Drawing Voices

Weight of Chapter Twenty Nine

Lola's P.O.V

"How the F*** are you still alive?" Max called from the top of the tree. I looked up to see a rope. A rope that was obviously going to be used to hang someone.

I gulped and the adrenaline rushed through my body. Causing a mini panic attack.

Even though Dan had freed me, I was still physically unable to move because the fear was too overwhelming for me to handle.

I stayed back balancing all my weight onto the tree. Looking at Dan and how much trepidation lies on his face made tears flow down my bruised cheeks.

In these situations most people would be able to just run away, but Ralph still remained in danger and knowing Max it is more than likely that he would get us back some way or another.

I tried to stay as still as possible, hoping that Max wouldn't realise that Dan had freed me. I looked up to see Max, who had just finished tieing the rope to the large branch that hung over my head. What was he doing?

I watched tentitatively as Max carefully climbed down the tree trunk, he landed his feet steadily on the dirt and began to walk over to me. 

"And how the hell did you manage to get free." He shouted at me, looking over to Dan, who had began to slowly back away. He then stared over to Ralph to check he was still tied up and began to walk towards Dan, who was backing away even more now. What to do. What was Max going to do to him. I couldn't just stand here and watch.

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Dan's P.O.V

As Max jumped down from the tree I could tell him anger had increased. Not only had he realised I wasn't dead, he now knew I had freed Lola. 

He started to walk towards me, his menacing eyes transfixed on me. I tried to back away but I knew I must stand up to him. What should I do? Not only was it me in danger, but Lola and Ralph too. Upon continued to back away, I stumbled over a branch. I was able to stay standing and regain my balance, but in this short space of time, Max had lunged forward and was now a considerable amount closer to me than before.

"STOOP!" Lola screamed as she began to run towards us. Max turned around as she said so, forbidding her to come any closer. 

"It's your turn to decide what's going to happen now Dan." Max said as he stopped walking towards me. What did he mean? I was so confused. "Which one of your friends here, do you want to sacrifice." He asked me, staring at the rope that now hung from the tree. What. No. I shook my head, refusing to answer. "Answer my question, or I will kill all of you!" He shouted and at that point I realised he really did mean it. 

I stared over to Lola and Ralph who both stared at me as if they wanted to be sacrficed. But I couldn't choose between them. My bestfriend and my girlfriend. No. The possible options rolled over in my head, I couldn't choose. It was too difficult.

Never in my life had I felt so pressurised into making one choice. But I knew my choice would change my life forever and theirs. I could here Ralph mumbling something from underneath the tape that covered his mouth. 

"Dan. Choose me, you and Lola have so much more things to come. Me, I have been a massive idiot recently. I deserve it so much more than her." Ralph finally said as he managed to rip the duct tape off his face. 

"Noooo." Lola cried. "No you have been bestfriends for ages, you can't to that Dan. Choose me. If it wasn't for me, we all wouldn't be here now." Lola tried to persuade me. 

What to do. I couldn't choose. I was carrying the weight of living in the palm of my hands. I was having to make the biggest decision of my life so far. 

"For god's sake, hurry up." Max said, as he folded his arms. "Just tell me who you want to sacrifce otherwise you'll all be dead." He persisted and at that moment, I knew I would have to make the decision now. I had no other option but to choose who I was about to. It had to be done. "Right thats it." Max said walking back towards Lola and Ralph. 

"NOO!" I screamed and he turned back around. "I choose myself." 

Hey Everyone. Thank you for reading. Unfortunately I'm in Greece (and will be for two more weeks.) I have kindly asked Gaby to write this chapter. I have left her the notes she just had to write it. (Sorry but actually this chapter will probably be the best because she has wrote it.) Check out her fic! xx