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Monday: June 3rd, 2010 – 10:03 A.M. (Deserted Island: Outer Woodland)
Lucy felt her wrist begin to bruise once more from Drake's murderous grip. It hurt even more…way worse than the leather belt she had snaked around her hands. She could feel the anger and joy he was feeling just by the way he kept squeezing her violet colored wrists as if he was saying, 'Yes! Better believe it! Got you in the act Stone…'
W-What? Was all she could squeak out in her bewildered mind as Drake's eyes bore into hers like a pair of relentless daggers. This Fucker! H-How did he- Damn it all!
The cursing began to rise in volume within her confused head as she watched Drake pick up the moist razor from the wet patch of dewy grass that was painted with rain drops and sighed with an amused breath. "I should have known…Should have known you were up to no good Lucy." All Lucy did was stare at his fresh face that was masked with numerous water sprinkles that sparkled every time he turned his head and began to grunt in annoyed frustration.
"How in the hell did you-"
"I'm not an idiot…let's just leave it at that," he remarked, not even letting Lucy finish her poisonous sentence as the thunder continued to roar like the lions in the Sahara. "I told you didn't I? I'm not like Josh. One example would be the fact that he has the book smarts but guess what? Drake Parker has the street smarts."
The nearly nude temptress that was still leaning close to Drake (thanks to his firm grasp on her; keeping her glued there) began to open her mouth slowly as if she were about to show an impressed smile. Her lips curved into a fascinated grin as she flipped her sleek hair behind her shoulder in a sensual fashion.
"Well, well…I guess I underestimated you Parker," she smoothly laughed with her eyebrows arched to reveal her carefree nature. "Who knew the rock star doof would have the brains to catch Miss Lucy Stone in the act…I give you props for that."
"I don't need your praise skank," Drake grumbled with disgust as he pulled his dress shirt back on with swift motions and began to button it with his thin fingers. Lucy shrugged her bare shoulders with a small sigh of carelessness before locking her sight upon her bruised wrist…purple, blue and a hint of disappointment…ah well. She rose up to her feet and got off of Drake with the light drips of saddening rain seeping into her glossy hair and into her scalp. She was still bare-chested, but she didn't care one single bit…she was confident with her body and she's revealed it to so many people that it actually seemed like no big deal to her when it came to walking in the nude.
"One question though," she spoke with a sweet tone to her voice with a small smirk upon her face; the rain becoming more of a light spraying mist due to the winds beginning to mix in. "How did you figure it out?"
Drake finished buttoning the final plastic button on his dress shirt before answering her with a chuckle; his eyes still looking down as he began to fixate on his blood red school tie that seemed to be wrinkled due to Lucy carelessly tossing it. "Easy…I picked up on your little scene…so I decided; why not make this a simple trap."
"What do you mean?" she asked slightly interested with her cold eyes narrowed at the half-naked boy still sitting down with his back leaned against the tree stump.
"Well, I thought of this whole little thing as two dedicated actors displaying their passion through a convincing love scene for an audience," he gestured to the skies to indicate that he means the audience that is tuning into the competition. "Plus…I've been around the block a few times and heard a few stories about you, but trust me…I've dealt with girls worse than you."
"Stories? Aw…I must be very well known then huh?" she cooed with an innocent laugh leaving her throat as she placed her hands behind her back in a harmless manner to try and sway Drake a bit. However, Drake was beyond unconvinced, in fact, he was planning to take her out right now. As he tightened his tie rather menacingly, he managed to get onto his two sock covered feet that were soaked with rain water; his back still resting against the damp bark of the tree.
"Who gives a crap? I don't! And surely Josh won't either…you're just going to be another dead whore once I tell him what you did. Then, he'll probably kill you himself!" Drake growled deviously as he slightly gazed over at the rain covered gun that was lying anxiously within the dewy grass blades only a few feet away. He had to do it…this was a once in a lifetime shot. His breaths seemed to be heated and warm even though the air grew terribly frosty as the rain grew heavier. Rain showered the forest like an unfortunate cast of doom as a damp mist began to slither over and through the forest grounds.
He could tell Lucy was shivering wildly due to the fact that she had nothing on except her metal collar device and her clothes were as good gone considering they were now soaked in arctic rain water. Both of their jaws were clenched in suspenseful tension as they stared anxiously into each other's eyes…waiting for a first move to be made.
Just then, Lucy's calm eyes darted to the gun and her smirk turned into an evil, sinister smile as she ran her supple fingers through her drenched locks of red-and-black hair that used to be a soft as a kitten's fur…Her legs bended for a running start and Drake realized that this was an all or nothing ordeal…he either shot her and lived happily ever after, or let her shoot him and died crappily ever after. It was his call.
He heard her shoes push into the muddy soil causing it to give of a squishing sort of sound as she dashed off like a panther ready for her kill.
"Not even!" Drake screamed with anger as he leapt for the shimmering gun as well which caused him to kick clamps of dirt mixed with blades of bright green grass into the chilled air. It was like a race to the finish as they darted with hitched breaths leaving their cold throats for the fate determining weapon.
For Josh! For Josh! They both mentally cried with agony as they both landed onto the ground at the exact same time with their arms stretched out in desperation. The sound of rain splashing endlessly against the over towering tree leaves filled the tense air as a figure, immersed in the refreshing and hazy mist, stood up with the gun as the other cowered in fear. That's when one sentence became uttered in the deliberate situation as the sound of birds fleeing their nests and wrestling themselves out the trees in hysteria filled their ear. "You…are so fucking dead!"
POP!
It was done…the gunshot had been fired and the birds flew panic stricken from their tree homes even faster after hearing the ear ringing sound. All was finished, and Josh began to awake from his slumber from under a ridge that offered shelter from the miserable rain. He watched the rain drops trickle from the edge of the ridge that stretched over his head like a curved cliff and fall into the patches of soft grass at his feet. He heard the gunshot only seconds ago and at first, he thought it was just a simple rumble of rowdy thunder. However, after he spotted families of mocking birds flee the swaying treetops just where Lucy and Drake where…he knew that something horrible had just occurred.
His ink-black hair was still neatly combed upon his head as he emerged from his resting place and the rain began to wash down his horrified face like a waterfall. The water flowed down his neck and through the crevices in his titanium government-issued collar and soaked his dress shirt as he trudged frantically through the muddy grounds that led to where his two friends last were seen by him.
"What…Drake? Lucy?" he cried desperately so that he could be heard through the mixing sounds of rain pattering on the forest and the thunder that was erupting from the ashen gray skies like roaring lions. It looked like a murky sheet of black was coating the gray clouds as the rain grew heavier…
He continued to breathe harder and harder as his emotions quickly expressed themselves through hopeless fear when he spotted a trail of diluted red blood began to trickle from just ahead within the security of the trees. He felt his heart pound against his heaving chest as he moved faster…and faster…and faster. "Where!? Where are they?!" he started to sob frantically as he jerked his head in every direction, but all he saw were forest creatures scattering through and between the trickling trees to seek shelter from the harsh rain.
Who? Was that…no…were they killed by someone? Josh felt his heart sink to his feet after coming up with numerous scenarios that could have been beyond true.
Someone finding them…
They shot someone out of shock…
Or…they shot at each other…
That last suggestion was enough to make Josh want to drop to his knees and vomit whatever berries he still had in his churning stomach. He tried his best to keep a calm demeanor as he rose back up to his feet; his entire body trembling madly. He had no idea whether it was from the cold soaking rain from above or just the simple fact that he was terrified to the point where he felt petrified and couldn't move a muscle.
His eyes followed the thin stream of dark red blood that became less and less apparent due to the clear rain water mixing in with it. He felt his entire throat close up as he hesitantly walked up to the supposed source of the scarlet red line that continued to flow through the sopping grass. He almost felt his legs go numb as he heard pained noises coming from within a thicket only a few feet away. It sounded like a dying cat if anything. He slipped through the slippery leaves of the rain covered bushes with haste and force. Every time he let out a breath of air, it resembled a cloud of icy dragon's breath and the dampening mist began to form around his feet and crawled past him over the top of his sneakers. It made his pale skin crawl while the rain began to force his hair to mat against his head in thick black curl formations. His fluid green eyes focused on the scene ahead of him and he almost let out a horrified scream.
"D-Drake? What are you…Drake, what are doing?" Josh tried to say but it came out in a rather squeaky way due to how shocked he became. Lucy was lying on her back letting the drops of clear liquid glisten upon her chest and stomach. Her once flawless shoulder now had a horrible gushing wound within it which made a stream of dark blood flow down over her shoulder and into the soaked earth underneath her. Her helpless brown eyes were fixated on Josh as she mouthed the word, 'Help' to him with tears brimming in her eyes. Above her was Drake standing proudly with his face slowly lifting up to meet Josh's surprised gaze. His usually swooping chocolate brown hair that covered his eyes was now stuck to his face due to the heavy splashes of rain that dripped from the leaves up above.
"Josh…please! Hurts so bad!" Lucy sobbed in pain as her hand covered the fresh and ugly gunshot wound in her shoulder as if she were clutching it in agony. "Don't let him…please…he's going to…kill me," she sobbed desperately with her eyes turning into those very same hypnotic orbs that she was able to use to place Josh under her strange spell.
"Josh! Stop listening to this lying piece of garbage! Step away from her Josh! Let me finish her off for good!" Drake boomed with lips moistened with drops of water tracing them. Josh almost felt stupefied by the entire event and had no idea of what to think or even do. His brain began to pound as the sound of intimidating thunder rumbling began to rip through his ear drums.
His sad eyes went back and forth. To Lucy's helpless and wounded form…to Drake's frantic and murderous hand that held the Colt pistol he hand willingly gave him. His serene well being began to crumble piece by piece as the both of them continued to tug him as if he were an abused rope in tug-a-war.
"Drake…what are you saying! Wait…scratch that…What are you even doing! Why? Did you…did you actually shoot her?" he asked eagerly with his eyes wide as the thick blanket of gray in the sky began to angrily roar at them.
"Yes! I definitely did! She tried to kill me yet again after YOU sweet talked me into letting her ass stay! Tried to cut me with my own razor man! So…I'll say it again. Get the hell away from her and get your stuff. We're leaving and this bitch is going to get what she deserves," Drake growled impatiently as the gun he held began to tremble in his grasp. Josh only opened his mouth as if he were about to speak but nothing came out. His eyes began to quiver in fear as he looked back down at Lucy's bleeding shoulder blade wound and her agonized face that was covered with painful expressions.
"No, Josh…Drake…he tried to r-rape me! He said that if I didn't…he'd shoot me on sight…as you can see…I refused," she sobbed with a sad laugh after referring to her wound that was still bright red due to her severed skin and muscle with a stream of spurting red liquid coming from it. "He…H-He ripped my clothes off because I didn't want to cooperate…and when I pushed him back…he f-fired the gun."
Drake's eyes went wide in absolute disbelief.
This bitch! She's has to be joking! She…She made up everything…She's a lying, murderous bitch! Drake wailed mentally as tears stung his eyes. He saw Josh's face and felt like a punch had been served to his chest after seeing the hurt in his brother's eyes.
"Drake? What have you done?" he softly spoke with tears coming to his eyes as well and his parted lips began to start trembling in denial.
"No…" Drake cried dramatically with his gun still tightly gripped in his hand and he felt the handle start to get a little slippery due to the rain slipping through the crack in-between his sweating palm and the metal handle. "No… S-She's lying! She's lying through her teeth! You honestly don't think…Josh c'mon!"
Josh did nothing but shake his head in confusion as he began to feel the hot tears wash from his cheeks thanks to the freezing rain. His entire body shook wildly from the emotions he felt ravaging through him and he instantly felt his dress shirt begin to stick to his flesh thanks to the moisture.
Drake's dress pants were loosely hanging around his thin waist and his own school shirt was button but the cuffs were messily undone which covered his hand almost; allowing his fingers to peek out along with the barrel of the dripping gun.
"No…he-he was trying to put his thing inside me Josh! He was…I tried to fight back but…he shot me when I was about to run away-"
"Shut Up!" Drake screeched furiously "Quit it with your damn lies! It's over! Give it up already! Josh! Go get our things together and I'll meet you over by the grove again from last night! Trust me…this isn't going to take long."
His finger was ready as ever to pull the trigger once more as Lucy began to cry pleadingly with tears flowing from the corners of her eyes; tainting the eye shadow that highlighted around her brown eyes. "Josh! NO! Please…don't let him hurt me! I thought you trusted me! Remember when you said that you thought I wasn't bad…Help me Josh! Help me!"
Josh felt his eyes fill up with water almost like a pair of expanding water balloons as he looked back and forth between Lucy and his own brother Drake. "I…" he began with a slight tremor in his voice as he spoke dryly. "I…I want to believe you Lucy but…there is a razor over there and I know Drake wouldn't have used that on you when he has a gun," he finished confidently as he pointed over to the forming puddles surrounding the tree stump where Lucy had tried to slash Drake's vein in an attempt to kill him discreetly. The razor was floating calmly in one of the shallow puddles in slow motion which gave Lucy a feeling of annoyed discomfort.
God! This asshole fucking shot at me Josh! You're supposed to be my friend! You're supposed to be on my side! Lucy seethed agonizingly in her head as the pain began to surge through her shoulder and down to her fingertips which were immersed in a puddle of water that had grass bits floating in it.
"However…jeez, Drake…Lucy's lying there almost naked with a bullet in her shoulder…and you look like you tried to get dressed in the dark within a limit of five seconds…"
"B-But…No…J-J-Josh you…you have to believe me! I'm your god damn brother for crying out loud!" Drake wailed with his eyes beginning to turn red with not only rage, but with skepticism as well as Josh stood there in a torn state.
"Drake…you…you do have a history with girls," Josh quietly spoke with his head downcast as his eyes stared at the transparent mist that was submerging his feet.
"What? What do you mean…history? So what then Josh? Rape! I'm a rapist now?! Is that it?!" Drake screamed with his voice beginning to shiver along with his rain-drenched body. Josh merely looked back up with a calming smile on his wet face and started to shake his head as if he were the light that kept everything together.
"I didn't say that bro…just calm down okay? We all need to just calm down and focus on Lucy right now…her shoulder looks terrible," Josh sighed with a comforting smile as he kneeled down with his hand tenderly grazing her torn flesh which caused her to gasp in pain. "Sorry Lucy…look Drake, I think it's best if I hold onto the gun for now."
Drake almost wanted to let out a pure, comical laugh at Josh's idiotic and naïve intentions. Instead he let out an exasperated sigh before shaking his head in doubt. "I can't do that Josh…I can't…You're a nice guy…always was, but at times like these…I'm not gonna let your 'nice guy' attitude put our lives in danger."
Josh just stared at him with a sad smile appearing on his drenched face as Lucy laid in-between them with her mouth occasionally leaking out a few groans due to the pain. "Come on Drake…give me the gun. You shouldn't have to worry if you're not lying right? So…give me the gun and we'll work things out together like always. We're brothers remember…but it's your call Drake. How much do you trust your bro'?" he whispered as he held is hand out with his eyebrows arched in a saddening manner. A few booming echoes erupted from above accompanied by a bright light flash, indicating that lightning has decided to make an appearance as well.
"We'll make it out though, right Drake?"
"Duh. Of course Josh. No way am I gonna hurt you," Drake gave him a wink before moving back to his lyrics as he picked the notebook back up and placed it upon his lap.
"Me either. Besides, it's already game over when you can't trust your own bro'," Josh beamed with his eyes sparkling in hope.
Game…Over? Drake began to sob quietly with his chest heaving from the choked cries he began to emit. If…You can't trust your own bro…
Josh, Drake started to painfully think with his throat burning from the constant screaming he had been doing for the past few hours. Damn it, Josh…I can't trust her…I can't put my trust in you…I'll die if that happens. All I seem to have is myself when it comes to people I can trust…
"I want you to handle this," Josh softly spoke as he brought his weapon (A Colt Anaconda revolver) out of his navy blue duffle bag and held it out to a confused Drake.
"What?" Drake nervously asked while bringing his pencil down and setting it down on the marked up paper in his 'Lyric' book. He stared at the gun with unsure eyes as Josh continued to hold it out to him with a smile of amusement. "Josh…Josh? Are you sure about this?"
"Definitely, you were always the one with a knack for guns. I don't even know where the safety is on this thing. It's better off in the hands of a genius musician who's a pro with his hands…don't you think? Besides, I'm a gamer. The only gun I've ever fired was one in Call of Duty…"
He felt his fingers tremble upon the gun in anguish after thinking about his brother's wellbeing…
"No…I…I can't lay it out on the line Josh. You always see the good in people and that's one of the things I love about you man…but someday that kind of thinking will get you in a lot of trouble…I can't be with you Josh if that…thing is going to be hanging around," he sobbed lightly while gesturing to Lucy's bare-chested body that kept quivering as she began to force herself up so that she could sit properly. Her bloody wound was cupped with her rain covered hand as she continued to clench her teeth in utter pain and glared at him with her eyes engraved with hatred.
The rain continued to patter against the surface of the tree leaves while a type of foggy mist was shrouding the top of the distant hills and blurry mountains. "Well…I guess…I guess this is where we say good-bye…for now that is," Josh gave a hopeful sigh as he began to smile cheerily at his brother with his eyes shut to portray a joyful persona. Drake almost felt his insides twist after hearing him say these words and simply stared down at the ground in misery while bringing his Colt Revolver down so that it was hanging by his wet side.
"You serious?" he asked in a way that showed he didn't quite understand, but Josh nodded his head with his smile still glowing through the depressing downpour.
"Yeah…I mean, I can't really convince you and I still feel responsible for Lucy…So, yeah…I guess I am, but don't worry Drake…I'll see you again."
"But Josh I-… I can't leave you…We're supposed to stick together! Me and you! Dynamic duo!" Drake began to cry as his heart began to feel as if it were being torn from his soaked chest. "Josh…ditch her. C'mon man…"
"I can't Drake…we'll always be brothers, but I have to do what I think is right," Josh gave a beaming smile that reflected his brothers relentless sorrow and they both gave each other miserable stares before coming to terms with what must be done.
"Then…Then I guess…I guess I'll be on my way then," Drake hiccupped with his tears falling to the ground along with the thousands of droplets falling from the sky.
Josh nodded with a smile on his face before kneeling down to lift the 'poor' wounded Lucy up. "Okay. But before you go…" he set Lucy down on a sturdy log that seemed to be softening due to its bark taking in all of the endless moisture. Drake was halfway turned around with his back nearly facing his brother as he continued to listen to his last wish. "Hug me brotha."
That's when a smile spread quickly across both of their faces as if the sun had finally shone through the terrible rainstorm. Drake turned to face the pair of embracing arms that he just couldn't get away from no matter what, but he loved it…he loved the fact that he was able to share one last joyous moment with the guy he'd grown up with since he could properly learn how to hold a guitar.
"I'm gonna miss you man," Drake smiled with tears in his sad brown eyes as they continued to share their family moment. Josh smiled peacefully as well with a look of nostalgia on his face while Drake squeezed him a bit tighter as they ended their embrace.
"Me too, but don't worry…this isn't truly goodbye okay?" Josh gave a kind and warm smile as he held Drake by his skinny arms. "We'll meet up again…okay?"
Drake wiped his horribly puffy eyes with the unbuttoned cuff of his shirt and nodded quickly with an uplifting grin. "Right…but make sure you bring this back with you," he laughed with a few sniffles while placing Josh's gun in his caring hands.
"Drake? Wait. How are you going to protect yourself?"
"Trust me, you need it a lot more than I do. Maybe put your Call of Duty tactics to the test."
Josh smiled broadly as he accepted the weapon from his brother and watched as Drake turned on his heel in an attempt to leave at last. Drake took in a deep breath of the moist air along with a few rain droplets that seemed to relieve his burning throat and started to walk off with his bags in hand.
Josh stared sadly as Drake continued to stride into the deep heart of the forest with the rain blurring his thin figure until it managed to be a few minutes later, and he was completely gone…
Josh was alone…he no longer had his brother by his side and he felt his lips tremble before he began to cry. Lucy sat there in the midst of it all absolutely bewildered at most while the sound of Josh's muffled cries filled her ears along with the occasional blasts of thunder. Lucy had finally got what she wanted and that was the whole fact that Drake was finally gone.
17 Students Remaining
Drake has left the building! Josh is pretty gullible, but still...Anyways, what will happen now that Josh is all alone with Lucy? Will she truly protect him, or add him to her list of victims?! Find out in the next chapter!
Oh! And also, we will be exploring the mind of Lucy (our deranged killer) in the next chapter as well and seeing why she acts the way she does!
Stay tuned in to...The Program!