The Panic of Fear (Book One of The Fearful Trilogy)

Chapter Nine

  I just stand there tired of fighting. But I remember that Chris needs my help so I move. I lunge at Scarred and try to unwrap some of it's bandages. I get a couple of them unwrapped and they fall to the ground.
  I run from Scarred and get some distance put between us. "This is gonna wear me out." I weeze. I lean against a wall and catch my breath. Zodiac hops off my shoulder and hides.
  "Some friend you are." I mutter. I look at Scarred and see it's really close. "Jesus!" I jog backwards and trip over a discarded chair and fall on my hurting side. "Ow!" Scarred is now standing over me.
  Some hot oil drips off of him and lands on my right arm. It burns so much. "Ah!" I look at my arm and see a huge burn mark on my forearm.

Four years ago

Zack slaps me in the face. "SHUT UP!" I press my hand up to my face and feel a wet warmth. I look at my hand and see blood. I open my mouth to say something but Zack slaps me again.
"Do you want to say something?" He asks. I shake my head and he smiles. "Good now come on." I let him drag me up the stairs and to the door.
Zack pushes on the door but it won't move. "Fine let's go in through the window." He walks up to the window and trys to lift it up. "GET OVER HERE AND HELP ME!"
I silently obey and walk over. We pull on the window. All of a sudden I hear a cracking sound and the floor caves in beneath us.

   I snap out of the memory and see Scarred about to tear my face off. I scream and push on his chest. My hands push the remaining bandages into his chest and my hands disappear into the hot oil he is made of.
  I scream in pain now. My hand wraps around an orb like thing. When I wrap my hand around it and it feels like glass. When I try to pull my hands out they stay put. "Damn!" I pull again and just bring the creature closer to me.
  A putrid smell emits from his body. I gag on the sent and push him away. I try to pull my hands out yet again and with a sick sucking sound they come out of his chest.
  I look at my hands and see the are really red from the heat. The weird glass thing have in my hand is glowing red but quickly dimming. It soon turns black an Scarred just liquefies and slides away.
  Zodiac comes out of hiding and looks at me. "Are you okay?" He asks. "No I got slapped across a room three times,burned on the arm,and hands sunk into hot oil. So no I'm not okay." He gives me a hurt look.
  "Sorry Zodiac. I've had a bad day." I apologize. "It's okay." He walks over and I pick him up. He snuggles next to my neck and I sit down passing out.