Dark of Dawn
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"OH MY GOD," Riley yelled.
Lucas stared at the gun then back at Zay. Had he really shot him?
He turned back at Farkle then back at Zay. He didn't know what happened. His attention was captured by the deafening sound of the gun shot.
"Farkle," Lucas said. "Where'd you get the gun?"
"I had to get your attention somehow..." he informed. "We are not killing Zay. If you do -I swear to God Lucas- I will shoot you."
Lucas sat down on the ground and hung his head low. Riley sat next to him and rested her head on his shoulder.
"We don't work on premonitions," Farkle stated. "No one. And I mean it. No one...will die in the same place my dad did."
"Understood?" he questioned.
Lucas, Zay and Riley nodded.
After many seconds of silence Farkle returned to the book that was in the man's backpack. He flipped through various pages before he found one that was interesting.
When a human is desperate and craves food; trapped in the mountain in fierce winter; the wendigo will take control and tempt our humanity. Even the strongest of man is weak. It will kill without remorse-often the ones closest to it. Wendigo's can only detect movement and can't be shot down. I've tried before. Their skin is rough and bulletproof. Only burning them stands a chance.
The Wendigo's bite is harmless. Nothing will happened-
"No, no, no, no..." Farkle said.
"What happened?" Riley asked as she walked over to him.
"It says here...that...it's about the bite-"
"What does it say?"
"The bite," Farkle clarified. "It's not infectous."
"What?" Zay asked.
"You'll be okay."
"Okay?!" he blustered. "Lucas almost shot me and you expect me to be okay?!"
"But he didn't," Riley defended.
"Why are you talking? You were on his side."
Lucas stood up and took the journal from Farkle so he can read it. Once he did he came to a realization that he was wrong.
"I-Zay. I didn't know this was going to happen."
"I don't care. We've known each other for more than half of our lifes and you were willing to forget about that in a matter of minutes. There's no excuse, Lucas."
"Zay please. If you try to understand-"
"Understand my fist, asshat," at his words his fist made contact with Lucas left cheek.
Riley crouched down to make sure her boyfriend was okay. Just then the man walked in and noticed the alarming looks on everyone's face.
"...Should be safe for now," he reassured.
"We read your journal." Farkle stated.
"Now you know everything you need to know, Minkus."
It took a while before Farkle asked him; "Did you know my dad?"
"Your father was some kind of man. An entrepenuer, owner of a multi-million dollar company..." he began. "I knew about him...he didn't know about me."
Farkle nodded.
"These Wendigo's are limited," the man informed. "There aren't many. Several years ago an estimated amount of forty five miners were trapped under a cave and only 30 of them made it out alive. Those miners resorted to cannibalism and ate from the one's that were dead."
"That's why there's Wendigo's?" Lucas asked.
"That's why there's Wendigo's," he asnwered.
"How did you end up here?"
"I was hunting someone..."
"Someone?"
"I never found him. I was planning on leaving when they came."
"The Wendigo's?"
"Yes. They were everywhere."
"Can we just focus on getting out of here?" Zay inqueried. "Please?"
"There is no way out. The only sign of life isn't till at least one hundred miles away."
"We wait until daylight. I doubt there will be any out at the time...right?" Lucas turned to the man.
He nodded. "At day it's quiet."
"The cable car station can fit all of us. We leave and by ten in the morning a bus should be waiting for us."
"Why would a bus be waiting for us? We planned on leaving two days from now."
"The bus is carrying food. Whoever the driver is we can ask them for help."
"And we leave..." Riley concluded. "That's it? That's all we have to do?"
"Maybe. But we wait...for now."
Riley sat on the corner of the room while Lucas played with the palm of her hand. Her eyes had never been this red before and she'd never felt loss in her life.
Loss.
Even the word sounded strange to her.
At an early age in her life Riley had everything. She had Maya, a healthy family, her friends and the unofficial thing with Lucas. But that just showed how temporary things can be.
Truth is; she noticed Maya was slipping away from her when the whole triangle started.
Lucas wasn't to blame for their loss in friendship. But sometimes she did wonder what her friendship with Maya would've been if Lucas never interfered. Would they still be sleeping at each others house? Or would they still finish each others sentences?
She didn't know because it never happened.
Instead she and Lucas got in an argument, he chose Maya a year after. And two months into their relationship Riley slept with him. After that she wanted it to stop, she was confused but she enjoyed it. She enjoyed Lucas' company and the feeling he gave her.
A tear fell from her eyes and the man was quick to notice. "I'm sorry about your friend, Maya."
"She didn't deserve to die that way."
"We don't always expect what needs to be expected..."
"I know, but we couldn't stop it. And-" she stopped herself and looked at the man. "Wait...how'd-how'd you know?"
Lucas stood up at her question and watched as Riley stood up. "We were alone when it happened. Unless..."
"What is it?" Zay asked.
"Unless you were the man in the operator. Oh my God. You were the one that made Lucas choose! You KILLED Maya."
The Texan turned to the man and looked at him. In a matter of seconds he aimed the gun at his forehead.
"Ben Walkers. Male. Last seen, March 17, 1988. Last known adress, Elmwood Pines..."
"We've been through the case files and there's nothing we can do. We have no legal power to restrict his movement."
"You're Ben Walkers," Lucas clarified. "The Minkus' wanted to lock you up for something, but you got away..."
He began to laugh. "Surprise."
Riley began to cry.
Lucas didn't hesitate to shoot the gun, but once he did no bullets came out.
"You naive little kids," he taunted. "Did you really think i'd give you a gun with bullets in it if I planned on killing you guys?"
Lucas stared at the gun in disbelief.
"You wanna know what I did with the remainings of her body?"
Riley shook her head as tears ran down her eyes.
"I skinned her. And with the remainings...well, that's what i'm gonna have you guys eat."
Lucas tackled the man and punched him when he was on the floor. Farkle separated the two and picked up the guy from the floor, slamming his back on the wall in the process. He grabbed his head and punched him again and again and again and again and again...
Writers Note: Sorry guys if I posted this late. Believe it or not, but this has to be longest chapter i've written in a day. SIX EFFING HOURS OF EXCRUCIATING TYPING! What do you think about that twist? I expected people to notice the man (Ben Walkers) to be the psycopath. I would've expected it if I didn't write this story. Thank you guys for the support and make sure to leave a review. I've noticed this has been happening, but always know I post a chapter day after day. Tomorrow is the last one and if it doesn't post on the archive know that the last chapter should be posted after 6:50 pm. If you're a guest (who plans on reviewing) please give yourselves a review. Make this last review that I get to acknowledge count. Love ya'll.
ChampagneTasteBeerMoney: I didn't really have a strategy for killing off Maya and Smackle, but it would've been smart if I did. And interesting assumption on Farkle dying next. Who knows? He might live.
jaleftwich02: Yeah, well that guy that was nice to Farkle and Zay is the one that was going to kill them. But who knows, will he? And I know, people can be assholes. But how I see it; if they have something to say then they have something to say. They just need to know the other person can put them in their place. Cya tomorrow too.
Mr. Authentic: Their fates have already been sealed. I already know what happens at the end - some of the perks about being a writer. When I write a chapter as simple as one thousand words it takes me hours. How long did it take for you to write a chapter for Her Guardian Angel? Anyways, thank you for the review.
violet1429: YOU WERE RIGHT! Zay didn't get shot. Instead Farkle shot something else to get Lucas' attention. And Zarkle has always been a friendship in my opinion that has great potential.
KindnessFan: I will definetely be taking some of your advice. I do me and will continue to do me. And I guess the phsyco is revealed. Thank you and I can't wait to see more of you.
volleyballer82: Can't make any promises, sweatheart. What's been written has been written. Thank you. I always try to make my stories fit a movie concept.
FlowerPower5: Hopefully it did satisfy your quench. But I personally think it didn't. This story has six main characters with the psycopath being an extra. But who knows? Aside from the four and the stalker there can be another character. Bye...
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