{9 Clansin}
I had never been in this part of the house before - the clinic. Pristine, tiled floors and the smell of cheap disinfectant surrounded my senses as I waited in a slick, plastic chair for my arm to be examined. The rest of the injured members in my group had gone before me - with minor injuries all stitched up - including Keller.
Jalice steps out of the examination room with a gleam in her eyes and an amused smirk aetched on her face.
"Did you fall out of a tree again?"
My lips break out into a small grin at her attempted humor,
"Nah, not this time."
When we around eleven, I had climbed up a gnarled, old tree to find a bird's nest - when I crashed to the ground. My arm had broke and Jalice had to help me back to ho- I mean the place I was staying.
She laughes at the memory then waves her hand to the door,
"Can I get you in the room without anymore injuries?"
I roll my eyes and stand up,
"Not since i have you to help me."
I swear her cheeks blushed a bright pink.
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Squirming nervously I look down at the slick - with - blood floor as she bandages my shattered arm.
"Good Lord, Jalice! Not so tight!" I grit my teeth and clutch my limp arm wrapped a litte too snuggly in layers of clean, white gauze. All joking was set aside as she fussed over my mangled arm.
"Sorry," Jalice winces as she loosens up my wraps and looks up curiously, "you never told me how this happened anyways...your bone shattering, I mean."
Sighing I slide my good hand down my face in agitation and she clasps her hands expactantly in her lap.
I rub the back of my neck with a grim expression on my face,
"We were kind of...ambushed?"
~~4 hours earlier~~
"That's the last box,"
One of the Insanity members, Keller I think, wipes his ratty jeans with sweat sheened hands.
All of us sighed with relief and sit down heavily on the yellowing grass of the ground. Small buckets were passed around for us to gulp down some water, before we started the hour treck back to Malco's house with the supplies collected.
Malco had informed us that something 'big' was about to happen, and we needed to stock-up on essintials.
How peach pies are essiantials, I will never know.
Keller spreads out lazily beside me with a tired grin displayed across his features,
"How's Insanity for you, so far?"
I laughed quietly, "Exhausting."
He smiled and tilted his head back to gaze at the cloudy sky,
"You'll get used to it."
My back cracked as I stretched and lie down a few feet away from Keller.
Comfortable silence lasped between us for a few minutes, until he spoke again - whispering a barely heard question,
"Jalice used to talk about you..how you would come and find her."
I sigh and squeeze my eyes shut -blocking out the gathering dark clouds overhead - knowing he wanted an explaination,
"Well, I-"
"Get up."
The barely audible 'click' of a bullet gliding into the chamber as the familiar coldness of gun barrel pressed firmly to the back of my neck.
My eyes snap open, only to see the rest of the Insanity members in the same position as Keller and I.
Thugs in scraggly, black shirts and cargo pants were surrounding us.
"Are you deaf, kid? I said, GET UP!"
The gruff voice screams into my ear and shoves his handgun closer to my neck. I rise off the ground slowly, putting my hands up, and my attacker whacks the back of my head from impatience.
"Alright, he's up - no need for more abuse."
Keller speaks up boldy, from a few yards away from me, with a glare. The rest of our group shoot amused looks towards Keller - as if men aren't even pointing guns at their heads.
My guess is this has happened before.
"Shut it Shorty," the man behind me smirks.
Keller and the rest of the group share knowing looks and he speaks up once again, "No thanks."
And that's when all hell broke loose.
*****A/N*****
HEY HOES.
Sorry for not updating in eons I'm kind of..lazy??
Anywaysss, I'm trying to start updating on schedule :p . BTW the peach pie thing is for my one of my besties, Kristin xD . PEEACCHESS.
~special lady out
