Zuflucht

5

Curt~

'Welcome to Kansas'

About time

I made my way past the old dingy sign and continued my walk towards the east coast. Of course about five miles back the old Chevy I hotwired had to get a busted radiator so here we are. My attention diverted from the long road to Milly as she suddenly lifted her head up and peeked her ears. Her long pink tongue was now hidden back behind her sharp teeth as small whines started to emit from her.

"What is it girl?" I bent down and took out a bottle of water from my back and gulped down half of it. The rest was poured into my 'travel bowl' I keep for her for when she needs to eat or drink.

I blew out a large gust of air and wiped the sweat off of my forehead as I decided now was a good time for a break. Milly kept making small whining noises which let me know she wasn't just thirsty. Having trained her and kept her for a while we've definitely gained a mutual understanding of each other. I find her company a lot better than if it were another human if you ask me.

"Gotta long ways to go huh Milly." She licked her chops then wagged her 'tail' as she broke eye contact with the upcoming sky scrapers. Me being me I already knew heading towards the city is a bad idea, but I can't take any long routs especially if I want to get Will asap.

After about ten more minutes I muttered a quick "ready?" And Milly was up and ready to go. She seemed more and more anxious the more we walked so I already began to prepare by taking out my pistol.
After about thirty minutes I couldn't help but feel off and began to look around me to check and make sure no one or nothing was around me (other than Millie of course.) I looked behind me to see the large rottweiler herself sniffing the air with determination.

We successfully made it to a small town by the end of the day. Luckily there wasn't any altercations with anyone so traveling went by smoothly. For shelter I managed to find a small hotel with little to no cars around.

"C'mon Milly." I called as I noticed she wasn't following me up the stairs. Instead she opted to stay in her spot and look at a door she was standing in front of. After a few seconds I sighed and began making my way back down the stairs to her. I couldn't help but grip my gun as she started growling heavily all of a sudden while still staring at the same door. By now I knew for sure there was something near.
Once growling wasn't enough she starting barking and bearing her teeth while taking small steps closer and closer to the door. Once I reached Milly I tried to call her away from the window and door so she could be at a safer distance until I felt and heard a bullet wiz past my left ear.

"Shit, Milly hide!" She did as commanded and went around the corner while I hurridly pushed my back against the brick wall right next to the door and braced my gun. Another bullet splinted through the door before colliding with the metal stairs and creating a small spark from the collision.

Pow

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I heard two more shots around the back of the hotel and couldn't help but hope that Mills is okay. She is prepared for things like this and she's a vicious dog when it comes to danger.
I guess the person in the room beside me had a helping hand since they called out a quick "Melton! Melton was that you shootin' out there?". I continued to stay silent with my gun gripped harshly between my hands.

A few seconds passed and now the sounds of a man wailing in pain was the only thing heard. I already knew it was Milly from that all too familiar growl she has.
I noticed fumbling on the other side of the door and within seconds it was cracked. I kept my body hidden against the wall until he dared to come out.
I noticed first he came out with the gun secure in both hands.

Unfortunately for him this will be easy

Swiftly, I waited until his face was almost out of the doorway before I aggressively pushed his hands holding the gun against the brick wall beside him on the wall. He yelled out and tried to defend himself but I was too quick and elbowed him in the face which earned him a bloody nose. His eyes watered from the injury and a quick "Fuck!" left his angry lips as he raised his hands to tend to it. I raised my pistol to his face only inches away.
More screams were heard in the distance until they all of a sudden stopped.

"Melton!" The man in front of me called out.

"Please, it's my brother. He's all I have." He begged.

"Who are you." I looked him in his eyes as his confidence slowly crumbled.

"Gene. It's just me and my brother Melton. We don't want any harm." A short breath of air left my nose.

"If there's still enough of him for you to call 'we'." Worry set into his eyes as I took a step back and motioned with the gun for him to walk in front of me.
Once we rounded the corner to the side with other locked rooms my eyes landed on Milly standing with a bloody mass in front of her.  She looked fine; however, this 'Melton' was unrecognizable. Once we got closer and everything was analyzable Gene immediately cried out and started sobbing for his brother. He covered himself in the blood once I called Milly by my side as he held onto his brothers mangled body.

"Your stupid dog did this!" Spittle sprayed from his lips and mixed in with the fluid covering his now red stained jacket. Of course with her being how aggressive she is Milly looked at him with determination and started growling and bearing her teeth.

"I'd watch my mouth if I were you. She doesn't take kindly to people bad mouthing her." He carelessly shook his head and screamed on about how this was all our fault.
Once his slander didn't stop Milly got ready to attack until I called her and started walking away which made her do the same.

"Ones enough for today, girl. Let's find somewhere else to stay for the night... "