Living Hell(On Hold)

Chapter 14

Melanie's POV

I sat in the back seat as we drove. My eyes stared at my feet, tears still streaming down but I lost my voice after an hour of sobbing. I couldn't think, It felt like I couldn't breath, that my throat closed up and my chest tightened. Why did this happen? To him? My brother?

He was my responsibility and I failed of being a bid sister and now he's dead! He's gone! I would be yelling hysterically but like I said, my voice was gone and my body was pratically just jello. The scene kept replaying in my head, his screams, his yells for help haunted my mind as I closed my eyes, not able to do anything.

I felt Rex holding my tightly in his arms, I didn't know where we were going, where were going to stay, how we are gonna stay alive, I didn't care at this point.

Nothing mattered anymore without my brother.

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Rex's POV

I looked at her deeply, my eyes burning into her wet ones as I held onto her. She went crazy for the first hour after we got out of that crazy place.

My head flashed back to the scene when Daniel's hand was torn away from me after a god damn Drudge pulled him and dragged him down. I couldn't see him anymore as there were too many Drudges in the way, his screams will stay in my memory forever.

"Were gonna turn towards that road over there, that will lead us up the mountain and hopefully, away from the pack of Drudges, my great uncle has a small cabin we can stay in but I dont know if there are any food stocked inside. Might have to go to town and since our numbers are... low, I dont know if it would be such a good idea." Mack explained to Kyle, who was driving while he held a map.

"We dont have a choice." I growled in the back as my eyes sent daggers to them before holding onto Mel tigher. I wouldnt let go ever.

Soon after we arrived at the Cabin Mack mentioned, I looked at Mack, Kyle, and Caden who has remained silent the whole ride like Melanie, to tell them to go and check the place before we settle in.

As they left as held Melanie tightly as I breathed gently on her head, hearing her sniffle every few minutes as the pistol beside me insured our safety until the guys came back.

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Melanie's POV

It's been a whole week of just pain. Pain and sadness. Despair. Hatred. I just don't know who to blame. God. The Drudges. Rex. Myself.

I've been quiet for most of the time. Rex has been staying close to me, waiting so I can blow up. Yell at him. Shoot a bullet through his head. I know I wouldn't ever do that, but the things he has been saying makes me think he wants me to.

Mack walked in my room I've been sharing with Rex while the other guys slept in the living room floor and couch. Rex walked right behind him with a glass of water, handing it to me as he had a short conversation with Mack about the perimeter and how far away we were from any Drudge's.

We havent spotted any so far so thats either a good sign, or a very bad one if they travel in a large group through these woods, havent had a chance to over run our Cabin yet.

 "Mel? Hey?" Rex snapped his fingers in front of my face, pushing my thoughts out from my head as I look at him, raising an eye brow to ask 'what?'.

"How are you... feeling?" He asked slowly, pronouncing each word as if one can make me explode.

"Im Alive. My brother isn't. Break it down short for you, I'm not gonna be smiling for awhile." I snapped easily. My mood has been hasty lately, and not for the reason every guy thinks, but the other obvious reason. Daniel. Dead. Ring a bell?

Rex looked down in sadness. "I-I know... but... " He paused, as if he was thinking about the next thing he was about to say.

"Daniel would still want you to be strong. To fight, for him. If your Alive, he'd be happy either way. He may have been your little brother, but i remember him telling me that you'll always be the sister he looked after. Even if you were the big sister. He actually bragged to me he was the 'man of the family'." He said with a slight smile, happy to be talking about Daniel in a good way.

I looked up into his eyes before hugging him tightly, no tears came out though since I had none left to pour. I digged my head into his neck with a sigh as I whispered, "But I need him. I need my brother." My stomach knotted itself every day, and it tightened even more just by my words.

"I know, I know. You have your brother. He will always be here with you." Rex soothed, truth in his words.

This was the first time ever since my brother drew his last breath, that my stomach untightened.

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