The Cabin In The Woods

chapter twenty-seven

"Go on, pull the trigger."

Zachary couldn't move. He couldn't kill his sister, she might have killed his girlfriend but he couldn't make himself kill her. Sawyer, Lucy, and Andy found them and gasped at the sight. Sawyer had to basically drag Andy beside him. They started asking millions of questions once they saw Jacelyn.

"Before I die, I want to tell you something." Jacelyn smirks at Sawyer then at Zachary.

"What is it?" Zachary asks, he was swaying back and forth in anticipation.

"Pheobe was cheating on you, with Sawyer." Jacelyn says and Zachary's heart dropped. He looked at Sawyer with his eyes glittering with tears. Sawyer was staring at him with wide eyes.

"Is that true?" Zachary asks Sawyer through gritted teeth.

"I-I- it was only one date. We ended it after that." Sawyer says, "You guys technically weren't even together then."

"It doesn't matter if you ended it. You still went out with my girlfriend!" Zachary yelled.

"I'll let you guys sort this out." Jacelyn says and backs away on her back. Zachary still had the gun pointed at his sister when she tried to run. Once she began running Zachary didn't hesitate, he pulled the trigger and a bullet went straight through her chest. Jacelyn fell to the ground, dead. Zachary dropped the gun and pushed past his friends and started walking towards the cabin without another word or look.

"Zachary! Can we talk?" Sawyer calls after him. Sawyer had handed Andy over to Lucy.

"I'm done talking to people. Everytime I do something bad happens." Zachary calls back as they arrive at the cabin. Lucy was slower than the others because she was helping Andy but they all caught up with one another at the army of police cars.

"Show's over! While you guys sat out here like cowards, I handled it." Zachary calls out and rolls his eyes. Zachary started walking on the side of the road ignoring reporters and the occasional officer trying to ask him question. He didn't have anywhere to stay or any family to hang out with so he just walked. Then, Sawyer's mom pulled up beside him.

"Do you need a ride? I was called over here for Sawyer." Mrs. Mcminn says

"I'm good. I'm gonna go find a comfy bench to sleep on." Zachary says and starts walking once again. Mrs. Mcminn sat there for a while before heading towards the crime scene. Zachary walked and walked for hours until he finally sat down on a bench and began to play on his cellphone he looked through his pictures and stopped when he saw the photo he'd taken of Pheobe sleeping on his chest. He smiled and tried not to cry. He wished that bullet that went through his arm had went through his forehead if it meant Pheobe got to live. Zachary had tied his jacket around the bullet wound to stop the bleeding.

"That's a pretty nasty wound." A male voice says from behind him.Zachary turns and sees a boy about his age sitting on the other side of the bench. The boy was dirty and his black hair was messy and tangled. He had freckles on every point of his face.

"Yeah, it's pretty painful too." Zachary mumbles under his breath.

"What happened?" The boy asks

"My twin sister shot me then killed my girlfriend." Zachary says

"Ouch, that's gotta sting." The boy says

"What's your name?" Zachary asks him.

"Oh, I'm Leo Carlos." The boy says

"Zachary Brunette." Zachary says just as a familiar vehicle pulls up beside him.

"Get in Zachary." It was Sawyer. He sat in the backseat with the window rolled down halfway.

"I'm not going anywhere with you." Zachary rolls his eyes.

"Look, just let me explain what happened. Please. It's supposed to be freezing tonight, you can't sleep out here." Sawyer says

"Sure he can, I've done it plenty of times." Leo says

"Who are you?" Sawyer asks

"Leo Carlos. I may be homeless but I still look good." Leo jokes

"You don't have anywhere to stay either?" Sawyer asks and Leo shakes his head.

"Alright, both of you get in." Sawyer says. "I'm not taking no for an answer. I will drag you into this car myself if needed."

After a long argument Leo and Zachary finally ended up getting in the vehicle with Sawyer.