Children Of Doom

Chapter II: Hope In The Void

"I-I'm... not sure." I said.
"It doesn't surprise me. Considering you don't know anything what's going on around you. I can see you're really thin, meaning you hadn't eaten in days. Seeing you in that fridge I can assume you hid there the whole time, Weirdo." Madison said like she knew it all along.
"Y-Yes... you're right." I replied nervously.
"Well don't get use to this, Weirdo. You should know that Jonathan and Lilly are my priorities. I'll be honest with you. If you were to die, I wouldn't care." Madison said in a cold tone.
"What is wrong with you, Madison?" Jonathan asked.
"What? He's a grown man, acting like a child. I can't have him slowing us down. When it goes down, you're on your own, Weirdo." Madison said.
"Jesus, Madison. I met kids like him when I was in a force. They were abused, scared shitless. The last thing they needed was lieutenants treating them like the suspects. No offense, son. But people like you are snowflakes. You need to learn how to survive and break out of your shell." Jonathan said. It wasn't long before I grew a family bond with these people. Even though I knew them for a few hours.

We all went asleep. I wanted to curl up to Lilly and just feel the touch of another human being. I couldn't. I will soon be dead in this world, last thing I need is someone growing attachment towards me. Not that anyone could even develop the bond towards me.

I woke up the next morning... They were gone...

This is a nightmare! Why did they leave me? 

I cried and ran searching for them. Then my hopes rised through the roof again. I heard Lilly's voice!

It was scream rather voice, but it was her. I came into the ruined market and that's where I saw her.

I stood hidden behind the shelves. Trying to figure out how to defuse the situation without harming anyone.

She was surrounded by three girls and two guys. All of them holding knives, hatches, and stakes. 

She was holding them off with a gun. A gun? They didn't mention to me they had a gun.

"Listen, little bitch! For the last time, I'm telling you. Give us our guns back!" One of the girls said.
"But I don't have them!" Lilly replied with tears going down her eyes. 
"In that case, there's no point in keeping you alive. Mark, grab that little bitch!" The girl shouted.
"No, no, no! Please, take all of my stuff! Just, please don't kill me!" Lilly nervously tried running.
They tackled and subdued her. 
"Please, wait!" I screamed.
"What the hell?" The girl faced towards my direction as she pointed the gun at me and shot. It didn't fire.
"Just, please! Hear me out. You can kill me, I don't care. Just listen to me!" I said.
"Come out and face us, and we'll think about it. Is she your girlfriend or something? If you don't do what we say, I'll bash her brains right now." The girl said as the other two girls stood above Lilly and I noticed the two other guys going around the store trying to trap and subdue me.
"You can join us. Please, we don't want to do anything harmful to you." I said as I walked towards the group with my hands raised.
"Then come. You have nothing to worry about then." The girl said as she held the knife against Lilly while she was on her knees and crying. 

As I was approaching, two other girls would surround me as the two guys would stand from a distance and watch.

I felt back of my head being hit with a strong blunt force. I feel down and I could feel my head was cracked open as I reached to touch it.

"You think you can steal from us? Get away with all our stuff? You're dumber than I thought." The girl that I assume was her leader said.

I was losing consciousness. I could only see black and white. 

"They have nothing, I checked every part of them. What should we do?" One of the guys asked the girl leader. 

"We sent a strong message. I want to torture these little bitches. Especially you. Did you think you can save your damsel in distress, show up here and be her hero? Too bad you'll die, not in a pleasant way. What do you think, girls?" She asked.

"You'll pay for what you done to them. I'll slice you so bad and make sure you feel every bit of it!" One of the girls said.

"I want to feel your beating heart with my hands before I rip it apart and make you watch it." The other girl said.

It looks like guys were keeping watch for something.

"Get him!" The leader said.

They started stabbing my arms shoulders and chest with knives and pieces of glass. I could only endure it and try to shield myself with hands as I cried.

"Look at that. Ain't that cute. Did we hurt you, sweetheart? Want us to kiss it and make it better? Make that little bitch watch! I want her to know what's coming to her." She said as she would kick my jaw with her boot and I fell back. 

"Head's up! We got Doom Hunters coming in!" One of the guys said.

"It's a shame, I was starting to enjoy myself. We left a good message. Leave that little bitch, either she can say what she witnessed or the Doom Hunter can have her." The girl leader said as they made run for it. 

I felt the ground shake as I saw something tall, not even sure it is human walking next to the store as I lay down. Lilly was hiding behind the counter.

When that thing left. Lilly looked around and started walking away.

"...Wait, please." I was struggling to speak.
"What is it, Weirdo?" She asked as if I was nothing to her.
"Can you please hold my hand? It's getting dark, I'm scared." I begged.
"Shut up! He can be back any moment." She whispered.
"Please, I'm so scared." I begged and drown in my blood and tears.
"Fine, just shut up." She said as she sat down next to me and I held her hand softly.
"I'm sorry, you're going to a better place." She said.
"Why is it getting dark, Lilly? Can you please make it stop?" I asked.

It was raining again. Lilly held my hand before she let go. She was walking away.

"I wanna feel one last time, Lilly. Please?" I begged.
She was tempted to leave but brought me out to feel the rain. She even lay my head in her lap. 
I was falling asleep.
"I-I'm sorry, Lilly. I liked you, you were the only person that was nice to me. I'll miss you and my mom." I said as I lost my consciousness and fell asleep.