Snippet #1118207

Maya sighed dejectedly. The phone had been her last hope, and now the possibility of contacting her family had been crushed.

“Okay, thanks anyway,” she mumbled. “Nice to meet you too,” she added, as an afterthought.

She felt horrible; her chances of finding a way to get back home were slowly dwindling away. Maya knew that the new girl would want to keep asking about her missing sister, but Maya had no clue who Lily was, and at this point, she was beginning not to care anymore. Maya knew she was thinking selfishly, but she was exhausted, and depressed. She wondered if anyone would notice if she simply went into the cave without them. She wanted to fall asleep, and forget everything that had happened. Maybe she’d be lucky enough to wake and discover that this had all been some bizarre dream.

Finally, she decided to go for it. She stood and began walking in the direction of the cave entrance. Not wanting to leave the group on bad terms however, she turned back before entering its dark depths.

“Sorry about your sister,” she said to Kiya, and then looked from Sandi to Oliver. “Why don’t we plan our next move in the morning huh? I’m too tired to deal with any more of this now.”

Without waiting for an answer, she entered the cave and settled herself against the wall. Maya admired Oliver’s optimistic outlook to this entire situation. He was in the same mess as her, and yet here she was, moping inside a dark cave, while he still managed to keep a smile on his face.

She sighed once more and rested her head on her arm. It was difficult to get comfortable on the hard ground, but she closed her eyes anyway, willing herself to drift into sleep. She just wanted this night to be over.