When you need to collect the water part 3
As time slowly ticked by, Jocren found the speed of the belt was gradually increasing, till it got to the point that he was in a dead run. Feeling his burning legs beneath him, Jocren didn’t know how long he would be able to keep this pace. His lungs felt like they were going to burst, as the belt sped up even faster. His feet began to slag and Jocren started to find it hard to concentrate on the task at hand. As his eyes began to close, Jocren felt a sharp zap sting his bottom. With a scream he jumped three feet in the air, his legs quickly moving beneath him. With a bang, Jocren landed hard on the belt, his feet being forced to quickly finding their pace.
“Now, now, there’s no sleeping allowed on the treadmill. That kind of carelessness always leads to accidents.” Narrator’s voice crackled in his ear,
“I don’t know how much longer I can remain conscious,” Jocren replied between chocked gasps of air.
“We’re almost done, try and hold on till then.” Ava replied
“Hold onto what?”
“I don’t know, whatever the stuff that is inside of you that gives you strength.”
Narrator sighed. “I see that you guys have found a way to activate your mikes, so that you can give each other encouragement. This is good. You will need this kind of strength in the days ahead. Ava is right, the test is nearly completed and as a reward, I’ll reveal to you what I need the water for, as Ava had requested, But in order to do so, everyone must complete this test for us to continue. Do you understand, Jocren?”
“Yes, I understand.” Jocren replied.
“Good, then let us continue.” Narrator replied. “And please keep the talking to a minimum.”
