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A shaky fist rose hesitantly toward the cabin door. A gulp proceeded the final resolve to knock three times on the worn wooden frame. “Thump, thump, thump!” The man quickly dropped his fist to his side nervously. Those three thumps caused his heart to skip that many beats. He could hear the stairs creek below with the sounds of heavy boots thunking with each step. The steps were slow paced and with each step he could feel is heart bump to the sound of pending doom. He held his breath as the stepping came to a halt just short of the opposite side of the wooden door. There was a pause. The man noticed that he wasn’t breathing and let out a small breath. Suddenly, there was a loud clicking and ticking sound. Startled, the man stumbled back with fear. But then, the ticking and clicking stopped and the door slowly crept open. Glowing red irises peered from the darkness causing the man to gulp before speaking. “We have arrived ma’am.”
From the darkness, a female emerged. Long black hair flowed with the wind. Umu said nothing to the crew of the ship and they said nothing to her. They simply kept their eyes fixed to the deck of the ship and their bodies trembled. Umu was dressed in a black robe that dragged behind her with each step. Once docked, Umu would float from the ship and onto the port. The sigh of relief was released almost simultaneously by the crew with Umu’s departure. But fear struck those in her wake. They would understand why. Perhaps it was her glowing red iris or the fact that there was something unnatural about her looks, her movements and her sound. And it was as if dread loomed about her. With purpose, Umu continued forward without delay.
[runtime 60 minutes + Halt the time card - 30 min runtime time]
A shaky fist rose hesitantly toward the cabin door. A gulp proceeded the final resolve to knock three times on the worn wooden frame. “Thump, thump, thump!” The man quickly dropped his fist to his side nervously. Those three thumps caused his heart to skip that many beats. He could hear the stairs creek below with the sounds of heavy boots thunking with each step. The steps were slow paced and with each step he could feel is heart bump to the sound of pending doom. He held his breath as the stepping came to a halt just short of the opposite side of the wooden door. There was a pause. The man noticed that he wasn’t breathing and let out a small breath. Suddenly, there was a loud clicking and ticking sound. Startled, the man stumbled back with fear. But then, the ticking and clicking stopped and the door slowly crept open. Glowing red irises peered from the darkness causing the man to gulp before speaking. “We have arrived ma’am.”
From the darkness, a female emerged. Long black hair flowed with the wind. Umu said nothing to the crew of the ship and they said nothing to her. They simply kept their eyes fixed to the deck of the ship and their bodies trembled. Umu was dressed in a black robe that dragged behind her with each step. Once docked, Umu would float from the ship and onto the port. The sigh of relief was released almost simultaneously by the crew with Umu’s departure. But fear struck those in her wake. They would understand why. Perhaps it was her glowing red iris or the fact that there was something unnatural about her looks, her movements and her sound. And it was as if dread loomed about her. With purpose, Umu continued forward without delay.
[runtime 60 minutes + Halt the time card - 30 min runtime time]