Chapter 2
Jaden now sat in the drivers side as he offered to drive to give Zane a break as they left the station the silence was broken "I swear that was one of the weirdest places I have ever been" Chazz said not being able to let that smell go. "I mean did you see that barbeque meat, it stunk", "I know right it was the same when we tried to use the restroom" Alexis said as she turned herself around. "you think they never heard of hygiene". "and that lady behind that counter, she looked really weird" Zane said everybody nodded in agreement. "Hey hopefully well get to Dallas by tonight so we don't have to hang around much longer" Jaden said as he poked his head round for a moment. Alexis poked her head round for a moment and screamed to stop as she saw a person walking right in the middle of the road. "Jaden stop!". He returned his gaze to the road and swerved before he hit him.
Zane poked his head out of the window, "hey are you okay", the man just kept on walking with a blank expression on his face. Alexis got out of the van. "Alexis were are you going" Jaden shouted "he needs help" she replied as she ran out to him swiftly followed by Zane. "Hey are you okay" she whispered. "I just wanna go home" he whispered. "okay we can't leave him here like this" she said as she and Zane gently escorted him back to the van "well take you home".
"Has anyone ever warned you about picking up hitchhikers" Bastion said with folded arms as they all laid eyes on the man on the back seat, he was covered in snot and tears, a pale complexion in his face, dirt embedded under his fingernails and clothes faded and torn. "what is your name" Zane asked. "there all dead" he whispered back Jaden poked his head round at the sudden answer "oh my god" Chazz said with a sarcastic smile on his face as he swiped a hand through his spiky black hair. "What do you mean who's dead" Alexis asked. He looked out the window just as they re passed the slaughter house "no, your going the wrong way" again whispered. "stop the van" he sprung of his seat and tried to take control of the steering wheel as Zane and Chazz jumped into action and sprung him back into the seat rather harshly. Unfortunately the shock had knocked Jaden of course, it was to late to react as he swerved and was pushed of the road at a high speed pruning most of the trees as they went further into the forest.The boy's in the back didn't have there seatbelts on and were trying to keep there balance by trying to hold onto anything they could a window in the back broke and glass shattered everywhere and then were sprung forward when the car crashed into two narrow trees that crushed the bonnet.
Jaden's hands were still on the steering wheel eyes wide and holding it for dear life as he breathed harshly until he was aware of his surroundings again he turned back to Alexis who was in the same condition. "Are you okay" he asked "yeah just a little bump on my head" as she cradled her temple "what about everyone else" she asked as she turned around and screamed as she saw the one on the back seat, a few large pieces of glass had impaled him through the head and blood was running in straight lines down his forehead and shimmered with the light that reflected of the glass, then without warning she opened the door and retched all over the floor.
Jaden quickly got out of the van and ran round the other side and helped Alexis out and led her over to grassy part as he held her hair back and rubbed soothing circles on her back as she continued to heave emptying the contents of her stomach as she broke down crying and laid her head on Jadens shoulder as he wrapped his arms around her. They heard the others scamper as they quickly exited out the side door leaning over covering there mouths as they felt the bile rising in their throats trying to catch a breath of air,
Chazz got out of the van feeling a little dizzy as he stood up but subsided after a moment and took in his surroundings they were outside a small building that looked like a windmill. and jumped when he saw something move inside the building. "I just saw something" he said. the others looked at him "what, I swear I just saw something" picking up a crowbar from the scrap pieces of metal he slowly approached the small building with everyone in tow. when they heard rattling coming from a small cupboard he used the crowbar to pick at the metal on the door to open it and screamed back in surprise as there was a huge rat in there and slammed it shut breathing heavily. everybody just laughed until they saw a child jump out of the hall way and ever so slowly approached the group of teenagers. "what did you do to him, the man" the child asked. "we didn't do anything" Jaden replied. "promise you wont hurt me".
They walked outside to sit down and take a breather. "my names Alexis" she said looking at the boy he didn't look at her "Jeddiah" Chazz grinned. "does anywhere have a phone round here, so we can call the sheriff" Zane asked. "big house through the trees, about a five minute walk from here, it's your best bet" he thanked the child. Alexis got up from where she was sitting saying that she will go and Bastion got up to follow her to tell her that she should not go on her own. she nodded in understanding. The others stayed with the van before they walked away through the trees, unaware that only one would be coming back.