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Polly didn't hear any of Carl's comments about the storm. At the first rumbling, the one that drew his attention, she was up and running for the pile of debris Carl had accumulated.
When he finally became aware of her absence, she hollered to him, "Hurry!"
Polly wasn't watching Carl's reaction, but he soon showed up at her side. Her hands were already full of the treasures. She looked off toward the black mass. There was concern, possibly even fear in her eyes. She looked back to Carl and demanded again, "Hurry!"
She turned and headed for the trail, pausing for Carl to fall behind her. They rushed uphill, with Polly stopping a handful of times to let the man less familiar with the trail catch up. By the time they arrived at the camp, the foliage surrounding them was beginning to waft in a rising breeze.
Polly threw her handful of treasures into the little hut. When Carl caught up, she told him to do the same, then said once again, "Hurry!"
She snatched up an old, worn blanket and the remnants of one of Carl's life boats. As she ran by him, Polly grabbed Carl's hand and dragged him a few steps toward another trail which she rushed down. A few minutes later, they arrived at an opening in the side of the volcanic mountain. It was barely big enough for them to slip into. The rocky floor was made easier to crawl over by sand and leaves.
Behind them, the trees and shrubs of the jungle were now waving fiercely in a wind that would only get worse over the next hours.
Inside, sparks illuminated the cave for just an instant. Again, then again, then again and again the sparks spit from the flint and steel. Suddenly, the dried, shredded leaves Polly always had here for such occasions flashed into a small, growing flame. She fed the fire building within a ring of stones with twigs and then sticks. Soon, a foot tall flame was illuminating the cave, giving Carl his first look at the shelter.
It was small and shaped roughly pyramidal. It was six feet high at the top and eight feet across at its widest point. The floor had once been uneven rock and uncomfortable for occupancy. Now it was filled with sand covered in shredded palm leaves that left a softer floor.
Polly fed the fire some larger pieces of wood and other burnables on the now crackling fire. She finally showed her new fellow islander some attention. Smiling, , though the expression on her face revealed her concern, she said, "Go away soon. Okay here."
She laid the blanket out, folded in half, then tossed the rubber raft over the top of it. She went to the entrance and pressed a door weaved of stripped fronds into it, blocking it from the storm outside. Just enough fresh air was entering to feed the fire and the two hiding islanders. The smoke from the fire escaped through a fissure in the top of the cave.
Polly crawled to the back, then returned holding half a coconut shell. She lifted it to her lips, drinking a couple of gulps of fresh water that dripped from a crack in the rocks. She offered it to Carl, saying only, "Drink."
When he finally became aware of her absence, she hollered to him, "Hurry!"
Polly wasn't watching Carl's reaction, but he soon showed up at her side. Her hands were already full of the treasures. She looked off toward the black mass. There was concern, possibly even fear in her eyes. She looked back to Carl and demanded again, "Hurry!"
She turned and headed for the trail, pausing for Carl to fall behind her. They rushed uphill, with Polly stopping a handful of times to let the man less familiar with the trail catch up. By the time they arrived at the camp, the foliage surrounding them was beginning to waft in a rising breeze.
Polly threw her handful of treasures into the little hut. When Carl caught up, she told him to do the same, then said once again, "Hurry!"
She snatched up an old, worn blanket and the remnants of one of Carl's life boats. As she ran by him, Polly grabbed Carl's hand and dragged him a few steps toward another trail which she rushed down. A few minutes later, they arrived at an opening in the side of the volcanic mountain. It was barely big enough for them to slip into. The rocky floor was made easier to crawl over by sand and leaves.
Behind them, the trees and shrubs of the jungle were now waving fiercely in a wind that would only get worse over the next hours.
Inside, sparks illuminated the cave for just an instant. Again, then again, then again and again the sparks spit from the flint and steel. Suddenly, the dried, shredded leaves Polly always had here for such occasions flashed into a small, growing flame. She fed the fire building within a ring of stones with twigs and then sticks. Soon, a foot tall flame was illuminating the cave, giving Carl his first look at the shelter.
It was small and shaped roughly pyramidal. It was six feet high at the top and eight feet across at its widest point. The floor had once been uneven rock and uncomfortable for occupancy. Now it was filled with sand covered in shredded palm leaves that left a softer floor.
Polly fed the fire some larger pieces of wood and other burnables on the now crackling fire. She finally showed her new fellow islander some attention. Smiling, , though the expression on her face revealed her concern, she said, "Go away soon. Okay here."
She laid the blanket out, folded in half, then tossed the rubber raft over the top of it. She went to the entrance and pressed a door weaved of stripped fronds into it, blocking it from the storm outside. Just enough fresh air was entering to feed the fire and the two hiding islanders. The smoke from the fire escaped through a fissure in the top of the cave.
Polly crawled to the back, then returned holding half a coconut shell. She lifted it to her lips, drinking a couple of gulps of fresh water that dripped from a crack in the rocks. She offered it to Carl, saying only, "Drink."