" Shoot " I whispered under my breath, running to the girl's side. I put two fingers to her wrist waiting to hear her pulse. When I finally felt the faint thump thump I let go of a breath I didn't know I had been holding in. I hadn't meant to throw her back, but the man must have been holding on to her.
My head shoots up as I hear voices talking and footsteps. In one quick motion I swoop up the girl and run. The girl is light and looks to be sixteen or so. She has long dark hair that falls in perfect waves. Her head bounces with each step I take.
My mind races back to a few seconds ago. The man had been about to shoot her. What had she done? Had she escaped from a camp like I had? But what about the other two kids at his feet, he had shot those two first. I had seen.
The girl's breathing was even, but she was going to have a few bruises and maybe a bump on her head. When she had flown through the air she had hit her head hard on the wall. I was just glad she was still alive.
I looked up from the girl to see the black Betty parked in the old shoppers parking lot. As I got closer I could see Zu poke her head out of the van and look at me with wide eyes, probably wondering what the girl in my arms was doing. Chubs was quick to hop out and protest.
" No. Lee drop it." I ran past him and sat the girl in the back seat next to Zu. " Liam, no I refuse to get into the vehicle if you bring her." I sighed looking at Chubs with my expression that read that I wasn't in the mood. Chubs sighed pointing right at me.
" We will talk about this later." He reluctantly got in the passenger seat. I hopped into the drivers seat and started the van. Quickly we drove off.
" Did anyone chase you?" I asked to both of them. Zu shook her head no. Chubs looks at me knowingly.
" You know that Lady Jane was chasing us before we split" I sighed. I had seen her. The real question was, had she seen us? One check in my rear view mirror confirmed my worst thought.
" Chubs I need you to take the wheel." Chubs stared at me, we both knew that he could see a maximum of five feet in front of him. " Well its either you, Zu, and well I don't think Zu is really old enough yet." I said, Chubs sighed and I knew I had won him over. I put the van on cruise and moved over so that Chubs could move in. he got in the drivers seat and instantly started to swerve.
I instantly roll down the window focusing on the closest tree zooming past. Before I can get even close to pulling any roots Lady Jane shoots. The bullet skims the side as I duck my head back in the van. I concentrate on the trees once more. I feel the roots ripping apart from the ground as another bullet rips through the air. Zu lets out a little yelp. I give one last tug and let it fly. It bashes in front of the vehicle that Lady Jane is driving. The car swerves and hits the tree. I let out a breath, Chubs sighs and Zu smiles slightly.
I look back at the girl lying unconscious on the seat. I wonder what her story is. What colour is she? Where is her family? All these questions, but chances of her ever trusting me or Chubs or Zu would be slim. At least now she had a chance. A chance at a better life. But one question stuck in the back of my mind. What had she been doing in the alley with a gun to her head?