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CHILDREN OF WRATH
October 13th, 2010
I woke up to feeling my entire body writhe in pain. I could feel sweat dripping down my face. Then, that familiar feeling rose in the back of my throat. I tried to get my but I was handcuffed to the bed
"Hold up" Alicia said as she rushed over with a bucket. I turned and vomited into it
"What the.. hell happened..?" I asked weakly
"Ofelia.. she did something" Alicia said. I turned my head to see Nick in bed, unconscious. I tried to recall last night. All of the militia drank coffee so we could stay up. I also saw Ofelia walking away from the kitchen
"Is it just.. us?" I asked
"She got the militia" Alicia said. I nodded
"It was the coffee.." I said as Nick suddenly woke up. He had to vomit but realized he was restrained. He vomited on the ground. Alicia walked over to him
"Morning, sunshine" Alicia said to him. He was in no better shape then I was
"It's kind of like old times" Nick said
"Oh?" I asked with a weak grin. Madison walked in
"It's Anthrax" Madison said
"Did Ofelia tell you?" Jake asked
"No. I returned her to the Black Hat. Walker told me. Those who don't go down will be too weak to hold a gun. They'll attack while we're down" Madison said
"Well, at least we know what we're dealing with" Troy said
"Right, we'll gather what's left of the militia" Jake said
"Jake, there's not much besides me" Troy said
"Just do what the hell you can, Troy. Do something" Jake said
"Recruit the able-bodied" Madison said
"Madison, I'm talking to my brother. You don't lead this ranch" Jake said
"Jake" Madison said
"You don't lead this ranch!" Jake yelled. The yelling made my head hurt worse
"Don't yell like that, you fucking asshat.." I cursed out in pain. Jake just walked out. Alicia went after him, and Troy walked out. Madison walked over to Nick
"Always the life of the party, Mom" Nick said. She went to check on Nick. That's when I felt more bile in the back of my throat. My eyes widened as I turned and vomited. The burning in the back of my throat, and I could feel the remnants of what I had just puked up on my chin
Even if I wasn't handcuffed, I would've still been too weak to wipe up my own vomit. How sad is that? Someone came over and wiped it off my face. I felt so helpless and weak. I should've known that something was up. I should've known, but I let my guard down because it was Ofelia. But, I know better now. If I survive this, and I ever see her again. I will kill her. It's only fair
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I was still laying in bed. I felt so sick, I swear I couldn't even move. Nick was looking slightly better than me. I wondered if it was because he had been through these symptoms when he had withdrawals. Jake walked over to Nick
"Hey, how you feeling?" Jake asked
"Better. Fluids really helped, actually. I think I'm ready to get out of this bed. Can you uncuff me?" Nick asked him
"No, I can't risk it Nick" Jake told him
"I'm not gonna turn. I actually think other people might need this bed more like maybe you" Nick said
"No, no, I'm.. I'm fine. It's nothing" Jake said
"Hey, you're sick" Nick told him
"Shh" Jake told him
"Trade places with me" Nick said
"No" Jake said
"Rest" Nick told him
"People can't see me suffering, not right now. They need me" Jake said
"You're a good guy, Jake. Look, I can't be strapped to a bed when we're attacked, all right? Take the bed, don't take the bed. Can you please just let me out of here?" Nick asked. I heard the sound of handcuffs being undone
"Hey, don't get up too fast" I heard Jake say
"Nick, where are you gonna go..?" I asked him weakly. He looked at me
"It'll be fine. I'm okay" Nick said as he sat up. Jake undid his other handcuff. My head was pounding as I tried to keep my eyes open. I tried to reach out, but I was restricted due to the handcuffs
"Please.. don't leave me.." I weakly begged him. Nick got up and walked over to me
"I'll be back" He said before he walked out. I closed my eyes and went back to sleep
October 14th, 2010
I was still handcuffed to the bed. I didn't know where Jake was and I didn't want to be in here anymore. The antibiotics had really helped, sure I still had pain in my stomach and my head hurt like crazy, but I wasn't puking out my guts anymore. I used my foot to take off my shoe and then my sock
I always kept a paperclip in my shoe. I put my now naked foot back into my shoe so I could find the paperclip. Once I found it, I grabbed it with my toes. I then tried to bring my foot to my mouth so I could pick the lock with my mouth, but my feet didn't go that far. Alicia walked in and saw me
"What the hell are you doing?" She asked me
"I'm trying to escape" I said. She shook her head and signaled for me to stop. She pulled out a key and unlocked my handcuffs. Left, then right. I sighed in relief as I grabbed the paperclip in between my toes. I put it back in my shoe before I put on my sock. I then put on the shoe
"Did you really think that was gonna work?" She asked
"Yeah" I said slightly disappointed. That's when we heard a gunshot
"What was that?" I asked
"I-I don't know" Alicia said. We went to see what it was. When we arrived, we saw Jake and Troy carrying out a body that was wrapped up. Both of them were crying. I only could assume it was Jeremiah
