My body had started to wake up and realize the immense pain I'm in. I screamed again as Neville continued to push his knife into the wounds Jason inflicted on me. It caused me two kinds of pain. I started to go dizzy, the blood loss getting to me. As I was on the verge of consciousness I swear I heard Bass scream my name.
********* "CHARLIE!" I continued to scream as I ran through the woods. I would not lose someone else I cared about, not again. The screams had stopped so I did too, trying to find where she was. I didn't hear any footsteps so I must've lost Miles and Connor. But I couldn't stop now, I had to find her. I had to save her, I promised Rachel. Except now it was something else. I cared for her, I would be devastated if she died; because everyone around me died. But not her, not Charlie.
********* I woke up with my wounds patched up. We had moved into a house. "Wha-?" I said groggily as I tried to sit up.
"Careful," Neville said, "I need you to heal before we can continue what we started." He was standing in the corner cleaning my blood off his knife; and that's when it clicked. I need to get out of here.
Jason wouldn't want me to let his father, who he hated, torture me and have the satisfaction of it. I needed to live my life, like he would've wanted me to. And though I could never love him like he loved me, I still loved him.
********** I look through a patch of trees and find a small clearing with a cabin. I started to walk up to it when I heard voices. I crouched down behind a large walk at the edge of the woods, trying to scout out how many of them there were, when I heard some banging and a scream.
********** I made a run for the door, my hands still tied because I didn't know when I would get another opportunity. My body screamed for me to stop but I fought it, like I've been fighting my whole life.
But trying to get up when I was hurt, with my hands tied proved harder than expected, and Neville lunged at me, hitting me in the back, throwing my body into the door. I slumped to the ground and looked up only to see a fist. I ducked and rolled behind him. I franticly tried to find something to cut me free, but all I could see was the knife he was holding. In my current state there was no way for me to get it. My eyes wide, I searched the small cabin. I noticed a window to my left, and I knew it was my only chance with Neville blocking the door. I faked right then dove through the glass and rolled onto the rough ground. I looked up to blue, those blue eyes that made me smile with relief, and run towards the man behind them.
********** I see Charlie fly through a window and I get a sense of déjà vu from the bar I saved her from; well, one of the times I did. And watching her practically save herself made me smile a little. Only my smile widened when I saw the relief on her face as she saw me. Her smile is just so genuine, it made me run towards her, and she ran to me.
As we met I grabbed her around the waist and squeezed, so relieved to find her alive. With her bound hands the only way she could return the hug was by wrapping her arms around my head. She looked up at me, bloody and bruised, but I had to admit, she was beautiful.
********** I was so relieved to be saved, by Bass no less. In the past I had felt like I owed him, but now it was different somehow. But as I looked up at him his smile softened, and he breathed, "Charlotte," but before he could continue Neville came out and loaded his gun, pointing it at us.
"Oh hell no, I can't believe you left my son for this son of a bitch," I just gaped at him, and looked between him and Bass once, but before I could speak he took a couple steps forward. "Anyways, as much as I'd love to kill you, this girl just got bumped up on my hitlist."
"Why the hell to you want to hurt Charlie?" Bass brought my arms down from over his head and they fell uselessly in front of me, as he pushed me behind him.
"Because I killed Jason." I spoke with my eyes locked on Neville. From here I couldn't tell if he was furious, or smiling.
************ Sorry it's a little short. I wanted to end it when Charlie and Bass met but I thought that would be a little too short. Hope you're enjoying the story and please comment!