The Dead Are Among Us

Charlie and his boys

I snatched myself awake hearing a loud crash from the barn. What the hell could the horses be making this much racket about, probably a rat. Well I guess I better check it out, sitting up reminded me of the pain stabbing at my side. Daxx was already at the door standing on high alert, sniffing. "Quiet Daxx." I scolded. I grabbed my shotgun by the door; I cracked it open just enough to see outside. Nothing. I steped out slowly onto the ground and looked both ways, it was pitch black in here, I forgot my flashlight inside. Daxx began to growl ahead of me and I noticed that the barn door was cracked allowing the slightest bit of moonlight to shine through flooding into the barn. I saw a figure moving slowly, did a zombie open that door? I thought to myself, I quickly flipped the lights on blinding me momentarily. A man rushed at me with a knife gripped tightly in his hand, I shot him in the chest holding the gun down at my hip, he collapsed and I spun on my heals to protect myself from anymore harm, but it was to late, another larger man slammed into me sending my gun sliding accross the dusty floor. "I'VE GOT HER CAPTAIN!!" the man pinning me down yells beind him, giving me the opportunity to knee him in the groin he tumbled off of me holding his precious jewels and I scrambled up and over to where my gun laid. I bent to pick it up but before my hands reached it, someone wracked my face with a very heavy object. I swore in pain falling bacwards onto the ground holding my throbbing eye. Then I heard a sickening click and cold metal being pushed into the back of my head, I knew immidiantly what it was. "So we meet again." The voice sent shivers down my now aching spine. It was the voice of my attacker from the day before. "What do you want." I asked, pain dripping in my voice. "I told you already honey, I want you. You're gonna come stay with me, and my boys." He chuckled and a few more that I hadnt noticed before chimed in. One of the larger men pulled me up by my long blonde hair, He pulled my head in an angle so that he could breathe on my neck sending chills throughout my body. I tried to get out of his grip but it was no use, he had well over a hundred pounds on my small muscular frame. "Lets get started shall we?" The man holding the gun said. "My name is charlie, this here is big john" He said pointing to the large man sniffing my neck. " theres sanders and thats Kaiden in the truck outside, that overthere is derrick bleeding to death from your little hissy fit of a gun show", I sneered at his remark. "If I had it my way you'd all be bleeding to death." I said low and cold. Charlie slapped me hard accross my already throbbing face, I spit blood on him causing him to flinch. "Oh she'll be fun to break." 'Big John' stated "Indeed she will, take her to the truck, bind and gag her, I dont want her slipping away this time, and I dont want to hear her screaming, yet" He said and like clockwork John was half dragging half carrying me towards the truck. "STOP! LET ME GO!!" I kicked and writhed as hard as I could. Out of nowhere I seen a flash of teeth shine in the moonlight, latching onto big Johns forearm causing him to loosen his grip. "DAXX RUN!" I screamed at him when charlie aimed his gun at my beloved kainine. Daxx spun around and ran hard into the woods while charlie fired shots after him, I heard a crashing in the woods and my heart stopped "DAXXXX!" I cried, hot tears streaked my face. "Well that ought to take care of him." Charlie chuckled an evil sinister chuckle. "I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU, YOU MONSTER!" I couldnt controll my sobs as my chest heaved up and down sanders grabed me from john, I Kicked and hit even harder now sanders restrained me, groping and smiling like some sick freak, not even phased by my outburst as he sinched my hands and feet with zipties, ductaped my mouth, and laid me across the tailgate of the red Toyota that they were in. My breathing was hitched and struggled, sanders snatched down my sophe shorts reveiling my undrewear, I didnt give up I wasnt gonna give up. Shots rang out of nowhere, and a lifeless sanders slumped to the ground taking me with him. I was pinned beneath the dead man and his face was burried in my neck. His weight crushed my torso causing me to take short shoppy breaths. "LETS GO BOYS!" charlie bellowed at the remaining men and they spun wheels leaving me gasping for anything other than dust "WE'LL BE BACK!" he assured. Dawson was at my side in seconds pulling the dead Sanders off of me and gently lifting me from the ground like a small injured child, He walked swiftly back to the barn and I protested by bending my back and shaking my head, Daxx was still in the woods, alone. "I'm Going to get him, right after your in the camper safe." He nodded his head towards the woods, he walked back to the queen bed that he has previously been asleep in and set me down easily, turned and walked out the door. Minuts later he appeared in the kitchen with a limp Daxx in his arms, struggling with the dead weight. I began to sob again through my taped mouth. He ran to my side "Shhhh, its okay, listen, he's still alive and I cant find a bullet would on him, I think he just ran into something, he's unconsious." Releif washed over me and my tensed muscles relaxed a little. "Can I take this tape off your mouth, I need to clean you up." He said, I knew what he meant when my adrenaline started to wear off, my face felt tighter and tighter with every throb, and there was still a burning pain in my my ribs. and my upper arm was bleeding, more than likely from 'Big Johns' nails digging into it. I nodded my head yes and he slowly peeled the tape off my mouth. I cringed at the last of it where my bleeding busted lip from Charlies slap was being pulled by the sticky tape. "Sorry." He cringed with me. He walked off and returned with a warm wet towel, gently pressing it around my swelled eye. The pain was excruciating enough for me to slip off while Dawson pleaded with me. "You took a nasty blow to the head, stay with me, dont sleep Rylie, dont go to sleep..-" I drifted off silently.