THE JOURNEY OF NO RETURN 2

  We all stood there fearfully, waiting for him to say something, until we heard a sudden noise. "It's in here" Maya cried out. "Let's leave, guys" Ezekiel instructed. We headed towards the door, trying our best to unlock it. Footsteps could be heard approaching, "it's coming, hurry!" Laura cried. When the beast was in sight, it grabbed Augustin by the neck, and it’s disgusting long nails pierced his throat, spilling blood all over right in front of us. Still struggling to unlock the door, it pushed the other hand into his stomach and pulled out his intestines. When the door was finally opened, we escaped into the forest and hid in the bushes.

 "Oh, my God! What have we gotten ourselves into? I'm scared. I want to go home" Maya wept. "We all want to go home, okay? That's why I said let's get the treasure, and then we all leave" George tried to convince. "What has come over you? Our friends are dying, and all you care about is money. We aren't going back there. We’re all leaving right now!" Ezekeil instructed. "Well, I'm not leaving without the treasure; trust me, I'm not sharing it with anyone, cowards!" George shouted and left. "Let's go, guys. He's out of his mind." We followed his instructions and left together.  

   We were all tired and starving, but this wasn't the time for resting. A sudden movement in the bushes made everyone alert. George was in sight, panting from nowhere, with blood oozing from his upper arm. Looking around as though he had been asked to select, he quickly pushed Maya towards a direction, knowing that the beast was close to us. When she fell to the ground, the beast bent over, and with his teeth, it tore her apart. She struggled for her life since she wasn't dead yet. Minutes later, she stopped breathing. Maya was dead. Fortunately, we could run away from where the killing was going on. Michelle made a fist and landed it on George’s face. "You animal, what was that for?" she accused. "You pushed her, you knew the beast was there, and you pushed her. Her death is on you! It's your fault" she added.

 Ezekiel took steps towards him, made a fist, and punched him till his lips bled. "Bastard!" he barked, "You greedy bastard," pain lurked in his words. He sat on the floor and began to cry. "Ezekiel, man up! Stop acting like a child. After all, humans are bound to die. Who knows, it might have been their time to die," George tried to console him. "What!" Ezekiel raised his head, looking at him confused. "You're heartless, fuck off George. Let's go, guys," I added and walked away as the others followed. "What did I say this time? I was just trying to console you people," George whispered to himself and followed. 

   We settled under a tree and decided to make weapons for protection. Everyone was busy doing something except for George. "Why are you idle? You've got anything for protection?" Orlando furiously asked and was somehow concerned. We all turned to look at him, wondering how he had changed so much. "Is this actually him, or he has been possessed?" We all had weapons of our own, "Now, let's find our way out of this bloody place," I said fiercely.