Never Meant It - h.g

3

Hayley

I sat in the corner of the cabin as I rocked back & forth slowly. I was still confused, I didn't know where the hell I was or who the hell he was & how the hell he knew me. It was all so scary. I should've contained my temper. Otherwise I wouldn't be in this mess.

My thoughts were disrupted by a loud commotion outside. It was the revving of dirt bikes & the cheers & whoops of teenage boys. I curled up into a ball & put my head in between my knees.

"Fresh meat!" I heard a voice yell as the door flew open. I was shaking, I didn't know if this was my last moments on Earth or not. I was the definition of fear itself.

"Look the princess is awake!" one of the boys chuckled. They all circled around me & chanted & laughed. I was still in a state of shock, I said nothing as they kept touching me & harassing me.

"Lay off guys!" I heard another voice yell & they all backed away from me. I poked my head up from my knees & looked around.

There was the guy I was talking to earlier, along with six other guys, all similar in appearance. There were seven of them & that made my heart race.

"We're just doing initiation Harum," one of the boys shrugged.

"Shut it Benz," he ordered. The rest of the boys went into an orchestra of laughs & whistles.

"Benz get the goods," he ordered him, "the rest of you, you know the usual routine. What you standing around for?"

They all just stared with smug looks.

"Go!" he yelled & with that, everyone went to where they needed to be.

"Who are they?" I asked as I looked up at him. He towered me.

"The rest of the gang. I'll introduce you to everyone at the fire," he explained as he held out his hand. I hesitated as I examined his hands. They were a pale red, like he was handling blood previously.

"Trust me it's ninety percent clean," he chuckled softly, which was cute. I chuckled with him & grabbed his hand as he helped me up. I followed him as he walked outside to the front yard.

"Fire set?" he asked. They all nodded & sat on tree stumps placed around the fire.

"Aye Hayley," one of them called me.

"Yes?" I responded fearfully.

"I arranged a special stump for you," he smirked & pointed to one in the middle of the guys. I smiled nervously & gently sat down on my special stump. I moved around a bit till I felt a sticky substance on my jeans. That was then I realised it was sap.

I jumped up & rubbed my hands against my back pockets while the boys were laughing their heads off. I felt like crying but a part of me wanted to laugh I guess. Maybe because I just couldn't believe I was here.

"Alright boys someone go fetch her some pants," the guy who pranked me ordered as he tried to catch his breath. Another boy stood up & walked into the cabin as the guys settled down.

"Okay boys let's not be impolite," the guy from earlier chuckled & all the others laughed, "but we need to tell this poor confused girl who we really are."

The guy who pranked me stood up first. He had platinum blonde hair & green eyes with a giant scar on his neck.

"The name's Stooge, the prankster of the gang," he gave me a mini salute with a wink & sat down.

The next guy stood up & he popped out of everyone. He had a very defined face with caramel skin & brown hair.

"I'm Benz, the pretty & rich knife handler of the boys," he smirked & pulled out a pocket knife & started to fiddle with it which made me really nervous.