Worn Out chapter 12

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The night had come. And they were on the move again. Pietro, Konnor and Benji had no idea where they were going and stayed quiet in the back of the van.

Benji looked more insecure then ever. He was constantly looking around and never moving. He only jerked in some directions then back to his original position.

When they had bought the pizza, Konnor hadn't eaten a think and was now looking nervously at his hands as though something were on them. He constantly wiped them on his pants then back to looking at them.

They all noticed that Hyram seemed to be more violent and abusive. They were all nervous of him and allowed him to be leader since no one knew what to do anyway.

Pietro was feeling sick. He couldn't think straight and kept seeing or hearing things. When he asked the others about them they said nothing had happened. He kept drifting in and out of nightmarish sleep, not allowing him to get any rest. To him, everything was extra cold tonight. His cuts felt warm and puffy to him and now wondered if they had gotten infected. If they had, there wasn't much he could do.

None of them wanted to be around Hyram. They were afraid of him. But, they didn't want to disobey him, they knew what he was capable of.

"We are all capable of killing; capable of anything. There is no such thing as a human being inhuman! It itself is in humans. People just have to choose." Hyram spoke.

"Hey, Pietro," Benji whispered getting the other boy's attention. "I'm going crazy, I need my meds."

"Hey, Hyram," Konnor spoke quietly, "Where we goin'?"

"Where? Across the boarder!" Hyram smirked. The others weren't sure what he was thinking but they knew it wasn't good. "But we're gunna haveta stop at a few places first. Only travel at night."

"Hey...Benji?" Pietro's vision blurred.

"Yeah?"

"I'm not feelin' so good..."

"You don't look so good either..." Benji told him. "Hey, Hyram. Somethin's wrong with Tro."

"There's somethin' wrong with all of us."

"No, I mean sick. Really sick."

"What do you want ME to do about it?"

"Stop somewhere."

"God damn it!" Hyram slammed on the brakes in front of a shop. Near the shop was a door that led down to a cellar they noticed. For now they entered the corner store that said, "Open 24-7" on a sign above it.

They walked into the store. There were two clerks working inside. One was at the counter and the other was stocking things on the shelves. Both looked at the strange group but soon turned back to their work.

"Hey, do you have a pay phone?" Benji asked the clerk stocking things on shelves. He pointed to a corner of the store, which held a phone. "I wish I had my cell phone..." Benji mumbled then turned and walked to the phone. Hyram walked into one of the isles with Konnor fallowing. Pietro fallowed Benji.

"What are you..." Pietro paused to catch his breath, "doing, Benji?" he leaned against the wall.

"Dude, you need a doctor." he looked from Pietro to the numbers on the phone. "What's the point of getting out if you die?"

"Freedom..." Pietro said under his breath.

"We'll get freedom..." Benji shook his head. "But not like this..." he went to dial the numbers for a hospital when Pietro put his hand in front of them.

"Promise me...you'll run..." they looked at each other, "just because I get caught doesn't mean you have to." For a second, neither moved then, slowly, Benji nodded. Pietro let his hand drop. Hyram and Konnor came over holding items under their shirts intending to steal them.

"What's up, guys?" Konnor looked at them.

They walked outside with the items after Benji dialed the hospital and told them to look in the basement for someone needing help. They didn't have much time before they would be here. Hyram picked the cellar door open with ease. They all walked down the stairs to the dark cellar, Hyram closed the doors behind them.

The basement was full of boxes. Konnor switched on the light that was overhead. He looked around the room and at everyone. Benji was not happy at the idea of leaving one of their friends behind but he didn't want Pietro to get any worse off then he already was. Hyram was pissed off about stopping a the store still but was happy they stocked up on food, which was what they stole.

Pietro had now completely ripped off the bandages on his wrists. Dry blood was smeared all around the cuts from him slightly opening them so many times. The cuts were read and puffy clearly. He sat on the floor.

"This is gunna slow us down!" Hyram yelled.

"They're coming..." Pietro said. "You better go...get outa here...chase after...freedom..." they were silent. Hyram walked out soon fallowed by Konnor. Benji was hesitant and last to go. He walked slowly after the others and looked back every so often until he left too.

-Xavier Institute-

The T.V. was on and some of the X-Men were watching the news. "Four teenagers disappeared from The Bayville Mental Facility yesterday..."

"Man, that doesn't make you feel safe." Evan said.

"I'm staying inside." Kitty said.

"I wonder who they are..." Rogue commented.

"Could it be..." Kitty whispered. Rogue turned to her.

"You know, Kitty?" Kitty didn't answer.

-The shop basement-

Pietro now lay on the cool floor. He looked at his hand that lay next to him. He moved his fingers and watched the shadows that were formed. He stopped but the shadows continued to move on their own. They spread across the floor and consumed it. He watched the shadows move toward the stairs and then heard muffled footsteps. "He's down here!" someone yelled. Pietro closed his eyes then opened them to see someone beside him, looking down to him. "Can you hear me?" he nodded. "We're here to help you." The man looked at his arms then talked to the others in the room.

The man picked him up and carried him up the stairs. Pietro looked around him and saw everything in a distorted manner. It was like looking into an abstract painting. The man put him down on a stretcher and one of the others moved it to an ambulance then put him in. This seemed all too familiar to Pietro. Without being able to resist, he closed his eyes and fell to sleep.

'It's cold...but I'm not scared...I'm alone...but I'm don't feel alone... Is it because I'm not really alone? But...if I'm not alone, who's with me?...It's cold...but I feel warm. Somewhere inside me, someone is there...I know they're there. I want to wake up now. I want to be with those people...'

"Pietro. Wake up." someone shook him lightly. Pietro slowly opened his eyes. Light came in through a window and hit his face. Pietro looked around to find himself in a bed with white sheets. The room was dull and smelled of disinfectant. Another I.V. in his arm; damn. He knew where he was now, he remembered. He was in a hospital. Next to him stood Beast. "You gave us a scare." Pietro did nothing but look at him. "We'll be moving you back to the ward in a little bit. Do you remember what happened? Where are the others?"

"I told them to run..." Pietro closed his eyes. "Are you mad?"

"No, I'm not mad but I'm worried about you and the others." Pietro fell back asleep.

-The Institute-

The Brotherhood had assembled in Xavier's office. "Pietro was found last night but he is not in the best health condition."

"We knew that already." Todd spoke.

"His condition has worsened. I can't tell you everything but he's under the best care."

"Will he be ok?" Wanda asked.

"He should be, we found him just in time."

"Are we gunna be allowed to see him? We have something important to tell him." Lance told the Professor.

"When he's ready."

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