Chapter Eleven: "Help, I'm Alive"
Paige walked through the woods, the iron Fire tong in her hands as she searched for Rob and Adie. She felt so stupid for grabbing a fire tong instead of the musket. It would have been a lot quicker to get Adie back if she had the musket. Well, There's no turning back now, she thought as she came upon a dirt road. On the dirt road was an abandoned limousine. She ran towards it and upon reaching the limousine, found something disturbing.
In the drivers seat, was a chauffer with his throat slit. Not only that, but the chauffers' eyes were gouged. Blood still dripped from his eyes sockets signifying that the kill was fresh. There was an initial carved into the side of the chauffers' neck. 'R.W.' Possibly the person Rob had sacrificed in his place. But what was a limousine doing in the middle of the forest? Paige walked over to the backseat of the limousine and peered inside expecting to find a few mutilated passenger but surprised to find it empty.
She shrugged it off and was about to continue walking to search for Rob and Adie when she noticed something she hadn't expected. The license plate of the limousine said 'Winters'. As in Rob's surname. She knew the limousine had seemed familiar! It was the same limousine Robs father had entered earlier that day when he bailed her, Adie and Rob out of prison.
So where was Rob's Father? She knew Rob hated his father with a passion but was it possible that Rob would kill his own father as a sacrifice? After what she had just gone through she wasn't so sure. She gripped the fire tong in her hands harder and heard a chanting coming from deeper in the forest. She turned to follow the voice, hoping it was Rob just as the radio inside the limousine turned on and began to play a song.
Victoria Grunted in frustration. She had just reconnected the phone lines but when she attempted to call for help, all she got from the phone was a long silence. She glanced over at Takbir who grunted in pain on the ground. She had to do something or else Takbir would die on her watch. She walked over to the guy who just a few days ago she would ignore. She had never thought about death before this week and realized that she was going to die alone.
"Don't worry. I'll get us both out of her." Victoria said grabbing his hand and giving it a squeeze. Takbir smiled in response, ignoring the pains on the back of his head. He could feel a fracture on his skull digging into his brain. He knew that if he didn't receive medical attention soon, He would either bleed to death or that piece of bone digging into his head would strike a part of his brain and cause him to die.
Suddenly the radio above the sink turned on, the sound of static engulfing the room. The dial turning rapidly as it searched for a station. The dial came to a sudden halt before a song she had heard many times before began to play. Victoria knew that she and Takbir were in danger and they probably didn't have much time left.
"I tremble. They're gonna eat me alive. If I stumble. They're gonna eat me alive. Can you hear my heart beating like a hammer, beating like a hammer. Help, I'm alive, my heart keeps beating like a hammer. Hard to be soft, tough to be tender. Come take my pulse, the pace is on a runaway train. Help, I'm alive, my heart keeps beating like a hammer, beating like a hammer" The radio inside the limousine began to play.
Paige thought about it for a while. While the song didn't really give any clues to death, It still gave her a clue. 'Help, I'm alive.' This could mean Adie wasn't dead. It could also mean that even though Rob was possessed or whatever he was, he could still be inside, fighting death. She gripped the fire tong harder and followed the chanting from beyond the trees in search of Rob and Adie.
Heat. That is one thing Adie was positive she could feel on her skin. She forced her eyes open, her vision a little blurry, and found a torch resting beside her. She felt beneath her and realized she was lying on top of a slab of rock. She heard words being spoken as a yell erupted from beside her. She quickly turned her head and saw a body go up in flames. The body was nailed onto a crucifix, and placed in the center of a bonfire. Beside the body, was Rob who smiled as the body burned.
When her vision cleared up, she realized who was burning on the crucifix. It was Rob's father. His yells continued to fill the air as rob began to speak. "Tsk, Tsk, Tsk. Father, It isn't polite to yell while you're burning to death. You could wake the neighbors." Rob laughed as his father became limp on the cross, the fire melting his skin away.
Adie then realized what was going on. She was on top of an alter and was going to be sacrificed to keep the others alive. She had to get away from Rob. But she couldn't. The poison still ran through her veins, weakening her. She was just reaching the two hour mark which is longer than any black widow victim has ever lived without getting vaccinated.
Was death toying with her? She didn't know nor did she want to find out. She was too late though. Rob walked beside her and pulled out a hunting knife from his pocket. He cleaned the blood off of it from his latest victim and began to carve a word into a visible part in her stomach. Death. After she was dead, He could live happily ever after, as an immortal.
Victoria ripped various sheets from the bed in half and wrapped it around the back of Takbir's head to stop his blood loss. She used whatever strength she had left and struggled to pick Takbir off the ground. After a few attempts, she successfully got him to his feet and the two headed to the door, to get out of the cabin. Victoria turned around and picked up the musket Paige had used to shoot Rob moments before and strapped it across her back. She had a feeling she would need it. She threw Takbir's arm across her shoulder and the two headed to the main road where hopefully someone would help them.
Paige watched from behind a bush beside train tracks as Rob slowly finished carving into Adie's Skin. She had heard Rob's father's yells from afar and was sort of glad that it was Rob's dad and not rob of Adie. She slowly neared the alter where Rob hovered above Adie's body.
"Nice of you to join us." Rob said in a voice that wasn't his own. "Would you like something to drink? No? Your loss." Rob turned around and stared at Paige who hid the fire tong behind her back, his eyes completely black. "You don't have to work for Death, Rob. We can beat him." Paige begged as she slowly neared him.
"Robert isn't here anymore." Rob said as he thrust the knife forward towards Paige, who dodged at the last second but was still grazed on her shoulder. Paige lifted the fire tong and stabbed it into Rob's chest. Rob just smiled and pulled the fire tong, throwing it over his shoulder onto the ground.
Adie blinked as she saw the conflict occur in front of her. Paige stood in front of Rob, So vulnerable. She gathered all of her energy and rolled off of the rock she lay and reached for the fire tong on the ground in front of her. Once it was in her grasp, she lifted it in the air and slammed it into Rob's head. Rob dropped to the ground and twitched momentarily before resting.
Victoria reached the limousine with Takbir beside her. She heard Paige's voice off in the distance and continued to limp with Takbir towards Paige. She crossed train tracks and reached the open field just as Adie stabbed Rob in the head. "No!" Victoria shouted as Rob dropped to the ground. Victoria got out from out of Takbir's arm, forcing him to rest on a tree, and ran towards Rob. Takbir slowly walked towards the group, slightly disoriented.
"Are you okay?" Victoria asked as she saw the blood seeping from Paige's arm. She set down the musket on the ground beside her as she inspected Paige's arm. "Victoria, Watch out!" Takbir shouted weakly from the row of trees. Just then, Rob grabbed the Musket and shoved it through the back of Victoria's head, The tip coming out of her forehead. "Did I do that?" Rob laughed, as Victoria moaned, the life slipping out of her.
Rob wrapped his finger around the trigger and pulled back, releasing a bullet into Paige's forehead. "No!" Adie shouted as Paige fell backwards. Rob's eyes cleared up, the black layer that once surrounded it disappearing completely. "What's going on?" Rob asked, releasing his grasp on the musket that held Victoria, causing her to fall onto the ground. "You bastard! You killed them all!" Adie shouted, adrenaline overpowering the poison inside her.
Rob stood up and walked backwards unable to grasp the fact that he had killed His father, Victoria and Paige. "I'm… I'm so sorry." Rob mumbled just as horn of a train sounded behind him. "I'm sorry." Rob said once again before turning around and running towards the train tracks just as the train pulled up, Hitting him with so much force, It turned him into a pulp. "No!" Adie yelled after witnessing Rob commit suicide.
Paige took in a deep breath as she opened her eyes and sat up. The hole in her forehead began healing as she looked at Adie. "How did I do that?" Paige asked, referring to the fact that she had just come back from the dead. "I think Rob sacrificed him for you." Adie said pointing to Rob's father on the crucifix.
"Come on. Lets get out of here." Adie said, the poison running through her veins beginning to affect her. Paige and Adie stood up, the two walking over to Takbir and walking to the train tracks just as the train left. They walked over to the limousine and Paige retrieved the chauffer's cell phone and dialed 911, requesting help for both Adie and Takbir.
*Three months later*
Takbir, the back of his head patched up in bandages, walked hand in hand with Adie into the airport as they follow Paige inside. "You sure I should go?" Paige asked, holding her boarding pass in her hand as she stood by the metal detectors. "Only a select few seniors are accepted for early orientation at Stanford. If you don't go voluntarily, I will put you inside a wooden box and ship you there myself." Adie told Paige with a smile.
"Promise me you will visit me?" Paige asked Adie. "Of course. Takbir and I will visit you every chance we get." Adie said. "It's weird how you two ended up together." Paige laughed. "What does that mean?" Takbir asked shocked. "It's just that I never pictured you together." Paige smiled.
"Flight 81 to Stanford, California is now boarding." The announcer said over the intercom. "That's me." Paige said meekly. "I'm going to miss you, Paige." Adie said as she hugged her best friend. "I'm going to miss you too." Paige said before hugging Takbir. "Take care of her for me." Paige told Takbir. "With my life." He responded before letting go of her. Paige walked through the metal detectors of the Airport looking back at her two new friends as she headed to her terminal.
As she walked to her terminal, she checked the information on her boarding pass to make sure she got on the right airplane. Just as she neared the terminal, she bumped into a guy and looked up for a moment before returning to look at her boarding pass. It took her a moment to realize who was the person she had bumped into. "Rob!" Paige shouted as she looked behind her trying to find the guy she had just bumped into in the crowd. But it was too late by then. Whoever that person was had gone. Was it possible that Rob had Survived being hit by the train?
"Last call for Flight 81 to Stanford, California." The intercom said above her, pulling her out of her thoughts. Paige looked around and noticed she was already at the terminal. She Clutched her Carryon backpack and walked to the entrance, handing the attendant her boarding pass before getting on Flight 81. As she took her seat on the plane, something told her that Death wasn't through with her and she would be hearing from it soon.
Author's note: Finally finished!!!! After a month of Writers block, Angie2282 got me back on track and helped me with this final chapter. Part one of Beware of Deaths Plan is complete! Be sure to check out my sequel, Beware of Death's Plan: Class Dismissed and submit a character if you haven't already. So the three survivors are Paige, Takbir, and Adie! Adie got the hospital and was given the antivemon! Takbir's head was repaired and he is dating Adie! Who would of thunk it? Certainly not me. I just wrote it spur of the moment. Anyways, I'm going to self promote my other Stories, Alpha X and Melrose Place because you can never have too many readers. Au Revoir!