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9. james

'9. james

So, this is it. This is his house. Morning light is filtering through the trees but it still looks eerie and out of place. Its more like a shack then a house, two stories of splintery looking wood with only a few windows. I didnt even know this place existed . there's a pile of wood and broken glass on the ground near the door and an axe. Animal pelts are strewn around and as if this wasnt creepy enough, there's a collection of dead animals, just lying on the ground. I'm not really sure now to do this. His dad hates me.. I dont know if he'd shoot me or not if he found me. I wander around for a while until i see a window up high, it's hard to see but i think that's russ' hat up there.. It's a long shot but, i could just run if i needed to. I pick up a stone from the ground and hurl it at the wall next to the window. Nothing. I do it again. I freeze as I hear a gun being cocked behind me. "What are you doing here?" Russkirotof growls. Theres no point in lying so i answer as calmly as i can and put my hands up slowly , "i came looking for you.. I wanted to talk to you." i cant help smiling when i hear his voice, even though i'm actually in danger now "im not an idiot, dont lie to me" says russ quietly. "Im not lying" i say as calmly as i can,"i actually wanted to talk to you". Russkirotof goes quiet for a bit, i hear him inhale sharply after a while and he grabs me and pulls me behind a tree. He stands in front of me , gun still out, but his hands are shaky. He's not wearing his hat-thing this time and i get to look at the big fluffy mess that is his hair, i like it a lot. "Y-you cant be here" he says. I cross my arms, "why not?" he's not going to shoot me, i know it. Russ looks back over at the house and then back to me. "I dont need to tell you, just get out." "youre scared." "no i'm not." "well your hands are shaking" "shut up, get out now. You arent welcome here" . this isnt really going the way i wanted .. "please?.. Just, i want to talk a teeny bit, your dad wont even know , if thats what youre worried about, you saw him then, right? We can go somewhere else." russ pauses. "No.." im not convinced. "I know you wont shoot" i say. Russkirotof glares at me. I sigh quietly, "look, it cant hurt to just talk-" "yes it can" he interrupts "you have no idea , so leave before i tell father you're here, you never shouldve come in the first place" "Well i'm here now." "well leave" "and if i dont?" russ pauses and looks back over his shoulder. "Well?" i ask. Russ keeps looking back. "Oh, come on. Why cant you just-" i'm sent stumbling backwards as russ' fist connects with my nose and i cry out in pain. Russ glares at me, but he looks more sad then angry, "i told you to leave. Get out before i break something else." the pain is making my eyes water, I try to use my shirt to stem the flow of blood from my nose but its not working. Russ looks over his shoulder again and yelps, he grabs me and i'm pulled behind another tree. "W-what's happening?" im still wiping blood off my face. "Shhh!" russ hisses, glancing back over his shoulder. "What's going on?" i ask, quieter this time. Trying to not let my voice shake from the pain too much. "Be .quiet." russ growls . i stay quiet for a while and then russ pulls me further into the trees. "Please, please just listen to me and get out" russ whispers. "What's happening?" i ask again. "Just, leave" "cant we just talk a bit?" "no! Just get out" Russkirotof freezes as his father puts a hand on his shoulder. "What do you think you're doing." he asks in a cold voice. "F...f-father ..he... i .. i....... I found him h-here.. " russ stammers, "i..i was going t-to bring him to you b-but-" "that is enough Russkirotof. Go back to the house, now ,you know what youve done" Russ looks at me and then back at his father . "i said NOW!" .Russ runs off immediately , i cant tell if he's crying or not but now im face-to-face with his father. "You.." he growls. "Thats right" i say, "it's me" . he raises an arm to punch me but i back away "Aubrey wouldnt be happy with you if you did that, i know youre in trouble with her already". he mutters something to himself before turning back to me, "if i see you here again, you'll be sorry." i grin at him, just to make him extra annoyed, "sure". Russ' father bends down to pick up russ' gunu so I run off before he can shoot me , but that was worth it. Maybe not worth a broken nose but, still. I'll have to bribe elis to not tell my parents about my nose though, but im sure that wont be too hard. But.. i got Russkirotof hurt, i know his father will hurt him, i cant let that happen again..i really shouldve thought about this more.. Well, i'll be more careful next time.. I can make this work. Maybe i'll try again tomorrow. I start forming a new plan in my head until i get to elis' house and the clinic. I knock on the door but not before realising i dont have an actual excuse for my nose, he'd probably tell Aubrey if he knew i was hurt by Russkirotof. Oh well, i have money. That'll work just fine.