I could feel bullets hitting the water around me, the water was ice cold and rushing fast down stream. I popped to the surface and was hit by more water. Coughing i looked around as more and more water took me under.
"Sam!" is hout in desperate need of finding him. The water was getting to be to much, i didn't come up this time, no way i could. The water was filling my lungs faster than i could get air when i was at surface. Sweet, so i wouldn't be shot to death, only drown. Another rapid takes me under and swearls me around. I feel someone grab my arm and pull me up. It was Sam, so i wrap my arms around him to hang on. He uses one arm to hold on to me and the other to grab onto anyting he can. He manages to grab a fallen part of a tree and it holds us there. I knew he couldn't hold on long.
"Cass, climb onto the tree," he says between breaths. I reach for the tree and lose my grip and fall into the water. Sam grabs my belt just in time and pulls me back. I wrap my arms around him again.
"It's to far, i can't," I say looking at the tree. Sam looks at the tree and it looks like he knows it too.
"Hold on," He says letting go of the tree allowing the rapids to take us again. We crash into things and go down stream until we come across a lower tree. Sam grabs it and i climb onto it. Helping him up, we climb to shore before laying on the ground. I was pretty sure i was dead, i can't open my eyes or breath right nig.
"Cass, come on," I hear Sam says as a sharp pain hits my chest, someone was pushing on me. I suddenly feel water rushing up my throat, turning on my side I cough up half the river.
"remind me never to go white water rafting," i joke making Sam chuckle a little and pull me to a sitting position. I take a second to control my breathing and look around, Forest. Nothing but miles of forest around us.
"Well, we are pretty far from where we split off from the group, now what?" Sam asked helping me to my feet. He had a few scraps from rocks int he river, which i am sure i did to.
"this could work for us, the forest can hide us if someone comes," I say looking around. I am pretty sure i twisted my ankle tho, it hurts.
"Yeah i don't think anyone will be out here," he says walking over to the river edge and looking down a ways.
"So we are lost, this is wonderful," I say leaning on a tree as Sam looks like he is thinking hard about a plan.
"Back up plan," He says pulling a phone out of no where," my mouth drops, how come they whip all this crap out of no where and i barely get a gun. I cross my arms and watch as he makes a call.
"Yeah....No we got split up on a gas stop...She's here, and safe," He says looking at me. I try hearing the converstation but no luck. "We are in the woods, i don't know where.... Yeah," he says looking around until he seems to spot something. It's a mark on the tree. "Found it......are you sure?" he asked before hanging up. He smiles at me.
"Who was that?" I asked as he pulls me with him through the forest.
"You're dad," he says making my heart stop. He was alive, thank god.
"Alright, what did he say?" I asked as we got deeper in the forest.
"he said follow the markers on the trees. A few months ago he marked several trees to make a trail if ever lost here. They are just little marks in the bark of a tree... He said they would lead us to him and the others in another cabin in the woods," He says as he hops over a fallen tree. He holds out his hand for me and i take it. Slowly he helps me over it and carefully land on the ground with my hurt foot.
"I don't know how much further i can go Sam. My ankle is killing me," I say trying to to complain but, honestly it kills. Sam stops and smiles at me which makes me worry a little.
"Get on my back," He says leaning down. I smile and get on and he goes on. I wrap my arms around his neck, but let them hang losely over his chest. Leaning my chin on his shoulder I enjoy this moment. I can't lie, i have got some feelings going on for this brown haired boy. But i know this is just business and that nothing this good would last. Sam would probably go off again to protect someone else when this is all over anyways. Plus, he can get any girl he wants, why would he want me. Anyways, we are best friends, we always have been and that would be weird. I was not willing to lose a friendship over love.
"what is that pretty little mind thinking about?" Sam says snapping me back to reality as I look at him. He was smirking at me from the corner of his eye.
"What happens when this is all over?" I whisper letting my chin stay rested on his shoulder. He shrugs.
"I don't know Cass. I wish i knew, but i don't. I'm 18 now, so are you and Cole... You're parents haven't told me, they said we needed to get through this first, if we can," he says sounding upset about the whole thing as well. maybe he feels the same way....Naw, no way he loved a girl like me. I am simply a job, somone to protect under orders of a higher power, not by choice, no matter what he says, he was forced to do this and i know it.
