Lost Girls
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 13
by
copier
· original author:
pats2015
Angela landed with a thud inside of the giant monster's mouth as the jaws behind her sealed shut. There was no going back for her. At least not without Adrianna and her friend Nicole in tow. Immediately upon regaining her composure Angela shouted both the girls names in hopes of hearing a response.
"Adrianna! Baby, mommy is here! Nicole! Where are you? Are you with Adrianna?"
Angela tried her best to listen for any kind of response but the inside of the mouth was anything but quiet. The monster was careful to breath through it's nose not offering Angela any chance to escape. Air rushed up the back of the throat like a vent only to reverse course as took in fresh oxygen. Worse were the faint hum of organic sounds coming from the chambers below.
When Angela heard no response to her shouts she didn't give up hope. Maybe the girls were just knocked out. Her fall had certainly left her feeling worse for wear, and she had landed on the relatively soft tongue. The idea that her daughter was hurt added even more desperation to Angela's search. But Adrianna being hurt was better than dead and gone forever.
Angela rolled off the whale sized tongue and began to feel her way through the hard nooks and crannies of the giant teeth. It was just like a game of hide and seek in the dark that she used to play with Adrianna so many years ago. That's all. Only back then it was merely for fun. Now it was game of life and death.
Angela struggled to crawl on top of the lower jaw of the monster. Her hands and legs were badly cut with every ill placed move she made. Giant drops of warm spit would occasionally find home and drench the desperate mom. As the remnants fluid seeped inside her open wounds it began to irritate her various lacerations. Angela wasn't sure how much more she could take. It all felt hopeless.
At last as Angela reached the very last tooth at the edge of the back of the mouth she found something. The item was drenched in drool much like Angela herself. She could also feel cuts where a soft stuffing bleed out. When Angela's hand grasp at a metal zipper she knew what she had found. It was a sleeping bag and by the feel of it, it wasn't empty.
Angela tore through the sleeping bag desperate to find anything that could aid in her search. When her hand grasped a plastic cylinder she knew what she had, a flashlight. Exactly what she needed. Angela hesitated, unsure if she truly wanted to see the inside of the monster's mouth. Eventually she willed herself to press the button. The minuscule beam of light as small as it was gave Angela some hope. Until she shined it forward.
She was dangerously close to the back of the throat. It was miracle she hadn't tumbled down in her search. One swipe of the mighty tongue across the surface of the teeth would be her doom. Angela immediately pointed the beam back at the sleeping bag. She felt something else in there.
Angela reached into the sleeping bag once more and pulled out a stuffed teddy bear. It was Adrianna's favorite toy growing up. Her daughter had clearly hid it in her sleeping bag so none of the older girls would find out and make fun of her. Seeing the stuffed animal brought Angela to tears. She squeezed the toy, for a second imagining it was her daughter in her arms. Angela had a realization. Adrianna wasn't here and there was only one place left to look.
The broken mother knew there was only one thing left to do. She would have to travel deeper and that meant stepping over the edge. A million thoughts raced through her head. What would she do if she didn't find the girls? What would she do if she did? None of that mattered at the moment. Angela had to be strong. Either way she would be reunited with her daughter once again.
"Adrianna, hang on. Mommy's coming to save you!." Angela yelled in the dark void of the back of the mouth.
Angela squeezed the bear to her chest and with flashlight in hand stepped off the edge of the tooth.
"Adrianna! Baby, mommy is here! Nicole! Where are you? Are you with Adrianna?"
Angela tried her best to listen for any kind of response but the inside of the mouth was anything but quiet. The monster was careful to breath through it's nose not offering Angela any chance to escape. Air rushed up the back of the throat like a vent only to reverse course as took in fresh oxygen. Worse were the faint hum of organic sounds coming from the chambers below.
When Angela heard no response to her shouts she didn't give up hope. Maybe the girls were just knocked out. Her fall had certainly left her feeling worse for wear, and she had landed on the relatively soft tongue. The idea that her daughter was hurt added even more desperation to Angela's search. But Adrianna being hurt was better than dead and gone forever.
Angela rolled off the whale sized tongue and began to feel her way through the hard nooks and crannies of the giant teeth. It was just like a game of hide and seek in the dark that she used to play with Adrianna so many years ago. That's all. Only back then it was merely for fun. Now it was game of life and death.
Angela struggled to crawl on top of the lower jaw of the monster. Her hands and legs were badly cut with every ill placed move she made. Giant drops of warm spit would occasionally find home and drench the desperate mom. As the remnants fluid seeped inside her open wounds it began to irritate her various lacerations. Angela wasn't sure how much more she could take. It all felt hopeless.
At last as Angela reached the very last tooth at the edge of the back of the mouth she found something. The item was drenched in drool much like Angela herself. She could also feel cuts where a soft stuffing bleed out. When Angela's hand grasp at a metal zipper she knew what she had found. It was a sleeping bag and by the feel of it, it wasn't empty.
Angela tore through the sleeping bag desperate to find anything that could aid in her search. When her hand grasped a plastic cylinder she knew what she had, a flashlight. Exactly what she needed. Angela hesitated, unsure if she truly wanted to see the inside of the monster's mouth. Eventually she willed herself to press the button. The minuscule beam of light as small as it was gave Angela some hope. Until she shined it forward.
She was dangerously close to the back of the throat. It was miracle she hadn't tumbled down in her search. One swipe of the mighty tongue across the surface of the teeth would be her doom. Angela immediately pointed the beam back at the sleeping bag. She felt something else in there.
Angela reached into the sleeping bag once more and pulled out a stuffed teddy bear. It was Adrianna's favorite toy growing up. Her daughter had clearly hid it in her sleeping bag so none of the older girls would find out and make fun of her. Seeing the stuffed animal brought Angela to tears. She squeezed the toy, for a second imagining it was her daughter in her arms. Angela had a realization. Adrianna wasn't here and there was only one place left to look.
The broken mother knew there was only one thing left to do. She would have to travel deeper and that meant stepping over the edge. A million thoughts raced through her head. What would she do if she didn't find the girls? What would she do if she did? None of that mattered at the moment. Angela had to be strong. Either way she would be reunited with her daughter once again.
"Adrianna, hang on. Mommy's coming to save you!." Angela yelled in the dark void of the back of the mouth.
Angela squeezed the bear to her chest and with flashlight in hand stepped off the edge of the tooth.
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