The Legend Lives

The Attack Begins

Thomas jumped off the back of the truck and picked up his chainsaw. He hid in the bushes as he watched a couple get out of the car. It appeared they had a flat tire.

"Where the fuck are they?" the young man yelled looking around.

"A flat tire?" the girl asked looking at the car.

"This is not happening."

"It's happening! It's happening to us! Now we're going to change this tire and get out of here. Now!"

"Okay", the man said. "Slow and easy... cause I'm about to lose my fucking mind!"

Thomas noticed the young man kept looking around. It was like he knew Thomas was out there. He knew he was waiting to attack. Thomas had no choice but to wait until they least suspected him, that way he could surprise them.

He shifted his position in the bushes. He must've stepped on a twig or something because the girl quickly looked around again.

"Did you hear that? Hurry up. That truck is coming back."

Thomas got up from the bushes as the girl pointed her flashlight toward the road. His leg brace squeaked with every step he took.

"That doesn't sound like a truck to me", the young man said as he fixed the tire.

"No, it doesn't", the girl said in agreement.

Thomas' brace continued to squeak as he walked toward them.

"It's done?" the girl asked.

"It'll have to do."

Thomas had to act now. He started up his chainsaw and raised it above his head. The girl and the young man yelled in fear as he limped toward them.

"Ryan, get in the car!" the girl yelled.

"It's locked! It's locked!"

Thomas limped after the young man who jumped across the back of the car. Thomas brought his chainsaw down on the windshield, shattering it. The man jumped into the back seat of the car as Thomas tried to get his chainsaw out of the windshield. He shook it a bit and began sawing the car.

The girl started the car and backed it up against him. Thomas fell to the street. His chainsaw fell from his hand and turned off the minute it hit the street.

"We hit him!" the man yelled triumphantly. "We hit him!"

As the girl tried to switch the gears on the car, Thomas got back up to his feet.

"He's coming up on the back!" the man screamed. "Go!"

Thomas grabbed the trunk of the car and started pulling, trying to scare them. The girl switched the gears of the car and drove, leaving Thomas in the dust with the trunk of the car in his hands. Thomas yelled and threw the trunk down in frustration.

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Mindy stood on the front porch as she waited for Tex and Thomas. She didn't like it when he was gone this late. Especially tonight. Mindy didn't like the idea of Thomas working this late on his birthday. Not to mention he was working with his bad leg.

Mindy turned to see Mama Sawyer and Tinker watching her from inside.

"Can you watch Carrie for me?" she asked.

"Where are you going?" Tinker asked.

"I'm going out to look for Tommy", she answered. "He's late."

"Honey, don't be ridiculous", Mama Sawyer said. "You can't go out there."

"I don't care", Mindy said. "I'm going out there to look for my husband."

"Mindy, you can't go out there in your condition."

"Mama's right", Tinker said. "You stay here. I'll go look for him."

Both women watched as he stepped out the door and headed down the road. Mindy turned to Mama Sawyer.

"How did you know about it?" she asked. "I'm not even sure about it yet."

"Honey, you're always tired", Mama Sawyer said. "You haven't been eating much and whatever you do eat, I notice you end up bringing it back up early in the morning."

"You know about that?"

"Mindy, you're talking to a woman who had three kids of her own. I know a pregnant woman when I see one."

Mindy smiled in disbelief as she put her hand on her stomach.