Game of survival

Chaptet No17

His body falls to the floor and I watch it expressionless as I feel the good part of me fading by the second.

I don't feel..anything.Is that bad?I don't know.

I pull myself together,and move to his body.He must have had a radio..I kneel next to him and look through his backpack when I realize I'm kneeling in something worm.I look down and all I see is a red pool expanding.

Kian's blood.

I look at my right hand,the one that touched the ground,and it's covered in blood,dripping from my fingers.I stare at it for a few seconds before wiping it on my shirt and continuing my search.

It's gotta be somewhere in here...Finally!

I pull it out and attemp to contact the only person I know and want.Elias.But I can't remember the name of the  frequency he once told me.And that's if he's still alive and hears it...

I close my eyes trying to bring back that memory,but I hear a sound of around three cars or so,getting closer,my eyes go wide and I get up.He told me about this.He told me that they were coming.He also told me that they don't need me alive.Which is bad.Very bad.

I open my mouth slightly and wipe my shoes on the dirt so I won't leave a trail before I do the first thing I think of.Run.I start running to the opposite dorection of the car sounds,when I see a hill.Damn it!

Only two choices.

Number one;Go back and get cought,

Or

Number two;attempt to slide down the hill.

Number two sounds better.Yeah.Although it's gonna hurt my butt if everything goes well because of the dirt and rocks.If not,everything else will hurt.

I take a deep breath before I jump and start sliding down.But,my foot bumbs into a rock.

"Shit!"I start rolling down instead of sliding,which is very painful I have to say.

I arrive at the bottom with a thud,and I groan in pain.I touch were my pocket is where I don't feel the radio.

No no no,where is it..

I frantically touch my pockets and look around me,and finally see it.

"Oh thank God."I stamble to it and attempt to turn it on.But all I hear is radio static.

Come on what was the name...FR14!

I swallow hard at the thought of what I'll say.I'm intimidated at the thought for some reason.But not because of Elias.I think it's because of me.Of what I've done.

I press the button.

"Elias?"I say and stop pressing the button,waiting for an answer but all I hear again is radio static and I sigh.I run my not blooded hand down my tired face and I try again.

"Elias can you hear me?"I ask but I still get nothing.

I change the frequency in search for someone,anyone when I stumble across something I can't believe.

"George?Did you find it?"I hear a woman say and I stay speechless.

"I did.I also destroyed it."George says and chuckles.

"Good.Now come back,we have a lot of things to do.They're closing in on us."The woman says again.

Then it goes silent.So I decide to speak up before they shut off the line.Because I already know who it is.

"Hello?Can anyone hear me?"I say monotonic but no one answered."I know it's you.I know it's the Resistance."I take a break and wait for an answer."Fine.I'll get to the point.I'm the cure for mankind.So if you want me,you better hurry.Because right now,they are a lot closer than you are."I wisper because of the car sounds near me(but slowly fade away),I look up and hide as better as I could behind something but I don't think it does the job very well.

I change the line back to FR14,hoping that I'm wrong and that he isn't really dead..I go to move when I hear him talk.

"Hayley?Hayley is that you?"He asks,his voice worried and tired.

And suddenly I feel like I can't talk.Like mt throat has closed.

"Yeah it's me."I say quietly and quickly,my voice threatening to crack.

"Oh thank God Einstein!Are you okay?Were are you?"

"I-I'm fine.I don't know where I am."

"Hayley it's him.It's Ki-"

"I know."I say emotionless.

Shut it out.Shut everything out.As much as you can.

"Are you with him?What happened?"

"No I'm not.I..killed him."My heart races but I take deep breaths and slow it down.

"Oh shit Hayley are you-"

"I told you I'm fine."I snap at him and I sigh.

There is a moment of silence before he speaks up again.

"Why did you do it?"He says reluctantly.

"Because of you.He threatened you."I tear makes it's way down my cheek but I quickly brush it off.He goes to speak but I quickly stop him."Hold on."I rush to a huge green sign I see lying under the dirt and take it out.

Jackson County.

"I'm in Jackson county."I say and by how much time he stays quiet,I understand that it is not good."How bad."

"It's a day and a half away with a car,but longer on foot.I managed to steel one of the vehicles but-"

"I'll start walking.Find you on the way."I bluntly say and get up.

"Okay you need to start heading west."

"I'll leave the radio."

"No!Don't do that!"

"They might track me.I can't take that chance."I say and he goes to protest,but stop the communication.I won't leave it.But right now I need quiet.It's better if I'm alone right now...I look down and take a good look at my clothes.

My pants,from the knees down are drenched in blood from when I kneeled down before,and my shirt has a stain from the middle of my stomach to the side form when I wiped my hand.I am a total mess right now.

Emotionally,and physically.All that can save me right now is finding the Resistance..and him.How much I hate the way he can make me feel like an addict,craving more of him as time goes..

I climb back up the hill-barely-,and breath heavily.In addition of my bad luck,it's like a hundred degrees today.And it's Fall.

To be honest,I don't know what I'm gonna do when this whole thing is over.Hell,I don't even know what I'm gonna do if I manage to find Elias.And I have more than a day and a half to think about this.

This is gonna be a long walk..

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Y'elooo😂I know,I know small chapter but what can I do?Gotta keep the suspense going right?Now time for the regular question of every chapter!😂
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Love,Mae x