Interluding journey

Log Day 8; Manipulative

I walked Sam, Phoenix, and Alex out of the house, Waving at them and telling them to be safe. I sighed tiredly when They left. Caiden looked at me and shook his head. I could tell he was upset with me. I glared at him with my eye and made my way to Nana's room. "I'm going to sleep. The shotgun is in the top cabinet in the laundry room. Wake me up if you need anything." She turned to me after moving the blankets and pillows from her bed by the hole in the wall. "You get sleep. I'll be fine. Charlette is in the office fixing Rilee's bat, and Vincent is with her cleaning one of your pistols." I nod in acknowledgment before turning around to walk away. "If Vincent does anything. I want you wake me up immediately. But if Sam comes back before I wake up. He's in charge." She nodded and went back to taking her sheets off her mattress. I made my way to my room, I laid down, yawned and fell asleep quickly.

"Ben.. Ben why don't we calm down...? You're scaring Phoenix and me..." He twitched... why is he twitching. "... Come on- stop... You said it was just a cold... you said you'd be okay but now you're bleeding.." He turned to me, and his jaw audibly dislocated and stretched far down, lower than his stomach. "- Ben- Ben what are you doing-" That's when he jumped at me, pouncing like some wild animal.
I wake up with a jolt and a gasp, I look around my room, and I could hear my fast heart beat as I sat in silence. That's when I heard the noise of a gun click and angry voices on the other side of the wall. I furrowed my brow and quietly got out of my bed, grabbing my revolver from under my second pillow. My hand grasped the grip firmly and my index finger hovered over the trigger as I pulled my bedroom door open as quiet as I could. I mentally noted that the floor by Nana's door was creaky, so I'd have to be quick with my movements. I got closer to the room and heard; "Alright old lady, you scream and I'll blow your head off." I opened the rooms door and positioned myself behind Vincent. My gun at his head, his head slightly turned when I pulled the top break back and it snapped back into place. Making him aware I just loaded a bullet into the barrel. "You turn around or pull the trigger I'll put my bullet into your head." I warned, my voice having a kind of angry edge to it. "Put down the gun and kick it far from you. If you refuse to listen to me I'll kill you." Nana looked at me with a bit of fear in her eyes, and as if she were looking at a stranger. Vincent attempted to turn and shoot, but ended up missing his target. That's when I shot his thigh and hit his gun away out of his hand. He dropped to his knees, clenching his wound. I put my gun to his head again and he stared up at me with his head down. "What are you gonna do bitch? Shoot me again? We're all gonna die anyway." His voice had rage but a hint of fear. I smirked to him and chuckled. "Nah. But if you turn on us again, I'm tying you to the tree behind Rilee's grave and letting you be a snack to the Wasteds." I gestured for Nana to leave and she did. That's when I closed the door, and used and an old school "Pistol whipping". Bringing the bottom of the grip onto his head. He quickly passed out on Impact.

Sam, Phoenix and Alex returned with no scratches. They had seven cameras in total, and extra food and medical supplies. When they returned, I was so relieved they were safe and unharmed.
It was about two hours after the three returned when Sam came outside and sat beside me on the cold bench with a blanket on his shoulders. "You did good today Az." He looked at me with a tired smile. "Oh please, I slept and put a bullet in the traitors leg." I retorted back with a sarcastic hiss. He chuckled and hugged me, wrapping his arm around my shoulder and putting some of the blanket on me. "I wouldn't expect anything less from you." He asked, he's trying to comfort me. I nodded and let out a quiet chuckle myself. "Yeah. Remember the time we went to a haunted house in Van Buren and I nearly punched the shit out of Phoenix for scaring me?" He laughed and nodded. "Yep, and I remember the time you and Rilee fight training in the garage and you accidentally putting a hole through Mrs.Sandy's wall. You both got scolded for it." I laughed with him and looked down solemnly at my friends grave. "Remember when we caught Rilee and Emilio kissing?" He snickered and followed my gaze, he rubbed my back to give me more comfort. "Who can forget? That was the Christmas Issac and Azhry came. You and Issac would not leave each other alone!" I rolled my eyes. "Oh please! The next morning me and Issac found you huddled up to Allison looking quite comfortable yourself." He brought his arm over my head to gently hit me. "Shut up dummy."