She ran through the forrest, barely caring where she was running to. The only thing on her mind was what she was running from.
Growing up she had idolised Indiana Jones. And she had promised herself that she would grow up to be just like him. Living an exciting life full of adventures. She had studied history and archeology in university. Her hopes still high.
Unfortunately, life gets us all. She soon realised that nothing was as exciting as the movies made it seem. So she got her doctorate and began teaching. When she had just about given up hope, she was asked to join a team of archeologists headed to the Amazon.
She couldn’t wait. In the summer they took off but when they finally got to South America, things seemed off. The rest of the team were acting odd, a little too nice but yet so cold and distant. It wasn’t until she woke up, tied in an ancient temple somewhere in the Amazon that she realised she had been used as a pawn. Or as they called her, a sacrifice.
As they spoke in a language that hadn’t been spoken in centuries, the weather began to change. The sun slowly disappeared and the thunder rumbled as the rain got heavier. Out of nowhere, the most incredible looking Goddess appeared. To even attempt to describe her would be an insult to her beauty.
The other archeologists fell to their knees, waiting for her to thank them for awakening her once more and bringing her a gift to sacrifice. But instead, she reprimanded them for bringing her back to a world she had no interest in. The Goddess flicked her wrist and they all fell to the floor withering in agony until they moved no more.
She was horrified at what had happened to her colleagues but the distraction had helped her reach for the knife hidden in her sock. She had been able to cut herself free and slowly snuck away. Once out of the temple, she ran through the forrest barely caring where she was running to.
She had learnt her lesson- be careful what you wish for. This was not as fun as Indi made it look.
About “An Adventure To Remember”:
This short story was a response to Kevin’s NTT post for the week. I love his NTT prompt images but haven’t had much time to respond recently with my book coming out and everything. I was pretty preoccupied with that. But since I had nothing scheduled for today I thought it would be fun to once more participate in NTT.
I rarely write stories in this genre, not even short stories. But instead of sticking with the usual type of stories I write, I wanted to try something new.
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