Bloody Paintbrush

Chapter 20

"Eri!" A voice yelled.

"That sounds like Tallie," Silas said worried. "Wait, Silas!" Jennet pulled Silas's arm back. "Get off me!" he pushed Jennet off.

Silas limped into the rooms searching desperately for Eri.

Not fully patched, the bandages come off.

"Eri! Eri!" Silas yelled persistently.
Utilizing that energy to yell for Eri, he was rapidly losing blood.

He pushed a door open and found a gun situated near Tallie's head.

"Where's Eri?"

"I don't know!" Tallie cried.

"I'm not going to ask again." Silas ran as fast as he could to steal the gun from the man. At this point, Silas is quite weak and can't do anything.

"Silas!" Tallie screamed, "You have to rest."

"No," Silas stubbornly said.

Tears fell down Tallie's face as she surrendered.

"It's no use, Silas, we're done for."

"You should listen to your friend."

Instantaneously, a loud bang surrounded the area. Gun shots were sounding everywhere, flying everywhere—but with enough accuracy, not one hit Silas nor Tallie.

"Guys, come on!" The voice yelled.

"Eri?"

They both ran out of the room and to Eri. They ran as far as they could. Jennet was in a vehicle, "Hurry!" She yelled, gesturing.

Jennet hit the brakes and drove far away without looking back. Soon, they arrived in some deserted place. They found logs and utilized them to make shelter.

"I'm so sorry to drag you guys into this," Eri said, crying.

"Hey, it's not your fault—I chose to follow you, we chose to follow you," Silas said, bringing Eri closer to him to warm her up.

Soon, they felt sleepy and slept.

Morning came, and they continued to travel. They hadn't a clue where they were headed, but at least they were far from them.

Looking for a place to grab something to eat, they found what looks to be small shaft. They made a stop there, considering how close it is. Time is ticking. Someone approached them and with reflex, their guard is up.

"Oh, my gosh, Silas?"

"Huh? Maddie? Why are you here?"

"I work here," Maddie said, smirking.

"Oh, my gosh! What happened to you guys?"

They all looked at each other.

"Okay... are you at least alright?"

"Yes, we're fine, thanks," Eri replied bluntly.

A soft quietness deadened the area, and an awkward uneasiness took place.

"Not for long," Maddie whispered, smiling. "Would you guys like to order something?"

"Ye-" Silas starts, but Eri interrupts, "Actually, we're on a tight schedule; so, I don't think we'll have time to order anything," Eri smiles, with hoax. Silas grabs Eri, "What are you doing?" Silas whispered.

"We're quite fast with bringing orders. Especially since there's not a lot of people this morning," Maddie said.

"Okay, I'll ha-" Tallie starts, but Eri interrupts again, "No, no, It's fine. Thank you.'"