Eyes Open
Douglass
As soon as i heard that noise i
knew it was Jacob.Soon I found myself at the entrance of a dark
ally looking at a man holding a shovel. I didn't see
Jacob.
"Where is he?!" to my surprise, shouted Nat.
The man gave us a wide sinister grin,"You heard nothing, saw
no one, and are looking for no one. Now just step out of my way
and let me leave in peace."
"Or else what?" I asked sizing myself up, nervously
hoping he would just get scared and leave.
He smiled, showing his smoke-rotten teeth and stepped a little
closer,"Do you really want to find out?"
Nat pulls out her phone behind me and begins to dial 911.
"You might not want to do that, brat." He said reaching
inside his jacket pocket and dropping his shovel.
My mind started to burst into hundreds of thousands of thoughts.
Jacob is in danger and his father is pulling out a gun so he can
shoot our brains out the back of our heads. What do I do? Throw a
rock at his head of course. I quickly reached downnand grabbed a
rock the size of my fist.
"What was that?" the man inquired. He had his 9mm
pistol out and locked on me.
"What?" I asked curiously. Nat had dropped her phone as
soon as the gun was out so no cops for us.
"You just bent down to get something, what?"
"I was itchy.." My eyes flutter around, This
is just like beer pong, come on come on. I thought. Then i
smiled.
"What?! I swear to god!"
"Nothing. I just thought of how weird you sound screaming in
pain."
"Wha--"
In less than 2 seconds the rock was out of my hand, bouced of the
dumpster to the ally wall and nailed him in the eye. He dropped
the gun and I tackled him to the ground knocking his head on the
ground. "Where is Jacob?" I threaten,
growling.
The man smiled so big his face looked almost twisted,"You
spineless child. You may pull off the tough look but you
aren't fooling anyone with those pain struck eyes. Look I can
already feel you tremble like a weak puppy. So
sad."
Next thing i know i found myself standing over the man, now out
cold with a broken nose lying limp on the floor. I stare and my
hands shaking. I felt sick to my stomach at what i'd done.
Nat comes up behind me and I flinch again. He pats my back
lightly and looks down,"It had to be done. Let's go, we
have to find the kid."
I nod with a shaky breath and follow her into the ally.
We looked around aimlessly in the darkness and called out for
Jacob but there was no noise. I began to get a sickening feeling
thinking the worse until i tripped over a pile of loose
dirt,"What the..." then i see a straw popping out of
the rubble and my eyes widen. "Jacob.." I start to dig
wildly and Nat joins in.
"Shoe!" she screams. i look and see Jacob's
twitching foot.
"Oh no...Dig faster!" I dig until i find a small hand.
"Ok bud this is gonna be a bit hard but," I yank his
arm and the rest of the six year olds body explodes out of the
dirt and freezing mud and into my arms.
I heard shallow, sobbing breaths,"Douggy?"
I take off my jacket and wrap him in it and clean his face and
tears with my shirt,"I'm here, just breathe." I
turn to Nat who's eyes were about to tear up,"Let's
go."
She nods and follows me out of the ally. Just before was leave
she runs back and kicks Jacob's father in the head and runs
back.
"Impressive. Not you. The kick." She smiles and we run
to the LCF.
***
Blargh
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