I woke up to see Cra’zy looking at me. He looked worried. I was surprised to see him in my room. Jo’ler was there with his long white hair in a braid. I got up feeling a little better. Heather explained I was in a coma and today is May 19. I can’t believe it. I got up from bed and walked outside. It was a sunny day. I felt weak. Cra’zy helped me go down the stairs. We went outside. Bruce was there looking worried. I was happy to see him. He rushed to me and we held each other in a hug. Then we kissed. I nearly stumbled holding him. He brought me to the campfire and we sat on logs. Bruce handed me food in a plate. They were fish. I asked him where the fish came from. He explained the Felidae left a pile of fish in the morning yesterday. They have been catching fish for us. I ate pretty fast. I was hungry. The fish taste weird. It’s a welcome change from eating fruit. The Heather told me to go back to the spire and take a nap. I’m okay. I feel fine. I wonder why Jo’ler and Cra’zy were in the spire. I took a nap then I got up. I decided to write in my journal. I feel fine but a little weak. I hope I’ll be fine. I slept until Heather woke me. She told me it was dinnertime. Dinner was roasted fish and apples for desert. Bruce and I walked hand and hand around camp. I asked Bruce what I missed while I was in a coma. Bruce told me Heather found me asleep and couldn’t wake me. She was worried. Bruce explained Cra’zy came by and Bruce told him in sign language I was asleep and couldn’t be waked up. Cra’zy came by yesterday with his father Jo’ler. I was tossing and turning in delirium. My fever broke. Cra’zy came by and woke me up. Bruce told me he was glad to see I was all right. He was very worried about me. We walked to the waterfall. It was beautiful. We watched the sun set on the horizon. Then Heather came by. She told me to go back to bed and rest. Bruce walked me to the ladies’ spire. We kissed good bye and then I entered the spire. I had no trouble walking up the stairs. I went to my room and went to write. I think I’ll take a shower. I feel dirty.
Yours truly,
Elizabeth
May 20, 2101
Dear Anne,
A loud boom waked me up. I don’t know why but Heather came and found me awake. She told me to grab my backpack and leave the spire immediately. I ran out of the spire with Heather. The sun was rising above the horizon. I ran in the bushes and turn around. I saw one of the spires blow up in flames. I hit the ground as pieces of the spire flew by me. I saw the same ship above in the sky. It landed on the ground. I saw Bruce. We ran from the bushes to wherever. We kept running in our wolf forms until we met Cra’zy. He signed for us to hide. We hid in the bushes. I saw a bunch of Felidae gathered around the bushes we were hiding in. There was another boom then the ship flew off. Cra’zy signed it was okay to go back to the spire. Cra’zy led us to the spire. The empty spire was blown up. I looked around and I could see bodies on the ground. Some were Felidae and some were human. There were humans in green coveralls. I found George lying face down with blood on his back. I checked for life signs. There were none. I’m very sad about that. I asked Cra’zy what happened. Cra’zy explained the ship came with no warning blowing up the spire and men came out of the ship shooting with their sticks. I think he meant guns. George distracted them to let the others escape. Bruce and I dug a hole with our hands. The others joined us. Tolland’s good arm was in a sling. I talked to him and asked him what happened to his arm. He explained George woke him up and pushed him down the stairs. As a result he broke his arm. Heather put the sling on him. The others helped us dig a hole with our hands. When the hole was deep enough we put George’s body in the hole and covered it. The Maureen got two sticks and fastened it to be a cross, which she put on George’s grave. We buried the other humans by putting dirt on them. We didn’t mark the graves. As for the Felidae there were seven dead and two wounded. The Felidae helped the wounded by carrying them off. The dead were left alone. I think the Felidae have no interest in the dead. Then we stood in a meeting. I asked Christian if it was possible to move to somewhere because the spires were not safe to stay in. Christian agreed with me. He wanted to go to the passage and go in it. Jo’ler came by and heard Christian speak of the passage.
Jo’ler told him signing to us. “The passage leads to the forbidden chasm. The land around the Chasm is dangerous. There are creatures with no name living there. They pull people to the earth killing them. You’ll be safer with us.”
Except I could have sworn I saw the white wolf instead of Jo’ler talking. After our meeting we gathered our stuff and put them in backpacks and boxes. I feel sad having to leave the spires. They were home to me. Sigh. We covered the truck and cars up with branches and leaves. Then we left the spires. Jo’ler led the way into the forest. We went down the mountain. The walk was tiring. Halfway we stopped to eat bananas and apples. I sat down on the ground to rest. Bruce was signing to his father. They’re talking about the spire blowing up.
Maureen was next to me sitting on the ground nursing her feet. Christian was looking around. We packed two boxes full of apples and bananas. Cra’zy is acting crazy like a dog. He’s rolling on the ground. I took out my diary to write. I have my books, and pens. It was time to go. Jo’ler led us down the mountain to another mountain. We were halfway up the mountain. I think it’s the same mountain Bruce and I saw the shiny thing. I have no idea what it is. I turned around I could see the spires. They shined in the sun. There isn’t a cloud in the sky. I could see Terra in the sky. I think we’re near the shiny thing. I hope I know what it is. I suspect it might be another spire. It could be another spire. Jo’ler led us pass a spire to a cave entrance hidden by a tree standing in front of it. We went in the cave that had a metal door on it. There was a passage of metal like an underground pipe that led us to a door. Jo’ler knocked on the door twice. He spoke something in his cat language. I could tell because of his mouth was moving. The door slid open revealing a huge room that was quite big as a school cafeteria. There were Felidae sitting on benches