Chapter 10

Kim's POV

He won't put me down so I just hang onto him for my life.

I just remembered the knife. There are only three dogs. God let this work! I jump off Jack and grab the knife from his pocket.

"Kim what are you doing?!" Jack asks frightened.

The first dog jumps at me. I slice it's neck and stab it's stomach finishing it off.

I grab Jack's hand before he can ask any questions and run with the knife still clutched in my hand.

"How did you do that?" Jack asks shocked.

"Practice!"

I'm going to have to kill them to survive even though I hate doing that.

I turn and around and close my eyes as I throw the knife at the dog, as it jumps at me.

Nothing happens.

I open my to see the knife stuck in it's head on the floor.

The last dog runs off frightened.

Jack walks up to me.

"When we go camping, remind me to stay with you when we are being attacked by bear."

"Not if the bear attacks Jerry first."

"Seriously though, how did you do that?"

"Did you wonder what I did while you were asleep?"

He's silent.

"Guess that answered your question."

We run this time looking for any signs of the end.

I keep the knife out in case something else happens.

We walk into the woods as I show him what I taught myself last night.

"Keep your arm straight. If you tilt your hand, and throw the knife you will hit you head!"

He straightens his hand and throws it at a tree. It sticks there.

"Nice. Lets keep moving." I say and grab the knife from the tree.

We move on not knowing where to end up. I stick the knife in my jacket pocket and I hear a crack.

"What was that?" I ask.

Before Jack could answer my question he is lifted in the air dangling by a rope on his ankle.

"You okay?" I ask.

"Fine."

I reach for the knife but I'm thrown backwards. I land and stand up to find another one of Dolph's men.

He runs at me with his arms out to grab me. I duck under him and rush to Jack.

"Jack grab the knife from my pocket!"

He tries to but Dolph's "puppet" punches my stomach and I fall back on Jack.

He grabs the knife and starts to cut through the rope.

He attacks me again but I'm prepared and kick him in his face.

Blood comes from his nose, and he grabs a spear-like stick. He walks towards Jack.
He knows that's my biggest fear.

Losing Jack.

I run over and as he lifts his stick to stab him I put up my arm and push his arm back with mine.
He tries to grabs the stick with his other hand but I smash it with my boot against a tree trunk.

He cries out in pain and backs away.

"Almost done Jack?!"

He is only half way through the thick rope.

Ready this time, the guy rushes towards me and grabs me by my waist.

He wraps a rope around me and the tree and ties it.

He has matches in his hand and lights one up.

"Wonder what a person being burned bit-by-bit looks like."

He means me of course.

He grabs my arm and puts the lit match under it. It burns, badly. I scream in pain and he finally pulls away the match.

"I'm not done yet."

I think quickly as kick his private and as he falls I kick his face.

The match is still lit but landed up the rope. If I can slide the rope down it can burn it off. I scoot down and the match burns part of the rope off. I'm free and rush over to Jack. He's almost through the rope, but I burn the rest of it off.

He hugs me.

"Thank you Kim."

As he hugs me he also pushes against my arm. I let out a little wince.

He steps back and grabs my arm to examine it.

"That's why you screamed. I should've been there quicker."

"It's okay."

"You want to try and put water on the burn?"

"Sure."

He grabs the bottle of water we recieved a few days ago. It has just enough.
He pours a bit on my burn and it stings badly.

"That's not helping!" I cry out.

"Sorry!"

He pours a little more on it.

"DAMN IT JACK!" I shout louder as it burns more.

"Okay okay. I'll look around."

He gets up and walks away a few feet and starts checking for anything.

As I wait a hand covers my mouth and pulls me back. The person lifts me up and ties me to a tree farther from Jack. He doesn't notice.
It's the same person who burned my arm.

"I told you I wasn't finished!" he half whispers.

He lights another match still covering my mouth with his other hand. This time he burns my leg.
I scream through his hand hoping Jack could hear.

He takes away the match and blows out the fire.

No wonder the tree didn't catch on fire the first time.

He put it out.

The "thug" grabs the hem of my shirt and bangs me against the tree three times.
I feel dizzy now and my vision starts to blur.

I see a blurry Jack run over and knock out the man.

Jack unties me and I faint.

Jack's POV

"Kim?!"

I scream her name. I should've stayed with her back there!

She's breathing but her eyes are closed.

"Kim!" I shout louder now.

"Please wake up!"