Hidden world

Chapter 37

ALEX POV (man I have to follow a hard chapter, but I know just what to do to top it! Prepare to write a hard chapter Jesse if you wanna beat me!)

I keep walking forward, pretending not to notice the awkward tension the rest of my crew shares. Each one of them share this burning hatred that I have no idea where it is coming from. Rumi lets out a small growl whenever Camen takes a step closer to her, leaving me to wonder what really happened when Sean and I had gone on that failed mission looking for food. Sean seems mad at Rumi so that whenever she brushes against him he winces in something that looks like hurt and pain. Then there's Camen who seems to want nothing to do with me which really hurts my self esteem.

So I keep walking, not talking, barely breathing, not making a sound, in hope that they will come around. Eventually we come upon an Exit which holds a fallen sign depicting a rest stop.

"Amazing." I say starting to walk up the inclining curved road that leads for the  building.

Once we get to the place I see that it is in better shape than I had expected.

I spot a vending machine in a small hut and sprint over to it. I cover my face with my arm and smash open the glass of the machine. I reach in and doll out the bags of chips, packages of crackers, and little buckets of cookies.

We sit at a picnic table to eat, well actually Rumi and I sit at a picnic table, Sean walks over and leans against a building while Camen curls up into the fetal position and munches on his food. The broken and sad look on his face makes me feel bad for him but I don't know what he has done in order to feel this way.

I turn back around to Rumi and smile at her, trying to lighten the mood. "Hey, Rumi isn't this amazing?" I ask her

"Alex stop putting on a mask for me. I know you'd rather be eating something that will help us in the long run but this will satisfy our current hunger." She says and I drop my façade

"What is up with Sean, you, and Camen?" I ask making her face turn sheet white

"Nothing. Nothing is wrong we are all just tired I guess and worn out." She explains

"Well why don't we spend the night here so that we can rest up and just get refreshed for tomorrow." I suggest to her with a sheepish grin

"Alex I know you too well. That smile is fake you just want me to tell you what I'm hiding." She replies with a bit of attitude I don't hear often from her.

"So you are hiding something!" I exclaim happy to know I'm not going crazy

"You knew I was from the moment this conversation started." She snarls at me making me flinch

"What the heck Rumi? I didn't do anything to you except ask what's up like a normal friend. You need to calm down and show me some respect. I've saved your life more than I can count so you should be grateful." I shout in response, gaining Sean's attention

"It's not what you did to me, it's what I did to you." She mumbles just under her breath so that I'm not sure if I heard her correctly or not.

"Whatever you say Rumi." I pause to get out of my sitting position "Come on pansies we need to get a move on."

"You said we could rest." Rumi back talks crossing her arms in front of her chest

"Yes, and we have rested so now we need to move." I respond turning around, surprised to see Sean standing in front of me

"The sun is setting Alex, we need to stay so we aren't on our feet when the sun goes down all the way and the dark surrounds us like a thick midnight blanket." He says

"That's weird of you to say, but I guess its true. I call first shift watch." I yell jumping on top of the table to have a birds-eye-view

Rumi curls up to sleep next to the table where my bag of weapons lays peacefully beside her. Sean goes to sleep in the building where the bathroom is and Camen stays in his helpless position of surrender, to what I am not sure. The soft sounds of a wild night come to a close and I hear the owls hooting in  the difference. There deep and gentle voices start to distance themselves and I feel myself starting to drift off. The night just seems so welcoming, and I am just so tired.

"I told you I'd come again, my pretty Alex. This time I'm going to right my mistake. I'll kill you first." I hear a voice whisper in my ear.

Too late, my instincts respond as I try to push the female body away from me. She is already pulling at my hair and holding a knife high above her head. I can't move and everything freezes. I can't be killed, I can't be defeated. I am Alex and I can kill all.

I try to get a glimpse of the mysterious attacker and I am baffled to who it could be. Whoever it is keeps laughing like a hyena and cackling like a witch with a ready brew. She stands up and is about to plunge the blade into my throat when I hear a wild scream like a banshee calling to it's friends. Suddenly Scara is ripped off of me and I struggle to sit up.

When I am up right I see that Rumi has stabbed Scara several times and is still at it, taking revenge but I think there is probably more that revenge behind her bursts of anger. I hop down quickly and pull Rumi away, not meaning to let Scara escape but Rumi is top priority over anyone.

"Rumi calm down!" I tell her pushing her bloodied white hair away from her face so she can see me "Scara didn't do anything to me, I am fine." I say

Rumi's breathing becomes ragged and her heart patters unevenly "Alex, I stabbed her. I stabbed a human being multiple times Alex!" She screams starting to cry

"You were defending me, you don't need to cry you are still a good person." I say trying to calm her down enough to get some sense out of her.

"That isn't what I'm scared about Alex," She whispers between hiccupping sobs "I liked it. I liked to stab Scara."

She begins to wail and I can't help but get a shiver, Rumi, the purest thing I know has been touched by the evil inside.

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