Sandcastles

36

Bailey

It got quiet, too quiet. Where did everyone go? I didn't go very far, I ran into the pool shed. More like crawled through from an opening underneath, my back is scratched up like heck. Our room isn't far from the pool, I could hear the gun shots in the shed. Not anymore, is everyone dead?

Mom will freak out if anyone winds up dead so they better not be. I do not plan on getting in trouble after all of this, we are but still. The less bad we do the better. Dying would be very bad.

Instead of finding trouble we need to get out of Utah. People are trying to kill us for no reason at all. Tavi's parent has to be connected to something big like how momma is. What if they got spooked when we met that woman? What if these guys are from the house next door? I knew that house looked off, this proved my theory! It would only make sense. We haven't come across any other people. We weren't followed, well I'm not sure. I wasn't really paying attention on the way back.

I need to get back into our room. My bag and gun is in there still. That big guy didn't give me time to grab anything before breaking down the door, thank god the window is still open. Climbing inside was a lot harder than climbing out. I fall on my freaking face getting inside, "Search everything! Find me any signs of those fucking kids!" Shit. I grab my bag quick and chuck it out of the window. Just in time too. "There's another body in here...shit it's Anthony. Damn, someone should call his wife."

"Those kids are dead when I find them, there not getting away with this."

"You heard the boss. He wants his daughter alive, the other two are collateral but bring one back alive for questioning."

"The little one, it'll be easy to break her...in more ways than one." I've heard enough. I poke my head from my hiding spot seeing their backs are towards me. Using this to my advantage I climb out of the window, making it out just when I caught their attention. They're going to catch up with me if I keep on running so I have to find somewhere else to hide. There's a clothing store a block away, I can make it. It's going to take them longer to catch up unless, "come here kid!" One of the ugly bastards squeezes through the window. Great, time to improvise, "stop!"

"Come and catch me you ugly bitch!" I dig my hand into the side of my bag and pull out a lighter and cherry bombs I lifted from the gas station. He's still some way away from me so I stop and light the box on fire, then throw it in his direction before it blew up in my face. I heard him curse out and I pulled another out my bag. He's even farther behind now since the smoke blinded him, I might not need to light this one unti-, "OH SHIT!" I duck just in time as the other guy swings a freaking crowbar at me.

Where did he come from? Screw this I'm not sticking around to ask. I light the box in a split second, I kicked the ugly bastard between his legs then stuffed the bomb in his shirt right before it went off in my hand. Their both are going to be far behind now, I need to loose them in the store.

The store is so close, I can see the big sign not too far. Thank god for private school and forcing us to undergo the labors of gym. P.E is starting to look really freaking amazing right now.

I run in just as I saw the first guy run past the second one. He's not that far behind, he must really be upset. There was a reason I choose this place.

My clothes are torn. There's dirt all over me from crawling in and out of the pool shed and I'm pretty positive I have cuts all over me. Judging my appearance, I look like I was kidnapped. There's a bunch of people inside this store, time to turn on my acting skills, "HELP ME PLEASE! He's going to hurt me again!" I pretend to fall into this lady, she catches me and hugs me close to her chest as I scream for help.