The dirt was rushing against the girls with increasing speed. It was pitch black and the dirt was rough against Pheobe's face, who was falling face first, creating lots of cuts, her hand still clamped to Astra's wrist. Astra, however, was falling feet first and started the graze her legs.
The rushing stopped. Pheobe landed onto Astra's shoulders and quickly moved out of the way, luckily the ground was soft, so it was easy to move. "Why have we stopped? Have we hit the coffin?". Astra didn't answer. She was listening for noises. There was a faint crumbling noise. But that be the dirt moving and as the girls breathed. Underneath her she felt the dirt shifting and loosening. A small faint light emerged from underneath them. Then the ground spilt open and the girls fell from the ground and landed onto a tree branch. But the branch creaked and gave way, leaving the girls falling and onto the floor. Astra groaned in pain and rubbed her back. Pheobe felt her face and looked at her fingers, her face was bleeding. She gasped slightly. Astra turned to her as she saw the blood, she grew suddenly white and turned away, holding her breath. Pheobe covered her bleeding face. She knew Astra had a fear of blood.
Another noise made the girls turn. It sounded like a stumble. A small female figure made her way towards them. As soon as she saw the girls. She gasped and ran, and nealry fell over in the process, towards Astra and Pheobe. "You two shouldn't be here. No mortals are allowed here." She was clutching a wicker basket with her blue-ish hand. Her red hair flowing in the faint wind. "Are we-dead?" She shook her head. "Goodnees, no! Far from it. But you have to come with me, I'll take you to safety."
She took off with Astra and Pheobe in tow. She ran out through a wrought iron gate, she ran through an empty town square, but she skidded to a halt at a fountain, flowing green water. "Here, wash your cuts." Pheobe stepped foward and splashed the water onto her cheek. Her face tingled as the cut stopped bleeding and healed, good as new. Astra did the same with her leg. The woman pointed to a bulding on her left. "We have to hurry over there." Without a word she bolted toward the stone steps. The two followed her. The woman opened the heavy steel door and let Astra and Pheobe inside. As she shut the door, a voice couldn't be heard from above. "Sally? Is that you?" She returned his call and told him that she was heading to her room. Just before she shut her door, someone else entered the building "Jack! Sally's in her room." "No, no." But before Sally locked her door, Jack entered. Her was a tall, think skeleton with a pinstripe suit. As his eyes fell on Astra and Pheobe, her frowned. "What's going on?" Sally held Jack's hands "Please, Jack. You've got to help me."
-This chapter is much longer and hopefuly better-
