Chapter 7: unexpected visitor.

Tommy was planning on how to prove that Eli was a burden. Zoe went to change Eli's bandages and she could see that Eli's back wound was getting infected. She started to clean it again. Eli was waking up now that he had been moved to his side. He opened his eyes. "huh...where..." he mumbled.

Zoe looked at him. "oh you're awake! how do you feel?" She asked. "sore..." Eli said. "im just changing your bandages." she said. "but tell me, do you remember how you fell down the cave?" Eli tried to remember but his head started to hurt badly. "I...I cant remember" he said. Zoe sighed. "don't push yourself." she said. She was almost done changing bandages and cleaning the gashes.

When she was done, she stood up. "ill get you something to eat" She said and left the room. she went into the kitchen and made pancakes. Tommy comes in. he was planning something for Eli but would wait for the right moment. "you still making food for that burden?" he asked harshly. "hes not a burden, hes a person" Zoe said. She didn't like that her brother thought Eli was still a burden.

She carried the finished pancakes up to Eli. "here you go" she said. "that looks yummy" Eli said. She helped him sit up before giving the food. Eli ate hungrily. "im going to get some air" Zoe said. "so just stay in bed and rest"

Eli nodded. "I will." he said. Zoe left and she went out of the house, unaware that Twist was coming closer to the house.

Twist was getting closer to the house and he sees that its a pretty small house but it was more like a cottage. 'Interesting...Is that where Eli Shane is?' He thought. He had to get closer. He got at least 3 feet when the door opened. He hid behind a tree when he sees Zoe exit the house.

He wondered if she knew where Eli Shane was.

Zoe breathed in the fresh air. She knew she had her hands full with Eli but she had to do it so he could recover. She hears a twig snap and turned around. Twist muttered something under his breath. He had to figure out how to get in that house.

Then he got an idea and he headed around behind the house but he didn't see a slug trap that had spikes until he actually stepped in it. He felt intense pain and he suppressed a yelp of pain.

He tried to pull himself free but it only made the spikes dig deeper.

Zoe heard a snap of something and she turned around. Who's there?"she said. She didn't have her blaster but she didn't have time to go back inside to get it.

Twist hears her and kept pulling. A yelp escaped him. Zoe hears it and heads to the sound and she could hear the sounds of twist struggling. "I said, who is there?"she said again. She came closer and twist turned around so he was seen by her.

"Oh dear...are you ok?" She asked, going to Twist's side and trying to get him out of the trap.

"It hurts"Twist said. "I know..."Zoe said and pulled and the trap snapped open and Twist could pull himself out. He fell to the ground and blood ran freely from the deep gashes in his leg. Zoe helped him up. "Come on, lets get you inside and I'll patch you up."she said.

Twist nodded and leaned against her and she helped him inside. Twist knew he had successfully gotten inside. Now to find Eli Shane. He thought