run away / Ashton Irwin ( English )

8.

7 july, monday. Afternoon, 15:00.

'Take everything you need.' Ashton says when we walk into the store.

I walk around and chose a couple of simple underwear. I walk to the pay desk, where Ashton is waiting for me and I throw the underwear on the table.

'Do you have everything?' I nod and look at Ashton, who is slapping his leg, hips and back pockets.

'Uhm, I'm quickly going to get my money in the car.' Ashton says and slowly stops slapping himself. I nod and keep watching him untill he disappears behind the corner.

I keep watching untill I'm sure he's really gone. When I'm sure, I quickly turn around to the woman standing behind the cash register.

'Ma'am, pleas help me! I'm kidnapped by that man!' I start telling her really quickly. The woman looks at me with a weird look on her face. I look around me and pull my hair. Why doesn't she understand it!?

'Please! This is not a joke. I'm really kidnapped, please help me escape, call the -' A hand is slapped on my mouth and the person pulls me close to him. How is he here so quickly!?

The woman gives him the bag with underwear and looks at me with a worried look.

'Ma'am, would you please come with me?' Ashton says softly.

The woman looks around her and slowly walks around the table, to us. I violently shake my head 'no', because I know wich plan he has in his head and I don't want it to happen. Ashton holds my head more firmly, so I can't move my head anymore.

'C'mon, I don't do anything. She is crazy, we come from a madhouse close from here.' Ashton says. Lies.

I look at the woman with worried eyes, but she ignores me, because now she thinks I'm crazy.

'Walk in front of me.' Ashton says.

When the woman is in front of us, Ashton takes the money that he placed neatly on the table and puts it back in his jeans pocket.

We walk outside and Ashton points at where she has to walk. Without the woman knowing it, he led us to a dark small hallway.

'Good.' Ashton says, I hear it in his voice that he has a fake smile on his face. The woman turns around at us, but keeps walking backwards untill her back touches the wall. You can see in her eyes that she finally knows what's happening and changes into fear. The woman isn't one of the smartest out here.

'Babe, watch carefully what is happening now.' He whispers in my ear. My heart start beating fast, when I see a weapon showing up in the corner of my eyes.

The woman starts screaming, but it is soon stopped by a bullet in her forehead. I squeeze my eyes shut, but it's too late. I have already seen the woman falling on the ground in a pool of blood.

Suddenly I'm being pushed against a wall. I squeeze my eyes harder shut from the pain and fear.

'Open your eyes.' Ashton says and pushes me harder in the wall. I open my eyes and immediatly meet his. I quickly look away, but what got my attention is the weapon that he's still holding in his hand. The other hand is on the wall, next to my head.

'That happens when you ask someone for help.' He says and drops the weapon on the ground.

'You are crazy!' I yell and look now in his eyes.

'I know.' He laughs. Something changes into his eyes and looks now to the ground, to the weapon. He looks sad. Would he be sad that he killed the woman?

He grabs the weapon and looks me in the eyes. Panic fills my head and I stick more against the wall, in hope I'll disappear in it.

He puts the weapon in his jeans pocket and I slowly glide to the ground, my back slides against the wall. My eyes filled with tears. My hands touch the cold floor. My knees close to me. Arms around my legs and head between my knees. I wish I could disappear right now.

Ashton bends down in front of me and lays a hand on my knee. I don't know what he did to me, I get paranoid and start screaming.

'Leave me alone! Go away from me! Don't touch me!' I scream. Ashton stands up again and takes a step back.

'We have to go.' He says.

'No!' He picks me up. I don't have any courage to scream at him, to kick him. I let him pick me up and lay my head on his chest, tears keep coming.

Just in front of the hallway, is the car parked. So he came quicky like that. He opens the door very uneasy and lays me down on the backseat. I close my eyes and fall asleep. The last thing I heard is 'Sorry, I have to do it.'