I was the first one to wake up. The next was April, then Fernando. I had woken up to the sound of an annoying rooster screaming in my ear. And thanks to an unfortunate incident with a frying pan, that rooster is no longer with us.

Grr.

Anyway, because I was the one who last touched the frying pan that ended the rooster's life, I was picked to wake Riley up.

So I ended up walking down the stairs towards the couch where Riley was sleeping. And that's when I realised the cutest thing. Riley talks in his sleep.

"You..." He mumbled. "Traitor... Chad... Ana..." Riley then started to thrash around in is sleep. He kicked the blanket off of him and started to punch the air. "Traitor!" He screamed in a weird hush whisper.

Ignoring the fact that he said my name in his sleep, I ran over to him to shake him awake. Riley gave another muffled scream, the spung his eyes opened.

His eyes were suddenly a strangers. I had no idea whose eyes those belonged to. They were hard, cold and expressionless. The biggest part of his eyes that I saw was the huge hint of guilt and hurt in his eyes.

He turned to me and gave me a weary smile. "Oh. Hey Ana. What's up?" He asked, completely calm.

Still shocked by what I had just seen and heard, I couldn't help but stutter. "Uh... um, yeah nothing. I just uh, killed a umm... rooster with a uh frying pan."

He chuckled. "Nice. So where's April and Fernando? We have to figure out how to get back."

I nodded. "Yeah... They're upstairs. Lets go." We stood up, and started to go upstairs to get April and Fernando. Having an awkward silence the whole time.

We got upstairs with April holding a big red bag with clothes and bread and things like that sticking out of it.

Riley raised his eyebrows. "Supplies? Stolen from this place?"

April smiled and nodded. Without another word, we all rushed outside. None of us really wanted to say in this place. I think it made all of us really really mad.

When we got outside, Fernando kindly started the conversation.

"This is insane! What are we gonna do? Fight in the revolutionary war? We'd get killed!"

I rolled my eyes. "Spaz..."

April suddenly pointed at some strange man walking over to us. "Guys? That guy is coming towards us." She squinted her eyes. "And he has a gun."

Everyone got really quiet.

"Okay." April whispered. "Me and Fernando will stay here. Ana? You and Riley will stay in the bushes in case there's trouble."

We nodded and I took Riley's hand and dove into the bushes right when the man came and started asking April and Fernando questions.

"Hello. Sorry, but I'm part of this town's police. Can I ask you a few questions?" The man asked.

April silently took Fernando's hand and said, "Sure. Of course."

"Well, there were reports yesterday that four kids that were oddly dressed came here. Do you know anything about them?"

She shook her head. "No. Nothing."

The man gave her a look but kept going. "And the Johnsons called the station this morning. A few minutes ago that they let some kids sleep in her house, and now her Rooster is gone, and most of their food supply and some clothes." He looked down at the bag in her hands.

April squeezed Fernando's hand. "Umm..."

The man took out the pistol. "Can you two come with me please?" He asked, pointing the gun at April.

Without thinking, April threw the bag at the man, and completely missed her cue to start running. She almost seemed to be frozen in fear.

The man growled and drew the gun up. His finger itched towards the trigger... and...

Bam! The gun fired. Fernando, who had jumped in front of April, fell to the ground with dark red blood already swarming out of his chest.

I gasped and turned to Riley. He held my hand tightly and bit his lip. April threw herself down beside Fernando, as the man aimed the gun again at April.

"No!" I screamed and ran out of the bushes. Riley followed trying to grab me and hold me back.

Bam!

"APRIL!" I yelled. Obviously getting the man's attention. He had just killed Fernando. He had killed April. I snarled at him, rage running through me. I clenched my fists. I was going to kill him.

Riley ran up to me and grabbed my shoulders. The man glared back at me, while reloading the gun.

I lunged, but Riley held me back, and pushed me behind him. I fell to the ground and winced. I knew what was going to happen before the man pulled the trigger.

Bam!

"Riley!" I screamed, with my heart instantly breaking. Oh my God. Riley had just taken a bullet for me.

I threw myself beside Riley's dying body and let the tears come. I saw the man aim the gun again, and I didn't care.

April was dead. My soul sister. Fernando, one of my best friends, was dead. Riley...

I had never wanted to die more than I did right now...

Whoa. Bad. Anyway, don't worry, they live. Just wait. :)