Arisen

Chapter 6: Decisions

We were in the main part of the apartments, they wanted food so Harley smashed the vending machine glass as Ryth came in, Harley tossed food out to everyone, she didn't realize I was in there so I didn't get any, I didn't mind. Ryth finally told everyone about the tower and said we should check it out, everyone realized I was in there when I agreed. On the way to the tower I pulled Arris a bit farther behind the group so no one else could hear our conversation. "Arris...I think it is time that I go finish what I started with another group, I'm leaving tomorrow, once you are sure I'm gone I need you to alert the group that I left to finish something and I'll be back" I told her in a whisper. "What group?" Arris asked concerned. "Well I had a deal and provide medicine and weapons for a group before I knew what was going on, I decided to stop because someone else needed what I was stealing more... They want me dead and are out to find me, it is only a matter of time before they do, I know where the camps are so my plan is to take them out first." I responded. "Hell no! You are not going alone" I'm coming with you if you actually want to do this! You have no choice!" Arris replied in a worried tone. "Please Arris! If I were to fail I can't even begin to think about what would happen to who was with me!" I replied scared out of my mind. "I'm not giving you a choice Ash! I wont let you go alone, you will need help if you have any chance of doing this Ash! I mean think about it, Adam gave me your guns to supervise. Have you ever wondered why?" Arris replied determined to win this argument. "Fine...you win...you can come with me. But just know, now we have no option but to not fail." I told Arris admitting my defeat. "Now you should tell Ryth and tell him to alert the group why we left." Arris said. The rest of the way to the tower was silent. We got to the tower and Ryth spotted Isaiah, I knew they were talking about something but I couldn't focus and couldnt read their lips, suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder, it was Sarah's. "Ash is something wrong?" Sarah asked concerned. "I'm just thinking about if anyone else survived, there is someone out there that I still have to find. I'm worried about them, that's all" I replied. "Well I'm always here to talk when you need it Ash, keep that in mind." Sarah replied. "You sound like you're my guardian angel or something" I replied in a hiking manner. "You know it" she replied. Later that night I went up to Ryth's room. "Ryth wake up, we need to talk." I said quietly. He sat up he looked so tired, I felt bad for waking him up. "What is it?" He replied tiredly. "You know the old group I told you about right?" I asked him. "Of course how can I forget? If they didn't like what you gave them they beat you up" Ryth replied wide awake. "Well I'm leaving tomorrow to take their camps out." I replied looking down at my feet. "Are you stupid or something?! I'm not letting you go alone! No way!" Ryth replied. "I'm not going alone, I already talked to Arris, she is coming with me." I replied. "Ash I'm also coming!" Ryth insisted. "I can't stand the thought of what would happen if I failed and two of you were with me! You would both be tortured and killed! I would be forced to watch then tortured and killed!" I said scared straight, you could tell how scared I was by my voice, tears streaming down my face. "Ash you don't have a choice I have to come" Adam insisted. I stood up and walked to the stairs "fine...you win. You leave the note in the lobby explaining why we left. You have to include that we'll be back" I said as I walked down the stairs to get to Arris's room. "Arris..." I said waking her up, she could easily tell I was upset. "Ash what happened? Tell me" Arris said. I explained what happened between me and Ryth and she told me it would be alright and that I should get some sleep. I listened to her and went to my bed flopped down and went to sleep. The nightmare started about what would happen if we failed.