Vickey Niles

A burning village. It looks exactly like the one in my nightmare; I ignored the thought and began to search the area hoping to see a person or at least something eatable.

Sadly, the more I walked the more creeped out I was since the surroundings were so alike with my Dream.

I pushed the thought on the back of my mind...again, and replaced it with a task which was 'look for food'.

A While Later

I've been searching for which felt like an hour for anything Edible, And the closest thing to that was a dead rotten rat that I found on one of the Stalls which was ripped in half.

I don't think I can stand another minute in this place, All I smell is smoke and rotten corpses. I've been coughing non-stop and getting more sick every second I'm here, I haven't had much luck for help either.

As I walked trough the burning village, twigs breaking underneath my footsteps as the entire town seemed to burn down. Then all of a sudden I heared a faint cry, the echo of the cry carrying over the destruction of these homes.

As I got closer towards the direction of the cry, the noise was starting to get clearer, It sounded like an infant crying for help.

My instincts kicked in and I ran at the direction of the cry and spotted a pile of wood which was the source of the noise. I quickly dug through the pile one wood by a time. And as I grabbed the last remainings of the pile..There was a baby.

So many emotions took over me..Like disappointment, I'm disappointed at the parents for failing they're this poor fella..I never thought the world was this cruel.

But I need to focus, and find out what to do with the Baby, So first..Is it a He? Or a She? I gently held the baby into my arms and quickly checked.

The baby was a boy. I was relieved to see that, and even though I knew that was silly, I still felt like I would understand how to take care of this crying thing better than a girl. Then again I guess it didn't really matter, since it was just a baby. I am sure they all poop the same.

Now, let's call him..Evan for now, "Are you Hungry? Or Thirsty? Or want to sleep?" I asked the baby. He blinked slowly at my questions, licking his tiny lips, moving his limbs with no forethought. He made little sounds that made him seem so feeble. A tiny little coo echoed from his mouth.

I let out an exasperated breath. Of course, he doesn't understand me. I have no idea what to do with babies.

"Okay..You don't understand me, Well let's look for Water first then Food. Then maybe even a place for you to sleep in." I told Evan, He just looked at my eyes and slowly fell asleep.

Okay, I need to focus. First is food That's what I was looking for a while ago. *Brrrr* Ugh, I forgot how Hungry I was and now my Stomach is torturing me for forgetting.

"Okay, Okay I'm going to look now. Again." I tell my Dying Stomach, As I search my current Surroundings I find a faded, Burning sign saying "Bakery" And as I saw it I ran while Gripping Evan.

Once I reached the Bakery, I searched for any sign of Food like Bread. And as I did, the Smell filled my Nose, Causing my stomach to suffer more.

I searched and followed the smell of Food and at last. I found a basket filled with types of pieces of bread, And my Mouth just went crazy and literally forced my hand to grab one and as I did, I took a large bite as my stomach enjoys the Food.

And Obviously, I gave half the Basket of Bread to Evan If he could even Finish it. My Subconscious adds.

Now Water. Where am I going to find Water? Maybe a River somewhere.. or a Pond.. Or maybe even Spring? There's got to be water somewhere!

Another while later..

Nothing. I literally found nothing. I searched the whole Village and found. Nothing. Not a single drop or a single puddle.

Are you joking? I'm going to die from thirst, and Evan too! The food from earlier is now gone, I didn't even notice that I ate most of it till I stopped to catch my breath.

"We're so going to die out here.. "I Shout." Either we die from the Heat or we die from Dehydration!" I Shout again making my voice loud and clear.

I take a seat by a log to keep me from Fainting from all that walking, and as I did I heard footsteps from the distance, "People? Survivors? In this burnt Village? You sure do have a lot of Hope." A Man Says.

"I mean it could be possible.. "A Woman replies.

"What a bunch of baloney. "

"There's always hope. "

"Not in this Place. "

As they continue to argue I did my best to support myself to stand up while carrying Evan in my Arms, And as soon as I did I walked closer from where the voices came from.

"Just give up Maria there won't be any Peop-"

"Oh my God! A boy and a Baby! Quickly give them a place to rest!" Maria I'm guessing is her name said.

The Man quickly brought a Bench from who knows where and gestured me to sit, As for Maria she was searching something In her somewhat looking Basket.

"Here Drink up, And in case you are Hungry I have some Fruits left."Maria instructed as she Searches our Faces for any Bruises. I still can't believe how lucky Me and Evan were to find help when I was about to Pass out.

But I need to focus and Fill my stomach up, And of course, I helped Evan first before I helped myself with some of these Fruits. "I still can't believe my eyes that there were still People here, Especially Kids!" The Grown Man says a bit too loud.

The Woman notices our confused faces and quickly introduces herself "Oh how rude I am! I forgot to introduce myself, My name Is Maria and this is my Husband Diego. We came here in case there were still people here and good thing I didn't listen to my Husband who already lost hope! If I did, Oh my I couldn't imagine what would've happened to you young fellows."

'Th-Thank you, Maria, My name is Vickey, and this is Evan. I would have already passed out if you never found us. "I tell them.

"Oh my don't talk like that, I'm sure you would have been rescued later if we hadn't come." She replies smiling. "We better head to Eastborne soon, the sun is already coming down. Do you have enough energy to walk?"

"I don't know..Let me try standing up." I reply, Come on you can do this. I tell myself, I used all my strength to lift my legs to stand on the ground and to my surprise I actually did it.

"Good, You can at least stand. Now let's slowly head to Eastborne step by step." Maria says, "Oh and Diego could you be the one to carry..what's his name..Oh, Evan!"

Diego nodded and gently grabs Evan from my arms.

"Okay, we are now set to go!"

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