*** Hey just a reminder I only own Cody, the wives, and the kids. We left
off with the two youngest girls lost and hurt in the woods. Oh I forgot to
tell ya that Pony Curtis and family live on a ranch in Texas. This chapter
is partly in the family's POV. ***
It had been dark for some time now and the girls hadn't returned. Molly paced the living room wringing her hands together.
"Where are they?" she asked distraught.
"I think we should go look for them." Darry said standing up from the couch. "Kyle you and the boys stay her and take care of your mother, sister, aunts and cousins." He turned to Alex. "I promise we'll return with the girls by midnight."
Grabbing their coats the men ran out the door with flashlights. Watching them leave Molly began to pace again, crying silently for her lost daughter. Cody approached Molly and put an arm around her guiding her to the couch.
The next couple of hours were torture. By midnight the men returned empty handed. Not knowing what to do next Matt picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Hello, Ranger Walker?" Matt spoke after a moment.
"Listen I need a favor of you. My sister and youngest cousin left on horseback this afternoon and they haven't returned. We need you're..."
"You will. Oh thank you Ranger Walker. We'll be waiting." Matt said before hanging up the phone and turning to his family
"I... I called my karate instructor, Ranger Walker. I told him what happened and he wants to help. He's coming over later in the morning after he gets his partners." He stated.
*** Back in the woods. Addie's POV. ***
It grew colder as Leah and I huddled together near the small fire that Leah made at the entrance of the cave. Leah shifted next to me at a sound that came from outside.
"What is it Leah?" I asked quietly looking into her distraught face.
"Wolves." She stated simply.
Straining to see past the lean too I caught a glimpse of one of the wolves. His nose was to the ground sniffing for his prey, us. Suddenly his head lifted and he let out a sharp bark before bounding straight at the makeshift door. Leah got up and positioned herself between the wolf and me. Several of the wolves had gathered behind the lead wolf and I was becoming frightened. With a gesture of his head the pack advanced. In an instant they were on us. I screamed as one of the wolves bit down on my side.
"Get away from her." Leah screeched as she swung at him with a branch.
The wolf let go and backed away. Leah bent down next to me. Picking me up, she threw several rocks at their heads. The pack retreated again, disappearing in the dim glow of early morning.
"They'll be back." She said. "We got to get away from here before they do."
With that she carried me out of the cave. Little after dawn Leah set me down to rest. I felt so weak and helpless compared to Leah. I watched as she became alert and stared off in one direction.
"Leah..." I started to say.
"Shhh." Leah interrupted. "I hear somthin'."
Leah picked me up once again and headed into the underbrush. Crouching low we waited for whatever was there to appear. I just hope that its daddy, I thought.
It had been dark for some time now and the girls hadn't returned. Molly paced the living room wringing her hands together.
"Where are they?" she asked distraught.
"I think we should go look for them." Darry said standing up from the couch. "Kyle you and the boys stay her and take care of your mother, sister, aunts and cousins." He turned to Alex. "I promise we'll return with the girls by midnight."
Grabbing their coats the men ran out the door with flashlights. Watching them leave Molly began to pace again, crying silently for her lost daughter. Cody approached Molly and put an arm around her guiding her to the couch.
The next couple of hours were torture. By midnight the men returned empty handed. Not knowing what to do next Matt picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Hello, Ranger Walker?" Matt spoke after a moment.
"Listen I need a favor of you. My sister and youngest cousin left on horseback this afternoon and they haven't returned. We need you're..."
"You will. Oh thank you Ranger Walker. We'll be waiting." Matt said before hanging up the phone and turning to his family
"I... I called my karate instructor, Ranger Walker. I told him what happened and he wants to help. He's coming over later in the morning after he gets his partners." He stated.
*** Back in the woods. Addie's POV. ***
It grew colder as Leah and I huddled together near the small fire that Leah made at the entrance of the cave. Leah shifted next to me at a sound that came from outside.
"What is it Leah?" I asked quietly looking into her distraught face.
"Wolves." She stated simply.
Straining to see past the lean too I caught a glimpse of one of the wolves. His nose was to the ground sniffing for his prey, us. Suddenly his head lifted and he let out a sharp bark before bounding straight at the makeshift door. Leah got up and positioned herself between the wolf and me. Several of the wolves had gathered behind the lead wolf and I was becoming frightened. With a gesture of his head the pack advanced. In an instant they were on us. I screamed as one of the wolves bit down on my side.
"Get away from her." Leah screeched as she swung at him with a branch.
The wolf let go and backed away. Leah bent down next to me. Picking me up, she threw several rocks at their heads. The pack retreated again, disappearing in the dim glow of early morning.
"They'll be back." She said. "We got to get away from here before they do."
With that she carried me out of the cave. Little after dawn Leah set me down to rest. I felt so weak and helpless compared to Leah. I watched as she became alert and stared off in one direction.
"Leah..." I started to say.
"Shhh." Leah interrupted. "I hear somthin'."
Leah picked me up once again and headed into the underbrush. Crouching low we waited for whatever was there to appear. I just hope that its daddy, I thought.
