Taken

Chapter Four: Broken

~~~~~ Two Weeks later

Sarah's POV

I have learned to trust the hunter now. i have no choice, since i would die out there by myself. W e were wondering outside in an abandoned town at noon, looking for a small store that might have some food. i was getting very hungry. we didnt find a store so we walked through the forest, knowing that there was a large town right past it. it started getting dark, so we hurried a little quicker. huntie picked me up and put me on his back and started to jump through the forest. i was still holding Marise, and made sure she didnt fall. 

but while in mid air, i felt something wrap around me from behind. it was greyish pink and was slimy. it yanked me off the hunter and started to pull me into a tree. i screamed, and saw huntie immediately turn around. while being pulled to the tree, i hadnt realized that i dropped marise. i kept flailing and screaming. until i heard a loud screech.

Ryko's POV

In mid-jump, i felt her being yanked off me. i heard heard her scream and i immediately turned around and saw the smoker. i watched as her head hit the tree it was in and she passed out. i screeched as loud as i could and ran on all fours to the tree. i leaped up the tree and landed immediately on the smoker. i ripped at it and tore its guts out with my claws. it made me feel like even more of a monster, but i had to protect my little Sarah. 

i knew he was dead, yet i kept scratching and tearing at him and in a matter of seconds, there was nothing but bones. i lept out of the tree and cut the tounge and grabbed Sarah. i ran as fast as i could with her in my arms, knowing there are more smokers. they like to be in groups in the forest. i kept running until i finally got to a small house in the next town. i cleared out a few commons then lay her in a bed.

Sarah's POV 

i woke up and couldnt remember much, except running through the forest being pulled off hunties back. i saw i was in the bedroom of a house. i sat up on the bed and my head immediately started pounding. i reached my hand up and felt a bump on the back of my head. it was just a little one, but i still winced at the pain. i looked over at the nightstand and saw a pill, a cup of water, and a few granola bars. i ate the granola bars then took the pill and finished the cup of water. i stood up and walked out of the bedroom. the rest of the house smelled like cats. it reminded me of Marise. where was she? i thought to myself and tried to recall when i had her last. I MUST HAVE DROPPED HER IN THE FOREST! i started to cry when i heard huntie come in the house. i ran up to him and hugged him.

"w-where i-s mar-marise?" i said between sobbs

it took him a moment to remember me dropping her in the forest when i got snagged by that smoker

"AHYEE" he yelped then grabbed me in his arms and ran back to the forest.

 we looked around for atleast an hour before i got dizzy from the heat, and we had to go to the store in the larger town. i didnt want to stop looking for my kitten, but i had to drink water. we headed back to town and looked for the store.

when we found it, he discarded a sleeping jockey then grabbed the few large water bottles there was left. he found a bad and put the waters in the bag, along with an extra roll of duct tape and a clean new blue hoodie. we each downed a bottle of water before we went back to the house i woke up in.

 a while later when i was sure huntie was asleep, i snuck outside to go look for marise. it was dark, so i grabbed a flashlight. i looked through a window to see the hunter still fast asleep, snoring. i headed towards the forest very cautiously, knowing whats out there. i was out there for hours, before i got lost. i wandered to deep in the forest, and couldnt find my was back. i called out for huntie, or anyone, but no sounds were heard in return. i started to sob. i walked  while longer before i tripped over something that was on the ground. i landed on my hands and knees, the turned around to see what i tripped on. i shined my flashlight on it and what i saw was horrifying.

it was a small white cat.  the tip of the tail was black, a small black stripe on its right cheek, a black mark shaped like a butterfly on its left side, and grey feet that looked like socks. it was marise. her guts were spilled everywhere, caused by a long gash going from her throat to the bottom of her stomach. she was barely breathing. i held her body in my arms, not caring about all the blood and insides spilled out. she opened her eyes a little bit and i saw her look me in the eyes. she let out a small 'squeak' then closed her eyes again. thats when i felt her body go limp and cold.

"MARISE!!!" i screamed her name over and over again until no more sound came out. i layed on the ground in a heap by my dead kitten, and cried until no more tears came out. 

i have no more life inside of me. my kitten died in my arms, my family is gone, and i lost my protector huntie. my heart is shattering. i have no one anymore.

im broken.