TW rape mention. Sorry readers this one is meant to be a little graphic.
Chapter 4
"Oh God… we're done for," Millie gasped. As the group went over the arch of the highway fires lit the roadway, some of it was in fifty-gallon barrels or heaps of wood. Amongst the fires was a group of about twenty-five raiders. Some were shooting up chems and two were fighting, while a man was raping another man near a car. The light of the fire shined across the face of Eugene and his face displayed fear and anger.
He had gotten so far. All the way across the Wasteland. Just to end here. Who knows what was going to happen to him? Was he going to be tortured or end up dead? Was he going to be raped and beaten or burned alive? He thought back to the crucifixions near Nelson. He remembered the men dying in the field. Was he going to die without finding happiness? What was going to happen to Millie and Femur? Eugene stopped the cart and looked back to Millie, " What's the plan Millie?"
"WHAT THE FUCK IS UP MOTHERFUCKERS!?" A woman shouted from the raider camp below. "WELL WHAT'S NEXT ASSHOLES? YOU COMIN' DOWN ER ARE WE COMIN' UP?"
Eugene couldn't get past them there was no way. Shit shit shit. He was trying to think of his way out. They caught them. It was time to act. No, it was time to kill himself. He wanted to time and time again and this was his chance. He drew his pistol.
Femur shouted in anger and MIllie screamed. Gruff's body slumped after the bullet entered his skull, Millie turned to Eugene, "Why? Why did you shoot him?"
"WAS THAT AN INVITATION? WAIT…. I'M COMIN' UP, LET'S GO FELLAS'!"' The raiders started up the highway and were shouting with glee. Eugene scanned the raiders. None of them had guns, some had baseballs bats while others had knives. This is it. He had to act. Eugene lifted his rifle. One down. Another shot, miss. He was frantic. Eugene shot another. They weren't far off. Millie was behind him firing towards the group of savages. Femur was crying in the back. It was a surprise he hadn't attacked Eugene yet.
Millie grabbed Femur's arm and dipped out of the back of the caravan and ran leaving Eugene to take his stand. Who was he to them anyway, he had just killed Femur's friend. This was just some man. Millie could find another merc just like him but for now all she could do was run away like she had done so many times before.
The raiders were on Eugene and he was firing at the group with his pistol. He jumped out of the driver's seat of the caravan and turned to run seeing Millie and Femur sprinting far ahead of him. He felt something hard hit him in his lower back and he tumbled to the ground and then four were above Eugene pummeling him with bats.
"Wait a minute boys, wait a minute. Lemme see who killed my men. Damn.. He ain't too bad," the mangy women straddled Eugene and the raiders around him stepped on his wrists. "Well two options for ya', your choice. You can be my bitch er you can die now," Eugeneclenched his teeth while this woman caressed his face. He felt nothing but anger. "Alright, nothing? I don't wanna kill you yet, let's see what you got downstairs." Eugene flailed his body trying to get away from her prying hands. Seconds later he felt the butt of a gun and then everything was black.
