Blackout • NH

Chapter 53

3 hours later...

I am awoken by someone shaking my shoulder quite intensely. I open my eyes startled to see Niall frantically trying to wake me.

"Niall what's the-" I begin to say before Niall puts his hand over my mouth.

"Shhh. Don't make a sound." He says and points towards the edge of the swampy forest. He helps me up and pulls me behind a tree.

"I thought nobody would come here.!" Louis whispered to the group. He was hid behind another tree.

Liam pulls out his binoculars and looks in the direction of the light coming through the swampy forest.

"Shit! It's fucking Elliot and his gang." Liam says in irritation.

"Guys Elliot thinks I'm dead. What if he sees me?" I whispered a little loudly to the boys.

"Shit she's right!" Louis whisper-yelled.

We all began to grab our things. Before a light shines onto me and Niall.

"Well well well would you look at what we have here!" The voice says.

"I thought you were dead sweetheart."

"Fucking Elliot! Leave us alone!" Niall shouts in anger.

Elliot ignores Niall and continues talking to me.

"Looks like you got knocked up as well. When did you start becoming a whore?"

"Shut the fuck up you stupid ass bitch!" Liam said. His eyes turning dark and his veins beginning to pop from his neck. Niall is being held back by Harry.

"Jodie you don't need this group. You can always come stay with me and my group. We will survive longer!"

"Do you know how many people you've killed you uncaring worthless asshole!" I shout.

"Jodie don't talk to Elliot like that." A voice steps in. Marc.

"You!" I point.

"You traitor! How could you!" I begin to go after Marc before I'm held back by Gemma.

Marc stands there staring at me. No expression on his face whatsoever.

"Come on Jodie. That baby isn't going to survive with that group of yours." Elliot speaks up.

"I'll do as I please. Now fuck off you piece of shit!" I snarl at him.

He just laughs and signals behind him.

I look to see more men coming with guns pointing at us.

"Now we can do this the easy way or the hard way. You decide." He smiles.

I look at my group who stand their ground. I hear a faint cry but nobody seems to notice. I look over to see Marion... She turned. But was still strapped down to the tree. My heart is crushed because she must have died before we could take her out of her misery. She would have wanted us to go on without her and fight to save the group.

Wait a minute...

"Everyone get on the boat!" I say.

Everyone makes a quick run to the boat. Elliot's men start to chase after us.

I run to Marion.

"Jodie what the fuck are you doing!" Niall shouts.

I ignore him and make my way to Marion. She hisses and struggles to pull her tentacle like hands from the ground. I go behind her and put her in a choke hold. I grab my knife from my pocket and cut the rope and move the weights from her hands.

Still in a choke hold, I direct her attention to Elliot, Marc and the rest of the men. I let go and shove her and she begins to attack them. Grabbing men left and right, cutting them with her razor sharp, long fingers.

I quickly dash to the boat. Liam was able to get it running. A few pulls on the hand crank and we get the engine to start. Liam hops in the seat and floors the boat through the Everglades and towards the ocean.

I quickly pull out my gun and aim it to Marion. One shot and she's put out of her misery. I feel bad for what I have done but she would have wanted us to be safe and get away. I'll talk to her and Aiden later when I'm alone.

We drive for about 20 minutes until we hit the ocean. Next stop. Uninhabited.