step forward and Ally took a step back. The man didn’t seem surprised. “Now I have no intention of hurting you, we’re practically old friends.”
This time when he stepped forward, Ally turned to run but stopped right in her tracks. The other man, Roy, the one who had murdered the slender man, was standing there behind her.
He looked mildly annoyed. “And what the fuck is going on here?”
“This is my old friend….sorry darling, what’s your name again?”
Ally didn’t say anything.
“You’re old friend whose name you don’t know?” Tiger started to growl. Roy pulled out his knife and pointed towards the dog. “You gonna take care of that or do I have to?”
Ally didn’t take her eyes off of Roy but she patted Tiger’s face to quiet him down. The loud growl dropped a few decibels but didn’t stop.
“So where are your people?” Roy asked.
“Don’t think she has any,” Ethan answered. “I watched her leave down a month or so back and she just wandered into these woods by herself.”
“Nobody makes it alone anymore.”
“I’m not alone.” Ally lied.
Roy smiled as he seemed to catch her lie. “Well shit, guess I might be mistaken.” He glanced over at the large house. “You mean to tell me you’re living here all by yourself?”
He was blocking the way to the woods. Her only option was the shed.
“You know what? I think I know some people who would like to get their hands on a little girl like you.”
Ally moved all at once. She sprinted towards the shed and heard the men start to follow after her until there was a shout. She glanced behind and saw Tiger’s mouth clenched on the knife hand of Roy. The man was twisting about trying to kick the dog but kept missing. Ethan ran up to the struggling pair and kicked her dog right in the rib cage. Tiger let out a yelp and flew back. Without thinking, Ally charged Ethan and slammed into the side of him. He barely budged and shoved her to the side, sending her onto her back. Tiger bounced back and went after Ethan, grabbing the man’s left leg in his jaw and pulling him away from Ally. She glanced about for anything she could use and found nothing. She was going to have to get her bow and arrow to help.
She turned and made her way into the shed when she heard Tiger yelp out in pain. She looked back and saw Roy’s knife sticking out of Tiger’s hind legs. The man pulled out the knife and went to plunge it back in when Tiger took off towards the woods. Roy could have caught him but instead he turned his attention to her. Ally ran back into the shed, tripping over some of the loose tools and fell smack onto the floor.
“Don’t hurt her Roy, she’s my friend!” Ethan yelled.
Ally got back to her feet and ran to the loose plank in the wall, but before she could pull it back, Ethan grabbed her from behind. She lifted her feet up and kicked off the side of the wall, sending both of them sprawling back. Ethan threw her to the side as they fell back and her world went upside down and all she could see was the concrete floor rapidly approaching.
Then the world went black.
Ally
There was an attic in their old house that Ally had snuck into once. It had been dark and dusty and she remembered it had a very distinct smell. It was a combination of wood that had been wet long ago, that had then mixed with dirt, and been allowed to sit in a room where the air never moved. That same smell filled her nostrils now.
Ally opened her eyes and was met with the sharpest pain she had ever felt. She let out a scream and closed her eyes again. The sharp pain on the top of her head was throbbing in tune with her heartbeat and made it feel like the world was in motion.
“Hey little bird, you’re ok, I’m here.”
She steadied herself and opened her eyes slowly. The first thing she noticed were the diamond bars of the dog cage she was in. She
This time when he stepped forward, Ally turned to run but stopped right in her tracks. The other man, Roy, the one who had murdered the slender man, was standing there behind her.
He looked mildly annoyed. “And what the fuck is going on here?”
“This is my old friend….sorry darling, what’s your name again?”
Ally didn’t say anything.
“You’re old friend whose name you don’t know?” Tiger started to growl. Roy pulled out his knife and pointed towards the dog. “You gonna take care of that or do I have to?”
Ally didn’t take her eyes off of Roy but she patted Tiger’s face to quiet him down. The loud growl dropped a few decibels but didn’t stop.
“So where are your people?” Roy asked.
“Don’t think she has any,” Ethan answered. “I watched her leave down a month or so back and she just wandered into these woods by herself.”
“Nobody makes it alone anymore.”
“I’m not alone.” Ally lied.
Roy smiled as he seemed to catch her lie. “Well shit, guess I might be mistaken.” He glanced over at the large house. “You mean to tell me you’re living here all by yourself?”
He was blocking the way to the woods. Her only option was the shed.
“You know what? I think I know some people who would like to get their hands on a little girl like you.”
Ally moved all at once. She sprinted towards the shed and heard the men start to follow after her until there was a shout. She glanced behind and saw Tiger’s mouth clenched on the knife hand of Roy. The man was twisting about trying to kick the dog but kept missing. Ethan ran up to the struggling pair and kicked her dog right in the rib cage. Tiger let out a yelp and flew back. Without thinking, Ally charged Ethan and slammed into the side of him. He barely budged and shoved her to the side, sending her onto her back. Tiger bounced back and went after Ethan, grabbing the man’s left leg in his jaw and pulling him away from Ally. She glanced about for anything she could use and found nothing. She was going to have to get her bow and arrow to help.
She turned and made her way into the shed when she heard Tiger yelp out in pain. She looked back and saw Roy’s knife sticking out of Tiger’s hind legs. The man pulled out the knife and went to plunge it back in when Tiger took off towards the woods. Roy could have caught him but instead he turned his attention to her. Ally ran back into the shed, tripping over some of the loose tools and fell smack onto the floor.
“Don’t hurt her Roy, she’s my friend!” Ethan yelled.
Ally got back to her feet and ran to the loose plank in the wall, but before she could pull it back, Ethan grabbed her from behind. She lifted her feet up and kicked off the side of the wall, sending both of them sprawling back. Ethan threw her to the side as they fell back and her world went upside down and all she could see was the concrete floor rapidly approaching.
Then the world went black.
Ally
There was an attic in their old house that Ally had snuck into once. It had been dark and dusty and she remembered it had a very distinct smell. It was a combination of wood that had been wet long ago, that had then mixed with dirt, and been allowed to sit in a room where the air never moved. That same smell filled her nostrils now.
Ally opened her eyes and was met with the sharpest pain she had ever felt. She let out a scream and closed her eyes again. The sharp pain on the top of her head was throbbing in tune with her heartbeat and made it feel like the world was in motion.
“Hey little bird, you’re ok, I’m here.”
She steadied herself and opened her eyes slowly. The first thing she noticed were the diamond bars of the dog cage she was in. She
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