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| Rhain |
H
er scream is something that will haunt me for the rest of my life.
Emme and Aris were pushed down by four crank and a second later her scream filled the air.
Ceylon manages to break free from Newts grip and runs towards them. I want to follow her but both thomas and Aaliya hold me back ans pull me along towards the building.
Ceylon and Aris both manages to shoot a few cranks which allows them to get up and run. More I can't see as I'm being dragged into the building.
"This way!" Frypan yells and runs around a corner. This time though I do manage to escape his grip without him even noticing. Thomas just blindly follows Frypan, Aaliya and Jessica. But I'm waiting here untill I see that every one made it inside.
After a few agonising seconds I see Newt and Ceylon running in, closely followed by aris who has Emme on his back.
"We have to hide quick" Newt pants "around six of those cranks still follow us"
"That way hurry" I point to the way were the other had disappeared too which Newt, Ceylon and Aris immediately follow.
But I stay behind, there was a door behind me that was once a sort of supply closest and I will use that to trap those ugly cranks in.
I run towards the door and open it wide while I hide behind it waiting till the screams get very close.
"Hey ugly! In here!" I shout from behind the door hoping they are stupid enough to think it's xomming from the closest.
And yes they really are that stupid. Without a second thought, if they even have thoughts, they run in the closet which I immediately close behind them locking it in place.
They pound on the door and scream in frustration but the door doesn't even move.
"Well that should hold them" I say proudly to myself. Sometimes I can be awesome.
Alright Rhain, that is enough ego for today.
I quickly run towards the other but the closer I get the more my heart sinks. I hear Emme crying and even Ceylons voice stammers while comforting her.
No no no no! Please let sweet Emme be ok.
Hesitantly I walk into the room, but only the boys notice me, Thomas doesn't even look me in the eye.
In the middle of the room is Emme. Getting hugged and rocked by Ceylon who has her face burried in Emme's neck and her arms wrapped around her little body. Next to her are Aaliya and Jessica.
Emme notices me and gives me a weak smile but it doesn't reach her tear stained eyes. And then I see it, a big gaping wound on her upper arm, already turning purple. I gasp and my heart stops, tears also making it's way down my cheek.
I failed, again.
"Rhain?" She asks weakly and it takes all of my will power not to break right then and there. The others don't have that strength. Ceylons grip tightens around Emme.
"Yes sweetheart?" I try to say as lightly as possible while slowly approaching her.
"Am I going to turn into one of them"
"No you won't you will be fine" Ceylon immediately says through her sobs and Jessica ans Aaliya nod with her but I can't.
"Ceylon" Newt tries
"Shut up! Just shut up she will be fine we will cure her" she sobs and burries her face eveb deeper in Emme's neck.
"There is none" he whispers softly but nobody answers him, not wanting to admit the horrible truth. Jessica and Aaliya now both hug Emme as well. Only her head is free. On other days it would have been a cute sight.
"I don't want to die like that" Emme whispers looking me in the eye, my mind immediately going back to my last moments with Riley.
Tears stream faster down my face as I shake my head. No this I won't do, not a little girl.
But if I don't I condemn her to something much worse.
I look at Thomas and Newt for some kind of support but they both don't look me in the eye, Frypan and Aris both stand in the far corner of the room also tears in their eyes.
"Rhain" Emme says bringing my focus back to her. She eyes my gun ones before looking back at me. Just like Riley did...
"I can't" I whisper my voice cracking. The girls untangle themselves from Emme, exept Ceylon. They both look at me with tears in their eyes shaking their heads ailently pleading to ignore Emme request.
Emme looks angry at me "but turning me in a monster you can?" She says her voice suddenly strong which takes me of guard.
Ceylon head shoots up at that. Shaking her head furiously "you are not becoming them we will find a cure"
"We both know we won't" Emme says sadly and she and Ceylon begin an argument back and fort, emotions taking over. But I zone them out.
Emme is right, if we just drag her along with us we will just make her suffer and eventually condemn her to a fate worse then that.
Shaking I grab my gun and hold it in front of me, not quite yet pointing it at Emme.
Closing my eyes I force my feelings down until there is nothing left, no fear no sadness, nothing.
With a deep shaky breath I open my eyes and poont my gun at Emme who was just hugging Ceylon but as soon as she sees what I'm about to do she pushes Ceylon away from her and before she even hits the ground I pull the trigger.
No sound has ever been louder then that shot. The room falls completely silent as we all watch Emme fall backwards. Her little body laying lifeless on the floor.
I take a deep breath to keep my emotions down, it's not my time to cry. Ceylon crawls over to Emme and cradles her in her arms crying.
"No no no" she whispers over and over again.
Jessica and Aaliya hold each other both crying while I slowly put my gun back on my belt,
One of the guys clears his throath "we better gonand see if cranks are close, they might have heard that" Thomas says, his voixe not louder than a whisper.
Ceylon shoots up from the ground letting go of Emme, blood and tears on her face.
"That?!" She yells angry at him "that, was a gun shot" she takes a breath to even her voice, eyes burning with anger as she turns to me.
"Jessica was right! You are just a murderer" she yells her whole body shaking with anger "we could've have saved her" she continues as she walks towards me towering over me
"I did sa-" more she doesn't let me say as she slaps me across the face so hard that I fall on the ground.
But I do nothing, I deserve it.
She kicks me ones in the stomach making me curl in pain before she is held back by Aris and Newt as Thomas helps me up but I push him away.
"Get out" she snaps at me "get out before I loose it" she warns when I try to reason with her. With a simple nod I leave the room. I know she will not calm down as long as she sees my face.
I quickly leave the room and run to the otherside of some hallway until I find another room. I close the door behind and fall to the ground crying.
