The Bryne Runaways (Updated)

Chapter 67

I run out the door of the diner heading to where everyone else is making their way to mine and Uncle Ben's bedroom. I run as fast as I can because they will get to Roxy before I do. I hear Uncle Ben's footsteps behind me and he's gonna wanna hold me back when all this goes down. I was about to get in front of the door to try not letting them in but Uncle Ben manage to catch me. I just look as they open the door exposing the pet I have hiding from them. Henry eyes go on me then signals the guys Titan and Tom to go for Roxy. It breaks my heart when I see them pull her roughly from her collar and her resisting to leave with them. They pull her out the room and suddenly she escapes the guy's clutch and runs directly into my arms. My arms go around her and my nose nuzzling into her fur.

Why do they want to take her? She's done nothing wrong.

"Norman hand her over" I hear Henry say and I look up to his blue eyes on me. There's no sign of affection in him. He's a heartless man just like Gordon.

"Please no" I shake my head and Uncle Ben kneels down next to me trying to seduce me to hand him over not trying to make things worse than what they already are. How am I supposed to be cool with this?!

"Norman now! It's either the easy way or the hard way" Henry tells me loud and stern but I resist. I know he has had enough of this when he signals the guys again. Roxy gets pulled away from me and I see her get pulled by her collar again. I hear her whimpering cries as they put her in a pen locked up.

"I'm sorry but we have rules Norman. Pets are not permitted here" Henry tells me but I don't listen to him, I just stare at Lily who is smiling at her success. It's her fault I lost Roxy. I enter my bedroom purposely bumping into her.

I feel a lump stuck in my throat, my lips quivering and the tears that want to fall. I lay on my bed and cover my head with the sheets. I want her back! You just can't let an innocent harmless dog out to get killed. I thought they were trying to save the world! I clench my fist and feel anger rush out. I want to bang that chick's head into the concrete. I hear the door close and darkness surrounds the bedroom. Next to me I feel the bed dip and it's Uncle Ben because I can feel his hand and smell his scent. He pulls down the sheets to see my bloodshot eyes.

"I want her back" I cry into the pillows. They are gonna send her out into the unknown. All these thoughts of leaving Roxy breaks my heart. How can someone be so cruel? What's wrong with that girl? I didn't do shit to deserve any of this.

"I don't want to be here anymore" I admit to Uncle Ben.

"I know bud. I know" This continues on for the rest of dinner. I didn't go back to the diner because I fell asleep crying. I just remember mumbling the words 'I want her back' till I drifted.

Later that night I woke up again to the loud whimpers of Roxy who I knew is getting put out the territory. My eyes are wide open but just looking into the darkness hearing the sound of my dog get banished. I fell asleep fine without any torturous nightmares this time because I was living in one in that night.

The next morning. I woke up to same thing again. Being alone. Uncle Ben has left already and now Roxy is no longer here. I feel the cold empty space and it's terrible. I throw the sheets off me and get ready for the day. I take a good bath and change into something right then putting the final missing piece on. My medallions. I stare at the mirror way too long and I know I've let myself go. I'm one big mess. How am I still alive? I'm not capable of being a survivor.

I live with a group of dangerous people who can kill anyone that messes with them. Everyone in the pack is highly trained and are capable of moving on with life.

When I'm done I grab my knife, kissing my medallions for good luck and exit the door. I lock it right behind me this time not wanting to have an intruder enter again. Once I'm outside I'm greeted with a cool wind and a nice bright light shining upon my face. It's warm but can get in the way. The weather is getting colder and colder already. Winter is coming. As I walk downstairs right away I look at the pen Roxy was in yesterday to see it completely empty. They were cruel enough to throw her out. I forcefully look away from the pen and start heading for office.

As I walk I feel the looks on me and I choose to ignore them. I guess they saw my little secret I had hiding in my bedroom. I enter office to where I have Henry in front gawking at me. I just came for my assignment not your pity. I go and take a seat on one the chairs in here.

"I apologize for how domestic I acted yesterday" He tells me and I just ignore him and the words that come out of his mouth. All I do is look outside seeing the people pass by.

"So you're going to ignore me now!" I hear him say rather loudly and Michael enters but I don't choose to look at him either. He didn't go along with throwing the dog out like some of the other people here but I got to be mad at someone and threaten to kill them don't you think?

All I do is look outside and suddenly a city building begins to grow smoke. I thought I wasn't seeing things clearly but in fact I am. I focus on the building when from behind me I hear a gut wrenching disturbing call from our hunters. I can hear the loud crazy feet movements, the creature noises and as well as gunshots.

"We're being attacked, fall back!" The yells of Tom blast through the walkie talkie.

"They're coming!"

"Tom get ahold of yourself what's going on?!" More members of the pack enter questioning the smoke.

"We're being attacked!"

"By who?!" Henry yells into the walkie talkie but a loud explosion is the last thing I hear and see as well from where I stand.

Uncle Ben.....

From behind everyone's gathered around the main table discussing and all I think about Harry, Tom and Uncle Ben. Are they dead? They are somewhere in the city being attacked. They need help. I can feel myself wanting to breakdown but I want to actually make use to them so I run out of office all the way to the armory where all the weapons are stored.  When I enter, all these lethal weapons try to intimidate me but it's not gonna work this time. I run taking a pistol into my hands that is fully loaded and I take off the safety clip. I got to hurry! I feel myself grow afraid but I can't stop now.

Not yet.

When I'm done preparing myself I'm about to leave when I miss it. I retrace my steps to see the weapon I have been admiring ever since. I would see people use it and achieve the ways of such weapon. I walk up to the sharp knife ended metal staff putting it into my hands. I can feel it begin to become part of me. I can feel the intensity run through my veins. Is this what it means by the power within? I put the sheath behind my back and take the staff with me. I guess I'm trying something new this time.

I exit the armory to see the building still smoking. He's not dead is all I currently think. It's the only thing that kept me going.

I look over to office to where they are still there in a deep conversation. I need to escape this place I don't know how though. Think Norman! My eyes go to the main gate and that's the only way. I walk to office and quickly open the box to where they have the gate buttons behind. I look one more time at the gate. For Uncle Ben. My hand slams directly down to the main gate button and I go straight for the gate hearing the loud siren from the main gate as well as the calls from Henry.

I see the gate begin to close. They probably pushed the button again. I run faster and faster seeing the gate about to close. I can make it. As I'm running I don't dare look back but leap through the smallest gap there was left, just right after the main gate finally closed shut with me on the other side.