After The End: Alex Rider FanFiction

~Chapter Thirty-Four~

Bringing it up to my face for inspection, I see it's a splinter from our wood floor.

Oh.

It must've been from when Alex practically jerked my arm out of my socket, saving my life before the floor explode where I'd just been.

But hey, I'd rather have a dislocated shoulder any day than have my body full of bullet holes.

I throw the splinter away, running a hand down my face. I'm positive Alex must have some splinters in his leg from when he made that mad dash to the Browns room.

When he almost got killed.

I can't believe this is happening.

We were almost shot!

I let a deep breath out.

"Come on." Alex says, breaking me from my thoughts as he loops an arm through mine, helping me up.

Polly, with the backpack slung over her back, comes to my other side. Assisting me the same as Alex.

I hate feeling so helpless.

But I of course, didn't exactly have time to gather my crutches up before we so hastily escaped.

It wasn't really on my mind at the time.

Alex starts leading us down the path, towards town.

A thought strikes me.

Oh my go-

How'd I not think if this!

If Ben is part of that group, then what about Jack and Bill?

Dread hits my chest.

"Alex." I pause our steps. "What about Jack and Bill?" I frantically ask. "They might need help!!" I see Alex glance at me from the corner of his eye, staying quiet.

Realization dawns on me.

My shoulders slouch, and I see Polly's eyes begin to water as she comes to the same conclusion that I did.

They're probably dead.

Alex starts walking forward again, me and Polly reluctantly following.

"There's nothing we can do." Alex whispers, his own shoulders slouching a bit.

I slowly nod my head.

We can't do anything anyway, we're just....kids. Although we do have a spy with us.

But even a spy can't work miracles.

I sigh, continuing on.

Suddenly, another thought runs through my head.

We're never going to make it.

They're chasing us with vehicles, and we're stuck lugging my sorry self around. And it's still another ten miles until civilization.

"Guys, we're not going to make it." I voice my concerns.

Alex just continues walking, his body supporting me as I limp along. Polly glances at me from the corner of her eye, her shoulders stiffening.

Alex looks around in what little light there is, his eyes landing on the cornfield.

"Well then, we'll just have to confuse them some." Alex says, now heading towards the corn that stretches out further than the eye can see.

We'll, when it's light out.