anatomy. His prisoner sat on the ground with her back against a tree.
The mercenary girl smiled up at us. “Morning gentlemen. Care to take one step closer?” Apparently the reach of her foot had fooled Trevor, but we weren’t going to fall for it.
“Why’d you have to kick me? ” Trevor squeaked, his voice an octave higher than normal. “I was trying to make you comfortable.” Trevor always had a soft spot for the ladies, even when all they wanted to do was kill him.
“Don’t speak to her,” Sasha snapped. She threw down a couple of backpacks and pulled the pistol from her side. Pointing it at the girl, she stepped in front of all of us, taking charge once again.
“Name?” she asked.
The girl stayed silent and pulled at her bound wrists.
“Zach, tie her feet up.” I looked at Sasha. “There’s an extra set in the bag,” she added, answering my unspoken question.
I didn’t know our inventory consisted of plastic cuffs, but I certainly wasn’t going to complain. As I reached for the girl’s ankle, she tried to pull it away. Jackson’s heavy foot stomped down on her thigh and she yelled in pain.
“Get off of me , you ass.” Spit flew from her mouth but her face crunched up in pain. Jackson had stepped on the thigh he’d shot not too long ago.
Jackson ignored the girl and stayed silent as I cuffed her two ankles together without much more fighting from her. When finished, I ste pped back and looked at the girl. She seemed young with short blonde hair, a pretty face, and perfect teeth. Perhaps close in age to Vee and me. The mercenaries got younger every year and I wondered why the mindset of my generation hadn’t all decided to rebel against the government. Why would she choose to hunt other human beings?
“Name?” Sasha demanded again.
“Fuck you,” the girl replied.
Sasha whipped the gun around and hit her in the side of the face. I heard something crack, but felt no sympathy.
When she looked back up at Sasha, the red welt on her cheek had already started to bruise. “You should just kill me. I’m not going to tell you anything.”
“Name?” Sasha asked, gun pointed at the girl’s skull.
“Number 137652.”
“This isn’t a joke. What’ s your name?”
Silence.
“Jackson?” Sasha said, and without another word my friend knew what to do. At close range, the arrow pierced clear through her other thigh in a matter of seconds.
Her screams echoed in the otherwise silent forest. With gritted teeth and heavy breathing, she squeezed out one word.
“Rachael.”
“Nice to meet you, Rachael,” Sasha said over top of the girl’s agony. “Now, tell us where they took them.”
Spitting on the ground, Rachael cackled. “Fuck. You.”
This time Sasha hit her hard enough to bring unconsciousness.
“What are you doing?” Trevor asked, but he didn’t move from his spot.
“She’ll wake up and when she does, she will talk.” Sasha secured the gun in her lower back and picked up the bags. Her fiery red hair glowed in the morning sunlight like a sailors warning. “Let’s get ready to move. We’ll follow their tracks.”
She started to walk away and then turned back to us. “Get her on the vehicle and make sure she stays alive.”
“Then you need to stay away from her,” Trevor grumbled at our leader, but either Sasha didn’t hear or she chose to ignore him.
I helped the guys gather up our supplies and our prisoner, taking one last glance at the cabin. I’ll find you, Vee.
TEN
Vivienne
At some point I must have fallen asleep, because the truck’s sudden stop forced me to fall on top of Max. Hunter had nestled down between the mound of body parts and his swollen face made it difficult to determine whether or not his eyes were open.
“What’s going on?” he asked .
“Are we here?” Someone’s voice drifted from behind a pile of prisoners. Fear echoed through the truck as she asked the question we all wanted to know.
“What
The mercenary girl smiled up at us. “Morning gentlemen. Care to take one step closer?” Apparently the reach of her foot had fooled Trevor, but we weren’t going to fall for it.
“Why’d you have to kick me? ” Trevor squeaked, his voice an octave higher than normal. “I was trying to make you comfortable.” Trevor always had a soft spot for the ladies, even when all they wanted to do was kill him.
“Don’t speak to her,” Sasha snapped. She threw down a couple of backpacks and pulled the pistol from her side. Pointing it at the girl, she stepped in front of all of us, taking charge once again.
“Name?” she asked.
The girl stayed silent and pulled at her bound wrists.
“Zach, tie her feet up.” I looked at Sasha. “There’s an extra set in the bag,” she added, answering my unspoken question.
I didn’t know our inventory consisted of plastic cuffs, but I certainly wasn’t going to complain. As I reached for the girl’s ankle, she tried to pull it away. Jackson’s heavy foot stomped down on her thigh and she yelled in pain.
“Get off of me , you ass.” Spit flew from her mouth but her face crunched up in pain. Jackson had stepped on the thigh he’d shot not too long ago.
Jackson ignored the girl and stayed silent as I cuffed her two ankles together without much more fighting from her. When finished, I ste pped back and looked at the girl. She seemed young with short blonde hair, a pretty face, and perfect teeth. Perhaps close in age to Vee and me. The mercenaries got younger every year and I wondered why the mindset of my generation hadn’t all decided to rebel against the government. Why would she choose to hunt other human beings?
“Name?” Sasha demanded again.
“Fuck you,” the girl replied.
Sasha whipped the gun around and hit her in the side of the face. I heard something crack, but felt no sympathy.
When she looked back up at Sasha, the red welt on her cheek had already started to bruise. “You should just kill me. I’m not going to tell you anything.”
“Name?” Sasha asked, gun pointed at the girl’s skull.
“Number 137652.”
“This isn’t a joke. What’ s your name?”
Silence.
“Jackson?” Sasha said, and without another word my friend knew what to do. At close range, the arrow pierced clear through her other thigh in a matter of seconds.
Her screams echoed in the otherwise silent forest. With gritted teeth and heavy breathing, she squeezed out one word.
“Rachael.”
“Nice to meet you, Rachael,” Sasha said over top of the girl’s agony. “Now, tell us where they took them.”
Spitting on the ground, Rachael cackled. “Fuck. You.”
This time Sasha hit her hard enough to bring unconsciousness.
“What are you doing?” Trevor asked, but he didn’t move from his spot.
“She’ll wake up and when she does, she will talk.” Sasha secured the gun in her lower back and picked up the bags. Her fiery red hair glowed in the morning sunlight like a sailors warning. “Let’s get ready to move. We’ll follow their tracks.”
She started to walk away and then turned back to us. “Get her on the vehicle and make sure she stays alive.”
“Then you need to stay away from her,” Trevor grumbled at our leader, but either Sasha didn’t hear or she chose to ignore him.
I helped the guys gather up our supplies and our prisoner, taking one last glance at the cabin. I’ll find you, Vee.
TEN
Vivienne
At some point I must have fallen asleep, because the truck’s sudden stop forced me to fall on top of Max. Hunter had nestled down between the mound of body parts and his swollen face made it difficult to determine whether or not his eyes were open.
“What’s going on?” he asked .
“Are we here?” Someone’s voice drifted from behind a pile of prisoners. Fear echoed through the truck as she asked the question we all wanted to know.
“What
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