This is the end here.
Chris up there.
Rylee POV
I gripped Justen's hand tight as I prayed that we would make it to civilization sometime soon. "Y'all I have to slow down a bit. The engine is over heating." I heard Chris saying. I feel like he's lying so I went to check." Rylee. sit yo ass down. You're in no condition to walk, let alone move." Lisa said as she walked up to me. "W- w- w- where the hell were you?" I asked as my voice and vocal cords was still trying to recover. "Who you think made sure the boat was here? That was me. The plan was for them 3 to rescue you while I guarded the boat." she said as I looked at here with a hint of suspicion. It was just a bit coincidental unless that's what the author wanted. Whatever.
I nodded my head as she went downstairs to check the engine. She quickly came back up and confirmed what Chris had said earlier. "Shit. Well how much slower can we go?" Marlon asked. "About 10 miles slower. Hopefully that won't cut too much into his time." he said as he looked at me sympathetically. This the second time he's being genuinely nice to me. Maybe he does have a heart in that hollow thing he calls a body. "Here Rylee, drink this." Lira said as she limped towards me with a bottle of water in her hand. I savagely drunk the hell out of that. I was thirsty as hell fuck that. "I was the same way with mine earlier." said said as she laughed.
I heard a slight clicking sound coming from somewhere. I ignored at as one of the bugs or various other animals in the forest. That is until it was getting louder. "W-w-what's that?" I said to Lira. "I don't know. It's probably a beetle." she said as she shrugged her shoulders. Shortly after that, the sound of glass breaking caught my ears. Beetle my ass. I got up and walked outside to see what was that. I looked and saw stingray on a Kayak paddling towards us. It looks like he was throwing rocks at us, trying sink the boat. Did I say rocks? i meant big ass pebbles. This man just won't quit.
"I told you I wasn't letting you get away that easily." he laughed as he kept paddling. I noticed that he only had one paddle, which meant he threw the other one at us. He was still a good distance away, which meant good for me. I picked up some pebbles and tried to throw them but my arms instantly gave out. "Let me do that." Marlon said as took the pebbles form me. "This nigga just doesn't give up" Deonte said as he came out to help. They begin to throw the pebbles at him but due to the time of day, they weren't making any shots. Marlon finally landed one dead center of the mans head, making him stumble but he kept paddling. Shit. I had to think of something because we all know what's gonna happen when he gets near us.
"Get down." I strained as everyone did just that. Right on cue, this nigga started throwing knives at us. Had it been a few seconds earlier, he definitely would've killed some of us. I limped downstairs looking for something to kill this man with. I found a two tanks of gasoline and a bottle. Perfect but I;m missing something to ignite it with. I looked around hoping I'd find something. Come one there has to be something around here. I finally found a blow torch in one of the drawers. I filled the bottle about a half way full before ripping off a piece of a nearby curtain and stuffing it in, sealing the bottle. Let's hope this material is flammable. I grabbed the tank that was half full and poured some in another bottle.
When I came back outside, I saw that the moon had provided some extra light for me to be able to see clearly as well as him getting closer to us. I only got one shot so here goes nothing. I made sure my aim was right before throwing the bottle. Luckily, it cracked dead in his face, spilling the liquid everywhere. That's the first part. I lit the curtain before throwing that bottle next. Just like the first time, it hit it's target but I didn't see a flame. "Damn! Better luck next time kid. Almost thought I was gonna die there." he said as he laughed. Out of nowhere an explosion erupted, blowing his ass up with it. Thank you Lord. I stood there and watched as he screamed frantically while his kayak sank with him. Water and gas don't mix so his ass was still on fire.
"Way to go Ry. The man with the-" was the last thing I heard before I passed out. When I woke up, I was being loaded onto a stretcher. "Thank God my baby is alive!" my mom said. I took a quick look around and saw that there were a ton of police cars surrounding the area. "The other....You have to go back for the other's." I said as a cop nodded his head. "We already have a team en route there. I would like to thank you and your friends for telling us what all happened up there. I'm hopeful that there still are some children up there that may be able to come home to their families tonight." he said as I instantly begin to feel bad for all the parents who are expecting to see their child alive. "Whe.....Where's Justen?" I said as I immediately begin to worry.
"Ry he's on his way to the hospital. Luckily we made it here with 15 minutes to spare. They rushed him to the hospital so all we can do now is hope he pulls through." Deonte said as I let out a sigh of relief. "Marlon went with him and told me to stay here with you so that's why he isn't here at the moment." he explained as I nodded my head. "You two go ahead, I'll follow behind you in the car." my mom said. As soon as she said that, I thought about what sting ray said to me a few days ago. "I won't stop until I kill everyone you care about". "Mom do not get in that car." I said as I started to panic. "Why? It'll be fin-" "Mom just don't! Listen to me for once!" I said as I began to cough uncontrollably.
I grabbed the keys from her hand as I signaled for people to move out of the way. When that didn't work, my mom yelled for them to get out of the way. I pressed the alarm button and nothing happened. I pressed the unlock button and nothing happened. "See what I tell you everything is-" the sound of the car exploding drowned out that last statement before she could even finish it. The fact that he even managed to track my mom down is smart. However, that means we aren't safe just yet. "OK we have to go now. We have to make sure your son is OK so the both of you hop in." the EMT said to my mom and Deonte as the got in the ambulance.
While they were asking me a bunch of questions, all I could think about was if Justen was OK.
Marlon POV
Thank God we go here on time. Luckily we were of the signal jammer's reach so our phones begin to work. The problem was we only had like 5 percent of battery life left in all of them. The good news is that the boat had a flare gun so we used that when we got both Rylee and Justen from the boat. Neither one of them niggas are light as a feather, they owe me big time. Currently, I'm in the hospital waiting to hear back from doctor's about whether or not Justen is gonna make it. It would kill Rylee if he doesn't. I hope y'all forgive me about betraying him too. It really wasn't my intention on doing so but I'll chalk that up as me being a weak fuck boy.
"Friend of Justen Saunders?" The doctor said as he walked into the room. Justen's family is on the way but I had to argue with the staff on even letting me stay here in the first place. "What's the news doc?" I said as I walked up to him. "The surgery was a success so it looks like he's gonna be just fine. Luckily there weren't any severe damage to his body. Whoever sewn his wound up did a great job of making sure it doesn't get infected. I really made everything so much easier for us." he said smiling. I'll be sure to tell Rylee that he should become a doctor one day. "Anything else?" I asked him. "He's gonna be fine but he won't wake up anytime soon, so we might have to keep him for a few days." he said as I nodded my head. I'm not going anywhere until he does.
"OK Thank you for everything doc. Is it OK if I go see him?" I asked as he shook his head. "Not just yet but in about 15 minutes you can. I have a nurse call you and his family if they come too." he said as I nodded and walked back over to the waiting area. About ten minutes went by before a group of people barged in. I'm guessing they were all his family since they were basically yelling his name until the nurse pointed at me. "Aww damn." I mumbled as they came rushing to me. They were asking me a million and one questions as I tried my best to answer them all. It was hard to hear some of them due to them crying in between.
Once I finally answered almost every question they had, his grandmother had suggested that we say a prayer for him. After we were done, a nurse came out and told us that we could see him. I let them go in first, knowing that they needed this the most. "Please look after him for us. We'll be back in the morning." his mother said as I nodded my head. "Guess it's just you and me kid. I know you're probably pissed at me and wished that Rylee was here but he's getting checked out too. You three have literally been through hell and back. Lira is right in the next room too so we good." I said to him. I had the sudden urge to go to the bathroom. "I'll be back. Hopefully I can find a blanket and a pillow while I'm gone.
I went to the bathroom to relieve myself. Once I was finished, I washed my hands before heading to the nurses station and asking for a pillow and a blanket. As I was walking back to Justen's room, I heard a lot of noise coming from there. I hauled ass into the room to see a dude choking him, but Justen was fighting back although he couldn't see anything. Shit. I grabbed the blanket and wrapped it around the guys face, dragging him away from Justen and steering him towards the wall. I backed up I noticed he pulled a knife from his pocket. I made the blanket thinner and lowered it to his throat before applying more force to it. When it didn't work, I tied the roped super tight around his neck and kicked him forward.
A stream of blood was starting to leak from his body, indicating that he had fell straight on the knife. "You are like a killer magnet buddy." I said to Justen as I pressed his call bell. Once the nurses and security came, I explained to them what happened and requested that Justen be moved to another room as they complied. This was a stressful ass day man.
A Few Days Later.
Rylee POV
"When am I leaving this place?" I asked my mom for the 45th time today. "In about an hour. Keep it up and I'll tell them to keep you another day." she said rolling her eyes at me. She knows better, at least I think she does. "You must be in a rush to see someone aka my future son in law." she smiled. Who told her about him? " Deonte told me everything while you was sleep. I'm happy for you and so are your brother and sister. They were here last night waiting for you to wake up but I sent them home telling them that you'll see them when you get home." she smiled to me. "I can't wait to meet my son in law too. He better be sexy." she said as I laughed. "Mom, stop. Please." I said as she laughed.
"Alright Mr.Thomas, you're all set to go. If your mom would just kindly sign these release papers, you'll be all set." the doctor said as he walked into the room. I gave my mom the "hurry up and sign" look as she smiled before signing the papers. Once she was finished, I jumped up and ran to the bathroom to get dressed. When I was finished, my mom handed me a bag to put the clothes in before opening the door. "I can't wait to see my bed." I said as I hopped in the front seat of her new car. The whole ride home was silent until she broke the silence. "I'm sorry for sending you to that camp Rylee." she started to say but I cut her off. "Don't feel bad. It's OK I got to meet some amazing people while running for my life so I can't really complain" I laughed. I honestly didn't want to talk about it and I guessed she sensed it because she didn't say anything but grabbed my hand.
"Hand me the keys so I can unlock the door." I said once we finally made it home. She tossed the keys to me as I unlocked the door. "So glad to be- " "Surprise!" everyone yelled scaring the hell outta me. I looked around and saw all of my friends and family, including my baby! I ran right to him. "I missed you much." I said as I hugged him super tight. "I heard. I'm sorry that I worried you. Can I kiss it better?" he said as I smiled. He know damn well he can get all of this. I kissed him as everyone awed us. So cheesy. "He's sexy as hell son! Hello son in law." my mom said as she hugged us both. "I'm still taking you on that date." he whispered in my ear. JHe was whisked away by my mom to get better acquainted with the family while I talked laughed and took a bunch of pictures with Marlon, Deonte, Lira, Lisa and even Chris. We ain't friends or nothing like that but we're cordial so there's that.
As the night winded down,me and Justen were in the back yard just swaying from side to side kissing. "If you don't stop, imma take you upstairs." he said as I laughed. "That's not necessarily a threat sir." I smirked at him. "I'm not gonna Lie, I've been missing you these last few days." He said as I looked at him like "duh dumbass I literally just said that". "Don't give me that look. I thought you wanted to hear me say it back to you mean ass." He said as I laughed.
"Back to our date, we leave first thing tomorrow. I already talked to our parents about it and so far they're cool with it. I know it seems like it's to soon, especially after everything that happened between us at camp but I just want to take your mind off allat." He said. I guess he saw, hence why he explained himself. "Plus we're long overdue on some alone time" he said winking at me. He just can't help himself right now. "OK I'll go. I pray to God nothing happens Justen." I said as I was dead ass serious.
"Gimme kiss babe. I gotta go get ready for tomorrow." He said as I did just that. For some reason, I just didn't want to let him go. "Don't be like that baby. On everything, I'm coming right back to you tomorrow." He said as he hugged me. He smells so damn good. "You better." I said I took in his scent. Once he left, the party started to die down as everyone said their good byes and rolled out. I spent the last 15 minutes explaining the entire camp experience to my brother and sister, answering any questions they had along the way. Once I answered everything, I went upstairs to pack before showering and heading to bed.
The Next Day.
I was awoken to the feel of my bed sinking so I instantly got into fight mode punching whoever was there. My punch was caught mid swing. "Damn bae. You almost leaked my damn nose." Justen said as I looked at him like he was crazy. "You should know better then to do some shit like that Justen." I glared at him. "My fault, I thought I was being romantic by waking you up. Let's go, get up and get dressed. Get your teeth brushed and allat." he said as he grabbed my ass. "You're so lucky my breath stinks right now." I said to him. "Why exactly is that?" he said with an eyebrow raised. "Some things would've happened but move so I can get dressed and allat." I said pushing past him and running to the bathroom to get myself situated.
When I came back, he was laying on my bed staring off into space. I laughed and slowly crawled to him. "Good morning ugly." I said as I kissed him. He cuffed my butt and just stared at me. "I'm a lucky ass dude. Come on Bae get your bag. We got plenty of time for that. Well you might need the rest of the day to relax but that's another story for another time." he smirked. He nasty. As I got everything I needed together, we headed downstairs and ate breakfast before heading on the road. I couldn't help but feel a sense of deja vu. "Justen...." I said trailing off. This was definitely not a good feeling.
Out the rear view mirror, I could see a car speeding up on us. "Justen..." I said again as he looked at me. "I got this babe. Just relax." he said as he reached in the glove box. "This must be the last of them. I had a feeling they were following me yesterday. Glad to see I was right. Babe would you mind doing the honors?" he said handing me a few knives. "Gladly." I said as I took them. We continue to drive like it was nothing, waiting for the right time to act. Once the car pulled up close enough to us, the rolled down the window. Thank you for that. I threw the first knife, "bulls eye" I said as it made contact with the driver's throat. I threw the other knife at the front tire, making sure my aim was lined up perfectly before throwing it.
Another bulls eye as it hit the front tire, causing the car to flip over. "Now we can enjoy our little get away in peace." I said as I grabbed Justen's hand and rolled up the window like nothing never happened.
The End!
Cliche Ending? Yes I know but I wanted it to end on a more positive note because what I originally wrote was terrible.
Thoughts?
Justen?
Rylee?
Marlon?
Deonte?
Ms. Thomas?
Thank you all for standing by me and supporting this book. I love each and every one of you.
By the way go add my new book, Pieces, to your library. It's gonna be a fun one with that book.
See you soon ;)
-Kid