The Wall continued

6.

  If you stared at it, you'd miss it. In fact, the boot had landed so close to its rounded hollow entrance hidden in the trash and dried weeds that if the man would have peered closer or bothered to pick up his boot, he would have noticed that the dirty tip had vanished.
  Addie knelt down and tried to catch the angle where she had seen a flash of green and was surprised when cool air and the furry brush of the black cat's fur met her fingers as she reached out into what seemed like nothingness. She felt odd,crouched, the sun pouring onto her back, sweat appearing in trickles. Yet, there was definitely something there. She pushed aside the manky boot and crawling on her hands and knees peered inside.

7.

   A child had come near the entrance, her odd silver eyes flickering a little as she watched the hand creep and feel inside. The black cat had let out a rumbling purr and rubbed against the exploring fingers.  She ran her fingers against the invisible wall and watched as it lit up under her fingers iridescent colors flashing colors and harmonizing music that seemed to speak to her in a comforting way as she leaned over and picked the purring cat. Rubbing her hand between its ears, she watched as a tow headed looking girl slowly crawled inside. The pool in the center didn't distract her as it gurgled louder, dispelling jets of cool air into the room.

8.

  

  Addie didn't know what to expect as she stuck her head in. For a moment, images of a past late night horror film flew through her head. Man eating lizards, rabid dogs. But, the prospect of getting out of the heat and sense of adventure over threw that tiny prick of fear. She was surprised at the rush of cool air that engulfed her body, as she crawled inside. 

Her heart thudded suddenly as her eyes wandered upwards and saw a the little girl holding and petting a familiar black cat.

She stood slowly up, "Um, hi what is this place." her voice curious.

    The little girl studied Addie and set the cat down, who immediately started entwining itself around her legs and then sniffing Addie's rose on its hind legs and nuzzled her outstretched fingers. "We are not sure, we call it the Wall." she motioned "Even though funny enough its actually like a box." 

Addie, could only stare dumbfounded for a moment. There were groves of trees and a pool like pond in the middle. She glanced back, but to her surprise the entrance had vanished. 

"But, but, I was just standing outside in the hot sun and now I'm here." She sputtered still not sure what to do. The ground underneath was like a lush cushion, springy underneath her feet. "Are you, an alien?" her voice quavered a little.

"Of course not, silly." the word alien had caused the little girl to break out into a pearl of giggles, She was wearing a simple pink and white taffeta dress, but her feet were bare, hopping up and down excitedly. "We just find ourselves here. The voice takes care of us." she said brightly still staring.

To her, new girl looked startled and she stood out with dirty legs and matted hair; her dingy tank top had begun to dry in the cool air, but was giving off that light acrid scent of fear and of having been in a hostile environment. 

9.

"What do you mean, we? There are others?" Addie asked, watching the girl study her intently, but the little girl was just as fascinating, with her bright silver eyes that flashed in the overhead glow, she seemed friendly enough nodding and reaching out for Addie's slightly sweaty hand, pulling her along for a tour. Sure, enough a short walk towards the grove of trees and other kids began to appear into view. Most were sitting working on small projects, like whittling or sewing. Some were balanced on branches reading books. They all looked out of place, yet strangely bound together. She couldn't help but laugh a little. It reminded her of being like Peter Pan and meeting a world of lost boys. "What do you do here?" she asked pulling her hand out of the little girls cool palm. 

 "Whatever we want, really. The voice sometimes asks us to do simple chores, but really we do what we please. And the fountain in the middle counts time, so we know when to sleep or eat." She spun a little, giggling again.

 "Do you ever get to go out?" Addie asked, though she was not as anxious to leave quite yet, it was good to know these things.

"Why would you want to do that?" had come a curiously disdainful reply, "Being here is never like being out there. Here you can do whatever you want."

  "But, you can right?" Addie had begun walking back towards the direction they'd come from.

 "I suppose.. you could ask the voice." the little girl looked at her round eyed as if the thought was slightly rebellious. 

  They had come close to the pool, that once again shot a stream of cool air into the room. The cat was rubbing against the wall and Addie watched as it opened, revealing a bright stream of light through the small hollow entrance.