January, Chapter 4

That night, I have a hard time falling asleep. Keleb and Tessa somehow fell asleep right away, even though the matresses are as hard as a rock. I shouldn't mind the hard matresses since I've been sleeping on the ground for the past couple days, but I still do.
I also keep thinking about Ellie. Is she still on the hill? Is she dead? Is she safe?
The biggest question in my mind is about Her. Will she find me, or does she already know where I am? What will she do to me is she catches me? I shudder. I'm not sure if I want to know.
Tessa rolls over, kicks me, and grunts. I climb out of bed. No way am I sleeping with Keleb, so I walk over to my bag and quietly unzip it. I take out my purple sleeping bag, unroll it, and spread it out next to the chest. I flop down on it. It's much better than those matresses.

. . . . . .

I wake up to the sound of a banging door.
"Why isn't she on the matress?" a voice yells.
"Shush, you'll wake her," a softer voice says. I stop breathing. It's Her. She found me.
"Who cares. I heard that Ellie is a deep sleeper." the first voice has an irritated voice now.
"That isn't Ellie." She says. Then She walks over to me. "Autumn. Wake up. It's morning."
I don't dare open my eyes. She's not getting me to 'wake up'.
"Autumn!" She says more forcefully. She leans down and shakes me. "AUTUMN!! WAKE UP!!!"
I can't believe that Keleb or Tessa haven't woke up yet. They could save me from Her. I'm getting scared now. She can be really powerful.
"Wait- if that's not Ellie, then where is she?" the first voice asks. Then it clicks. The first voice is Samuel.
"I don't know!" She yells. "Go find her."
"I'm not finding her!"
"I said, GO FIND HER!!"
"NO!!" There's a silence, then I hear the door open and shut. She's done it again.
"Autumn. Open your eyes."
I'm not opening my eyes. No I am not.
"If you don't open your eyes, then I'm going to have to do it for you." The next thing I know, She has bent down and literaly pried open my eyelids.
"Hello, Summer." I grit my teeth.
"Autumn! How've you been? I haven't seen you in a while, ever since you jumped out of the helicopter." Summer smiles warmly. Then she stares at me. No. Turn away, Autumn, turn away! It's too late. Summer's eyes sparkle. I'm locked. "Get up." I climb out of my sleeping bag in spite of my will. How did Summer find me?
"Take your bag. Follow me." I grab my bag and follow Summer. I want to pick up my sleeping bag, but I can't. My legs move forward automatically.
"This isn't fair..." I mutter.
"What was that?" Summer asks in her sickly sweet voice.
"Nothing!" I answer. Summer has never been able to control a person's voice.
"It better not have been. Do you want Xander to help you be quiet?"
"No!" One rule of being with Summer: Never let her have Xander help you.
We walk to the outskirts of Kwena, where a helicopter is waiting for us.
"Climb up. Don't jump out this time."
The helicopter drops down a ladder. I climb up and so does Summer. The inside of the helicopter is amazing. Genuine lether seats, personalized wallpaper (sparkles- of cousre. It's Summer's helicopter), and soundproof walls make it the fanciest helicopter ever. We take off, and I look out the window. Ellie. Tessa. Keleb. What will happen to them?