Chapter nine

Missy and Novak sat there in shock and they were shaking uncontrollably. They had just seen the most frightening and unexpected thing that they had ever imagined that they would see that night. They couldn't believe that they had just seen it and neither of them were able to talk in order to ask if they actually had seen it or if they had just imagined it. Trent, Kevin and the girl just stood back with matching dark smirks on their faces. The three of them knew for sure now that they had Novak and Missy right where they wanted them. They knew that they could do whatever they wished to them and the two of them wouldn't be able to put up any kind of fight. The two of them finally had been broken down enough for this to be possible.

Trent laughed in his throat as he moved closer to Novak and Missy. He bent to where he would be more at their level and then he got right in their faces.

"I know exactly what you saw just now." He said with a deep-voiced whisper "You're even more frightened of me now and I don't blame you. The truth is out now my friends. The three of us are undead creatures that only come out at night during nasty storms like the one we've been experiencing all evening. And you two so far have been the only living beings to actually witness us in person. How lucky of you."

He patted Novak on top of the head and then lightly pinched one of Missy's cheeks. He leaned toward Missy as if he was going to kiss her on the cheek but she moved away from him with a slight cringe.

"Aw what's the matter Melissa? Don't like that?" Trent let out a small chuckle before forcing his lips upon hers
"Leave her alone you filthy bastard!" Novak growled

Trent jerked his head toward Novak and glared at him. He then stood up straight and grabbed Novak by the shoulder and pulled him up onto his feet. Grabbing Novak by the arm firmly, Trent threw him to the floor hard as if he were just a child's toy. Missy shrieked as Trent and Kevin both began to kick Novak hard on his sides and back. Novak yelped in pain but that caused them to kick him harder and throw in some good punches to the head as well. Through the dim light from both the small lamps and the candles Missy saw what was being done to Novak. She shook and her eyes widened as she saw what appeared to be a little bit of blood splatter onto the floor after Novak got struck in his face. She couldn't help but shriek as she watched Novak get beaten. When she started to protect to get them to stop, Trent and Kevin glanced up at her before laughing and beginning to beat him harder.

Kevin looked at Trent and then quickly turned his eyes toward Missy momentarily. Trent gave him a slight nod of the head, allowing Kevin to go over to Missy. Novak, after Trent eased up some and allowed him to sit up as best as he could looked over at Kevin and Missy. The girl went over and stood next to Missy and then held her down in the chair as Kevin started striking Missy repeatedly in the face.

"Stop it!" Novak shouted "Leave her alone!"

Trent laughed and then mocked Novak's plea before giving order to Kevin to step up his game.

"I don't think she's getting it hard enough, Kev!"
"I think you're right!" Kevin said with a laugh

Missy began to cry as she sat there. Novak, who sat on the floor across the room, was too hurt to do anything to defend her. And the more he pleaded for them to leave her alone, the more they harmed her. At one point the girl was given orders to leave the hobbit hole to "take care of Bam". After she left, the beating actually got worse for both Missy and Novak. Both of them were in tears and were too weak and hurt to try to break away from Trent and Kevin.

Novak rolled over onto his back and had hard time breathing. He was bruised and bloody and his eyes were swelling up. He managed to look over at Missy to see how badly she was hurt. Kevin turned her over onto her back with his foot and then he stomped on her chest. Novak winced as he heard Missy's ribs crack. Missy gasped, barely able to breathe and then Trent and Kevin pulled her up by her shoulders. They shoved her back into the chair where she once sat.

Kevin walked over to where Novak lay and propped him up into sitting position. He turned him so he would be facing Trent and Missy. Trent laughed as he placed a hand on Missy's shoulder. He made Missy look at Novak as he pulled a knife out of his coat pocket. Novak's eyes widened as far as hey could despite the pain and swelling. Kevin held Novak in place and forced him to watch as Trent ran the knife across Missy's neck, causing her to bleed.

"Missy!" Novak croaked, causing Kevin to slap him in the back of his head

Trent took the knife away from Missy's neck and jabbed it hard into her chest. Missy's eyes widened for a moment. She squeaked a couple times before falling forward; her head resting between her legs. Trent nudged her lifeless body, pushing it out of the chair. Missy's body rolled a little before it lay face up with the knife still stuck in her chest. Her eyes were still open and seemed to be staring up at the ceiling. Novak began shaking with fear and started crying over the sight of Missy lying dead on the floor before him.

Bam ran frantic through the house. He was in full panic mode, and even if he wasn't in the dark he wouldn't know where he was. Occasionally he would run into a wall or piece of furniture and then he would curse the darkness before continuing on through the house. He ran because of the great deal of fear within him. He ran hoping that he would by chance find either Novak or Missy and that he would be able to save them as soon as possible. But mostly he ran because he didn't know what else to do.

In the kitchen he ran and rushed over to one of the drawers to search through it. He pulled open another drawer and dumped its contents onto the floor. He jumped down to the floor and then searched through the pile he had made from the things that were once in the drawer. He then picked up a flashlight and put it into his pocket before searching for something else. He looked around for anything that he could use as a weapon and that he could easily carry with him while running.

He ran over to the door and tore it open. Rain his him in the face but it felt to him more like sharp needles. With the strong wind blowing, the door was blown open all the way and Bam wasn't able to get it closed once he stepped out into the storm. He pulled the flashlight out of his pocket and turned it on but it did very little to help his visibility.

Running the best that he could, he made his way through the yard. He slipped in the mud and fell face down to the ground.

"Fuck!"

He quickly got up, trying not to slip again. Pausing for a moment he squinted his eyes and tried to see where in the yard that he was. He panted as she stood there, trying to catch his breath. As he stood there he also tried to think about what exactly he was going to do once he either found Novak and Missy or the people who took them out of the house. Once he had caught his breath he started running again, feeling the rain and wind pelt him hard with every stride. Suddenly something struck Bam in the back of his head, causing him to go down to the ground, out cold.