Contacting Space

Chapter 26

Tw : Mentions of gr00ming

"Wha- What was that?" Jasper said as he woke up to the sound of shattering glass.
"Wakey wakey." A deep raspy voice called. "Now you best give me all your things, otherwise." They looked at the metal pipe stained with blood in their hand. "You can guess what happens." They grinned.
"Yes, yes. We will, right away." Ms.Moor said As she moved to the things in the bus motioning for the kids to help. They grabbed their belonging piling it up outside the bus passing by the man's car which was parked in a way to keep the group from running. While they were removing their stuff another person exited the mans car.
"Jasper?" The person said.
"V- Veronica..?" The girl ran up and squeezed his waist clutching on tightly.
"I- um." Jasper looked towards Dan.
"I was worried sick." She pulled him in for a kiss. Her eyes were firmly closed while Jasper continued looking at Dan. She released from him. "I though I had lost you for the rest of my life. You should join me and my dad! We have enough room in his truck."
"About that... I assumed you'd be dead by now."
"What do you mean...?"
"Well with all the chaos and all the moving it's not likely that we would ever see each other again, especially if one of us were abducted by the aliens, so I kinda lost hope in seeing you again."
"But now we can be together." Veronica smiled while Jasper took a step back.
"There's something that I need to tell you."
"And? You can tell me anything!" Veronica said in a giddy way.
"I- I want to break up with you." Jasper greatly increased the distance between themselves.
"Wh- why? Weren't you happy?"
"I was but then-"
"But now we're dating." Dan chimed in.
"You're dating a boy?" Veronica said with disgust in her voice. "I thought you hated faggots, what made you change your mind to liking dick? Did you get molested by the gym teacher? I've noticed how he likes to stare at your ass."
"Oh shut up." Jasper rolled his eyes.
"What do you mean shut up?" Veronica stepped closer. "Dad, I think you should teach this fairy a lesson with your rod. Maybe a crack over the head will Christanize him."
Veronica's dad approached him. "What happened to that sweet little Catholic boy who was dating my daughter?" He beat the rod in his hand. "The one who wouldn't hurt a fly, who now is covered in blood."
"Things have changed." Jasper said.
"You sure about that queer? I know deep down your still there. You've been brain washed by a groomer. Don't lie, just tell us who did it."
"No one fucking did anything."
"What was that?"
"No one, fucking, did anything."
"Thats what I thought you said." Veronica's dad began charging at Jasper when he all of a sudden shrieked out in pain. Standing behind Veronica's dad was Dan holding the back of a arrow which he had shoved through his flesh.
"Don't you fucking lay your hand on my boyfriend." He pulled the arrow out letting the blood rush out of Veronica's dads body. He fell limp to the floor with his body becoming paralyzed.
"What did you just do to my father? What did you just FUCKING DO FAG!" Veronica charged at Dan who still had the arrow in his grip holding it in front of him letting Veronica's force pierce herself. "Oh, I think im gonna be sick." She dropped to her knees and died in a similar style as her father had, bleeding out until her skin had become paper white leaving her limp body on the ground.
"C'mon kids lets get everything back on the bus, its dangerous out here when its dark." Dan's dad said. The kids and adults gathered the belongings quickly to get back on the bus.

"Well how are we gonna deal with this broken door." Ms.Moor touched where the glass used to be.
"We just have to have two night watchers." Dans dad said.
"I'll volunteer." Mr.Moor rose from where he was sitting. "My eyes are better seeing in the dark anyways."
"Ok, I think we should be good then. Does anyone need anything?" She questioned the kids who were laying with their partners.
"No." Their voices rang out in unison.
"Good." She said. "Now it's time to go to bed, just try to relax yourselves after what happened." She laid on her back with her eyes closed but struggled knowing that if they were found that easily how easily they can be found again by people with weapons even worse.
Jasper and Dan were wrapped in each other's arms after the affair that happened knowing how if there was a slip up the problems that could happen.
'Im so glad he stabbed Veronica's dad.' Jasper thought to himself. 'If it weren't for my boyfriend I might have been murdered by my ex. I need to make it up to him, but how?' He thought of many ways but eventually ended up falling asleep.
'I cant believe I almost lost him. Just one step and a swing and...' Dan imagined in his head. 'We need to be wary of everyone's back from now on. It's just not safe anymore.' He closed bus eyes trying to fall asleep, but ending up taking longer than he wished.