When I Close My Eyes

Anger Building

I raced forward as they picked up the pace, they picked up the pace, I couldn't run any fast, one lashed out and caught my leg, I screamed in pain, my adrenaline shot and apparently blocked the blood flow from my brain... I screamed a battle cry and whirled around and rammed my fists into the nearest one's face and dodged its attack  before hitting the ground and crawled backward, I felt a rock and grasped it before launching it at the other lion, I heard gunshots, so did the lions, yet they weren't at them, a horde was forming a bit away, they heard my screaming and came running, I hissed gaining their attention, I wasn't just gonna let them get away I reached in my boot and pulled out a long and extremely sharp looking knife, I hissed waving around as I got to my feet nearly collapsing in pain, a scream escaped my lips from the pain, I saw James look my way and start running but it'd be too late... I snarled and slid under one of the lions with the strength from adrenaline, as I slid I sliced open the lion's stomach, blood and guts washed over me, it collapsed on me and I worked my way out and snapped my attention to the other lion, it brought a paw down on my arm making a deep scratch like the one on my leg, I screamed in pain and launched forward into it, digging the knife into it and beat my fists on it, I screamed in fury and pain.
We wrestled for about 5 more minutes until it had me pinned down it... I closed my eyes and turned my head preparing myself for my brutal long wished for death...
It brought a paw down on my face.
There was a gunshot, and the lion fell onto me, I screamed at the weight as it's paw landed on the gashes on my arm, then the weight lifted, the lion was rolled over...
I could barely make out James  as he looked at me frantically "are you okay?!" He yelled panicking
"OF COURSE NOT!!!" I screeched as I tried to get up in pain but fell backwards in pain, I was covered in blood.... Mostly my own yet a lot of the first lion's too... "Just leave me!! Save your group!!" I yelled at him. He shook his head and crouched down putting his gun in it's holster, he slid one arm under my knees, and the other just below my shoulders, I was about to protest but he cut me off "you're just wasting your breath!" He growled, he looked around "Retreat!!!!!" He yelled "Be back at the base in 10 or you're dead meat!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!!!", he ran carrying me in his arms, he raced into the base, a girl had come out of nowhere, he glanced her, she nodded and raced forward with inexplicable speed to a tent, he raced after her and put me down on the table, she brought a syringe fills with a liquid towards me, "don't waste any of it! There's kids out there that'll need it!!" I snarled as I tried to sit up but she swung and brought it down in my arm while I was distracted trying to sit up, I yelled in pain as my body slowly went limp and I fell backward.... Darkness consumed my vision.....
I woke gasping for breathe and in insane pain I let out a frustrated sounding growled is I curled my hands into fists and hissed through my teeth, the girl form earlier raced in "you're awake!" She exclaimed in utter surprise, I nodded and bit back a sarcastic response,"most people sleep waaaaaay longer with that stuff!!! You've only been asleep for about an hour!", I hissed, she looked at me and looked down "I'm sorry! I can't do anything for the pain!", I shook my head "it's fine, I'll live" I said trying not to sound snappy or anything but pain did that to me "can you get me my bag?", she nodded slowly "I'll try but I can't make any promises" she said quietly before scurrying away, I smiled softly but then the pain decided oh we can't give Cynthia a bit of bliss, NOOOO that'd be waaaay to much to ask. Though I liked that little girl, she seemed sweet, kind, caring, peaceful, quiet, and soft. Unlike the others that I had met. She had pretty blue eyes, and what looked like really soft blonde hair with some reddish streaks in it, quite short, and a pretty face. Face. Then I remembered my face. I slowly brought a hand up and gently felt it, I yanked my hand back and grimaced...
James and the girl came back, she frowned having caught me feeling my face "don't touch it!" She scolded shaking her finger at me "let me get you some bandages! I hadn't gotten there yet" she rushed off towards the back of the large tent, and came back with a roll of what looked like toilet paper but  I looked at it harder and it turned out to be ace bandage, she came back and crouched down, my gaze followed her, I apparently now had shorts. Great. But I gotta admit they were cute for ragged cut pants. I grimaced as she put the bandage to the back of my leg and started wrapping it,"you're literally insane" I heard James finally speak up, I chuckled "I am? It was me or two twelve year olds", he nodded slowly, The girl stood up and I held out my arm "I think she was very brave and made the right decision" she said softly and looked up at me with her sparkling blue eyes, I shrugged and grimaced, she giggled "quit moving silly!" She said as she began wrapping my arm, I nodded, "so how is she doing?" He asked "will she make it, dr.Amy?", I chuckled as I looked to him, he grimaced, I raised an eyebrow and looked to Amy, she bit her lip and looked down "t-t-the lion- y-your face....." She trailed off stuttering,"you don't have to sugar coat" I said softly,"your left eye wasn't salvageable.... The lion scratched your face pretty bad..." She said quickly... James had disappeared when she started... I sat in silence..... I hadn't noticed my vision had shrunken.. That I couldn't see as much usual.... She continued to wrap my arm.. She moved and started wrapping the part of my face that was scratched.. She grabbed something from the back and handed it to me.. Make that somethings.. It was crutches.. I silently stood slowly using the crutches, I crutches out and was blinded by the sun, the kids outside froze looking at me in horror as if they had seen a ghost, I looked at them all before clutching off,"Cynthia wait!" I heard the familiar voice of James call me, I looked over my shoulder and stopped "yes?" I said hesitantly, two kids raced from somewhere interrupting him, "you're the girl who saved us!" One exclaimed looking at me wide eyed, the other nodded looking me over frowning before looking at me with sorrowful eyes, I shook my head "you don't need to thank me" I said pausing "just don't do it again cause next time I'll be a goner" I chuckled, "your names Cynthia, right? I'm Jessy! And this is my twin, Malcolm!" He said happily, I nodded "call me Thia for short" I smiled and balanced myself before leaning my crutch against my side and held out my hand, I shook Jessy's first then Malcolm's "twins eh?", they nodded smiling, James messed up their hair "I see you've met the trouble makers of the group" he chuckled, I smirked "I've had a close up first experience", he nodded before freezing as if he remembered something "oh! Here's your bag.." He said trailing off as he pulled it off his back and handed it to me, the kids scattered, I nodded slowly and took it before digging in it, pulling out my beretta and shoving it into it's holster before looking around "by any chance do you happen to have my rifle?", James raised an eyebrow and shook his head, I thought for a moment "shit!" I snapped yanking my beretta back out and checked the ammo... Gone.. I threw it down with my bag and sat down nearly falling as I held my bag upside down and shook.... About 20 pictures fell to the ground, no ammo, no silencer that I thought I had just taken off my beretta, no money, no wallet, no necklaces.....
I felt tears well up in my eyes and my breathing quicken slightly, but my lip and let out a low growl as I lowered my head "I'm going to fucking find who robbed me and then they're going to pay...." I whispered clutching a photo with a big X drawn on it.
It was a picture of me...