𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐍𝐄 - 𝐫𝐚𝐲

28 || 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞

꧁----꧂

For The First Time
[ᴍᴀᴄ ᴅᴇᴍᴀʀᴄᴏ]

꧁----꧂

"It was nice knowing you, [Name] and Emma."

With his final words, he let go of the match, allowing it to fall down, bound to hit the gasoline filled floor...

But as the match fell, [Name] quickly marched forward with full pressure, and successfully captured the lit match in her hands before it hit the floor.

[Name] swiftly turned around, showing the burnt out match in her hands, "Nice catch, huh?" She saw a surprised Ray and a relieved Emma.

"What the-?"

"Sorry," the girl interrupted, "but I'm not letting you die, and the other kids aren't either."

"Wait, other kids?"

As soon as Ray finished his sentence, a knock on the door was heard. Emma walked on over and opened the wooden doors to reveal Thoma and Lani.

"Emma, I brought what you asked me for." Thoma held out a box.

"Yeah," Lani joined in pumping a fist in the air, "and everyone's ready to go now."

"Thanks you guys. You were a big help." The three walked up to Ray, giggling.

"Alright Ray," Emma announced, "time to change."

Thoma and Lani laid down Ray's oil-soaked clothes on the floor and placed pieces of meat and hair onto it, along with Emma's help.

As they had planned before, Emma allowed for [Name] to do the talking with Ray while she made sure everything else went by plan.

"You done?" [Name] asked. "Then next is-"

Ray cut off, "[Name], wait. Listen, I just think-"

Before Ray could continue speaking he was met with a big and forceful slap in the face by none other than [Name] herself, which left Ray in shock along with slight frustration. As he was about to retort back at the girl, she gripped onto his hard head with her hands holding him tightly on both sides. She confronted him close, face to face.

"Are you still planning on dying, you idiot? Shut up and get ready to run away!" Ray's eyes widened at her sudden words and close contact. Her sudden boldness was not something he was expecting.

Thoma and Lani both stood up, "We're done here!" [Name] stood backward facing the two kids.

"Good." She nodded as Ray still stared at her as he rubbed his cheek, not knowing whether his staring was in shock or admiration.

Ray finally snapped out of his tranced and observed Thoma and Lani's work. His soaked clothes laid down, along with different pieces of meat and two strands of blonde braided hair.