The Soulless

Chapter 2

I was being carried bridal style. I was pushed against somebodies chest.

I moaned sleepily and opened my eyes. I tried stretching but the persons grip was too hard to escape.

I looked down and saw Phoebe on a leash looking up at me.

Then I finally woke up. It clicked. I was being kidnapped!

"Help!" I screamed. "Help help help!" I kicked and clawed and begged but the kidnapper just held me.

Tears started rolling down my cheeks.

"Dude she's freaking out." I heard a boy say. "Lemme talk to her, you take the dog."

He set me on my feet and I looked around. I saw the forest and a few people. The man I was in the arms of, the boy who had spoken moments before, and a woman who was wearing far too much make-up.

The boy took my hand gently and led me off the trail and deeper into the forest.

I was still crying and my hands were full of salty tears. I collapsed to the ground. My tears were streaming down my face even faster. I sat myself up and held onto my knees.

The boy sat down and put his arm around my shoulder. "Shh Shh Shh..." he whispered. "You're ok. We aren't hurting you, we are helping you."

"Helping me?" I screamed. "How?"

"We are taking you to base."

"Base?"

"The only safe place, away from the soulless."

I didn't know what to say at that point. He took his arm off of me and looked into my eyes. He took his index finger and wiped a tear from my eye.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"I'm Brent." he said as he wiped the last tear from my other eye.

"I'm Evelyn."

"You ready to go back to the others?"

I nodded and he helped me up. But then for some reason, I thought of my mom. I started sobbing hysterically.

Brent wrapped me in a hug and rubbed my arm. Every time I thought about my family I squeezed him harder.

"Babe, lets go!" the woman said as she stepped into view. "If she can't handle being quiet and defending herself lets just leave her!"

"Jessica!" he snapped. "Don't you remember! You were like this too!"

"Wait..." I started. "This has been going on even longer?"

"Yeah, about a year ago... Tell you back in camp." Brent said as he let go of me. He walked to Jessica and wrapped his arm around her shoulder.

I followed behind, feeling like a third wheel. I took the leash from the big man who was carrying me and walked with Phoebe.

Night approached us all to fast. We found a beat up old shack and decided to check it out.

The shack was surprisingly sturdy and the door was made of steel.

"I can't pick the damn lock!" the big man screamed.

Jessica and Brent tried too.

I cleared my throat, "can- can I try?"

They all looked at me like I was crazy. The big man gestured for me to go to the door.

When I opened it, something horrible caught my eye. It was bloody and smelled horrible. A head rolled to my feet and I instantly knew who it was.

"MOM?"