I'M BAACK! I'm not going to be taking month long breaks anymore so you guys will NOT have to worry about it! :D Hmmm, I know this story has been dragging a bit but this chapter will be different...trust me!
Distinct Evil Laugh!
Monday: June 3rd, 2010 – 12:21 (Farm Co-op)
The air was still as can be even though the winds were beginning to pick up as usual, but everything seemed mute…almost frighteningly quiet. The moon's beaming light began to be rudely obstructed by a passing roll of clouds that resembled thick gray cotton lumps. The darkness became ten times worse as the island went from glistening white to absolutely pitch dark. The violent sea coating the edges of the huge mass of land became even more restless and they slayed the shore with each wave they produced.
Within the heart of this island, beneath the dense vegetation and over towering trees decorated with blood red liquid, there was Tori. The thin, but delicate girl everyone had grown to love over the years whether it'd be her flawless voice or her good natured personality…she always had something somebody loved and wanted. Camille sat closely to her right side with her legs crossed in an Indian style way and her brown curls were draping over her slender shoulders like a porcelain doll. Her eyes were still glued to the patch of green grass in front of her as she continued to think about the possibilities of 'escape' and if it were even apparent at this time. It had to be though, right?
Camille had no idea whether it was or not, the only bitter things that crossed her mind were Logan and his safety…She was beyond relieved after hearing the reports just twenty-one minutes ago and not hearing the charming geek's name being announced like cattle over the blaring speakers, but she still had to worry in order to motivate herself to find him and find him quick.
Andre, however, was as carefree as a lazy dog on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Why you ask? Well, he no longer had to run like a frantic deer escaping its prey and he was in a group of friends he knew he could trust with his life…His body was sprawled out upon the moist blades of grass as he stared up at the passing cotton clouds. His dreads were no longer in a tight ponytail so they became flailing strings on his dark head as he rested it on the ground. His eyes were squinted in a manner that made it look like he was trying to find something…but he wasn't. He was thinking about something…about someone.
The gentle breezes swept through the fluttering green leaves overhead on the massive trees surrounding them and all three of them began to look at one another with looks of peacefulness.
"I can't believe it," Tori sighed dreamily while looking down at her blood red and clasped hands, "We're going to finally make it out of here." Andre looked over at her with a grin while his head was still buried in the swaying grass blades.
"I know Tor'. We'll get to all go home together. It's a trip right?" he asked with a small little laugh while returning his gaze to the skies above.
"I actually think we should be worrying about those who are playing this game. What if they beat us to the punch and we all die?" Camille stated with her sharp brown eyes fixed in questionable look. She had a point…
"True," Andre began with an audible sigh escaping him as he continued, "But we have to do something. We ain't just gunna sit here like cows waitin' to be slaughtered."
"So wait did you all have in mind as your 'big plan'?" Tori asked with a dazed expression. Andre simply gave her a wink before raising himself up on his green stained knees to give the two girls the full creative details.
"This is what were gunna do ladies," Andre began with a sneak like tone while grabbing his bright blue mechanical pencil and a clean sheet of college-ruled paper.
JAKE TOLD ME THAT AFTER WE BLOW EIKNER AND THOSE ARMY PUNKS TO SMITHEREENS, WE WERE GOING TO SWIM TO THE NEAREST ISLAND ONCE THE PATROL SHIPS HAVE LEFT.
Tori and Camille's eyes both widened simultaneously as they heard this preposterous proposal and began shaking their heads disapprovingly. Camille began to neatly write things down on a piece of scratch paper that she found in her backpack only minutes ago.
ANDRE! SWIM? ARE YOU ALL NUTS?! HOW ARE WE GOING TO SWIM ALL THE WAY HOME FROM HERE? WE CAN'T, SIMPLE AS THAT. WE NEED SOME BOATS OR SOME RAFTS…SOMETHING!
Andre gave her a hand gesture that basically said "Hold up, I'm not finished."
I KNOW! CAMILLE, LET ME EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU. JAKE FOUND SUM TIRE TUBES NEAR THE FARM AND WE WERE PLANNIN ON USING THOSE TO HELP KEEP US SWIMMING ALIVE TO THE NEAREST SOURCE OF LAND!
Tori then began to smile while nodding her head calmly. She never felt surer of herself, but this plan did seem like a bit of a long shot…but it was a lot better than nothing.
"So, are they going to head up soon?" Tori asked nonchalantly as if the written conversation never happened. Camille pleasantly looked over to Andre with her legs still crossed elegantly; awaiting an answer.
"You betcha! They should be headed out right about now," Andre replied with a devious wink before getting back into his comfortable position on the cool ground below. Camille took a deep breath as she took a quick glance at her duffle bag that Katniss placed near the entrance to the woods in order to ensure that Camille doesn't pull any tricks. She knew that they were trying to be cautious and everything but it just seemed ridiculous. She didn't feel comfortable having all of her weapons (most of 'her' weapons) being laid out unguarded like that…she just had a feeling something would happen while she wasn't looking.
Camille then saw something come before her in a thought. It was the night of the game…only a few hours after she had murdered Mindy, Owen, Simon and Ned, Camille found refuge in a beautiful alignment of village houses that were blanketed in the quiet night. She was prancing like a jaguar, going from yard to yard in search for shelter.
It wasn't until she came to her fifth abandoned yard that she heard a pair of muffled voices through the back window. Camille slowly crept underneath it like a stalking shadow before lightly peering in unseen.
"Don't worry Lucy. You can trust me. Maybe we can try and be friends."
"Really!" Lucy said. Camille tried to gain a better understanding of what was happening but the window pane didn't adhere to her wishes sadly.
"Yep. We can talk and really learn more about each other. I'll be there for you," Trina smiled with excitement. Camille strained her eyes in order to see through the window even though it was terribly dark but the moonlight's glow helped everything seem very clear.
"Okay…but I doubt that'll happen," Lucy's voiced turned cold almost suddenly.
"What do you-" before Trina could finish her sentence she felt something digging deep into the flesh behind her neck.
"Surprise Vega," Lucy giggled. "It was almost too easy…"
The object dug deeper and deeper causing Trina to gag violently and dark red liquid was dripping from her trembling lips.
What!? Camille thought in absolute terror as she saw the deadly sickle dig into Trina's tan-like neck vigorously and forcibly.
"Like my weapon? At first I thought it was so-so, but…" she jerked a little causing Trina to jump a bit, "It's actually not so bad."
Trina's eyes grew wide with panic and before she could think one more thought, Lucy pulled her arm back and caused the blade to slice the whole backside of Trina's neck. Blood sprayed everywhere like a shower and her body slumped to the floor with a surprised expression still on her face. Blood oozed from her nostrils as she lay on her side with her mouth still wide open.
The surveying eyes of Camille Roberts from outside grew to the size of tennis balls after watching Lucy slay Tori's sister mercilessly. Camille hastily covered her mouth too keep herself from letting out a chorus of disturbed screams as Lucy arose from the bright red floors with a weirdly satisfied smile in her shining face.
Lucy patted her eyes to stop her fake tears from coming out any longer. Fake crying was just one of Lucy Stone's many talents.
"Gross. Look what you did Vega," Lucy laughed while staring at the walls that were painted with red. Her weapon, a sickle, now had dark red blood splashed all over it and a chunk of flesh was stuck on the tip. Lucy frowned and shook it causing the blood to fall onto the wooden floor in continuous drops until she was satisfied.
Lucy kneeled over until she was hovering over Trina and reached over to grab the stun gun. "This could definitely come in-handy," she sang. Once she had hold of the dead girl's duffle bag and useful belongings, Lucy made her way to the front door. "God Vega…Like I'd ever be friends with someone like you," Lucy scoffed with a smirk on her face.
She placed her blood-stained hands on the doorknob and opened it slowly to keep herself from being heard as the door creaked loudly. "Oh and by the way…red…so not your color." After she laughed at her sick comment, Lucy fled the scene leaving Trina Vega's corpse under the table in a large puddle of blood. Still…with a look of shock and hope on her face.
"You know something guys," Tori blurted out with her dirt coated fingers intertwined like vines. Camille was instantly grabbed from her flashback after hearing Tori's voice surface in her head."I'm so glad we were all able to get together like this."
"Huh?" Andre laughed with his eyes focusing on the fire like stars that burned in the black raven sky. "You seriously going to make this an emotional moment?" he mocked with a giggling tone layering over it.
"Oh come on," Tori groaned with amusement as she rolled her eyes at her dark-skinned best friend. "I'm serious! I couldn't be happier with our little alliance."
Camille began to feel a horribly depressing emotion stir within her as the entire scene with Trina and Lucy kept going on and on through her head. Tori's smiling face only made her feel that much worse after realizing that Tori still doesn't know the shocking truth behind it…
What if Lucy comes back? Camille Thought in terror after understanding what the dangerous girl was capable of. Tori! She'll be next on Lucy's list for sure! No…I can't bring all this up. Not now, I need to wait.
Camille only shoved her raw emotions behind her like useless scraps and put a delightful smile on display instead. "I agree completely. How dumb was I to think that I didn't have any friends…You guys really helped me a lot. Thank You," Camille blissfully said with tears lightly coming to her eyes.
"Aw…Camille," Tori giggled, "You're making me cry now."
Andre rolled over on his stomach in an instant and crawled over to them both in order to engulf the emotional girlies in a warm hug. "Alright, alright…Let's not get too 'Lifetime' up in here-" As the three teens shared a vulnerable moment together, a certain individual slowly emerged from the black depths of the forest…a pair of broken glasses upon his pitiful face. It was Felix…Felix Garcia.
"A-Andre?" he squeaked almost too lowly from behind them causing Andre to quickly let Tori and Camile go in a one second transition. He then threw his hand into his dress pants pockets and snagged the Colt Python he was given to protect the two females from oncoming danger. He jumped to his feet with a loud scream escaping him in hopes to scare the intruder off instantly. As he brought the barrel of the gun down from over his head like an axe in an executioner's grip he felt the air around him become uncomfortably tense and his forehead glimmered from the sweat glazing it. The nozzle of the gun ached against Felix's soil infested nose as the situation dragged on.
"W-What!" the voice howled in disbelief as the snobby prince obsessed over the life-ending piece of metal that was grazing over his shaking form. "Andre! It's me! Don't shoot!" Felix laughed uneasily as his face began to emit nervous streams of sweat. "Andre… It's me Felix! Felix Garcia…remember?"
"Felix?" Andre whispered in awe has he still held the gun closely against Felix's dripping face. The duo of girls behind Andre did nothing but hold their ground; Camille especially.
Damn! My bag! I have nothing to protect myself with! Camille seethed within her head as she glared at the petty rich boy who, unbeknownst to their knowledge, had tried to strangle someone earlier. How nice…
"Hey!" Felix smiled disgustingly to make it resemble one of those fake 'fancy people' smiles. "I can't believe this…uh, Andre?" Felix arched his brow and pointed bluntly to the gun Andre still held in his face.
"Oh…sorry," he apologized quietly while bringing the gun down so that it was pointing at the grass patches below.
"How did you find us?" Tori whispered while still containing herself and keeping her feet glued into a stance in the ground. The 'old' Tori would have been all sunshine and smiles upon seeing another familiar face; running up to receive hugs and share sentences. Well, the 'new' Tori has learned many things up to this moment and it is this…Looks can Deceive…Oh, yes they can.
"Oh, I heard a little communion while I was wandering the woods and I familiarized them instantly as you guys," Felix joyously chirped while raising his arms in triumph. "You all have no idea how cruel this nature life has been. Bugs and filth everywhere," Felix sighed in exhaustion while fixing his crimson red school tie even though it wouldn't make him look any better. The gold printed letters 'GS' for 'Garside' where entangled in cursive on the tie and it shined in the revealed moonlight.
"What do you want dude?" Andre asked with his eyes scrunched in suspicion.
"What do I want?" Felix said with a laugh, "I want to join you guys of course."
"Nope," Andre responded quickly with his lips pursed. Felix couldn't help but smile idiotically as he heard that one word run through the tense air.
"No?" Felix cleared his dry throat uncomfortably. "B-But-"
"I said No!" Andre hollered rather loudly which sent Felix shuffling back a few steps.
"Why!" Felix began to scream in anguish with tears brimming in his eyes; it was hard to see due to him still wearing his broken lenses.
"Remember? A few years ago when me and a few of the guys in our class accidently got some dirt on your expensive slacks…remember what you did?" Andre asked with every word being tinged with anger.
It was an ordinary day in P.E. class. Basketball was the sport they had to play that week. However, to Felix Garcia it was just another barbaric and cave like activity that would mess up the hundred dollar clothing he had bought only days ago and the high end fashion mall downtown.
"Basketball? Hmph! Not my thing," he scoffed with a sneer as their P.E. teacher began to split all twenty-one of the boys into three teams of seven.
"Alright! Garcia! Get into Andre's group with James, Ned, Freddie, Mike and Jake! Now, Garcia!" Mr. Reign roared on the black tar court causing his face to become a bright pink portrait of bulging veins.
Felix replied with a roll of the eyes before striding over to the six boys who had nothing but annoyed looks on their exasperated faces. "Why him?" James groaned lowly while holding the dirty ball in his hands causing an agreeing string of moans to follow suit.
"Enough Diamond. Let's get the game started!" Mr. Reign ordered as the boys all went to their distinct places. "You boys ready? Begin!"
The game suddenly began between both teams and Felix bolted as fast as he could to the empty space on the court to keep his beautiful clothing from being tainted by his Neanderthal classmates. The sound of the basketball hitting the solid court filled the air as the game droned on and Felix felt himself go rather thirsty.
"I'm parched! Can't I just get water!" he seethed in irritation while standing in his spot on the court with his arms folded in annoyance. "Apparently not. These dumb fools and their stupid sports! I should be in a much more advanced class with kids at my own speed, but instead I'm stuck in this hellish pit with a bunch of skanks and tools!"
"Felix! Heads up bro!" Felix briefly heard Mike call from across the court, but before Felix could do absolutely anything he felt something hit him right in the head causing him to fall onto his back roughly. His new pants tore at the knee and his glasses flew from his eyes. "Crap!" Mike yelled while running over with concern.
"My glasses!" Felix barked while covering his eyes as if he were a vampire being blinded with light. "Where are my glasses?"
"Right here…" Andre sighed in embarrassment as he handed the trampled pair of lenses to the grounded gentleman. Felix did nothing but stare at them in absolute amazement and then looked down at his ruined outfit. His pants not only had a huge tear in them, but they even had dirt deeply embedded into them as well.
"Y-You ruined everything," Felix moaned in an upset while examining himself.
"Oh come on. It's not that bad," Freddie laughed in order to brighten the situation.
"Not that bad? Do you have any idea how much all of this costs? Of course not! You all live in trash dumps with your pathetic rat families!" Felix hissed in anger.
"Cool it!" Mr. Riegn demanded the hysterical rich boy while everyone else seemed offended by his outburst. "To the showers! Except for you Felix…come into my office."
"Yeah…and?" Felix laughed in disbelief while waving his hands frantically to express his distress, "That was years ago! How can you keep this pinned on me?"
"Because you always did things like this…a week after the whole P.E. thing, you hired two dudes to come and jump us!" Andre bellowed with his eyes almost popping from his sockets. "Over a stupid freakin' pair a' pants!" he remembered being beaten to a pulp almost at the hands of two oversized meatheads. It took him weeks to recover but of course Felix acted like he had no clue of what had occurred.
"Andre!" Tori gasped as her wavy chocolate hair swayed with every motion she made.
"Take a hike! No way on earth are you gonna hook up with us!" Andre spat violently while bringing the nozzle of the Colt Python back up the Felix's trembling form. "Careful…don't want you to wet yourself. Those are some nice pants you got on," Andre joked with a fuming undertone.
"Andre!" Felix retorted with a disgusted face, "I'm not playing! I'm not going to pull any tricks…I swear I-"
"Shut it! You screw anyone over if you get the chance and there's no way in hell that I'm gonna trust you!"
"But…No! I'm nothing like that! What about her!" Felix screeched while pointing his finger violently at Camille like a dagger ready to be thrown. "She murdered those two idiots on the hill yesterday! But she's here for some strange reason! She's the one who will screw over anyone who she'll come across!"
Camille stood there with her eyes glazed over with regret as she thought back to what she did to Moze and Susie that fateful morning. Her lip trembled madly as she tried to brace the hatred from the pansy boy before her.
"Don't you fools see? I'm more than trustworthy!"
"Dipshit…this is why I ain't lettin' you in," Andre grimaced with a fed up look on his sweaty face. The breezes smoothed over the suspenseful scene and left Andre feeling refreshed but they also left a sense of awkward pauses as well.
"What!" Felix heaved as if he were about to vomit.
"You're always thinkin' about yourself Felix! You might try screwin' Camille over just like you did me…No way that's gunna happen here."
" Andre…" Camille sighed with a deep sense of remorse in her heard, "he's right. I have been horrible…I don't deserve your trust or any of your kindness. Felix should-"
"No, Camille don't let him get to you alright? No excuses for this guy! None!" Andre snapped at the brunette with his voice heated.
"No…" Felix chuckled darkly with his eyes still strained beneath his glasses. "You're not leaving me here…I don't care what you say! You're not leaving me here!"
Without any warning, Felix shot off towards the group with his limp tongue hanging freely from his dry mouth like a frantic dog. Andre's eyes shot open as the scene unfolded and he quickly brought his gun up to Felix without even thinking and pulled the trigger…
"Andre!" Tori wailed from behind with her hands clutching the sides of her face in utter horror. "D-Did you kill him?" she whispered with tears coming to her eyes as she watched Felix's limp form laying on the cool blades of grass.
"I dunno," Andre gasped with his voice shaking from what just had occurred. His eyes were still spread open as big as the vast skies above. He tossed the gun to the side in regret as he scanned Felix head to toe. "What have I done?"
Camille couldn't stop shaking as her small ears rang from the gunshot going off only moments ago. She watched helplessly as Tori fell to her knees to weep over what had just occurred and Andre stood there with his eyes glued to Felix in disbelief…
"Is this…is that what I became?" Camille slowly whispered to herself as she recalled the deaths she was responsible for…Is that why I killed all those people?
Everything then became silenced after Felix began to rustle lightly on the ground while making pained sounds. Tori quickly stood up onto her two feet after witnessing the awe inspiring sight. "W-What?" Tori gasped with her blood red hand shielding her gaping mouth.
"Thought…you'd get rid of me that easy?" Felix coughed hazardously while struggling to get up while covering his tender abdomen. "T-too bad! See!" he hastily ripped open his filthy dress shirt as if he were the hulk to reveal a tattered Kevlar Bullet Proof vest.
"Oh God!" Andre cried out in hysteria as he realized that his shot hadn't harmed Felix at all…it only barely injured him at most.
"You vulgar insects! How dare you treat me this way! If anything I will survive! I deserve to live…unlike any of you!" Felix shrieked in fury. "You know what else I have besides this fantastic little vest?"
Slowly, Felix unveiled yet another surprise that made everyone's hearts sink to the bottom of their chests like anchors. It was an Uzi…the Uzi Camille had in her bag…the Uzi she stole from Simon's cold dead fingers…the Uzi she used to murder all of her victims. Camille's face went completely blank as she gawked at the gun in Felix's fingers.
"What are planning to do with that?" Camille asked dryly while taking a few steps back to be cautious.
"This!" Felix leapt forward with a booming screech escaping the depths of his throat as he smashed the trigger with his index finger. The bullets tore through the ground and made a pathway straight to the frozen trio. Ratatatat
"Tori!" Camille bawled while jumping out of the bullets target range and tackling the trembling girl into a dense bushel. Camille felt something painful pounding in her brittle shoulder…What is this? it was a series of bullets deeply implanted in it. The blood rushed from her wound like an endless stream of crimson red death. "Ow! God!" she hissed in absolute pain while grabbing her shoulder in an upset.
Tori instantly opened her eyes in terror only to spot Camille's damaged wound…
"Camille! Are you okay!" Tori frantically questioned while gesturing towards the pale girl's blood soaked shoulder.
"I'm fine," she gasped almost breathless while shutting her eyes tight in order to block it out. "We have to get out of here!"
Tori did nothing but nod hysterically before realizing something…Andre!
"Wait…Where's Andre? Where is he!?" Tori shrieked uncontrollably while grabbing the collar of Camille's ratty dress shirt. Camille merely shook her head to explain that she had no idea while keeping back the tears that were forming in her chestnut eyes due to the searing pain she was enduring.
Tori briskly composed her figure before popping her head out of the bushes in order to catch a glimpse of her best friend…wait. She saw him. She saw him lying on the soft ground with a sad look on his face. His eyes were leaking a stream of crystal blue tears as dark blood seeped into the soil underneath his tangled body. Andre's entire figure was cloaked with grape sized bullet holes that had nothing but red liquid flowing from them in a river like fashion. His fingers were still grasping the Colt Python as if his life depended upon it and his hair became soaked in ruby blood as if he had been dipped in a vat of scarlet paint.
"Andre…" Tori breathed as if saying the name instantly caused her incredible pain. "Andre… Andre…Andre…"
"Filthy nigger!" Felix belted out with laughter after spotting the dead boy beneath him. "Looks like you got what you deserved…just like that skank Jade West!"
"No!" Tori roared hysterically. "Andre! No! Andre!" she cried as tears flew from her coffee brown eyes due to the loss of one of her closest friends. "Don't! Get up! Please! Get Up!"
"Tori! Stop!" Camille shouted while tugging Tori's frail arm and trying to hold her back with all of her might. "Tori! He's gone! If we stay any longer we will be too so let's go!"
"No! I can't leave him!" Tori spat in resentment.
"Stop!" Camille barked still tugging away at the frantic girls arm to the point where it might pop out of its socket if applied more force. Felix immediately silenced his hideous laughing fit as he heard Tori's screams erupt from one of the bushels and began to grin the most putrid grin. Almost like the Grinch.
"C'mon out her Mexican slut! I have a lot more where that came from!" Felix cackled like a deranged hyena while kicking Andre's maroon colored body.
"I know Tor'. We'll get to all go home together. It's a trip right?" he asked with a small little laugh while returning his gaze to the skies above.
"Andre…" Tori kept weeping as the tears drenched her school uniform. Camille's rapid senses instantly kicked in when she realized that footsteps were slowly making their way to the both of them. Camille did nothing but, yank Tori at full force causing her to fly backwards into Camille's blood soaked arms.
"Let's go," Camille whispered urgently into Tori's cream colored ear before feeling the Latina nod her quivering head in the crook of her neck. "Good…"
Camille led Tori away from the dreadful scene that held her best friend's arid form in its midst.
"Don't you dare forget about me girl," Andre laughed innocently with a gleeful smile on his face. His dreads were tightly tied behind his head and his dress shirt looked badly torn in several places making it resemble an old clothe from the dump. However, Andre ultimately beamed with happiness as he captured Tori in his arms after she was released from Hayley's grip.
"Never! I'll never forget you Andre!" Tori cried while smiling through it all as the two girls zipped through the ghostlike trees all around them to find the rest of the group. However, Felix was right on their tail.
Boy # 11: Andre Harris (ELIMINATED)
19 Students Remaining
...I Felt so much emotion when writing this it was insane! I literally felt like crying in some parts & I hated killing Andre off like that...I actually loved him alot in this :( (SIGH) Anywho...what did you think? What will happen next?
Will Tori and Camille make it to Beck, Katniss, Hayley and Jake in time...or will they be gunned down like hunted deer? Will the plan even still work now that Felix is on their tail? Find out in the next chapter of The 61st Annual Battle Royale Competition ;)))