H U N T E D ~ T H

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My pulse was ringing threw my ears and my breathing was jagged and heavy and my mind was racing.

I couldn't focus on the simple task of going to the library. It was made especially difficult when I stood staring at the blood smear covering the door to a classroom.

Tom had to physically drag me away and even then I was still frozen with shock.

When we got into the library we kept low to the ground, it was deafly quiet in here. "Harry, Sam" Tom whispered.

"Tom!" Harry's quiet voice jumped out from under the table, he ran to Tom and wrapped his arms around him, followed by Sam who's face was pale white.

When I looked around there was a few other kids hiding under table who looked equally as scared.

"Okay, where's the nearest way out?" Tom looks to me and Nick, he still has his arms around his brothers.

"There's a fire exit out the door and to the left" Nick respond "But that's the only way out the library" He points to the door we just walked in.

The second he says that the door knob begins to rattle, my breath catches and we all scatter. Tom and his brothers duck behind the librarians desk along with Nick while I hide behind one of the book shelf's.

I could hear footsteps, maybe it was other students trying to find somewhere to hide?

But when I glanced around the bookshelf I saw their hoods and instantly my heart dropped. I was praying that the one that gave me the picture was there and if we were caught maybe he would save us.

I don't know why he didn't kill me. I don't know why he had the picture of me and my brother. I don't know why he wrote that message on that back.

I don't know I don't know I don't know.

"This is getting boring" One of them said to the other, I recognised the voice form before, and it wasn't the one who saved me.

"Maybe she's not here today" The other said.

"He said she was" He said, And I'm beginning to wonder who this he is.

Suddenly someone ran past where I was hiding, obviously trying to make a run for it while they were talking.

A gunshot split threw my eye drums and my body flinched so hard I hit my elbow on the shelf, knocking over some books.

There was a thud and then the cry of a young girl, another shot went off and suddenly the cry was silenced.

I tiptoed to a different shelf and pressed my back to the wood. "I hate kids" One cringed "always crying about something."

There was footsteps and then I hear a door shut, I wait a minute before slowly peaking out, I see Tom and his brothers appearing from behind the desk.

Harry and Sam are grabbing their friends as we gather at the door, Tom presses his ear to the door and then slowly opens it before giving us the thumbs up.

The twins and their friends are already running down the hall towards the exit door, "Cmon, I need to stay with my brothers" He nods for me to follow.

Him and Nick start jogging towards the door and I'm about to follow when a classroom between me and them opens.

The two with the hoods walk out and instantly their eyes lock with mine. "GO! RUN!" I scream, Tom glanced around and when he sees the shooters he's ready to run for me but Nick grabs him back and is dragging him towards the exit.

"Found her!" One of the shooters yell, he takes a step in my direction but I'm already running the other way.

My feet are carrying me as fast as possible and I can heard their loud footfalls behind me. I keep running and running and I'm loosing air in my lungs with every step.

I choose the first door that I see and burst threw it hoping for somewhere to hide. My eyes widen and I feel like crying when I see Iv ran into the basketball hall.

I'm standing in the middle of the court out in the open and there's nowhere to hide.

The two burst into the room and one behind to laugh. "Your a hard girl to find" He waves his gun as they both stalk towards me.

"What do you want from me" My fists are clenched at my sides and my voice is shaky with fear.

They both look at each other and a laugh leaves their mouths and I feel like throwing up. "Playing dumb huh?" He steps towards me and I take a step back.

The other raises his gun towards my head. "Tell us where he hid it" He growls.

"I don't know what your— AH!" The other grabs a chunk of my hair and kicks the back on my leg making me fall to my knees.

I try to rip his hands out my hair but his grip is too tight. "Where is it" He growls in my ear and I can't stop the sob that breaks threw my throat.

"Aww" The other coos, crouching down in front of me with a pout on his lips "Little Macky's crying."

"How— how do you know that name?" I look up at him with tear filled eyes and I can see his eyes through his mask, such a strange colour of green.

"So many questions" The one holding my hair pulls it back further and A cry leaves my gritted teeth. "Just tell us where it is."

"Go to hell."

He hit me with the back of his gun and I fell to the ground. He placed one hard kick into my stomach that made me roll onto my back.

He raised his foot to kick me again but suddenly someone tackled him to the ground. I looked over and saw Tom's fist fly down into the shooters face.

Instantly I jumped up and grabbed the gun he had dropped and aimed it at his friend. He raised his hands in the air but he had a smirk on his face.

"Should I be scared? You probably don't even know how to turn the safety off." He lets out a laugh.

"It's a stringfield X.D, the safety is on the trigger" I point towards his leg and press in the trigger which turns off the safety and he is shot straight through the leg.

He falls to the ground and is screaming out. I spin back around and Tom and the shooter are both staring at me, Tom has his fist raised in the air.

"You just shot him" Toms mouth falls open.

"We have to go!" I shout, throwing the gun down on the floor. Tom lands one last punch on the guy and jumps to his feet, I grab his arm and we both run for the door.

We finally get out of the hall but then I notice the third shooter standing at the end of it, he has a gun in his hand.

We both freeze but then he slowly slips his gun into the back of his jeans. I remember what he did for me, he gave me my picture back and saved us from getting killed in the kitchen.

"Let's go" Tom yanks at my sleeve.

"Wait" I say quietly, taking a step in the man's direction.

"Mackayla." Tom grabs my hand and I have no choice but to follow him.
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I keep forgetting to put it in but Tom no longer has a cast on.

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