All Strings Attached

Chapter 6

Win felt his vision getting blurry and he was struggling to keep his eyes opened . He had a phobia of blood and all that sound wasn't helping him much. That must be the first time he felt like he got himself into something bad.

"Damn it!" Bright sat back down and hit his gun on the bin, cursing loudly. They could feel the enemy's bullet hiting the metal.

"That bin can't shield bullets for long Bright get out of there!" Gun yelled , hiding far away from Bright, trying to fight the intruders.

"I know!" Bright muttered frustrated and looked at Win. His face was pale and he looked like he was about to cry.

Suddenly a bullet pierced the metal and went right besides Win's head, startling him to the point his body froze in fear and he held his breath.

"Move MOVE!" Bright yelled, pushing Win to the side. On there right side there was a local forest.

Soon another bullet came piercing thought the metal and passed right into Bright's arm, pricing his skin.

Bright held his arm and hissed in pain, pressing his teeth together to refrain himself from crying out loud.

"Bright!" Win yelled and placed his hands on his ears, shutting his eyes tightly, praying it to be just a dream but none of it disappeared when he opened his eyes again.

"Listen closely" Bright whispered strongly, his voice a little shaky " I have only 2 bullets left in here" Bright said and tried to load his pistol again, wincing in pain. He took a moment to normalize his breath and looked at Win again, continuing " At the count of 3 , I'll shoot and you run backward  towards the other side of rail"

Win was hiccuping like a scared child and had strings of tears on his face. Bright shook him and looked at his face, trying to get the words into his head "Did you get what I said?"

He nodded his head in yes and his breathing fastened. Bright nodded in response and licked his lips, his hand on his wounded arm. He gathered all his strength and stood up, shooting again.

Win stood up, lowering his head and ran towards the back , Bright following him. Suddenly he stumbled on the uneven ground, causing him to loose his balance and he pushed himself back to stop himself from falling.

Bright who was trying to shoot while running at the same time didn't see Win falling back and they both collided into each other and fell down, rolling downward the slope to the right and fell into the forest.

Win's back hit a strong tree trunk, stopping him from rolling further deep into the forest. He groaned in pain and held his back, unable to stand up. He felt like he was a character of a movie or some novel. Sure he wanted an adventurous life but he never actually thought how near death experiences would feel like.

Suddenly he remembered Bright . He raised his head and saw Bright lying down in a distance, holding his bleeding arm.

Win immediately tried to stand up, his legs wobbling and making him imbalanced. He crawled to Bright and touched his arm. Bright hissed in pain and closed his eyes raising his face to the sky.

"What do I do"  Win panicked, his blood stained hair stuck on his forehead and his eyes red. He felt nauseous.

"I am fine" Bright muttered and tried to sit, biting his lips hard.

"No you are not!" Win replied and held his jacket "Take off your jacket"

"Bullet barely touched my skin" Bright replied , his voice breathy and pained "And this is not my first time"