Welcome back people, sorry its taken a while to update but as you probably know iv been working on something else, anyway hope you enjoy chapter 8.
Chapter 8
The three of them sat huddled together in silence for a while, sweating, breathing hard, shaking.
The hut had a small window, it was dark, damp and cold inside.
"We've got to get out of this place" winced Adam clearly in tremendous pain.
"What makes you so sure there is a way out?" Asked Zoe.
"Yeah this place could be full of traps" cried Kirsty.
Adam took a deep breath and put his arms around them both, he then kissed them both on the cheek before answering "we have to believe there is - its all we've got"
The girls knew he was right and nodded at him as he ventured quietly and carefully over to the huts open window.
A sudden wind sent paper, rubble and leaves blowing across the ground.
He turned to look at the girls, the girls he felt he had to protect, he felt it was his duty, if he was honest with himself it was now the only thing keeping him going, he always liked to play the hero.
Zoe and Kirsty sat rocking themselves back and forth, hugging their knees.
Adam turned his head back to glare out the window, the events of this weekend raced through his mind, he went over it again and again, he couldn't get his head round it, it seemed like a dream.
"Right, we have to think of some kind of plan" stated Adam "on the one hand we could carry on further into the woods and risk coming to a dead end, for all we know this place could be surrounded by fences"
"Electric ones knowing them two" added Kirsty.
Adam nodded "so the remaining option is to try and get back to the cottage"
"What the fucking hell for!" Screamed Zoe fear in her voice.
"Nick and Ruth are probably out in the woods looking for us, they won't be out searching for long so we better get a move on now" said Adam struggling to his feet, he was now in agony, but at least he wasn't bleeding, nor did he appear to feel that bad apart from the pain.
The girls also stood "what's the point of going back to the house?" Question Kirsty clearly tired out.
"We might be able to find some parts to get that car started, think about it, it was either Nick or Ruth who messed with it in the first placed, if its un-fixable how are they suppose to get back home?"
Zoe and Kirsty exchanged glances "you sure your not in on this" chuckled Zoe following him outside with Kirsty close behind.
They hurried across the dusty ground to a near by pathway which they knew would lead them back to the cottage, of course it wasn't the safe route but they all knew that it was unlikely Ruth and Nick would stick to the pathways, they would assume Adam and co were hiding as far away from the paths as possible.
The woods were deserted apart from the three of them, there were know birds whistling, no gangs of flies, there didn't even seem to be any ants going about their business on the ground they walked on.
Suddenly there was a noise and a voice followed by approaching footsteps, but the footsteps to their surprise weren't coming from behind them they were coming from in front of them.
They all dived quickly and quietly behind a handy stack of firewood.
A few seconds later they were passed by Ruth and Nick arguing as they went, they could see Nick held a scalpel and Ruth a leather bag. Possibly containing all kinds of surgical instruments.
They waited patently for them to get out of sight then ran as fast as they could back to the cottage.
Upon entering they began searching the place, searching high and low, on top of things and under things, it was like a police raid, the place was a mess by the time they had finished.
Zoe fell to her knees in tears "its no use" she sobbed.
"Oh come on keep the faith" said Adam sitting next to her and placing a comforting arm round her shoulder "something will come up, it always does" he continued, he wasn't sure who he was trying to convince at this stage.
Just then he caught Zoe's eyes burning into his, a strange feeling came over him, the atmosphere in the room seem to change, to calm, a cool breeze blew in from a near by open window, he slowly tilted his head and began to move towards Zoe, she of course followed his lead.
"Um guys!" Interrupted Kirsty "are these of any use?"
Adam and Zoe just had enough time to jump back from each other.
Adam shot to his feet and walked over to his girlfriend "oh yes bingo look at these Zoe! I can fix the car with these" he exclaimed rushing outside to get to work.
Zoe went to follow but was stopped by Kirsty "don't think I didn't fucking see what you were and Adam were about to do" she said.
"What um"
"Just stay the fuck away from him" warned Kirsty leaving Zoe to process her threat.
By the time they had both come outside Adam had managed to get the car started, he was stood beside it with the doors open "let's go girls" he called tossing Kirsty the keys "bloody idiots left the keys in the ignition" he laughed.
They all got in Kirsty at the wheel, she swerved the car round and began to drive "I don't remember coming in this way" stuttered Zoe.
"Me neither" agreed Adam "let's just keep going there has to be a way out"
They drove for a good half an hour before coming to a dead end "fucking hell" shouted Adam getting out of the car and smashing his hand on the bonnet, Zoe followed, it was beginning to get dark, the two of them took a few steps forward only to realise it was a god send they stopped when they did, they were faced with a 100 feet drop, they were on a cliff edge.
"I don't believe this" muttered Adam shaking his head.
Zoe began to cry, they hugged as Kirsty sat at the wheel jealousy surging through her, she only looked away for a second when she heard the screams, as she looked back she saw Nick collaring Adam and Ruth collaring Zoe.
Nick held the razor sharp scalpel to Adams throat "you really thought you could escape?" Questioned Nick gripping him tightly.
Adam could now feel the warm sweat pouring off his boss, his breath smelt of whisky, his sweat soaked clothes were now soaking him.
Ruth had dragged Zoe away and had began tying her to a near by tree.
Nick winked at Kirsty who still sat paralysed with fear behind the wheel of the car, he then whispered to Adam "its a long way down that you know" as he swung him round to take a look at the 100 foot drop down to the water, to nowhere, to the end of their lives or at least his.
"Nick this is crazy" stuttered Adam fear and pain pumping round his body.
"Crazy, insane, mad what's the difference?" Answered Nick between strange bouts of laughter, this gave Adam the perfect opportunity to elbow Nick hard in the stomach.
"Ohhh" Nick groaned releasing his grip and dropping to the ground, Adam tried to burst into a run but tripped heavily casing him to fall hard onto his hands and knees.
Suddenly the revving of a car could be heard, Ruth yelled "Nick! Get out the way!"
Adam was slowly pulling himself across the ground towards Ruth and Zoe, he flopped over onto his back as he could no longer take the pain shooting through his knees.
Nick was now on his feet, as he looked down his white shirt was stained with blood, the scalpel he once held could be seen sticking out of the right side of his chest.
The engine revved and the car shot forward towards Nick who promptly but casually stepped out of the way.
"NOOOO!" Screamed Adam managing to find the energy to get to his feet.
But it was to late, all he and his colleagues could do was watch the car tumble and crash down to the water below, over and over, breaking apart as it fell until it exploded in an angry flash of red and orange.
Nobody could possibly survive that it was clear Kirsty Was dead...
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