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Chapter 7

So, yeah, this could definitely qualify as a bad day. The open wound, you could say, was the icing on the cake. Zach picked me up bridle style and started walking though an old shanty town to the deserted helicopter to see if there was any medical supplies on board. I felt like I was gonna pass out. Blood was pounding in my ears and every sound seemed to make my head hurt.

Once we made it to the helicopter, Zach gently set me down and then he went through all the health packs and boxes he could find. But all he found he found was a lighter. Zach looked at me and I knew right away what he was thinking – we had to cauterize the wound.

"Do you want to do it, or should I?" Zach asked.

"No, I'll do it; just make sure I aim it right." I said and Zach nodded.

Then I grabbed one of my arrows and Zach gave the lighter to me. I started burning the arrowhead part until began to glow with heat. I aimed the arrow at my side and Zach helped my get it in the fight position for the cauterizing. I took his hand and held it tight. Then I connected the arrow with my side.

It was the most painful thing I've ever experienced in my life. I clenched my fists, trying hard not to scream out loud, but failed. I couldn't take the pain anymore and I threw the arrow at the wall. I screamed for a whole minute. When I stopped, I was relieved that Zach's arms were around me holding me close to his chest and was stroking my hair. I looked at the arrow I'd thrown and then looked at the lighter and had an idea.

After resting for fifteen minutes, I attached the lighter to my bow – now I can shoot fire arrows. Then we heard Abby's voice calling us through the radio.

"Cammie, Zach, where are you guys?" Aunt Abby asked.

"We're in a shanty town by the palace." I answered.

"How'd you get there so quickly?" she asked.

"Long story." Zach and I said in unison.

"We're going inside the palace. Meet us there, okay?"

"Okay. Bye." I said before the radio went silent.

We walked, and walked, and it was extremely boring. Then a couple guys came out of nowhere, again, and started shooting at us. And then we heard the shot of a sniper rifle and one of the guys dropped dead. Another shot came out and killed the other guy.

"You kids okay?" said a voice through the radio. It was Agent Townsend.

"Yeah, we're fine." I said.

Agent Townsend told us that he was gonna cover us while Zach and I make our way to the palace and suggested that to dodge those goons we should try going under the bridge – the one full of men with guns and knives.

Once Zach and I made it to the bridge, we spotted an opening that went directly under it. We could hear the shots from Townsend's rifle killing the men right above us. We finally made it to a secret tunnel that went inside the palace.

"Do you think Liz is being held in there?" I asked Zach.

"It's as good a place as any. Don't worry. We'll get her back." he said holding my hand. Then we walked inside.