The Risk You Take • Zach Herron/Why Don't We Fanfic

Chapter 8

I wade through the river, looking around and quietly humming. "Hey girl!" A voice comes from up a tree. I jump back terrified. Grabbing a rock to protect myself. The voice laughs and comes close "Brodie it's me!" He laughs climbing down "Dang Daniel!" I punch him then hug him. "We need to get out of here! Their coming looking for us! They came-!" I get cut off "What happened?" He asks "I thought I was far enough away form the camp but they came and I hid they didn't see me!" I gasp. "What did you go back for!" Daniel asks as we walk out the river "Ta-Da!" I pull out the first aid kit "For us and Puddle!" I look at him "Yo! That was smart!" Daniel fist bumps me as we get to the others. Zach runs to me and wraps me in a hug. "Where's Puddle?" I ask Corbyn points to Jonah who is sitting next to her. "Hey Girl!" I whisper walking over. The injured dog wags her tail and tries to get up. "No no Baby! Stay there!" I lay her down and pull out the piece of glass from her back left leg and her face. "Jonah I need your help!" I put his hands on her back leg to hold it while I wrap it. "Ok just don't let her move it! I need to get this piece out and if she moves it it'll be really bad!" I slowly use the tweezers to remove the fragments of glass from her leg. I put my hair up into a high ponytail so it doesn't get in the way. "Ok now this is really going to hurt her!" I bite my lip and look at the boys. They're staring at me "What!" I ask "Brodie? You need to stay perfectly still ok?" Zach whispers "Ok!" I tremble as he walks over to me and takes the tweezers out of my hands. "Zach?" I whispers "Shh!" Daniel comes over and wraps me in a hug, pulling me onto his lap. "Boys?! WHATS GOING ON?!" I cry grabbing Daniel "Shh!" Daniel strokes my hair. Suddenly I feel someone rip the back open of my pants. "Stop! What are you doing?" I feel someone grab something, removing it from my thigh. I scream into Daniel's shoulder I turn around to see Jack holding a inch of wood covered in blood. "What? Was-" I start shaking Zach grabs me and kisses my forehead. "No! It's ok!" Zach whispers calming me down. "Ok Brodie!" Corbyn smiles "I'm going to wrap your leg!" He smiles I nod numbly and look at Zach. I feel them wrap my leg with the bandage. "There! DONE!" Corbyn smiles I nod and go back to Puddle "Jonah hold her still!" I put his hands in the right place and grab Zach and put his hands on her shoulder. I kiss his cheek and go back to her leg. "It's ok Puddle!" I sing quietly as I start stitching trying not the faint at the blood. My leg starts shaking and the pain comes back. I drop the needle and fall over. "Zach!" I scream "What happen to my leg? Tell me the truth!" I yell holding it in pain. "You had something stuck in there!" Zach picks me up and holds me tight. "Your in shock Brodie!" Jonah pats my arm "Don't let go of Puddle!" I whisper through the pain "They'll be coming soon! We need her stitched up and we need to leave!" I wriggle out of Zach's arms and go back to Puddle "No! Brodie you need to stop!" Zach grabs my arm "NO ZACH!" I yell and tie off her stitches "Brodie! You need to stop! Let other people take care of it!" Zach grabs me and holds me tight. I struggle until I can't struggle anymore. "Zach! I'm sorry! I'm sorry I mess everything up!" I cry into his chest. "I still love you!" He whispers kissing my neck.