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I wake up to the barking of at least five different dogs. At least. Raising my head I look into the field and see not five, but seven dogs and with those dogs were – 1,2,5,6,9,13 men.

Assuming they were Liam’s men, I start crawling into the woods. My legs and chest getting scraped and cut up from the harsh ground. When I think I can’t be seen from the field I stand up and I start running. I know it’s louder and the dogs will probably hear but I can’t crawl all day and expect to get away.

Running wasn’t as hard yesterday as it is now, I’m sore as hell from yesterday’s running, hungry, and cut up.

I hear shouting and the dogs are barking louder. They are getting closer. I push as hard as I can and see rocks up ahead. I immediately start climbing up them. My feet sliding around from all the blood coming from them.

I pull myself up with the strength that I do have and get to the top. I hide behind the bigger rocks and sit down.

It takes everything in me not to peak over the top of the rocks and look for anyone, thankfully I don’t because seconds later I hear the large group.

I cover my mouth with my hand and try to slow my breathing. I put my head in my lap and close my eyes, too scared of what might happen.

I try thinking of my family to escape the harsh reality that beleaguers me completely, swallowing me hole and refusing to regurgitate me no matter how hard I pray.

I miss my sisters. My heart breaks because I might not ever see them again and I can’t help the feeling that I took all the times where we together for granted.

I miss my mom. She was so beautiful, she was one of the sweetes-

“Hey! On the rocks! There’s blood!”

My head snaps up and I feel nauseated at his words.

I quietly pull the gun from my underwear strap and turn the safety off.

“Climb up! You three! Go around to the backside!”

All I can hear is running, barking, the leaves crunching, and grunting from the men climbing the rocks.
I quickly stand up and raise the gun, clearly not afraid to shoot. I’d rather not have the shorter end of the stick if they all approached me on the ground. I’m already at a height dis-advantage I don’t see a reason to make it worse.

“There that little bitch is!”

“Get her!”

“She has a gun”

“Who gives a shit”

Everyone was running towards me, I got a good look at the dogs they had as they set two of them free and they were vicious.

Quickly swallowing my love for animals, I aim the gun to my left and shoot, then to my right.

Both dogs drop down and lie on the ground, slowly breathing, whimpering.

The men’s eyes grow rather large.

“She killed the dogs! Liam is really gonna have your ass now!” The man on the right of me was furious.

I give him a light smile, “If you guys let me go I won’t shoot anyone else. Promise?”

A loud laugh lets me know that I’m not getting out of this.

“Doll, you aren’t going to kill anyone else because we already have you.”

And just like that, before I can make a smart re-mark I’mgrabbed up from behind and put into a choke hold. I let a few rounds off from the gun before dropping it and bringing my hands up to my neck to pry this man off of me.

I felt awfully stupid for not remembering they were behind me too.

The man squeezed tighter and I felt like my ears were going to pop, I start seeing black and blue and I know that there is no escaping this.

As I give in I feel the pressure being released from my neck but it was a second too late and I was laying on the ground, out cold.

Notes

Thanks for reading!

l.b.