THE MEDUSA VIRUS: Book one of the Beta Viruses

Chapter 9- Jolene Woods*

The anger from earlier's events has left me boiling inside. If it weren't for the fact that we need someone smart here then I probably would have killed him by now.
He acts like he's done nothing, chatting his head off with Jason about Sports or something. But he's not innocent. What he did is unforgivable. Unless, he repays me. I don't know how he could repay me, but until he does. I shall not forgive him.

Outside it seems as if the world is sharing my anger. The trees are shaking wildly and a huge cloud has now taken its position above us. I'm hoping it's not a storm, I don't want to have to deal with another fire tornado. Honestly, I have no idea how that was even possible. But evidently what humans think is impossible doesn't matter to mother earth, cause the fire tornado, should have been impossible. 

Jason swerves a little, making my stomach and head nauseous. He's been doing that for the entire time he has been driving. It's making me want to drive, even though I'm tired and my body aches from running through the fire. 

Speaking of the fire, the burn cream didn't help my hands. They are still bleeding and covered in huge blisters. It makes me sick to my stomach to look at them so I try to clean and rebandage them as quickly as possible. When ever I change the bandages that is. I fly forward, my face hitting the back of the seat, making my nose sting, when Jason slams on the brakes. I whimper as I touch my nose, not at all surprised when my finger comes black bloody. My lip grows wet with the blood and the pressure in my nose is instantly unbearable.

"What the hell was that Jason!" I hiss as I move to where I can see out the front window. Even though I already know the answer, I asked anyways.

"I almost ran into a pack of stones." He answers me quietly. I nod and look ahead at the sight. There are at least twenty, all moving around together. Shoving and biting at each other every so often. I unbuckle and lean forward so my face is in between Jason's and Kit's shoulders.

"What do we do?"

"Wait it out?" Jason replies, shrugging.

"How is that going to work?" I query.

"I don't know." Jason says as he looks to me. I sit back and nod, not happy with his answer, but knowing that I can't do anything else.

"Guys." I look at Kit, who Jason looks at too. Kit lifts his hands and motions to the thing right outside his window. "What do I do—" just then before Kit can finish his question, a stone breaks through the window and rips the door off. I scream, but not for kit, I scream for my car. Kit is ripped out of my car by his arm and I can't help but freeze in terror.

"Holy sh—" Jason is cut off by an ear piercing boom of thunder, and the sounds of Kit screaming for us to help him. I'm frozen staring in horror as the rain begins to pour down so hard it makes the car shake. Wait, that's not whats making it shake. A huge vine shoots up through my car, beginning to lift it up off the ground.

"Come on Jason! We have to jump!" I open the door of my Mercedes, toss down my bat, and then I jump. Instantly I'm soaked by the rain, and when I hit the ground I do my best to relax but I hurt my arm anyway. I hold my arm and look up to my car, barely able to tell it's there because the rain is coming down so hard. Jason is still up there. "Jason jump!!" Jason looks at me with a petrified face, and then he jumps. When he hits the ground I hear a snap come from his ankles or his legs? Either way he screams in pain. I grip my bat and stumble over to him. "Jason oh my god! Are you okay?" Jason doesn't reply. I look at his face, and I can't tell if it's the rain of if it's tears. Either way, it's not good. "I need you to stand! I know it hurts, but we have to get out of this rain!" Jason nods and I can hear his screams through the rain as he tries to stand.