Author’s Note: Ok, as I said in the last
chapter I thought of this one while I was listening to “I Wish You Would” by
Train. For those who looked for the lyrics: good! I’ll type the line of the
song a part of the chapter ends on in parentheses. To those who actually have
the CD and listened to the song: EXCELLENT! This will make a lot of sense to
you. The italicized letters are the parts that are just music. To those who
didn’t do anything: I hope you have a good reason!
To some of the writers
of FanFiction.Net: Got any smart-mouth reviews from a gal named Abby? Well that
was me! I’d like to see you tell me to ‘get bent’ now! Ha-HA!
Chapter 4:
Angie woke up to find
herself in a weird place. It was like a giant cylinder of rock with a waterfall
whose river flowed through a small hole. She wouldn’t be able to swim through
it…
Jim woke up in a low
valley surrounded by high mountains. It was still dark in the early morning…
Angie stood up unsteadily and started walking through a
meadow of flowers towards the waterfall. On the wall to the side of it there
were rocky ledges that stuck out just enough so she’d be able to walk on them.
She stumbled a few times. (Leave the
lights on you know I pretend you’re on your way)
Jim noticed that on
the side on one of the mountains were small grass patches. He would have to
climb to get out of the valley. He gripped one and tried to climb but it
fell off in his hand. (You use to say we
all deserve a time to lose our minds…)
Angie lifted up her dress a little bit and got ready to walk
the ledges. (So I’ve lost my mind and I’m
ready to find my way, he-hey-hey…)
There was hole left by the patch that had fallen out, so Jim
used it like handle. It would be hard to keep his balance since the mountain
was oddly slanted. He reached for another patch and nearly slipped. (Back home…)
Angie was walking on the curved ledge looking straight in
front of her to know when she would have to climb the get on the next ledge. (To stay…)
Jim was climbing
though with much difficulty. Just one hole after the other. As he reached for
another one he nearly slipped. He was now 10 feet off the ground. (The way you wished I was…)
Angie reached for the 2nd ledge and hoisted her
way up. She had spread her arms out to regain her balance when she was standing
on it. (The way you wished I was) She
started walking normally again and tried not to look down. She nearly tripped.
Jim looked at how far off the ground he was. It was about 20
feet now. He kept climbing. (I don’t know
if I’m going to have redesign my mind…)
Angie looked to the side of her and noticed how beautiful
this place was. But she had to keep going. If not for herself, then for Jim.
She was worried about him already. She was then filled with determination and
marched forward. (It’s been too long)
The dirt beneath Jim’s hand came loose and he slid about 5
feet down the mountain. He still had 20 more feet to go. He kept climbing. (To stay…)
After Angie had finished the next 2 ledges there were no
more. Instead there were rocks placed like small handles leading up and out of
the cove. She would have to climb. She grabbed hold of 2 of them and got ready
to climb. (And I swear…)
Jim had only 10 more feet to go as the morning light was
starting to shine. He nearly slipped again but caught himself. He kept
climbing. (The way I wished you would…)
Angie was scaling the wall but was having a tough time. Some
of the rocks fell beneath her feet and some had points that were so sharp that
her fingers ached. But she just kept finding new rocks to put her feet on. (Do, do, deh-do)
Jim almost slipped again since his arms were getting sore. (Even if I’ve left it all behind)
One foot in front of the other.
One hand in front the
other.
Over and over again.
But he couldn’t give up now. He was too high up. (There’d be reason to come back)
One foot in front of the other.
One hand in front the
other.
Over and over again.
He had to keep going.
Yet Jim wanted to give up and that’s when he saw it. (Even though I’ve left you far behind)
It was a cloud shaped
like someone he knew. He stared at it until he knew who it was. His eyes lit
up.
It was shaped like Angie. He was worried about her. Jim got
his grip back got back to climbing. He was almost there. (Come find me!)
Other side of the island, inside the
cove…
Angie was now in back of the waterfall resting her sore and
slightly bleeding hands. She had found a ledge behind it while she was
climbing. She was starting to despair. She then looked at the clear flowing
blue water that reminded her of Jim’s eyes. Her face lit up. (Come back to me)
She started climbing faster than she’d ever had before. She
slipped every now and then but she didn’t care. The sooner she got out, the
sooner she’d find Jim. (To stay)
Jim scurried up the rest of the mountain and stood on the
peak. He could see for miles around the island. (The way I wished you would)
Angie was almost out but she kept slipping because of her
bleeding hands. But she kept climbing. (The
way I wished you were)
After much climbing, sore fingers, and palms, she was
finally able to hoist herself out of the cove and stood up onto a lush grassy
hillside. She was facing the light of
day with open arms. She grinned. She felt like dancing. But most of all
she knew she’d find Jim.
And determinedly, Jim knew he’d find her. (Do, do, deh-do-do. Yeah-ey-yeah *end of
song*)
Author’s Note: *sigh*
Ok! This was a very weird chapter to write! I had to listen and fast-forward
and rewind “I Wish You Would” so many times! *lol* Don’t ask me why I had so
many parts were about climbing. I did think of this chapter before I thought of
the rest of the story! Now if this seemed like a waste of time you’re wrong. It
starts the next one and showed how Jim and Angie have feelings for one another.
If you’ve looked for the lyrics you’d get what I mean. Bye!