co-written by RatedrKjErIcHo
Kate groaned and opened her eyes, her hand flying to her head. "Oww." She said as she touched the cut. She brought her hand down and saw the blood. She slowly got out of her seat and looked around the bus. "John!" she yelled. "John!"
She didn't see him or anyone. She worried where everyone was. Were they alive or dead? She walked to the front of the bus and she saw Dave, one of her dad's guard dead and then she saw Paul, dead. She looked around the bus and saw the back door opened. She grabbed the first aid kit she noticed and walked back to the back of the bus. She pressed a gauze to her head and then put a band aid over the cut. She about jumped out of her skin when she felt a hand on her leg and heard a moan. She looked down and saw Phil laying there, a gash on his own head.
"Phil?" She said as she bent down to him. She help him up and he sat down in a seat. "What happened and where are the others?"
"AJ knocked me out just before she killed the guards." He said as Kate fixed the gash.
"Where's John? He wouldn't leave me."
"He thinks you're dead." He said looking at her. "I overheard Mike tell him that you were dead and if he didn't' want to join you, he would run. They all ran into the woods and AJ followed."
"How do you know this?" She asked.
"I was semi conscious when the bus crashed."
"AJ's behind all this? But why?"
"I don't know." He said with a sigh.
"I have to find John and the others. We have to save them.'
"Why would I save Mike or John?"
"Because you should." She finished putting the band aid on his cut. "You know what, you do what you want. I'm going to find John, Mike and Avery."
"I'll come with you. I've got to find Avery."
"You love her, don't you?"
"Yes I do." He replied. "And I screwed it up. Now I have to save her from that crazy freak."
They headed out the back of the bus into the woods. They had no idea where to find the others. They walked through the woods and listened for a sign.
Mike and Avery hid in the old cabin they had found. Somewhere along the way they had lost John in the woods. They hoped he was okay.
"I'm scared." Avery said softly. "She's killed everyone. She probably killed John."
"Hey, you don't know that for sure. John's a smart guy. He can take care of himself. And I promise, I won't let anything happen to you. Okay? I swear." He said as he hugged her. She held tight as he did. They didn't know where AJ was and they hoped she was gone.
John stopped to take a breath behind a tree. He didn't know how he had lost Mike and Avery and had managed to avoid AJ. His mind was on Kate and how he had promised to take care of her. He promised her she would be okay. And now she was gone. He heard footsteps behind him and slowly looked and saw AJ looking around with the gun with her hand. He stayed still hoping she would continue on.
"I know the three of you are here!" She said in a singing voice. "You can't run from me."
He made a break for a cabin that he saw nearby and ran inside shutting the door. He hoped AJ didn't follow but he wasn't counting on it. He started to look around for something to defend himself. He heard a noise behind him and turned to see Mike and Avery.
"Are you guys okay?"
"We're fine." Mike replied. "Are you?"
"Yes. I don't know if she followed me but I don't think so." He said to them. "We have to find something to defend ourselves because she won't stay in the woods forever."
"Why is she doing this?"
"I don't know." John sighed as they heard someone at the door. He put his finger to his lips to signal be quiet. They heard the door knob rattle as someone was trying to get in. They looked around for something to defend themselves.
"We should hide." Avery said quietly.
John and Mike nodded and the three of them headed upstairs to hide from whoever was at the door. Phil and Kate saw the cabin up ahead, the door by now busted open. They walked up the stairs quietly and looked into the cabin. They didn't see anything and walked slowly into it.
"There has to be someone here." Kate whispered. Phil nodded just as they heard something upstairs. He pushed her to hide behind a book case. He saw AJ come downstairs and look around. She huffed.
"You can't stay hidden forever. I will find you." She called out as there was another noise upstairs. She smiled and walked back up.
Phil looked over at Kate. "I'm going to distract her, you get the others and make a break for it." She nodded and watched as he walked into view. "AJ!" He yelled. He heard the footsteps on the stairs and turned to face her. "I'm right here."
"I thought I killed you. Guess I was wrong." She said walking down the stairs toward him. "I guess I will have to get it right this time."
"You will have to catch me first." he said as he made a break for it and ran outside. AJ quickly followed him leaving the others behind.
Kate waited for a minute before she walked up the stairs and met up with the rest of them. John wrapped her in a hug when he saw her.
"Oh my God, I thought you were dead." He said as he hugged her.
"I figured that or you wouldn't have left me." She said to him. "I'm so grateful you're okay. We have to get out of here and get somewhere safe. She's crazy."
"Why is she doing this?"
"Because she's bat shit crazy. We've got to get out of here."
"Phil made her follow him into the woods so we could get out of here."
"Then let's go." Mike said to them. He and John headed out first and saw that the hallway was cleared. The four of them headed down the stairs making sure it was clear. They walked out of the cabin and headed out.
Phil ran and hid behind a tree. He heard AJ's footsteps and her voice calling out to him. He hoped the others had gotten away. Now he just had to get away from her.
"You know, I thought you'd have been a little more appreciative. I did this for you. For us. So we could finally be together. But you keep pining away for her. Fawning all over her and staring at Mike like you want him to die. And looking at me like a piece of trash. Don't you see Phil? She's the reason. The cause of all of this pain and destruction. And once I kill her, it'll all be over." She said walking toward the tree where he was. "The others were just collateral damage. I had to kill them so no one would suspect I was targeting her."
He stayed hidden hoping she would move on. He heard something behind him and turned to see her there.
"There are you." She said looking at him. "What to do now?"
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