Escape The Night

Chapter 6

Escape The Night - Chapter 6

 Carmin shrieked with fright as Mrs. Hurts’ head split open , revealing pinkish-grey mush inside . Mrs.Hurts just sat there , looking completely blank , lifeless even . Carmin watched as pieces started falling away from her head , the flesh deteriorating like salt in hot water . Behind Carmin , there were at least two small monsters , but they're not trying to fight , they just stared with wide eyes as Mrs. Hurts evaporated . Literally . Her whole body was evaporating like steam , pieces of her flesh floating up into the sky .

 Carmin took a step toward Mrs. Hurts , but a hand grabbed her arm from behind . It was Blake . “You can’t help her , the venom has already taken hold of her vital organs . She is already dead ,” Blake said , his voice wobbling . He was staring at Mrs. Hurts while she deteriorated , his face a blank , but his voice giving away his true feelings . Carmin shook her arm free , but she didn’t move to help Mrs. Hurts . He was right , though . It was too late to help , or do anything for her at all .

 Blake sighed and pulled a small pocket pistol from his backpack and aimed it at the remains of Mrs.Hurts . Now all that was left xof Mrs. Hurts was a pile of bleeding bones and ripped flesh , but she was still very much alive , amazingly . Blake aimed at her head , which was now just a cracked , disturbing , mess of red bone . Her grey - pink brain was clearly visible inside the remnants of the school .

 

The bullet hit Mrs.Hurts’ head and made a sickening thwack . Carmin put her hand over her mouth , afraid she might puke . The children behind Blake and Carmin started crying from the horrid sight . She could hear Merie behind her , shushing the children and calming the frazzled teen agers . The creatures were no longer in the bus . All that was left of the earlier attack was a monster's’ corpse , it’s head bashed in , from the look of it , with a lunch box .

 

Blake sighed and called to the rest of his team to help him gather what was left of Mrs. Hurts . He pointed to Merie to take the children to the back of the bus , which Merie did without a second thought . Carmin glanced around the bus , looking for an adult to take the job of driving the bus . There were about 5 adults , all of them looking at Mrs. Hurts as Blake and his team lifted her body and took her out of the bus .

 

Carmin followed the adults out of the bus as Blake’s team started to dig a grave for Mrs.Hurts . There were at least 3 people from Colton’s team standing guard as Blake’s team dug , but there was no sign of Colton himself . Carmin jogged over to an adult ,Mr.Mell, that was walking a little slower that the others and grabbed the sleeve of his jacket . She pointed back at the bus and made a driving motion , but Mr.Mell shook his head slowly , confused . Carmin rolled her eyes and tried to drag Mr.Mell toward the bus , but Mr.Mell gritted his teeth and stood firm , not budging.

 

Blake glanced over at Mr.Mell and Carmin , who looked like she was trying to tell Mr.Mell something , but he was stubbornly refusing to move an inch . “You guys keep digging . I have to go see what’s going on .” At his words , the others nodded and kept digging , but they glanced up at Carmin and Mr.Mell and snickered . Blake shot each of them a look and shook his head . “ This isn't the time ,” Blake growled , his voice low and threatening . Most of them looked down in shame , but some of them kept snickering . Blake rolled his eyes and jogged over to where Carmin was struggling with Mr.Mell . Mr. Mell glared at him as he approached , but Blake just frowned back at him. Blake stopped a few feet away from them and said ,” Mr. Mell , do you think you could drive the bus , since Mrs. Hurts is …..gone ?” Mr. Mell just stared at him , and then let out a small sigh . He nodded , but didn’t speak . Blake forced a fake smile and said , “Thanks! That’s great . How about you and Carmin go back on the bus and get everything ready for us to leave ?”

 

Carmin and Mr. Mell nodded simultaneously . Blake muttered a thanks and turned around to go back to digging Mrs . Hurts grave .  He picked up the shovel that he had dropped when he had been distracted by Carmin and Mr. Mell . He started to dig again , his mind jumbled from everything that had happened earlier . Mrs. hurts’ head exploding , Mr. Mell and Carmin fighting , but mostly , that the monsters had attacked in the bus , not outside of it . Blake shook his head . He turned to one of his friends and followers , Bastian . “ They're getting more gutsy . I think they might start to attack more often .”

Bastian nodded and looked up at Blake from digging , a frown forming on his face . “You’re right . Did you see how skinny they were compared to the creatures we fought last week ? I think they might be growing more desperate ,” Bastian said , his eyes scanning the nearby trees and bushes for any sign of danger . Blake muttered a yes and continued digging . Bastian was right .

 

The monsters had some how ended up in the camp , but there had been no sign of a hole dug under the fence , or anything . What if they had climbed over it ? No , they couldn’t have . They’re just not made for those types of things , Blake reasoned , but he still felt uneasy . If they could climb , did that mean they were evolving ?

Blake shook his head firmly and tried to think other thoughts , but it was futile .