Nyefield University pt 2

Chapter 17

Bambi
It's amazing how quickly I forget about my suicide attempt. Within a few hours I'm smiling and laughing with the guys, driving my truck back to Nyefield. The voices are quiet for now, with the promise of blood in the not so distant future. Talking with Freddie in that bathroom helped a lot, I think for him too. Realising we have more in common than we thought. I'm trying to not think what's going to happen after this week. I've been in survival mode for 15 years and it's finally going to come to an end. It's like being told you're going to die at a certain point and then somehow surviving and you've got to figure out how to carry on now you no longer have the axe hanging above your head.

As the sat nav directs us onto the road that drives past Nyefield we all watch the road go past the windows. You can't see the village from here but we know it's there. Big construction bollards have been placed across the turning, preventing anyone from driving up. Another mile down the road we turn up the newly surfaced track to the farm. Apparently it was an old dirt track that's been there for years but they've now made it into the only way into the farm, eventually we reach the tall metal fencing surrounding the compound and Harry is waiting the otherside of a gate cut into the fence. He pushes the gates open and let's us through before securing them once again. We follow him up the road towards the farm, him in the old gator and us in my truck. Soon enough we reach the farm and he directs me to park in one of the outhouses. We all climb out and the boys start to transfer everything into the Gator, it will take a few trips but its less suspicious than my truck. Me and Harry leave the boys to make the first few trips and he takes me to see the newest lot of calves in the baby barn. We haven't got much to catch up on but I fill him in on everything over the last week, from the twins crazy house to my scan this morning. I have to hold back tears when I say about my suicide attempt and Harry puts an awkward arm around me in an attempt to comfort me. It's a strange moment but I didn't want to keep any secrets from him. I spend some time getting to know all the new calves and then give cuddles to the older calves that already know me. All too soon Dax comes to get me from the barn.

"Thanks Harry, we will call you if we need anything." Dax has been keeping Harry in the loop with everything. He's got cameras on the new gate that leads to the farm so he can keep an eye out. It's crazy how quick they managed to get fencing put up. It's not as secure as the rest of it but its enough to keep people in temporarily. It will come down before Nyefield is re opened anyway. I hop in the front of the Gator with Jason whilst Freddie and Dax sit in the back with the last couple of bags. He takes the most direct path back to the village and Dax opens the gates before locking them up behind us. We drive to the centre of the village before we stop infront of a house. It's not as big as our original one but there's a possibility they would know that's our house and have a trap lay there. We get everything inside before Freddie and Jason take the gator and lock it up in the warehouse.

The entire village is abandoned, obviously, but its so creepy. Because only a week has passed it literally looks like it's been frozen in time. There's no cars, no sounds of people talking and laughing. None of the usual hussle and bustle of people living their day to day lives. My mind flashes back to when Dax demanded I followed him on my hands and knees, everyone watching us. I get wet just thinking about it. Having everyone's eyes on me but knowing they can't have me gives me a strong sense of power, especially when Dax is holding the lead.

There's only three bedrooms so me and Dax take one whilst the twins take the other two. We drop our bags and collect everything we need to set up around the compound and bring it downstairs. Once all four of us are back in the kitchen we run over our plan before heading out, we all split up to find our various spots. I make my way over to the hospital wing and stash a gun in one of the bushes just outside the exit. I then enter the small building that I've spent more time in than anywhere else since coming here. Dad has already delivered the supplies I requested to the basement but I have a bag full of medical items I've found myself online or within the twins homes, their basement proved to be more than useful in that aspect. I set up a few items in each room as I want to have something on hand no matter where I get too, I can't risk being caught un armed.