With the apple between his lips, he went towards the person and stirred him. He flinched and moved his head towards Roderick. “What happened?” Roderick dropped bits of apple from his mouth. “I thought food would keep animals alive. But I was wrong.” He groaned, “They want to sleep. None of them have slept for more than a week.” “Who …

It was the time of pre-dawn when orange light had started colouring clouds over the hills. Roderick missed its elegance while sleeping in mud while being surrounded by insects. His dream came to end when the brightness passed through his eyelids. Then only his sleep broke.Roderick saw a cockroach on his forearm. He got up with all of his strength …

When cold grew, fur from the duckling was not enough for Mitchell. Mitchell fell on ground. Seeing his father’s friend fall, the duckling ran towards him and sat on him like he was hatching eggs. To Mitchell’s surprise, it worked. He felt his body getting warmer. Roderick was also now getting hit by cold.  “Here is room for you too.” …

Roderick jumped inside the jeep, then began searching for the clothes. But there were none of them. He had thought clothes would be in the bag or a sack, but it was in a locked box under the seat. He pulled the lock and discovered he couldn’t break it.  The case was same with other jeeps. He could see Mitchell struggling to convince them he …

Sunset was about to happen, and Moffet was in the rig with his men, celebrating their victory. The only loss they had borne was of Moffet’s house. But he could take it on his chest for the rest of his life. By taking over water, they could earn more than they ever had within months. A man came towards their direction after passing a dune. …

“Holy s***.” Mitchell said, “Moffet didn’t want to steal fuel. He wanted to destroy it. He disposed it in this restricted area so that nobody would find it is here.” “And I was wondering why this place didn’t turn into quicksand.” Roderick laughed, “Density.” “Roderick! Moffet doesn’t want the fuel.” “Yes, isn’t it good news? You got what you wanted.” …

More than an hour passed and in the meantime, Roderick explained to Mitchell about the curses he had got in the cave.  “I have travelled some dimensions.” Roderick breathed, “I avoid revealing this. But sooner or later, I get compelled to tell everyone why I am here.” “So if you don’t do what I say till midnight then you will die?” “Yes.” Roderick …

Roderick and Mitchell had no desire to get impaled by its claws, so they jumped back to the quicksand with their bodies spread wide. Eagle clutched the baby duck by its back and took off with it while Roderick and Mitchell tried best to increase their surface area. The eagle itself wasn’t comfortable with its flight because of the struggling duckling. Bald …

All they needed to do was to get beyond the range of rain, but the simple task was exhausting. Their knees submerged in the sand while the rain changed its direction according to the unstable wind. None of them had reached halfway to the fence when the rain came directly over their heads. It didn’t take longer for them to get stuck in quicksand …

Gangsters dropped everything they were given. Roderick’s legs were starting to shake.  “Jeez, you just pissed your pants!” Mitchell looked at Roderick’s crotch. Roderick’s smirk widened ear to ear in the entire duration when soldiers were unlocking their rifles. “You want to see a miracle?” Roderick grinned. Black clouds appeared in the clean sky out of the blue. There was no …