Infamous Chapter 8

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Ty groaned and lifted up his head. His mind reeled and he had to lay his head back down on the red ground. He looked around from on the ground. He felt sharp splintering pain coming from his chest. He lifted himself up almost breaking his teeth as he ground them together. He remembered everything.

"Amy!" he yelled frantically. There was no answer. He quickly looked around. Goliath stood beside him looking at him. Ty realized that he had been shot and lost a lot of blood already. He needed to stop the bleeding. With the last strength he had he grabbed a saddle bag from Goliath and found a rag. He quickly tied it around his chest and found some jerky. The salty would help with the blood loss. Slowly he began to get up. Leaning on Goliath he looked at tracks in the dirt. Four horse all unshod and one had an O cut into the hoof. Ty recognized it as Rollins horse. Ty cursed. They took Amy! He thought in despair. Who knows what they are going to do to her? He saw only a little blood where she was laying. She may be alive! He thought happily. I have to go after her. He quickly mounted and rode after the gang and his beloved Amy.

Amy was dumped into the dirt and she coughed. She glared up at Rollins. He dismounted and tied the horse. Jeb and Doc began to make camp and Max went for wood. Rollins took care of the horse and left Amy lying on the ground. Amy watched the men work and saw Max tie a rope around a tree trunk. He came walking up to her.

"Come on Miz Amy" He said and grabbed her, hauling her to her feet. Amy glared at him as he half dragged her to the tree. He tied to rope around her neck and laid down a blanket. Amy sat on it and watched the men start a fire. Jeb went to cook but Rollins snapped at him

"Let Miz Amy do it "Amy just sat there looking at him." now!" Rollins got up and glared at her. Amy wanted to rip his throat out but realized that if she fought she could lose the baby. She had to be calm about it and do what they wanted and try to find an opening to get free without endangering the baby. Her feet and hands were tied so she had to crawl to the fire. The rope stretched around her neck. She cooked for the men then went to sleep. She lay in the ground with the blanket covering her. Her stomach hurt badly and she hoped nothing was wrong with the baby. She slipped into a dream of Ty riding through the woods to rescue her.

Ty pushed Goliath through the night. He tried to see the tracks but it was useless. H is heart ached to keep riding and find Amy then kill every one of those no-good desperados. Ty slowed Goliath and made a small camp. He sighed and fixed his wound. It hurt like heck. I have to get to a doctor. I can't! I have to find Amy. Ty thought. He finally got some sleep only to think of the horrors Amy was going through.

Amy held her stomach and tried to not make a sound. Morning sickness Amy mentally groaned. She puked again and shivered. Amy yelped when hands grabbed her and dragged her back. Max threw her on the ground and glared at her.

"You sick or pregnant?" he snapped softly so he wouldn't wake the others. It was hardly dawn but she could still see. Amy bit her lip and looked down at Max's boots. Max grabbed her hair and jerked her head back so she would have to look into his eyes. "Well?"

"I'm just sick, Max. I'm not pregnant" Amy said softly. She had to lie to keep her baby safe. Max looked at her for a moment and then shoved her back onto the ground. He walked off. Amy sighed and ended up puking again. It was a long day of riding for both The Gang and Amy and for Ty. All the while Amy was thinking about a plan to escape and Ty was thinking about a way to make the Gang pay for taking Amy. When the Gang made camp that night Amy had made a plan. She would get away tonight. The guys were drinking a bit and laughing when it got dark. Amy watched them and tried to act normal but she felt horrible. She was not eating much and riding all day. The guys went to sleep and Amy began her escape. She took the lip if one of the cans that the beans were in and began to scrape the sharp edges on the rope. She wore through it and got up slowly. She walked over to Jeb's horse; he seemed to be the fastest of all the horses. She took off his hobbles and jumped on. She turned the horse slowly and was ready to ride back home to Ty and Pa when hands grabbed her and threw her off the horse. She screamed and tumbled onto the ground she landed against a tree and screamed in pain. Her stomach hit the tree and Amy lay there limp.

"Don't try it babe. I might just have to kill ya" Rollins snarled and grabbed her. He drug her back and tied her back up again. Amy was still doubled over in pain. Her shoulder wound reopened and hurt but not as much as her stomach. Scrapes and cuts marked the swollen skin.

Amy rode that morning with her head low and her hands on her stomach. Please Lord Let the baby live! She prayed over and over. She needed to get back to Ty and father. Maybe they could help her with the baby. Amy softly cried for she was not with the men she loved.

Nights later while in the Gangs camp Amy gave birth to stillborn child...a baby boy. She cried for hours. It's all my fault Amy thought in despair. I f I hadn't tried to get away my baby may still be alive. Ty will hate me. I have caused his child's death. I can never see him again. It will be too hard knowing what I have done. I will stay with the Gang. If I leave my father will find me and bring me home. I cannot face him either. He would have been happy to have a grandson. Amy buried the child and lay for the rest of the night crying. She believed she had failed Ty and her father. Her heart was torn to shreds. When morning came no one spoke to Amy. They just tied her back up and rode away. Only Max looked at the grave and knew what it meant. Amy's eyes were red and her face puffy. She was very dirty and her hair matted. She didn't care, didn't care about anything anymore.

Ty rode for the longest time. He kept trying to catch up with the Gang but Goliath had hurt himself and Ty had to take care of him. Ty rode and made camp one night. He found a tree with boot prints and horse prints all around it. There were charred logs too. This must have been where they camped. Ty made camp and lay under the tree. He looked at the raised dirt near it in the moonlight. What is buried here? A small cross was laid on it. It was made by sticks. It's a grave. I must not disturb it. Ty thought of Amy for a long time. Soon I will be with her again. I will tell her of my love and if she loves me in return I will ask her to be my wife. Ty fell asleep praying for the grieving soul who lost the person buried inside. He never knew that his son lay in the dirt.

Authors Note; Sorry for the short chapter. I wanted a cliff hanger