Foxes Den

Burning the Pain Away

"I should be there." Sam grumbled as he moved the phone just a little bit more between his shoulder and ear. He shifted as Kat huffed on the other end, his foot kicking at some of the dirt and rocks.

    "What exactly would you be able to do?"

    "Keep him calm." Sam mumbled as he heard a shout behind him.

    "He didn't recognize us, he's so out of it on those pain meds."

    "He was screaming for me Kat. He recognizes me, that's the issue I knew we'd run into. I should just head back home." Sam said as he kicked a piece of glass having it crash into the wall beside him. Elton's voice rang through the air, as he yelled something about the stupid speakers. A laugh echoed from another part of the room, where Brennen was cackling like a maniac. Jake was fixing his face mask as he partly leaned on the sledgehammer, as Aaron slammed his into the countertop sending pieces everywhere.

    "Sam, come on." Corey shouted as he ripped a door from its hinges connected to a small pantry in the kitchen.

    "He fell back asleep a few minutes ago. Just burn that place to the ground." Kat stated as she hung up and Sam tucked the phone away in his jeans. Pulling his sledgehammer, he slammed it down on the rotten floorboards that started this whole mess. One of the officers from when they got to the hospital was leaning against the fridge as Elton fumbled with the stupid wireless speakers finally getting them to connect.

    "$200." The officer whispered as he puffed out a breath of cigarette smoke.

    "It's a fair price." Elton stated as he flickered through Spotify, finding a playlist he liked.

    "Honestly I would have done it for a 100." Jake laughed from the other side of the room, slamming his hammer into a cabinet knocking it off it's base. Sam fixed his mask, before striking the floor once again watching the pieces fall down into the basement below. He tried to ignore the sight of the dried blood below, but it still looked fresh to Sam.

    "Bro, get away from that ledge." Brennen said, yanking Sam backwards by the hood. Sam shook his head, turning his attention to the wall splitting the kitchen and living room. His mind told him to destroy everything, not one piece of this house should be left standing. He kicked the shards into one of the holes in the living room.

    "Pile everything down below, we'll throw the gasoline and light it from up here." Sam ordered as the others yelled back in response. The faster that this place burned to the ground the better. His skin crawled at the memories as he grabbed for some of the installation with his gloved hand throwing the pink foam into the pit below.

    "Do you guys like this?" The metal music roared from the speakers as the group cheered continuing with their destruction of the house. Elton smiled behind the mask, grabbing his crowbar hooking it on the door frame ripping it down easily.

    "So she's in prison?" Corey asked as the officer pulled his cigarette from his mouth.

    "Psychiatric ward near the border. She won't be coming back any time soon." The officer chuckled the bandage on his right hand still fresh and clean, from its change when the group got here less than half an hour ago. From the story that he told the group, the woman had managed to catch his hand with the edge of the axe. He was lucky it wasn't worse.

     "Sam!" Elton shouted, catching the blond's attention. "Help me with the foyer." Sam nodded as he followed his roommate into the other room. Sprinting forward, the sledgehammer took out the closest bannister sending the pieces of wood skidding across the stone floor. Elton kicked over the table in the middle of the room, sending it crashing down with a sickening crack as it broke into pieces.