agreeing with Shannon and trying to move the vomit in her throat back down to her stomach.
“I bet she turned on him,” Shannon said, trying to make sense of the situation, holding back tears and her raging emotions. “She sided with us and he didn’t have a use for her anymore.”
“I’m not sure what happened,” Megan said, still holding back the feeling of nausea. “I’m not sure we will ever know, but now is not the time to contemplate the possibilities. He is willing to kill, we see that. We have to leave, and leave now.”
Shannon moved toward the dresser, looking for her belongings. Her heart sank as she saw that nothing she had left there was still present. She quickly ran through options in her head, but didn’t know how she was going to get money as quickly as they needed it. Then, a thought popped into her head that she was almost ashamed of thinking.
“We have to flip her over,” she said, having trouble getting the words out. “She has a wallet on her and I bet it’s got my credit cards in it.”
Megan looked up at Shannon, stunned that she would even think of that as an option. She didn’t question her lover though and quickly helped Shannon roll Julie over onto her stomach. There was blood everywhere and the girls were careful not to get it all over themselves in the process. Shannon reached into Julie’s pocket and nearly let out a sigh of relief when she realized her wallet was there. As she removed and opened it, she was instantly a much happier woman. All of her parents credit cards, as well as hers, were there. They got what they had came for and decided to leave right that second, leaving anything else behind. Everything they could have grabbed was replaceable now with the amount of money Shannon had available to her.
The girls turned to leave, and looked back simultaneously at Julie, wishing things could have worked out differently.
“Rest in peace Julie, no matter what, I will always love you!” Shannon whispered as they walked out of the room. They looked around the corner of the stairwell into the living room before heading downstairs, still not seeing or hearing anything. They moved quickly to get down the stairs and back to the area they came in from, where everything seemed the same as they were moments ago. They didn’t stop moving to check their surroundings before heading out the backdoor, into the night once again.
Their plan was working, and almost complete. All they had to do was get back to the truck and be on their way. They were actually going to make it. Shannon looked over to Megan and smiled with tears in her eyes, knowing everything was going to be okay. Megan smiled back and grabbed Shannon’s hand to lead her to their new life. They had to be careful, as Dan was probably scouring the streets, looking for them as they walked. They stayed off the road, walking slowly but steadily along the ditch until they got close enough to see the truck. They stopped, waiting to see if they could figure out how the plan had unfolded. Both the driver and his partner were already back in the truck, sitting in the cab. They seemed to be waiting for the girls as they looked back and forth down the street quite frequently. The girls looked around and after about three minutes of not seeing anything, they decided to make a break for it. They got to the truck and hopped into the cab, panting heavily from sucking in the cold air as they ran.
“Go!”
Shannon put her head down on the dash and smiled, relived that it was all over.
“We did it!” she said, happy the plan had worked perfectly.
“Everything go as planned?” Megan asked the boys, wondering if they had seen Dan or not on the journey.
The passenger responded quickly, shook up it seemed. “Well, not really. We got Dan to come to the door, but the girl never showed up, so it took a little longer than expected. I think he caught on that something was up and seemed flustered, but came with us anyway. He pulled out
“I bet she turned on him,” Shannon said, trying to make sense of the situation, holding back tears and her raging emotions. “She sided with us and he didn’t have a use for her anymore.”
“I’m not sure what happened,” Megan said, still holding back the feeling of nausea. “I’m not sure we will ever know, but now is not the time to contemplate the possibilities. He is willing to kill, we see that. We have to leave, and leave now.”
Shannon moved toward the dresser, looking for her belongings. Her heart sank as she saw that nothing she had left there was still present. She quickly ran through options in her head, but didn’t know how she was going to get money as quickly as they needed it. Then, a thought popped into her head that she was almost ashamed of thinking.
“We have to flip her over,” she said, having trouble getting the words out. “She has a wallet on her and I bet it’s got my credit cards in it.”
Megan looked up at Shannon, stunned that she would even think of that as an option. She didn’t question her lover though and quickly helped Shannon roll Julie over onto her stomach. There was blood everywhere and the girls were careful not to get it all over themselves in the process. Shannon reached into Julie’s pocket and nearly let out a sigh of relief when she realized her wallet was there. As she removed and opened it, she was instantly a much happier woman. All of her parents credit cards, as well as hers, were there. They got what they had came for and decided to leave right that second, leaving anything else behind. Everything they could have grabbed was replaceable now with the amount of money Shannon had available to her.
The girls turned to leave, and looked back simultaneously at Julie, wishing things could have worked out differently.
“Rest in peace Julie, no matter what, I will always love you!” Shannon whispered as they walked out of the room. They looked around the corner of the stairwell into the living room before heading downstairs, still not seeing or hearing anything. They moved quickly to get down the stairs and back to the area they came in from, where everything seemed the same as they were moments ago. They didn’t stop moving to check their surroundings before heading out the backdoor, into the night once again.
Their plan was working, and almost complete. All they had to do was get back to the truck and be on their way. They were actually going to make it. Shannon looked over to Megan and smiled with tears in her eyes, knowing everything was going to be okay. Megan smiled back and grabbed Shannon’s hand to lead her to their new life. They had to be careful, as Dan was probably scouring the streets, looking for them as they walked. They stayed off the road, walking slowly but steadily along the ditch until they got close enough to see the truck. They stopped, waiting to see if they could figure out how the plan had unfolded. Both the driver and his partner were already back in the truck, sitting in the cab. They seemed to be waiting for the girls as they looked back and forth down the street quite frequently. The girls looked around and after about three minutes of not seeing anything, they decided to make a break for it. They got to the truck and hopped into the cab, panting heavily from sucking in the cold air as they ran.
“Go!”
Shannon put her head down on the dash and smiled, relived that it was all over.
“We did it!” she said, happy the plan had worked perfectly.
“Everything go as planned?” Megan asked the boys, wondering if they had seen Dan or not on the journey.
The passenger responded quickly, shook up it seemed. “Well, not really. We got Dan to come to the door, but the girl never showed up, so it took a little longer than expected. I think he caught on that something was up and seemed flustered, but came with us anyway. He pulled out
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