She Has My Heart Forever

Chapter 45 Run!

Rye POV

I open my eyes, the strong scent of pine and wood fills my nose right away. I lift my head, a strong pain on my cheek starts to get worse making me wince.

"Rye?" I jump and look around fanatically. "Hey!" 

"Emily?" I say as I narrow my eyes to look through the darkness.

"Yes, you okay?" she asks. Ohh...her sweet voices can at least calm me down in whatever situation I'm in.

"My cheek...hurts like hell. You?" I ask. 

"I'm fine." she says.

"That..was your father?" I ask.

"Yeah....not the friendliest." she says. I sigh.

"Has he always hit you?" I ask worried.

"No, not always. Only after mom died." she says. "It got worse and worse. He's hated everybody I know but mostly your family. I don't understand why." I try to stand up but tight ropes around my wrists and ankles stop me. Damn.

"You tied up too?" I ask. I hear her move abit and my eyesight starts to adjust and I can make out her figure.

"Yes, and I can't get up." she says. I groan and try to pull myself lose from the rope but its too tight.

"Damnit. Here too." I say. "Hold on....I remember that  my mom gave me the knife that I fell on. I think its in my back pocket." 

"What? What kinda idiot kidnapper doesn't check for things like this?" she asks making me laugh abit.

"I feel it poking my ass, that's the only reason." I say laying back and trying to get it out of my pocket by moving around. After a few minutes of moving I can ease it out of my pocket in into my hand. I pull it from the sheath and cut the rope around my wrists. I get those around my ankles as well before crawling over to her and cutting her ropes as well.

"We gotta look for a way out." I say helping her up. Before I can turn she stops and pulls me back to look at her.

"You look bad." she says carefully stroking my hurting cheek. "Are you really okay?" I smile and take her hand.

"I really am. Now come on, lets look for a way out." I say. She nods and we start to look around but its so dark we can't see a thing. I find a wall and feel my way down it till I find what I think is the door. "Emily!" she rushes over to me. "Here."

"Its a door but locked. How will we get out?" she asks. I think for a second before taking out my knife.

"I'll see if I can break the lock." I say. She nods and I carefully pick at the lock before I get it. It snaps pretty easily and I open the door. We step out and are greeted by huge pine trees. We high in the hills not that far from town. The air is fresh and still so its either early morning or early night.

"Where are we?" she asks looking around.

"In the forest, close to the hills." I say. "Come on, my mom used to take me up here." I take her hand and we slowly make our way through the trees. The light sound of birds fill our ears. "Its morning."

"How you know?" she asks. I point to a mountain. 

"See? The sun is rising. We should hurry though, he may come back." I say. She nods and we start to rush through the trees. After a good 10 minutes I hear a snap. "Shh..." I stop her.

"What?" she asks. I look around, trying to make out where the sound came from. "Rye?"

"I heard something." I whisper looking around. Then a loud bang, a bullet hits the tree trunk next to us.  "Run!" I yell. She starts to run as fast as she can, me with behind her as gunshots keep going off. "Hurry!" One hits the dirt right next to my foot, the next another tree. "Go!" We run fast and I an see the exit of the forest but a bullet goes right by my ear causing me to fall.

"Rye!" Emily yells running back. As soon as she gets to me we see a large figure coming at us with the gun. He aims it at us but before he can shoot an arrow hits him. We jump and turn to see a hooded figure.

"What are you doing out here? This is hunter country." its a female voice.

"We...we were kidnapped and brought here." I say looking up, my ear still booming. She looks at us for a few seconds and nods.

"Who are you?" Emily asks.

"I'll take you back to your mother." she says holding out her hand. I look to Emily.

"How do you know my mother?" I ask confused. She just stands there, hand held out so I get up myself. "How do you know her?"

"We're old friends. We used to hunt together." she says. "My name is Amy Lynn." 

"Why are you out here?" Emily asks.

"I was hunting when I heard gunshots but not for animals. Nobody fires so many shots." she says. I nod.

"Thank you for helping us." Emily says. She nods. "Would you take us back home?"

"Who brought you out here?" she asks.

"We think my father." she says. She looks at her confused....I think.

"Your father? He left you here?" she asks.

"Well....we don't know if it really was him but he did knock me out and we both woke up here." I say. She nods. 

"Come on, I'll take you back." she says turning. I look to Emily and shrug, taking her hand and we follow the woman through the woods. After another 20 minutes of not saying a work we leave the woods, into town. "Here we are."

"Thanks, you want to come and see my mom?" I ask. She shakes her head.

"Better not. Be safe." she says before turning and running into the woods. I look to Emily.

"What.....just happened?" I ask. She shrugs.

"She brought us back but please.....lets just go to your house." she says pulling my hand. I nod and we walk through town quickly, soon making it to my house. I open the door and we walk in to see mom and dad sitting on the couch.

"Rye!" mom says jumping up and rushing over to me, hugging me tightly. "Where were you?!"

"We...uhh...got taken away." I say looking down.

"By who?" dad asks walking over to me and checking Emily to make sure she's okay.

"My father. I don't understand why but...he did." she says looking down. "I'm sorry."

"Sweetie its not your fault." Katniss says taking her hands. "Come on, lets get you both cleaned up." we nod and walk upstairs. I didn't know at this point that all that happened would lead to so much more....so much pain.

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Sorry, another chapter on my computer. I hope it was all okay and I know....its twisting and confusing but it will all lay out.

Nikki :)