Halloween Night

Chapter 23

Austin ran as fast as he could back to where he left his friends. He needed their help to find something to cut down the chain. So far he was having no luck on his own. When he spotted his friends he ran up to them. "Austin! There you are! Where did you go? Did you find Ally or Dez? Are they okay?" Trish bombarded him with questions.

"No time for that Trish! I found Ally but it's bad. She's chained to a wall, and we need to find something to cut the chain or else..." He couldn't finish as his eyes started to shine with fresh tears. " we just have to hurry." He choked out.

"Well what are we still doing standing here?! Let's go!" Trish said, running off. Everyone split up looking for something to cut the chain. After a minute of looking Dallas screamed out, "I think I found something!" He ran back to the group, a sharp axe in his hands.

"That might work! Lets go, we're running out of the time!" Austin said, grabbing the axe from Dallas and sprinting back towards Ally.

He entered the room, noticing the wall was way to close for comfort. He only had about two minutes to get Ally down before they would be smushed between both walls.

"Austin, thank god your back! I was starting to get worried." Ally admitted. "Hey, I told you I would come back for you. And I brought this with me." He said, showing her the axe.

"Perfect! that might work. Alright, cut me down Austin. I trust you." She said.

He lifted the axe high above his head, getting ready to swing. Ally brought her wrists together so that he could cut her down in one swing. She closed her eyes tight, praying this would work. Austin swung the axe forward, hitting the chain on his first try. The chains broke, releasing Ally from their hold. Austin caught her and held her up before she could hit the ground.

Austin cried out in happiness, but then realized they were still in danger of being squashed. The wall was starting to close off their exit. Austin grabbed Ally's hand and ran towards the door, squeezing through the tiny opening before they were both trapped forever.

When they made it out Austin immediately pulled Ally into his arms, never wanting to let go. He ran his fingers through her hair, kissing her head. She melted into his embrace, letting her sobs take over. He held her as she cried, whispering soothing words into her ear.

"I..er...don't mean to interrupt but uh, we still need to get out of here." Dallas commented. Austin nodded, letting go of Ally. He noticed she was holding her wrists, obviously in pain from the tight chains. He lifted her hands up to his mouth, kissing both of her wrists gently. Ally gave him a sad smile. "Thank you." She whispered. "I love you."

"I love you more." He replied. Trish ran over to Ally and hugged her before they continued on their journey. When Ally looked around she noticed someone was missing. "Where's Dez?" She asked.

"We um...we don't know." Trish replied, sadly. Ally hugged her friend again, trying to comfort her. "It'll be okay. You guys found me, we'll find him too." Trish nodded sadly, wiping the fresh tears that had started to fall.

"So, what's the game plan?" Dallas asked.

"How about running?" Cassidy asked.

"Yeah, that's going to be a little hard," Dallas reminded her. "I've still got a stab wound in my leg."

Cassidy nodded. "Oh yeah. okay, let's just try to stay together."

"And if we can't..." Trish started. "I'll just pick a couple and try to stick with them. Just stay with your significant other."

"Can we just try and stay together for now and worry about the rest later?" Ally whispered and Austin pulled her closer.

"Let's just go." Austin encouraged. Dallas took the lead and started to walk. They cautiously walked out of the alley and towards the sound of chainsaws. Austin gulped and tightened his grip on Ally. She pulled him close, fisting her hands in his shirt.

"Hey Ally?"

"Yes, Trish?" Ally whispered back quickly.

"Why are you half naked?"

"I ripped some of my shirt to wrap up Austin's stab wound." She said, pushing her head into Austin's chest.

Trish gasped. "You got stabbed too, Austin?"

"Right through the hand." He told her. "Can we chit-chat later?"

"I agree." Cassidy hissed.

They continued on their way when they got to a giant, red curtain. They could hear the chainsaw on the other side. They had a 50/50 chance that this was either a haunted house worker, or a killer.

Cassidy breathed in, out then sent up a prayer quickly. She looked up at Dallas, and he nodded at her.

"Get your knifes out boys." Trish whispered. "We're going in."