The Cries

Chapter Three

   

Ethan sat there amazed at what just happened nothing had sunk in yet “Gemma pull over” He said half heartedly, He could tell it sink into her eventually and she will start crying. Gemma pulled across to the side of the road. and stopped the car Ethan looked across at James who was sitting in the front seat, he was pale and had tears falling down his cheek “that really happened just then didn’t it?” Gemma said blankly “yeah it did” Eliza looked like she was about to cry too “lets just sleep here for the night” Ethan said to everyone.

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Gemma had pushed back all the seats in the back and the two seats in the far back, luckily for them Kate had thought ahead and packed everything they needed, she even packed a tent but they had all agreed it was safer in the car. Gemma sat there crying with Eliza, Gemma couldn’t believe how fast that all went, one minute her mum was alive the next she was dead. She wondered where her dad was, probably drunk at the pub. She hated her dad even if he did buy her everything, it was probably just to bribe her from being upset or something. Gemma hoped her dog was okay and hadn’t turned into one of them, but she doubted it. After a while everyone was asleep except her, she felt really lonely. She wanted to wake Eliza up but thought it was best not to. She looked in the very back to see if James was still awake but could tell he was fast asleep because she could hear him whistle, he had always whistled in his sleep ever since he was really little. Her last option was Ethan, but she had never had a sleep over with a boy before so wasn’t sure if he was awake or not. She sat up and looked at her phone that was full battery, she really wanted to call someone but there wasn’t even one bar of reception. “Gemma is that you?” She heard Ethan whisper “yeah, I cant get to sleep, im to worried” Gemma replied into the darkness “do you want to be worried with me?” Gemma smiled, Ethan had always been good with words when he wants to be, Gemma lay back down next to him “Imagine if this was one big dream” Gemma whispered trying not to wake James and Eliza up “maybe it is, it sort of feels like one” She looked out into the darkness wondering what was lurking around out there “if you could do anything in a dream what would it be?” Ethan asked her, she immediately knew the answer but of course she wasn’t going to tell him “im not sure, what about you?” Gemma asked “probably what im doing right now” Gemma wasn’t sure if he was referring to relaxing or being with her “what you mean lying here under blankets?” She asked “well yeah, but that’s only half of it” Gemma could hear the blankets move and realized he must have turned to face her, she thought about what he had just said, Does he really like me? “what’s the other half?” Gemma asked him smiling she felt Ethan grab hold of  her hand and gently held it. After a while she fell to sleep With them both still holding each other’s hand.

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James had heard that whole conversation , he knew Gemma would think he was asleep if he just whistled slightly. He wished he was as brave as Ethan was with girls. He felt left out of everything, everyone else was friends and all he had was a stupid sister. He missed mum desperately and he was scared, he wanted an adult to protect him. He wanted his dad even if most of the time he was drunk.

James woke up to the smell of bacon, he looked out the window and saw Ethan, Gemma and Eliza sitting around a little portable barbeque cooking eggs bacon and toast, he slowly got out of the car. “hey sleepy head! We made you some breakfast” Gemma handed him an egg and bacon roll “where did you get all this stuff from?” James asked her, Gemmas smile disappeared immediately “mum” She said unhappily. Eliza shot a look at him angrily, James watched as Ethan lifted her face and smiled at her, which also made her smile. That had just make him decide that girls are weird and that he never wants to get involved with them ever again unless it was Eliza because she was hot, but other than that no one else. James sat down in the group and began munching at his roll. It was so good! “who made this?” James asked “me” Gemma said, James raised his eyebrows “you made something this good?!” James said with his mouth full of food “Shutup! I bet you couldn’t even make toast” Gemma smiled.

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Eliza sat in the back with Ethan because Gemma was the best driver, They had no idea what they were going to do next but she was hoping they would pass something that could head them in the right direction. “Stop the car!” Eliza yelled urgently and pointed out the window to where there were three kids fighting against eight animals she noticed that there were five dead kids and two dead adults lying on the ground dead there were also a few dead animals here and there “We have to help them!” Eliza said pleadingly, Ethan looked at her and nodded, and everyone grabbed a weapon “this is going to be risky!” Gemma said looking worried. Eliza jumped out the car and went charging towards the animals, she had taken too much she could handle because three animals had swarmed her, luckily Gemma had her back, Eliza stabbed one of the animals in Its stomach and then anther in the head. Eliza had taken down two but was having trouble with the third and was getting tired, she kept going until finally it fell to the ground because someone had stabbed it in the back, she looked up and noticed the boy who had killed it “thanks” She said out of breath “No problem, the names Ruben” He said smiling at her. he was REALLY good looking he had tanned skin ,blonde hair ,very fit and looked around sixteen “Im Eliza and this is Gemma, James and Ethan, have you got any adults?” She asked him “Nah, they are useless anyway. The animals always go for them first because they are a risk to them” Ruben said to her, she was surprised at that comment “what?!” Gemma said “yeah didn’t you know that?” Ruben asked confused, a really muscley girl with light brown hair at around seventeen walked up to Eliza and shook her hand tightly “hey Im Audrey, Thanks for helping out by the way” She said “no problem” Eliza replied “who’s your leader?” A tall, Thai strong looking person who looked around the same age as Audrey a leader? We don’t have one, should we have one?  “We don-“ Eliza was interrupted “Eliza… Eliza is our leader” Ethan said shading eyes from the sun with his hand “that’s Michael by the way” Ruben said “have you guys got a safe house?” Ruben asked her “well if you count that car, then yes” Ruben smiled at her, she wasn’t sure if she liked him yet. He didn’t seem like the person you could trust.

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