Infamous Chapter 9

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Ty was up before dawn ready to catch up with the Gang. He had been too long without Amy. His heart ached for her. He mounted Goliath and rode off leaving a tiny grave behind. Ty rode for a long time thinking about Amy and trying to look for tracks at the same time. He rode and glanced up at the rising sun. He felt hopeful.

Amy hadn't slept since she had the baby. She felt drained and alone because nothing good could ever come from this. Her baby was dead, she was living with bunch of Outlaws, the outlaws that gave her nightmares, and she wasn't with Ty. Rollins would yell at her all the time "what the heck is wrong with you?" She would never answer so then he would hit her. Amy was beginning to get thin because she had no appetite and there was not much food. Amy looked up at the dawn sky. Rollins was sitting behind her with a tight hold on her. Amy sighed and began a plan in her head to get away from them. At least my life will be a little better

It was a little past nightfall when the men settled down around the fire. It was two nights away from the robbery they were planning. They were all drunk and laughing. Amy glared at them and shoved them away when they came to her. She didn't have much luck. Late at night they passed out and Amy was left alone. Amy began to softly cry. My baby! Why did he have to die! I am so stupid! I was thinking about myself and not the baby. I got him killed! Then she heard

"Amy!"

Ty rode for a long time tracking the Gang; he built a camp and saw smoke ahead. He quickly got all his weapons together and began to slither through the woods. He saw the Gang. Every one of the men was passed out drunk. He hunkered down in some bushes and looked for Amy. He saw a small form next to tree. It was moving, crying really. He moved silently closer. Ty knew it was Amy, but it didn't look like her. She was small, very thin and her hair hung stringy and dirty around her. Her dress was torn and tattered, it was streaked with mud. She lifted her head and look up at the sky. What he saw shocked him. Her eyes were lifeless, not full of joy and laughter like all the other times he saw her. There were red bags under them and her face was streaked with tears. She sobbed again and Ty's muscles tightened. She bit her lip and blinked. Bruises marked her face and a little blood was on her lip. Ty's grip tightened on his knife. I'll kill them all for putting you through this Amy. He thought.

"Amy!' he whispered harshly. Amy's head swung over to rest on him. Her mouth dropped open and pain flashed in her eyes. Pain? She should be happy! A voice said to him. He slowly moved towards her. Amy's eyes widened and she shook her head violently.

"No stop! Go away leave me alone! "She whispered with sadness in her voice

"Amy I'm here to get you free. Give me your hands so I can untie them! Ty said not understanding.

"No! I'm staying here! Go! "Amy said frantically but softly enough not to wake the Outlaws.

"Why? Your confused Amy. Come on" Ty said now hurt by the way she was acting. Amy moved farther away

"I don't want to ever see you again! Go away! Just leave and never come back! "Amy said tears running down her face. Her heart, what was left of it got ripped out of her chest by the expression of hurt and horror on Ty's beloved face.

"Did Rollins put you up to this? I'll kill him! Come Amy!" Ty said softly. He tried to convince her.

"No he didn't! I like it here! I don't want to ever see you again Ty...I...I. I hate you!" Amy felt terrible. She had to get him to leave. If he found out what happened it would destroy him and he would hate her. She was doing this for him. Ty's heart broke right in half. He stared at Amy, tears running down her cheek and her hands pressed to her stomach. She means it! She... She hates me! She doesn't love me! Ty thought in despair. He slowly looked into her eyes and saw hurt, sadness and something else he couldn't get. Ty slowly backed away into the night knowing that Amy truly hated him and never wanted him around again. A lonely tear slid down his cheek from his storm gray eyes that were clouded with pain and a broken heart.

Amy cried hard not caring who heard. Ty looked so heartbroken. I had to! I had to do it! He can't know about his son or his pain will be worse. I had to send him away. I've done horrible things. It's for the best. she thought. When the sun came up so was so tired that she fell asleep in the saddle. Rollins couldn't even wake her. They rode to a town and the guys camped out for the day. they still had hangovers and wanted to sleep them off. Tomorrow they would rob the back then flee with Amy as a hostage. Amy watched the sun wishing her life wasn't so hard, that she lost the love of her life and the baby.

Ty felt numb. He never heard the birds chirping of Goliath whinnying to him. All he could think about was Amy and how she never wanted to see him again. Ty felt like he got ran over by buffalo. He had no heart anymore. He believed my and was riding back to Clint's ranch to tell him. Ty knew Clint would be heartbroken and mad Ty did not just take her anyway. Ty couldn't do that. She told him that she wanted to stay with the Gang no matter how horrible she looked. Ty sighed and kicked Goliath faster. he would make it to Clint's place in three days time.

The next day Amy sat in the camp. The sun came up making the dew sparkle on the grass. She watched he fire as it sparked and popped. She took a deep breath and said to Jeb. "When are you heading out? I'll have lunch ready by the time you come back" Jeb looked up at her quizzingly.

"We will head out as soon was Doc gets back from the bushes. You better stay here, I'll kill you even try to get out." he snapped. Amy nodded and looked at the others. They were wearing long black coats and their hats tipped low. Pistols gleamed in their holsters her Max cradled a shotgun. Amy gulped and caught Rollins hard gaze. She returned it and said "when you get back, I'm taking a bath"

"Good, we have celebrating to do tonight" Rollins said and mounted his horse. Doc came back from the forest wearing the same getup and grabbed a shotgun. They all mounted

"Don't move" Jeb snarled before riding off with the others. Amy waited for a long time and then stood up. She turned around slit the rope with the knife she stole off of Rollins. She quickly went to work on taking a bath, wash her clothes, and mending her torn clothes. Amy sighed and straightened up. She stretched and told herself

"It's time to get on with Life. I'll go to town and get a job, maybe fall in love again. Forget about the past" Amy knew that couldn't be. She would always love Ty no matter what. Amy slid into the woods and made her way to town. She walked for a long time and soon she saw farm house and cattle. She looked way and kept walking. She saw the town of Blue Valley. Amy just had to stay out of it until the Gang rode out. Amy sat under a tree and slept.

It was soon dusk when Amy woke. She thought it was safe now and walked into the town. She saw many shops and houses. People bustled around on the board walks and ladies grouped together to gossip. Music sounded from the salon and she could hear drunken yells from the men inside. Amy saw some gazes from the men and moved faster. She had taken some money from one of the men's packs before she left a good 20 dollars. She walked into the hotel and got a room. Then she went and bought herself a new dress. She went into the barber shop and paid the man to cut her hair. She had it cut a little longer than shoulder length. It used to be to her waist. She had bought a very plain and inexpensive dress. No one will know I was the young lady that was schooled in New York. The daughter of the prosperous Rancher. She walked out and smiled at some men. She dipped her head

"Good day"She said. They nodded back and went on talking and smoking. Amy wet to look for a job.

"Did you see the robbery at the bank? Sheriff and his deputy's shot those Outlaws down so fast I couldn't see which one hit the ground first!" Amy heard a woman say. Amy stopped

"Excuse me was that he River Bend Gang you're talking about?" She asked. The lady nodded

"Yes it was them, went into rob the bank but old Sheriff was in there. He and the Deputies shot them all dead. the weird thing is Baldwin wasn't there. Someone said he turned himself in." she said.

" thank you" Amy smiled and kept walking. she had been turned down three times today. She had only one place left to look for a job at. Amy stood in front of the Saloon and thought Dad would kill me just to set one foot inside here let alone apply for a job. But she walked in anyway. She saw an old piano in the corner and tried not to cough from the smoke inside. She looked around and some men were looking at her. She straightened her shoulders and walked over to the bartender.

"Can I help you Miz?" the man asked. He looked at her and smiled

"Yes I was wondering if you were hiring. I need a job bad." Amy said smiling at him. "I could play that old piano" The man looked at her.

"Let me here you play" Amy nodded and walked over to the piano realizing that all the men's eyes were on her. She sat down and dusted it off. Be sides a broken key it worked fine. She began to play. She had learned lots of songs from memory in New York and played those. So these drifters some culture. She thought. When she finished the bartender was open mouthed and pouring a glass of whiskey. It overflowed. The men started the clap. She blushed and smiled.

"You're got the job!" The bartender said after cleaning up the mess and coming over "can you be here all day with a two hour break at lunch?"

"I have nothing else to do, sure" Amy smiled. She started her new life but there's a void in her heart that only Ty could fill.