Tundra (contains errors)

Part 6

 

Chapter 69

 

{Andrew's POV} I scan the faces nervously. Matt looks down at the floor. "Matt?" I look at him expectantly. Sadie cracks her knuckles nervously. "Not right now ok guys?" He says when his voice catches. Em rubs his back soothingly and gives us a sympathetic look. I clench my teeth until my jaw is sore. Sadie looks away from us entirely. "It's just a game they're playing." Em says. "But this was unnecessary." Matt finally makes eye contact with me. "They're just trying to break you, but no matter how rough it gets we all have to keep going, all of us." Sadie goes and hugs him. "It's our last day of training." I speak up. "Let's make it count, for Olivia." Sadie finishes. "For Olivia." We all repeat weakly. With that we spread out. Sadie and I take turns going around to help people. {Sadie's POV} "Sadie?" Jared calls me over. "According to the weight of the-" I cut him off. "Just shoot, don't worry about science or math or anything else." He shakily pulls back the string, but mange’s to hit the target accurately. "See? Instinct." "Alright, this is not about archery. Sadie, I don't belong here....." "What are you saying?" I ask worried. "We followed you here, Nikki and I." I hold both shoulders and look into his eyes. "You already know too much. You need to get out of here before they kill you. Go!" I say in an urgent whisper. "I love you." He says his eyes opened wide. I stare at him in shock. "I don't love Nikki; I've always had a secret crush in you Sadie." "No, you can't." "But I do." "It's dangerous you really have to go-" he silences me with a kiss, a deadly, sinful, but pleasant kiss. "Oh." "I'll always remember you, Sadie." He tucks a piece of my hair behind my ear. He turns and rushes out with Nikki at his side. "Goodbye, Jared." I say touching my lips. 

 

Chapter 70

 

{Sadie's POV} "Wait!" I run after them into the hallway. "Bye Nikki." I hug her. "Take care ok?" She nods. "I hope you and Andrew have a wonderful life together." "Oh Nikki!" I hug her again. "I saw that kiss earlier Jared!" I turn around to face our audience, but it's too late. "Bang!" A single shot is fired. I feel bile in the back of my throat but, swallow its bitterness as I see where the bullet hit. I don't have enough air in my lungs to scream, but somehow I find myself screaming a high pitched scream. I stand there frozen. Nikki crouches down beside Jared, who was hit directly in the chest. Our attacker approaches me, I am unarmed. I scream again louder, this can't happen again. "Lucas." I hiss through clenched teeth. He wears an old, ripped, white t-shirt. It exposes his injuries to his abdomen. "What's wrong sweetheart? It's just you and me now." He grins evilly. He reaches out with his long, boney fingers and traces my jaw bone, causing me to shiver. "Where's your fiancé? Huh? Oh that's right, not here! You see Sadie? I am always here for you, unlike-" As if on cue Andrew, Matt, Brandon, and Em burst through the door holding various weapons. "What the hell is going on in here?!" Matt shouts. "Not you again." Andrew grumbles. I suddenly feel the cool, metal barrel of the gun press into my temple. Lucas squeezes my hip. "Don't make me shoot." Andrew cries out. "You won't kill Sadie." Em says. "She means too much to you." I remember the knife I kept in my boot for our trek here. Andrew gave it to me..."Nikki!" I whisper urgently. "My right boot." She quietly slides over to me and gently slides the knife out. "But she will never love me." Lucas cries out and buries his head into my shoulder, gun still to my head. I wiggle my fingers, signaling Nikki to hand me the knife. She presses the handle into my palm and my fingers close around it. "Hey, I never said that." He looks up at me, he looks so-innocent. I gently push his hand down and he drops the gun to the floor. "I will never hurt you again, Sadie." Out of the corner of my eye I see Matt and Brandon lifting Jared to get some help. Em has run off, probably to get Lizzie or someone. Nikki kicks the gun away and stands by Andrew. I raise my hands and my knife clangs to the floor. "I have no weapons on me. Do you Lucas?" He shakes his head. "What is she doing?!" I hear Andrew whisper in shock. Lucas cups my face and looks into my eyes. "Sadie, I really love you." I look down at the floor. "Oh my god! Your shirt!" I say avoiding having to lie to him. "Yeah I'm pretty banged up." He says with a weak smile. "Let me help you." I gently lift his shirt over his head. "Why are you doing this?" "Shhhhhh." I put a finger to his lips. His eyes widen. I rake my fingers over his chest. He shivers and I smile. He plants kisses on my collar bone, my neck, my jaw, my cheeks, my lips. I pretend to enjoy it, but really I'm just buying time. Andrew clenches his jaw and balls up his fists. Nikki tries to control him. "She knows what she's doing." I occasionally hear. Em runs back into the hallway with handcuffs. I wrap my legs around his waist and he wraps his arms around my neck. Em walks around and closes the handcuffs around his wrists and I slide down to the floor. "I'm done with you!" Lizzie says to him and walks him away. I take off in a full sprint to the infirmary, where I am told Jared is. I hear everyone else's feet pounding behind me. I hope it's not too late.