Wide Open spaces

Chapter 5

“Well, well, well. Who do we have here? The daughter of John Brown.” Sneered Seth Adams. I stood there struck out of my mind. I couldn’t move and I didn’t dare to talk. I looked to either side of me. I saw nothing but tress. I would never find my way out without being killed first. I weighed my options of staying here and probably getting killed or running and getting away...or killed. I was gonna run and I am going to die trying. I broke to the left and sprinted through the trees. I heard twigs snap behind me but i wasn’t going to turn around. I dodged trees and logs jumping over them trying to find a way out. I ran  through the creek socking my feet, but I didn’t care. The trees flew by me making me see only blurs of green and brown. Looking left and feigning right I kept on running through the trees. I saw a break in the trees and made my way towards it. After avoiding most of the trees and keeping my head up I was just about at the clearing. Then I tripped. I felt two strong arms grab me and pull me up.

“Run” Whispered Jay in my ear as he pushed me towards the clearing. I was shocked but did what he said. I then heard a sickening crack and I winced. I turned around to see Jay on the ground getting kicked in the ribs. Our eyes locked for a minute and I saw that he was pleading with his eyes for me to run. After standing there watching Seth kick him another 2 times and he was about to kick again Jay caught his leg and pulled him down next to him. 

“Get on the quad bike and bring it over here.” Jay yelled out to me. I didn’t hesitate, I ran trying to find the quad bike. I looked around to find out where I was. I looked over to my right to see the quad bike about 200m away. I sprinted towards the quad bike and hopped on. I put it into gear and drove back to where Jay was. I saw Jay limp out of the clearing so I ran over to help him. I saw Seth lying on the ground unconscious I am sure. I could see blue and purple bruises starting to form on his face. We got on the quad bike and rode back to the house. Once we got back to the house the front door was open, I shot Jay a worried look. We cautiously made our way up to the front door. I walked inside and looked through each room they where all clear. I grabbed the phone off the kitchen counter and called the police. Even though the closest police station is one and a half hours away, hopefully he will still be out cold then. 

“Hello.” The police man said.

“Um. Hi. Seth Adams is at my house and he just tried to. Um kill my best friend.” I said back to him. Not knowing what else to say. 

“Ok miss. Please remain inside until we arrive. Would you like a paramedic for your friend?” Asked the man.

“Ok we will, and yes that would be very helpful.” I said. After giving him all my details he hung up the phone. I made my way over to Jay who was in the lounge room switching through channels on the t.v. I sat down next to him and laid my head on his shoulder. I looked down at his arm that wasn’t occupied by the remote and saw blood trickling down his arm. 

“Jay, your are is bleeding. A lot.” I said. Jay looked down at his arm, then back at me.

“Bi, it is just a scratch. I will be fine.” Jay replied looked at me in the eyes. I knew there was doubt there but I dismissed it, I nodded my head slowly and got up off the couch. Even if he said he was fine, I knew that he was lying.

I went into the bathroom and opened the draws trying to find the first aid kit. After mindless attempts to try and find it, I gave up. I walked back into the kitchen and grabbed some tissues and went back to Jay. 

“Jay give me your arm.” I said to him. He shook his head and turned back to the t.v. It has been nearly 20 minutes of us arguing about his cut. There was more blood coming out of the cut and it wasn’t looking good. There was dry blood stained on his shirt and his arm started to swell up.