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Community Center: A Short Story

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At this same time, a group of Ever Afterians found themselves in the Community Center's basement, a place that was unfamiliar to them. "How big is this place, anyway!?" Hunter gritted his teeth as he tried to pry off the air vent's cover. "Come on, it can't be that hard to get out of here!" He let out a yell when the hard covering chipped his nail, and Ashlynn grabbed his hand and yanked it away. "Hunter, don't hurt yourself!" Nearby, Dexter sat hunched over his Mirror-pad, tapping it frantically. "Blocked," he concluded after a moment, defeated. "Something's blocking my signal. I can't contact anyone. This is really bad..." Daring, his brother, glanced towards the door to an adjacent room marked 'Faculty Office', and he went to it without …show more content…

Quickly, he pulled up the chair and sat down, pressing random keys in a desperate attempt to find help. "Daring," Rosebella stood in the doorway, watching him with nervous eyes. "What are you doing?" "Trying to get this damned thing to work!" when the computer beeped once again, Daring snarled in frustration. "Why is the technology in this world so confusing!?" Rosabella leaned in to see what he was doing. "You're just pressing random buttons," "That works sometimes!" Daring exclaimed, throwing his hands in the air. "For the love of all that is holy, what am I supposed to do!?" At this point, Rosabella curled her hand into a fist. "You could start by controlling your temper!" Daring smashed his large hand on the keyboard one more time, and then he slumped back in the chair. "We're going to die here," he groaned, covering his face. Rosabella leaned against him, wrapping her slim arms around his shoulders. "No," she assured in her gentle voice. "We will not. You are a Charming- please do not give up," There was silence, but only for a moment, as the computer beeped once more. Suddenly, an array of six different images appeared on the screen, each showing a different

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