The Chase of My Life

Chapter 10

(Athena's POV)

We all got geared up in our snow stuff. We are using one truck, to get back into the hunting territory. All the teenagers sat in the back of the truck. As my parents drove and Tyler drove separate in another truck. I had my bow with me and Melody kept staring at the guns that the guys had. I sighed, and I felt Damon pull me closer to him. I snuggled up to him when we arrived at the spot. All of us jumped up and we began the hunt. Everyone separated, and the people that didn't want to hunt stayed at the truck. For our base camp and that was Melody, Jessica, Derek.

The rest of us, separated into pairs, but I wanted to go by myself. I had told Damon that and he got a little worried. "I will be fine," I said, and I gave him a hug. As I trudged through the snow. Walking a little bit away, tracking some bunnies that were moving. About an hour later. I finally saw a deer, which I hadn't been hunting. I blended in with some bushes. I set up my arrow, and pull back on the string. I breathe in and then out, shooting. I miss and hit the ground.

When suddenly I heard a gunshot and pain go through my left leg. I fall to the ground screaming and clutching my leg. Hot tears rolled down my face. "Athena! I'm sorry!" Michael yelled, kneeling down. I was now sobbing of the pain. That's when I saw Tyler, "Athena, we need to get you to the hospital. We don't know if the bullet went into your leg or grazed it." He said, and I just nodded my head.

I felt him pick me up and start to run. I bit my lip, trying not to scream. "Michael, call dad. And let him know." Tyler said. We made it back to the truck, as soon as my friends saw me. The came rushing over, and Tyler put me in the truck. While Melody and Tyler hopped in the back. While my dad was now in the drives side.

My dad gunned out of the camping site, and to the hospital. We made it there under 10 minutes, and my father must have called the hospital because. Nurses ran out with a wheelchair and were opening my door. Wheeling me inside to a room. Cutting my snow pants off of me and that's when I heard them say.

"It went into the leg, we need to do emergency surgery." I looked at my dad. Crying even harder now, sobbing. "It's going to be okay, be strong." My father said and kissed me on the forehead. I was then being wheeled into surgery. I put an IV in me and I began to feel the drugs kick in. I was soon out cold.

(Jessica's POV)

Melody, Derek and I were sitting on the back of the truck. Talking when we heard a gunshot and a scream. I jump off and looked around, wondering where it came from. When I see Michael, Tyler, and Athena. Tyler was carrying Athena and blood was all over her leg. She was crying like crazy. I ran up to her and she was trying to control her crying. Tyler had sat her down in the truck, and then they were off down the road. Snow not stopping them. All of us just stood there in shock. Derek came up to me hugging me, I hadn't realized I had started to cry. I started to cry harder and he Derek hugged me tighter.

"We should probably go back to the campsite." I heard Breanna's mother say. I let go of Derek, and that's when we saw Blake, Damon, and Courtney come back. We just looked at them, not knowing what to say to Damon. 

"What?" Courtney asked. Coming over to me, seeing that I was crying. I shook my head walking away and going to the truck.

(Courtney's POV)

We came back from hunting, not catching anything. I see everyone looking at us and all their faces were blank. Jessica I saw was crying,

"What?" I ask, walking over to her. She just shakes her head and walks away. Derek follows her to the truck, trying to calm her down.

"Athena was in an accident." I hear her mom say. I gasp, looking over at her. She had a tear roll down her face. I walk over to her and give her a hug.

"How did she get hurt?" I heard Damon ask.

"She was shot. Michael didn't see her," Susan said, that's her mom's name.

"We should get back to the campsite and I will then call Mark", Athena's dad's name.

All of us get in the truck and head back to the campsite. All of us go and change out of our winter gear, and head to our camper. Blake came in and I was sitting on the couch. Walking over, he picked me up. So I was sitting on his lap. I curled up and laid my head on his shoulder. Damon was nowhere to be seen, "Where's Damon?" I ask.

Blake leans down whispering, "He needs to let some anger out. He thinks it's his fault she got hurt. Because he argued with her to stay with him but instead, she went by herself." I looked at him, shocked. That's when I see Susan walk out of her room, "I called Mark, and he said Athena had to go to emergency surgery. Because the bullet was still in her leg." She said and started to cry walking back into her room. Shutting the door behind her.

I looked back at Blake, burying my head in his shoulder. I felt him kiss me on the forehead. When I heard the camper door open and close. Looking up to see Damon walk in, his face was red from the cold. "Anything new?" He asks, sitting down beside us.

"She has to go into emergency surgery because the bullet was still in her leg," I say. He just looks at me, and so many emotions were on his face. "I'll be in our camper." He said, leaving. The door closing with a bang. I shook my head, looking back into Blake's blue eyes.

"Do you think he will be okay?" I ask.

He nodes, "I think so when he sees Athena. Hopefully." I nod agreeing to him.

"We should help make lunch. To get this off of our minds." I say.

He looked to me and smiled, "Sure!" We both got up and started to make hot ham and cheese sandwiches with mac and cheese.

For extra, some chips, but then I decided to make cookies. Getting out the recipe and beginning to make them. Blake was finished with the sandwiches. He began to help me, but instead of helping he started to play around.

"Blake, stop!" I say, turning around and finding him standing right behind me. He smiled and leaned down giving me a kiss on the nose.

I laughed, "Just let me put these in the oven." He backed away from me, but not that far. Sliding the tray of cookies in the oven to bake.

Suddenly, I was being turned around. I felt Blake's lips on mine and I was being lifted up so I sat on the counter. I grabbed a fist of his shirt, pulling him closer to me. Feeling him smile, as we kiss. Hearing myself moan as his hand was traveling up the back of my shirt. To my bra, when I pushed his hand away and let it sit at my waist.

Suddenly, the timer went off for the oven. I opened my eyes to see that his shirt had come off and his hair was a mess. My lips felt swollen, and I was still on the counter. I jumped down and took the cookies out of the oven. Blake had put his shirt on hiding his amazing 6 pack from my view. I almost wanted to tear the shirt in half, but I decided not too.

Instead, I started to set up the food and plates. "Blake, why don't you go get Damon?" I said and started to head over to where Susan's room was. Blake left, and I knocked on her door.

"Susan, we made some food if you're hungry," I said, and she was sitting on her bed. She smiled up at me and stood up. "Yes, I would love some food." Blake was back with Damon and I decided to call Melody. Getting my phone out of the bag, and calling her. Wondering how Athena was and if she was done with surgery.