Infected

Out Of Sight

Peyton's P.O.V **

 I awoke from my slumber and not long after that I was released from the hospital and sent home with my grandparents. While in the car I saw that I had a text on my phone from Cal. It read "Witchy  I have something rather important to tell you but it'll have to wait until I come back from my father's house, I want to tell you in person." Don't worry Cal you don't have to wait that long you'll see. As soon as we reached home I got up and sprinted towards the door, unlocked it and run up into my bedroom. I immediately turned on my laptop and went onto the online archives.

I searched the name "Jim Max Ross" It came up with 6 or so results. The first one was a 32-year-old man who lived in the small town of Tellico Plains Tennessee just 58 miles away from where I live in Townsend, Tennessee. The records showed that he was a father of two and had relation with Cal's mother "Josey Ross" so I had found my target. I ran down stairs and searched for my grandmother, I found her outside in the garden trimming the blackberry bush. I went up to her and said "I'm spending the weekend at my friend's house, okay" grandma looked at me and said "No you don't young lady, you just got out of the hospital" I ignored her and ran back upstairs to my bedroom.

I took my suitcase and started to pack, I packed a flashlight, some socks, clothes, my camo jacket, some food that doesn't need to be refrigerated, water, running shoes, and most importantly some of my old clothes from when I was 8 years old. I ran down stairs and out the door, I jumped onto my bike and started pedaling. It took me around 15/20 mins to ride to the town, but now I'm finally here. I park my bike in a bush a block away and walk to his house. I'm Here you bastard and I hid in a bush in his back yard. Okay, operation get Amelia is a go, Wait... what is that?

Is that ... Cal?!??!  "Amelia, Where are you?" It sounds like Cal and Amelia are playing hide and seek in the front yard. Suddenly I hear the pitter patter of small feet heading towards me, what do I do ?!?!? If I move she'll know I'm here, but if I don't move she'll see me. I make the decision to get out of the and run into their neighbor's yard. OH, NO *BARK* *BARK* "AHHHHHHHH A ROTTWEILER!??!!?!?" I hear Cal's voice say "Oh my god, Amelia wait here" And just like that Cal pulled me back into his father's yard without hesitation.

I look up at him and our eyes meet "WITCHY?!".......... "heyyyyyy  Cal~" Amelia speaks up "HEYYY Pey-Pey!!!!" wait, what, Cal's hair isn't slick back for once...."witchy what are you doing here?" Cal said with a mixture of nervous and anger in his voice. "Well, you see I'm here to get, um, you and Amelia, ha ha ha...." Cal said "*sigh* Witchy, that's called kidnapping!" all of a sudden I hear "Claude, Amelia, Come here, NOW!" Cal looks at me and says, "stay out of sight, okay" and Cal and Amelia walk back to the front of the yard. And of course, me being the nosy friend that I am, I slowly and quietly followed behind them.

I saw Cal approach his father, HIs father was sitting on the front porch with a beer in his hand. I stepped on a fairly large stick and almost tripped, great I almost blew my cover only 2 seconds in. I see Cal's father grab him by the collar and yell into his face"YOU ROTTEN CHILD, IM GANNA KILL YOU!" I immediately grabbed the large stick that I had almost tripped over and ran up to Cal's father. I swung the stick at the back of Jim's head and he collapsed. Releasing Cal's collar Cal stepped back, he grabbed Amelia by the hand and ran inside the house. I followed behind them and Cal told Amelia to go up into her room and she did.

Cal went over to the neighbor's house and knocked on the door. The neighbor opened the door and an old lady stepped out. Cal said "Are you doing anything right now Mrs. Kelly?" she said "no dear how may I help you?" Cal looked at me then back at the old lady and said "My sister um..Ema and I are going to be out for a few hours so we were wondering  if you could watch our younger sister Amelia?" The lady said "of course dear when will you be leaving?" Cal said "oh in about 20 minutes or so." The lady said okay I'll be over to watch the little angel shortly" and she closed the door.

Cal took my hand and ran back to the house, he ran up to Amelia's door and told her that the neighbor will be watching her and he will be back tomorrow. He went to the front porch letting go of my hand and he checked his father's pulse. His father was still alive but he told me to help him carry him to the back yard. I helped pull him behind the house which took about 5 minutes he sure is heavy. Cal asked me "how did you get here" and I said "I road my bike" Cal said "where is your bike" I said  "its like a block away." Cal said "Okay go get it, and hurry!" I ran and Ran and ran like my life depended on it and got my bike. I got on top of my bike and pedaled as fast as I could back to the house.

When I got back to the house I saw the lady there, and Cal on his bike. I went up to Cal and said "I need to get something." Cal said "hurry up okay!" I ran to the back of the house and got my suitcase and ran back to Cal and got on my bike. We started pedaling back to my house. I took about a half an hour without a break. and When we got back to my house I saw my grandmother on the front porch tapping her foot. Cal and I looked at each other and then back at her, I said "were in big trouble aren't we ?" I didn't even bother to read her mind I could tell by the look on her face that I was done for.