Safe Haven

6. The Hell Out Of Dodge

***Hazard***
Fuck it was getting dark and leading 8 women through the damned woods with cartel waiting around was not my idea of a good time. About 45 minutes later we came upon the van. I could see the body propped up against it and motioned for everyone to stay back. I could smell that set up from a mile away. One of the girls behind me gasped as she saw it. 

"That's Sarah!" Before I could stop her Haven shot past me and ran toward the body. God I swear I could strangle her! Instead I covered her 6 and searched for the shithead that was surely waiting for her to come back.

***Haven***

I wasn't thinking straight. Hell I wasn't thinking at all. When the girls said the name Sarah all I could hope was this was the same Sarah. That she's finally managed to escape herself. All I could see of her face was covered in blood. Although it didn't seem to be all hers. The hair color was the same as was the age. The other features were gone. The girl I remembered had died and in her place was just a body, this body. I feared the worse but although it was dim I could find her pulse.

 "Sarah? It's Haven. I'm here. We're going to help you now. You're free." I watched as her eyes opened and she looked up at me. 

"Haven," she said in a voice so hoarse and rusty. "The others..." 

"It's ok we found them." Her next words chilled me to the bone. 

"He's coming for you now."

Then the shots started.

***Hazard***
I counted only two but two armed and trained men outnumbered one trained man and 9 women. Haven was out in the damned open, gun on the ground beside her not even focused on what was going on behind her. At the first few shots I watched Haven grab the body of the woman and throw them to the ground under the van. They were too exposed. My throat was clogged as I searched for the first gunman. I waved the women behind me to the ground and then took aim at the first. I managed To hit him but it wasn't a kill shot. He was down but it wouldn't be for long. Before I could change positions I saw the other man had reached the van and kicked away Havens gun. His own gun was positioned at her temple. Instead of giving in to the panic I was feeling I went still and waited for the right moment.

**Haven**
I felt the tug of my hair and the cold hard muzzle of the gun on my temple. Eyeballing my own gun which was several feet away.

 "Nice to see you again my pretty puta." I stared up into a face that was often in my dreams. Although it wasn't the one that I was the most scared of.

 "Aren't you tired of being Vega's footstool, Berno?" 

"Not as long as he shares. And from what I hear he has plans to share you. Lucky me I'll be first in line after all these years. So get up Puta and Come along and I may even let you be nice to me on the way back." Before I could manage a go to hell for him I watched as his body folded in half and crumpled in front of me. Standing behind him with the angriest look on his face was Hazard. 

All he said was " We need to talk Sweets."