Not Going Out; camping.
What If Things Had Been Different?
Lee and Tim stood facing each other, a terrifying clown stood between them.
The clown looked towards lee, but started to walk in the direction of Tim.
"OII, YOU BASTARD!" Lee yelled.
The clown turned to face Lee, his head slowly tilting right.
"YOU KEEP AWAY FROM HIM!" Tim yelled back.
The clown slowly put its hand in its pocket, pulling out a shiny silver knife.
Lee bent down and grabbed the largest rock he could find.
Tim noticed and started to distract the clown, giving Lee the most subtle of nods.
"You big red nosed freak, with your, your… THE ONLY THING IVE SEEN UGLIER THAN YOU IS YOUR MUM!" Tim yelled.
As the clown started to walk towards Tim, Lee threw the rock as best as he could, it hit the clown directly on the bottom of his neck where it meets with his shoulders.
Knocking him out cold.
"RUN" lee screamed.
"Where did you learn to throw like that?" Tim panted.
"I grew up on a council estate. What do you expect? Now go!" he shoved Tim in the back, forcing him to move.
They both tore into a sprint, running as fast as they could throughout the woods, trying not to trip.
"COME ON LEE!" Tim shouted turning round to see he was lagging behind.
Lee was running, holding the right side of his upper body.
"LOCK THE DOORS" Tim screamed as they dived into the car.
"What's out there?" Lucy panicked.
Lee shook his head, "Coco the bloody psychopath armed with a knife" he rested his head against the car seat, clenching his eyes closed in agony.
"Do you think he's going to kill us?" Daisy added with a tone that Lee couldn't decide if it was one of excitement or terror... you can never tell with Daisy.
"What are we going to do?"
Tim turned around to face his sister. "I think we're going to have to sit this one out until morning..."
Lee was oblivious to the people around him. He was in such pain, such agony.
"Lee?" Lucy asked softly, noticing the tears on his cheeks in the mirror. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing" he tried his best to smile and he quickly wiped the tears off of his cheeks.
"Lee?" Tim repeated.
"I'm fine" he snapped. His left arm subconsciously touched his right and he yelped, causing everyone in the car to stare at him. Yet another tear left his eye.
"What's wrong with your arm?" Tim asked.
Lee shook his head; looking out the window.
"Take off your jacket"
"I'm fine, for god's sake." he carried on starring out of the window, looking out into the deepness of the trees.
It was the first time anyone actually noticed the state of Lee's arm after the fire. The entire right side of his jacket was perished, revealing bright red blood and burnt skin underneath.
"Lee, jacket, come on… take it off" Tim repeated, trying to get through to his best friend.
"I can't" lee whispered.
"Lee, we need to look at it" Lucy said softly.
Lee carried on shaking his head, "I'm fine, honestly"
"You're not" Lucy said softly, "I know you, you bottle stuff up, say you're fine when you clearly aren't"
"Let us look" Tim added.
Lee hesitated before nodding, he flopped his jacket off of his left arm.
Tim carefully helped his right side out of the jacket.
Lee started to cry; gritting his teeth as the fabric pulled over his arm.
"Oh my god" Tim, Lucy and Daisy all said in unison.
His entire arm was the same, burnt, black flesh shred apart revealing all the deep red blood. It was spread all up his shoulder, and across the top half of his chest where his t-shirt was also destroyed.
Tim lent across in front of him, dragging the glove compartment open, raiding for the first aid kit.
"Its gonna need more than a bloody plaster" Lee whimpered.
He pulled out the bandages, "This will have to put you on"
"What are we gonna do?" Lucy asked.
"We could summon a badger, put a message on it and hopefully it will bring us help"
Everyone shook their head and ignored Daisy's comment.
"There's nothing we can do Luce… We can't get out and we don't have a phone" Lee sighed.
"What about your arm?" Lucy said softly.
"All we can do is wait until morning." Lee gave her a reassuring smile. "Do us a favour?"
Lucy nodded.
"Reach over the back, there's a bottle of vodka, see if you can find it"
"Good idea lee, it will make a great steriliser, hopefully will prevent any infection"
"Sod off! I'm gonna drink it, I need it"
"I can't find it"
"OK" lee sighed.
"I have paracetamol?"
"Wait, am I hearing correctly, Daisy actually brought something useful?" Lee joked.
"There's no water"
"Its fine, give it here"
Daisy handed Lee the packet, he took two and chewed them in his mouth quickly before swallowing them. "Eugh" he complained waving his tongue around in the air, trying to get rid of the horrific taste as he shoved the packet in his pocket.
"Right, lee, this is going to hurt…" Tim paused, "A lot." He unravelled the bandages.
"Get this over with"
Lucy leant forward.
"Here goes" Tim carefully took Lee's arm and started to wrap the bandage around it.
Lee started to groan, holding back the scream.
"Lee, look at me" Lucy said softly.
Lee turned his head, his eyes clenched shut.
"Open your eyes" Lucy said softly stroking his cheek as he groaned even louder. "It'll be over in a minute"
Lee's face was now sheet white.
"Open your eyes Lee" Tim repeated. "Don't go passing out on us"
"Lucy" Lee whined, his eyes still firmly shut, tears trying their best to escape.
"Come on Lee, show pain who's the man" Daisy smiled, stroking his hair over the seat. "I got a splinter once, I had it removed in A&E"
"Nearly there Lee, you're doing well" Tim added wrapping the bandage over his hand to stop it all unravelling.
"You said that when you started you cretin" Tim shouted.
"Shh, come on lee" Lucy tried her best to soothe him.
"Done!" Tim smiled sitting back in his seat, "How you feeling?"
"Shit, how do you think I'm feeling?" Lee carried on sitting over the edge of his seat, so he could face Lucy.
Lucy offered him a sympathetic smile, which Lee returned.
"Well, this wasn't quite the camping trip we were imagining. " Daisy spoke, "I did bring travel scrabble? Anyone want a game?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"Cards?"
"No Thanks Daisy" Tim said softly.
"I Spy?"
"WE DON'T CARE ABOUT SOME STUPID GAMES DAISY, WERE TRAPPED IN HERE. WE CAN'T GO ANYWHERE, THERES SOME PSYCHOPATHIC CLOWN OUTSIDE WHO WILL PROBABLY KILL US ALL… SO CAN YOU PLEASE JUST SHUT THE HELL UP?!" Lee snapped.
"DON'T SAY THAT! DON'T SAY THAT! LEE!" Lucy burst out crying.
Lee's heart sank, as he watched her break down. He turned to face Daisy, "I'm sorry"
Daisy nodded. "It's ok"
"Lucy…" He whispered softly.
She didn't reply. She carried on crying hysterically.
"Swap places?"
Daisy nodded and struggled her way so she was in the front and lee was sat in the back.
Tim kept unusually quiet.
"Come here" Lee whispered softly, bundling her as best he could into his side. "I'm sorry, don't cry. Lucy, please…"
"I'm scared" Lucy sobbed.
"Me too. But I won't let anyone hurt you… I promise." Lee kissed her head softly as he rocked her gently side to side. He buried his head into hers; trying to fight the masses of pain he was in.
"We'll look after each other" Lucy laughed.
"Yeah…" Lee kissed her head again.
Tim sat watching them in the mirror. he makes her happy; that's a start… he carried on watching her… and how they seemed to be perfect together, how lee made her smile in these, the darkest of times.
"Lee, are you ok?" Lucy whispered.
Lee shook his head as he lent back against the seats. He was really pale and shivering.
"I'm cold"
"But you're sweating" Lucy replied.
"I know" Lee sighed closing his eyes.
Lucy climbed across him so she was now sat on his good side, behind Daisy. She looked over into the boot and grabbed a blanket. She wrapped it around them both and snuggled up into his side.
Lee wrapped his arm around her and rested his head on hers.
"Try getting some sleep"
"Someone needs to keep lookout" Lee argued.
"I'm here, I'm not going anywhere, now get some rest" Tim turned around and smiled.
Lee looked at Lucy again.
"I'm not going anywhere either... Go on, get some sleep…" Lucy kissed his cheek and settled back down against his shoulder.
Lee nuzzled his head back against hers, leaving it there.
"We're going to need to get him to a hospital… soon as" Tim whispered.
"I know" Lucy whispered.
Tim carried on looking around frantically. "I wonder where he is…"
"Hopefully he's gone" Daisy whispered.
Tim stroked her cheek. "Try get some sleep, you too Lucy. I'll keep lookout. We'll be out of here tomorrow, get lee to hospital. Go home."
Daisy kissed Tim and snuggled down in her seat, asleep within minutes.
"Tim?"
"Lucy?"
"Do you think he's going to be ok?" Lucy asked timidly.
"He means the world to you doesn't he?" Tim turned around in his seat to face her.
Lucy nodded shyly.
"You know; I couldn't see it before today how much you actually like him… I've known for ages he likes you… your all he ever goes on about. But, I never thought you'd end up falling for him"
"Even when I was with Guy; I kept thinking about him… Tim, I've never felt like this before… about anyone."
"Neither has he… listen, when we get out of here, when we get Lee sorted. I'm going to back off. It's your life. I know I've been an idiot, but, that's because you're my little sister, I don't want anything to hurt you… or anyone to hurt you. If you want to make a go of things with Lee. I'm fine with it" Tim smiled.
Lee groaned softly in pain into Lucy's head. "I'm freezing"
Tim wiggled his way out of his coat. "Here"
Lee looked up, "thanks mate"
Lucy helped him wrap the jacket around his shoulders; he put his left arm in it and left it hanging over his right side. She pulled his hood up, "Go back to sleep"
Lee removed his arm from around her and searched through his pockets, pulling out the tablets Daisy gave him earlier.
"What are you doing? You've only just had some?" Tim asked.
Lee completely ignored his comment taking the rest of the tablets.
"You're going to make yourself ill" Lucy said softly.
"I need it"
"Go back to sleep…"
Lee shook his head; "I want to go home"
"We all do… we'll work it out tomorrow… get you to hospital, then go home" Tim said softly.
"I don't need to go to hospital" Lee argued.
"Look at the state of you. Your seriously ill; lee you know as much as we do you need to go to hospital" Tim replied.
"What was that?"
Everyone looked at Lucy.
"What?" Lee whispered, tightening his hold on her.
"He's come back" Tim nodded over towards an area of trees.
"All the doors are locked?" Lee asked, holding even tighter to Lucy.
"Yeah…" Tim paused. "Daisy?" he started to shake her. "Wake up"
"There's another one" Lucy nodded to the other side of the car, a clown in a different mask stood half behind a tree.
"Oh my god..." Lee whined.
"Daisy, wake up!" Tim begged.
"What can we do?" Lucy cried.
"They can't get us if were locked in here…" Lee said softly.
The car fell silent as Daisy held on to Tim.
Lee's hold started weakening on Lucy.
"Lee"
There was no reply.
"Lee?"
By now Tim and Daisy had both turned around.
Lee was shivering uncontrollably. Sweat pouring down his head.
"LEE" Tim dived up out of his seat and onto his knees, reaching over. "Look at me Lee; don't close your eyes… Lee focus on me" He put his hand on his forehead. "He's burning up. Come on Lee fight it!"
"Tim they're getting closer" Daisy said as she watched the two clowns.
"LEE!" Lucy started to take his jacket off and pulled the blanket off of him. "TIM, WHAT DO WE DO?!"
"I don't know… I really don't know" Tim paused, trying to think of a plan; "Lee, can you hear me?"
"Mmm" Lee let out the slightest moan, his head flopping everywhere as he tried to keep alert.
"Right, Lucy hold his head still"
Lucy climbed up on her knees, bracing his head.
"Right, deep breaths Lee, come on, Breathe" Tim ordered. "I really don't know what to do" he panicked.
"TIM, THE CLOWNS!" Daisy shouted.
By now the clowns where getting closer to the car.
"Oh god" Lucy panicked.
Lee was still shaking and sweating. "Tim… take me home… please" lee begged mumbling.
"I can't there here Lee, the clowns are here…"
"Please Tim…"
Tim looked around; the sun was slowly starting to come up. "WHAT THE HELL ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?"
Lee carried on shaking.
"Try laying him down across the seats, but keep his neck straight…" Daisy turned around.
"Worth a try" Tim nodded helping Lucy.
She bundled the blanket behind his head as a pillow; perching on the side of the seats next to him.
"Have they gone?" Lee whispered.
Lucy shook her head. "Not yet"
"There just sort of stood there, watching us" Daisy told Tim.
"Why are they after us?" Lucy asked as she tried to position Lee so he would be more comfortable. He carried on shaking furiously.
"God knows, he was staring at Lee when I got there, then turned on me.. But Lee got me out of there, threw a rock, knocked him out..."
"Good shot" Lucy smiled stroking his hair.
"I grew up on a council estate…" lee mumbled as he carried on shivering.
The clowns stood either side of the car; just starring in, knifes in hand.
"I've got an idea!" Tim suddenly shouted.
"WHAT?!" Lucy and Daisy replied.
"In the back I've got fireworks… was supposed to be a little treat for us. If I let them off outside the car, it will scare them away, and then I just run. Down to the main road, go flag down some help"
"But it's a really long way..." Lucy stated.
"Look, the suns coming up, people are going to be out. Once these bastards have left I doubt they will return. It needs to be done, Lee needs help" Tim argued.
Lee carried on making agonised noises. "I"
Everyone looked at him.
"Lee?" Lucy asked.
Almost on cue Lee sprung up and vomited into his lap furiously. Blood dribbled down his chin.
"Oh my god there's blood!" Daisy squealed.
Lee started to violently shake, as if he was having some form of fit, his eyes where closed and he was unconcious as he carried on fitting.
Lucy tried to hold him down. "LEE!"
Tim and Lucy managed to get him into the recovery position and held him there until he stopped shaking.
He didn't wake back up.
"LEE!" Lucy cried hitting his face repeatedly , praying for some form of reaction.
Nothing.