Creepers
Chapter
17
Hunter and the men leave the room,
the lights shut off and shortly after the chains robotically
release us. Everett falls to the floor and I race over to him. I
help him sit up and hug him tightly, crying quietly. He tests his
joints and slowly wraps his arms around me, embracing me in the
tightest hug ever.
“I’m so sorry, Riley,” he whispers in my ear,
his head resting on my shoulder.
I bury my head in his chest and he rubs my back soothingly. We
hold each other in silence for a long time. The darkness feels
never ending and I’m scared of what will happen tomorrow. I
do not want to be chained back to the wall as I watch Everett be
beaten.
I look up at him. “Everett?”
He smoothly lifts his head from the crook of my neck.
“Yeah, Riley?”
I blush and am glad for the darkness. “I just… I
can’t watch you get hurt anymore.” I choke on my
words. Everett smooths out my hair and holds me closely. He
doesn’t answer me, but I’m positive he feels the same
way by the way he is holding me. I clutch onto the hem of his
shirt like it is my life line and bury my head in his chest. He
rests his head back on my shoulder and I feel his lips press
against the nape of my neck and shiver; his breath soft and warm
against my skin. I tilt my head slightly to look at Everett and
he lifts his head to meet my eyes. My breath catches in my throat
as Everett leans into me and presses his lips to mine.
It takes me a second to comprehend that Everett is kissing me,
but I quickly return it, wrapping my arms around his neck. His
arms snake tightly around my waist as he deepens the kiss. I
lower my hands to his chest and slowly pull away, not sure how I
should feel about what just happened.
“Everett, I-“
He cuts me off. “No. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t
have done that.”
I shake my head and kiss his cheek gently. “No, it’s
not that. I just… We’re in the middle of a war,
Everett… I’m just not sure now is the right
time…”
He nods. “I understand, Riley.”
He caresses my cheek and I lean into his touch. He keeps his arms
wrapped around me as we huddle in the dark corner together. I let
silent tears fall down my cheeks as we sit together. I
don’t want Everett to see or hear me crying.
Just as I am about to fall asleep, I hear the patter of tiny
claws against the tile floor.
My eyes widen and I stand up quickly. Everett stands beside me
and I feel something pull at my pant leg. I yelp and kick the
rodent off my clothes. Everett stomps on some of the rats; I hear
them squeak under his shoes. I feel one crawl up my pant leg and
it starts to bite me, shrieking, I beat at my pants trying to
kill the rat. It falls out as I feel another clawing at my leg.
Everett and I kill the rats as quickly as possible, but still get
several bites and scratches. I stand straight against the wall
gathering my breath. I hear Everett sigh a low sigh. We move
closer, our shoulders just touching, but Everett doesn’t
put his arms around me like usual. It feels weird not to feel his
touch, but I guess I understand why he doesn’t. I feel too
drained to cry anymore, so I just thump against the wall and fall
asleep.
When I wake there is a chain locked around my wrists. I see
Everett chained across from me. I glare at the tile floor in
aggravation as I hear the door creak open. Everett pulls against
his chains, but I don’t even look up. Hunter kneels beside
me and lifts my chin. I look past Hunter and see Everett’s
eyes bug out when Hunter touches me, then he slumps his shoulders
and bows his head. I glare into Hunter’s piercing green
eyes. He caresses my cheek and I turn away from him.
He whispers into my ear, “I hate doing this to you. Why
don’t you just tell me where your little gang is
headed?”
I look at Hunter and spit in his face. “Over my dead
body.”
Hunter frowns and I feel his taser up against my body. I scream
and cringe against the taser as it shocks me. I stop fighting
then, not feeling enough strength to keep fighting. I fall and
huddle in a shuddering mass on the floor. I hug my knees and cry
out as he tases me again. My tears spill onto the floor and
I’m pretty sure I can hear Everett screaming at Hunter, but
I’m not positive because all the sounds meld around me and
I pass out.
*****Author's
Note*****
Catching Fire comes out tomorrow holy jesus!!
The Hunger Games Series was such a big motivation for me to start
writing.
I can't believe the second movie is already coming
out
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ItsEricaBruh · 1 decade ago
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Ok I am absolutely sucked into your story. cx It should like be published or something lol its really good