Chapter 18- Cold Blooded Truth
Caraan and Mikey were bawling their eyes out and the sight of the mutilated Sparky. His cut up remains was a deadly reminder that if it wasn't for Sparky's rescue both Caraan and Mikey would be dead. "He sa, sa, saved us." said Mikey through thick streams of tears.
"I know." said Caraan, she was trying to wipe the tears away but they kept coming. "Why did he do it?" She stared into Sparky's cold eyes, "He could've ducked and we could've died but he chose otherwise." She pounded the dirt with her fist, "It should've been me."
"No, it should've been me." said Mikey.
Jared shot up and grabbed their shoulders, "Listen! Let's just say it should've been both of you or me, or whoever!" yelled Jared. "Sparky is dead and there is nothing we can do." He turned to their car, "Lets get out of here and try and beat death like we originally planned." Mikey turned to him then he turned to Caraan.
"Jared is right," started Mikey, "We can't just sit and sob here, that would go against what Sparky died for, he wanted us to live not die."
"Yeah you guys are right." said Caraan, her tears finally began to subside, "Lets go and find another way because the cops should be here very soon and they won't let us do jack shit." Caraan stood up and turned to Mikey, "Lets finish this." Jared and Caraan got in the front, while Mikey jumped behind the wheel.
Mikey jammed the key into the ignition and the car roared to life, he flipped into reverse and pulled out of the hotel parking lot and onto the main drag, "Where should we go?" asked Mikey, checking the mirrors to see if any cops were coming. There were little flickers of light but it was about five miles back.
"The city," started Jared, "Maybe we could buy some pills, overdose and be brought back to life."
"Good thinking Jared," said Caraan, "To the city!" Mikey stomped on the gas and the car shot through the wilderness, the tar seemed like a blur as the sped towards the inner working of Maui. "Hey guys we should go over clues we may have seen."
"Yeah you guys aren't safe, your next after all." said Jared.
"No remember Sparky pulled us down, so it skipped me and Caraan," started Mikey, "So Jared your next." Jared twitched a little and it appeared in his facial expression that someone had jammed a rammed a steel pole up his ass. He shook his head and he appeared normal again. "You okay?"
"Fine." said Jared.
The city was about an hour or an hour and a half away, Jared was leaning against the window looking out while Caraan laid back against the propped up arm rest. Caraan slowly dozed off. Caraan got up; she was in a blank white room. "Hello?" yelled Caraan. Her voiced echoed throughout the room, "What is going on?"
Caraan walked backwards and tripped over something. "What the fuck was that?" she looked, the mutilated body of Sara with her organs spread behind her was staring Caraan in the face. "Jesus Christ! Sara?" The corpse of Sara slowly got up, Caraan was shaking. "What the hell is going on?"
"Why didn't you save me Caraan?" said Sara. "Look at me I only half of my organs."
"I am so sorry." said Caraan. Caraan had managed to scoot in what appeared to be a corner of the white room. "I didn't mean for this to..." Just as Caraan muttered these words, a ball dropped in front of her, it was black. Caraan picked it up and realized the black was hair, she threw it and the head of Jenny Gernimo rolled towards her.
"Why Caraan, Why didn't put in more effort?" said Jenny's decapitated head, "Look at me." Caraan turned away from both bodies. "Don't turn away; we don't want to hurt you." Caraan just shook like an earthquake was happening.
"Why me?" yelled Caraan. Caraan turned around and saw that the bodies, of Villie, Gino, Kristaline, Tom, Farah and Laura were now standing along with Jenny and Sara. "Why are you haunting me!?" Caraan put her hands over her eyes and began to bawl.
"Listen Caraan." said Laura approaching Caraan. "We aren't here to haunt you."
"Then why are you here!?" yelled Caraan.
"Jared..." said Laura. Caraan looked up and Laura. She was a mess, everything was broken and she was charred blacked, strings of brain, skull and mucus was the only thing that really could be identified on her body. "Well he isn't safe." Caraan gave Laura an odd look.
"Why isn't he safe?" asked Caraan.
Just as Laura was about to speak Sparky pushed her back gently, "I'll take this." said Sparky, Caraan didn't know how but all of his parts were moving with him. "He is dangerous and mentally unstable; he caused both mine and Laura's death." Caraan heard Laura mutter, "Ass" She giggled. "He will to anything to stay alive and you need to know this."
"Whoa, how do you know this?" asked Caraan.
"Were dead, we know a lot of stuff." said Sparky and with that, Caraan woke up, she turned to Jared who was snoring loudly and then to Mikey who was still driving, "Hey sunshine, we are about five minutes to the city." said Mikey. Caraan turned forwards and rubbed her eyes, as she opened them she saw two huge headlights coming at the car.
"Shit!" yelled Caraan, she grabbed the wheel and pulled into the other lane.
"What the hell?" said Mikey. He was to surprised to react to Caraan's sudden movements.
Caraan drifted back into the other lane, "There was nothing... it was a sign." said Caraan now in a cold sweat. She wondered what it meant. She turned to Jared, "Jared." she muttered.
"What did you see?" asked Mikey a little nervous.
"I saw headlights." stated Caraan. "What could that mean?"
"A car," said Mikey, "Jared is going to be hit by a car." Mikey reached over to wake Jared up and warn him but Caraan grabbed his hand, "Hey let me wake him up." Mikey was a little agitated with Caraan now. She stared him down and he went back to driving, "Why can't I wake him up?"
"I had a dream." said Caraan. Caraan gave Mikey a serious look, it was piercing and intense.
"About what?" asked Mikey.
"I'll tell you when we get to the city." said Caraan. A huge neon sign about three miles away glowed brightly through the jungle brush. It seemed brighter then anything Caraan had seen. "Could lights be a clue?" thought Caraan as their car pulled ever closer to the gleaming city known as Maui.