Hello theeere! Here is chapter four! Have fun! ;)

best regards,

your LSOTA

I opened my eyes and moaned when I lifted my head from the airbag .

My entire body was in pain and when I tried to move it, an enormus and sharp stitch flashed through my left side.

I lowered my view, only to see a splinter of glass, which made it's way through my hoddy and my t-shirt, now sticking next to my left hip in my flesh.''Fuck!''

I whimpered and encompassed the splinter carefully with my shaky right hand, while covering my mouth with my left one. I closed my eyes and counted in my head .'One, Two,THREE...' at one go, the splinter slid out of the now strong bleeding wound.

A muffled scream of pain followed and the split fell to the floor of the car, which was covered with them.

I pressed my right hand on the injury to stop the bleeding , while hot tears ran down my cheeks.

'Okay Charlotte pull yourself together, it hurts a lot, but you can handle it! You just have to... Wait!LUKE!' My view slipped to the seat next to me.

Luke was bent forwart his head rested against the airbag, so I couldn't see his face, I grabbed his shoulder and pulled him back in his seat.

He had a few scratches in his face, nothing worse and his chest lifted and lowered itself softly as he breathed.

'Thank god!' I sighed in relief 'He's alive!'.

I took my bag out of his foot room, found the medikit in it, took out a bandage and reached in Lukes pack for alcohol.

He always carried a bottle of this disgusting brew around. Luckily this time.

I found what I needed and pitched myself up.

When I finished, I got out of the car, 'Wow that's the truck's last stop.'

I thought when I faced the deformed bonnet, smoke came out of it, covered by some colorful leaves.

I jogged around the truck, opened the passanger door gripped Luke under his arms and pulled him carfully out of the truck.'Ugh, he's so heavy.' and I gently let him down to the ground. Suddenly I felt a grip around my waist, I cried out in pain when the attacker grazed my bandaged wound.

He covered my mouth with his dirty, rough hand and pulled me away from Luke.

He earned a bite in his finger and a hit by my elbow.

The attacker screamed in pain and loosened his grip, my chance to get free. ''Little piece of shit!'' He grabbed my braid and pulled it up, I stood on my tiptoes, trying to avoid the pain which raced through my head.

I could see now my attacker's face , he had black oily long hair and a black, bushy beard, which covered the most of his face, his dark eyes inspected me wicked, ''Let me go! Dickhole, I'm gonna squash your balls!

I shouted out, while holding his arm which grabbed my hair and trying to kick him, but he hold me in distance. ''Yeah, of course.'' He laughed mischievous, lungged with his free hand and gave me a hard bitchslap.

'Ouch, that hit home.'

For a few seconds I saw stars and the hunter let me go, so I clunked on the stony ground.''Stupid kids, never know when it's enough!'' he said and gave me a kick in my stomach. I grunted painfully and closed my eyes, heavy breathing.

I felt a cool touch against my forehead. I even didn't have to look up, already knowing it was a gun.

'Charlotte you have to fight!' I opened my eyes and saw the stone, which lied a few inches away.' Fight! For Luke! FIGHT!' screamed a voice in my mind.

I really wanted to fight, but the carcrash, the pain, just everything was too much for me, especially the gun on my forehead.

What is so bad about giving up, it's so easy.

'But it can't end now, not like this , shoot dead by a goddamn hunter.

I can't leave Luke alone, we only have each other!'

I felt anger coming up, my hands shook, when I grabbed the stone, 'I'm not dying today!' with that I hit the hunter right between his legs.

He cried out in pain, which brought him to his knees. 'I warned him...' He dropped his gun and I stood as fast as possible up, while adrenaline was flowing through my veins. I grabbed the gun from the rocky ground. I pointed with it to his head, ready to pull the trigger.

''Jack? Why are you taking so lon-...What the hell?!'' I turned my head in surprise, to catch a glimpse of two men sitting on horses. One of them was already pointing a rifle at me.

*Bang*

I screamed, when a burning pain went through my left shoulder and dropped the gun to reach for the bullet wound.

The kneeling man, who's obviously Jack darted at me and bushed me to the ground with my face down.

I felt sharp stones drilled in my cheeks and forehead (way nothing compared to the pain in my strong bleeding shoulder), when Jack sat on my back and fettered my wrists together.

He bended over and I could feel his hot breath against my ear, ''And now honey, you will pay for not being a good girl.'' He whispered with a fake sweet voice, I shivered at that. 'oh god...'

He pulled me up, only to smash me against the truck, I swallowed hard to avoid a scream when my left side met the truck first.

I was about to drop, but a rudely grip around my throat hold me up and against the vehicular.

We faced each other, he with a mischievous expression and I with a furious one.

He searched with one hand in his pocket, with the other still holding my throat. Jack pulled something out, something silver looking...

*Snap*

A long blade slid out of the silver hilt, which was in Jacks hand, it was a switchblade. The blade neared my face, I hold my breath 'Ohgodohgodohgodohgod...'

''You're really beautiful you know? But I'm pretty sure I can make you more beautiful, with my little friend here.'' He said and pressed the cool blade to my cheek, with a grin on his face.

I just spitted him in his face and for a couple seconds he flinched and his grip loosened around my throat.

I saw my chance, stooped and tackled him with my right, healthy side to the ground, while he yelled in surprise. The Switchblade fell out of his hand and under the truck.

But he quickly picked up courage and sent me with a kick to the ground too.

I moaned and he grabbed my throat again with his hands, but this time I couldn't breath anymore.

''Well you want to end it fast little bitch, fine, here you go.''

Jack hissed, his eyes filled with anger.

I gasped desperately for air and my view became blurred. Suddenly the grip loosened and the weight on my chest from the man disappeared.

I filled my hurting lungs with cold, fresh air and tried to sit up, which was very difficult with fettered wrists and an injury in the left shoulder.

''Let me go, I'm gonna show this little slut...'', ''Calm down Jack! She's just a stupid, little girl!'' an unfamiliar male voice came to my ears.

''Don't tell me to calm down Mitch! She almost killed me...'', ''Yeah but we prevented it, let's just loot the truck and head back.

You can get your revenge later and otherwise.

She can join our other guests, if you know what I mean.''

An other voice said and there was something in his voice, the way he said the last sentence, I didn't like it and it made me shiver.

I finally managed to sit up, ignoring the pain in my left side and took a look of the scene 5 meters in front of me.

I recognized the two men, there was the one who shoot me and the other one, who was with him, a redhead and a blond one, both with short hair.

Both of them wore black clothes, like Jack.

The redhead had his grip around Jack's chest, he was bigger than the black haired man, apparently the one who pulled Jack away from me.

The blond one stood right in front of Jack, so I faced his back.

While they were still talking and obviously not considering me anymore, I tried to crawl as quiet as possible to the truck.

Luke was still lying next to the passenger door, clueless what happened around him.

'I have to hide him somewhere, before they hurt him or worse..., kill him.'

I sat myself with my back against his left side and began to push him, with all my force right under the truck.

He sure earned a few scratches more with my action and it wasn't the best hideout, but he was save, for the moment.

After that I began to look for the switchblade to free my wrists from the tight fetters.

''Hey! what are you doing?!''

I froze and turned my head, the redhead ran up to me 'Ughh...' I swallowed, he pulled me up and pushed something against my lower back,

''Try anything and you will regret!''

He hissed in my ear.

I shivered, trying to hide my fear and he led me away from the truck, to his companions, who stood by the horses.

''Jack, loot the truck, take everything you can get and Dan, give him a hand, I keep an eye on our wild, little lady here.''

The blonde one said and pulled his own gun out of his belt, while Dan passed me to him and hold it on my right shoulder.

''Alright Mitch, but be careful, she's a beast!''

Jack warned and looked at me with anger in his eyes, I gave him the same look back.

'If looks could kill...'

He and Dan made their way to the truck.

''Don't worry buddy, these are my favorites and I know how to handle them.''

Mitch chuckled amused and I swallowed hard when he hold me tighter , 'Pervert!', I grimaced in disgust, but didn't dare to move. I looked in his face, he got brown eyes which pierced mine, and wrinkles on his forehead and and around his mouth, which was warped in a smirk, a really weird smirk. He looked at me like I was something to eat. I quickly looked away.

''So, what is a young lady like you doing out here, on your own? You know it's dangerous for a little girl like you. What if someone kidnaps you?''

He laughed and I could feel his whole body trembling.

''That's none of your goddamn business dick!''

I hissed back, but I felt a wave of relief flew over me, when I realized, that he really thought I was alone, so he didn't notice Luke before,

'Don't start celebrating just yet, the other dickheads can still find him.' Flashed through my mind and I watched the other men.

''Yes, it is. You will stay with us for a long time, so I want to get to know you. I never saw someone, who fought so desperate and intent to survive like you, it impressed me.''

He said and I could hear appreciation in his voice.

''Well, good for you, that you enjoyed the show, but i don't give a fuck, though!''

I gave back, but I suddenly screamed out in pain, when he hold on to my left injured shoulder.

''We can do it in that way or in the nice way, it depends on you. So, be a good girl and I will be a gentleman, too.'' he hissed dangerously.

'Liar!'

I just grunted and tried to ignore the pain.

Jack and Dan came back with Luke's and my backpack, and with a few stuff which I left in the truck's back.

They fastened the packs on the horses, one was black with a white spot on his snout and the other one was completely white.

''Oh hold on! I forgot my switchblade, it must be somewhere over there!'' Jack yelled and went back to the truck. I saw the switchblade, close to a car tire, hidden in a clump of grass, but the blade flashed.

'nonononono, pleeeease don't notice him, don't notice him!'

He stooped, looked under the truck and hesitated, ''Hey...'',I froze, expecting everything but not what then followed,''..., look what I just found!'' he took something from under the truck, it flashed. I recognized Luke's silver lighter.

'What the...?!'

Without thinking, I dropped myself, to take a look under the truck, too. My jaw dropped, when I saw an empty space.

I heard Mitch yelping in surprise and curseing when he pulled me back up.

My brain began to work, 'How?! Where the hell is he, he was unconscious! He didn't leave me! He would never leave! Anyways, he is save now and that is all that matters!'

Happy about his found, Jack came back and we climbed on the horses, me and Mitch on the white one and Dan on the other one. Jack walked besides us, he obviously forgot about his lost switchblade, when he played with his new toy.

Like that, we made our way back to the highway, where the rest of the hunters waited.

I took a last look back, only to see a pare of deep-blue, glowing eyes in the woods, staring right back at me.

End of chapter 4! Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed it! Btw the next chapter is in Luke's point of view. So stay tuned!

bg,

your LSOTA :)