I tried to run, but my legs were frozen in place. I couldn't move. I felt a wave of panic wash over me right as Leon shouted "Emily!"
He grabbed my arm and yanked me out of the way right as the rock rolled where I was once standing.
"You okay?" He asked, once the boulder crashed into a wall.
"Yeah…" I stood up and dusted myself off, noticing the huge, bleeding scrape on my knee. "Are you?"
"I'm fine."
We continued walking and came up to the entrance of a tunnel. There was another signpost at it's exit and this time Leon saw me inch closer to him and said, "I know, it's disturbing. But you should stay here while I go have a look around."
I nodded and did as I was told.
There wasn't much I could do but sit and worry while Leon went and fought off more creepy men. Every now and then I would hear explosions and sit in fear wondering if he was okay, but after I heard the echoes of gun shots rumbling through the trees, I was relieved.
A few minutes later, the gunshots stopped and I couldn't hear any remaining villagers. I expected Leon to walk back over to me and tell me it was safe, but when he didn't, I peeked out of my little hiding spot (behind a large rock), and saw Leon walk into a house with his gun out. I guess he wanted to make sure there weren't any men in the house before coming back to get me.
I flushed, thinking it was sweet how protective he was. That was when I heard voices coming from the tunnel. I hid behind my rock and eavesdropped on the conversation.
"Se fueron de esto manera."
They went this way… I mentally translated.
"Bueno… Bueno…"
Good… Good…
Then I saw who was just speaking. There were two creepy men walking beside an extremely tall person. They were heading for the house Leon had just entered.
"Oh no…" I whispered.
Two more bombs went off inside the house and the three men rushed towards it. I quickly followed close behind. They ran inside the house, and I, not wanting to be seen, ran beside it and found a window to look through. Inside the house, I saw Leon talking to a Hispanic man who was sitting on the floor.
Is that the prisoner…? I wondered.
Just then, the three men entered the room and Leon stood up quickly and ran over to the tall man, swinging his leg around to kick him.
I smirked, thinking about how Leon was totally going to kick his ass…
And then the man caught Leon's foot. I made a sharp, gasp sound and my eyes grew wide when I realized what was going to happen next.
In one quick motion, the tall man threw Leon's leg up, causing him to flip in mid-air, and crash into the wardrobe, knocking him and the other man unconscious.
I covered my mouth, trying not to shout 'Leon!', but a little squeak still managed to escape from my lips.
I watched as they grabbed the two unconscious men, threw them over their shoulder, and left.
Short chapters are short. Sorry about that. Can't say I didn't warn you. Once again, I hope you're enjoying re-reading this (unless you're new here, then HI! Have a cookie! O (pretend that's a cookie :] )) and I can't wait to read all of your lovely reviews! See you next time~! ^^
