Chapter 12

UNEDITED-

Marisol POV-

I barely even felt it coming.. now I'm standing here drenched in it.. the only plus side is that despite there being the most amount of people in my house than there has been in years.. nobody could see the embarrassment written across my face. What do I do now? I don't feel sick.. in fact I'm still incredibly hungry.

I made my way upstairs, luckily without anyone noticing and jumped in the shower.. the instant the hot water touched my skin I was at peace.. "I'm going to miss you". This shower has been my safe space for so long, the boys always knew that showers were 'me time'..Pretty soon there will be no hot water left. I have very little hope the government will have the power to stop this.. by the sounds of it they are the ones pulling the strings.

All I know is that I have to keep my brother safe.. and hopefully get these two out of my life for good. I wish I could just forget everything they did to me but I can't.. Natasha would make up a new rumour about me almost every week. 'Omg did you hear? Marisol has fucked half the football team and now she has chlamydia'..'Marisols mother left because she couldn't stand the sight of her ugly daughter' or my personal favourite.. 'Marisol gets free lunches because she sucked of Mr Michaels'.. I never even got free lunches.. she's honestly crazy.. so why do I feel bad for wanting rid of her?..

I got dressed into some clean clothes.. one of the tracksuits I bought for myself.. might as well wear it since I bought it, it's black with white stripes down the sides. As I re-entered the kitchen I saw Betty swooshing the mop around and wringing it out into the bucket. "Please let me do that.." I completely forgot about the pile of vomit I'd left in my wake..

"Are you sure dear it's no problem?"

"No no, it's alright.. it's my mess" I smiled holding out my hand to take the mop just as Sam walked in.

"What is your mess?. ugh what is that smell?"

"Grape soda" I spoke plainly as I mopped up the remaining vomit.. she's right too, it's a sickly smell that lingers in your sinuses. Gross.

"Well I came to tell you that August fell asleep on the couch.." She spoke holding her nose.

"Thank you" Sam nodded in response and turned to leave.. "Sam" I called for her to turn back.. "I really am greatful, I honestly don't know what we'd do without you.." She knows I'm talking for myself and August..

"Sol, you're like the little sister I never had.. and you know that I'd do anything for family"

"I know" I couldn't help but smile to hear that I really mean so much to her.

"Okay well I need to get out of here because it fucking stinks" She wafted the air as all three of us laughed..

"Of what?" Alex asked in intrigue as she came up behind Sam..

"Gone off grape soda" Sam replied as she left earning a confused look from Alex.

"I'm going to stop in early.. good night girls" Betty chimed.

"Good night" We both smiled back as she left.. I walked over to cupboard below the sink and pulled out the floor wipes.

"What happened?" Alex asked..

"I'm not really sure" I knelt down to clean up what the mop had left behind. "I was sick".. That much is for sure.

"Do you still feel sick?" A worried tone took over her usually calm voice.

"No, I didn't feel sick.. I just, was sick"..

"Oh.."

I picked myself up and threw the dirty wipes into the bin then stood to face Alex.. "I should probably go carry August up.."

"Won't he wake up?"

"No" I chuckled. I could probably stand and shake the boy and he wouldn't wake.

As I walked into the living room I saw Sam and Bella were still sitting with August as he slept.. "Where are Storm and Natasha?"

"Went to bed already.." Bella responded.. "I was thinking of doing the same thing.." I just nodded.

"Me too.." Sam replied.

I gently picked up August from the couch and sat him on my hip. Instinctively even in his sleepy state he clung to me with his head on my shoulder and arms around my neck. We made our way upstairs and I gently laid him down onto his bed.. I unlaced his shoes and placed them at the foot of his bed before laying the quilt over him. "Good night Auggie" I whispered as I planted a loving kiss on his forehead..his little smile warmed my heart once again. I would prefer him to be sleeping next to me, but perhaps it would be good for him to sleep in his own bed for a change. I glanced up at Forrest's empty bed and the warmth in my heart vanished completely. As I left the room I crossed Sam in the doorway..

"Good night Sol" She smiled..

"Good night Sam"

After Samantha closed the bedroom door I walked to the airing cupboard and pulled out two thick blankets and two pillows for me and Alex.

"Here you go.." I laid the blanket completely over her as she was sat on the sofa..

"Do you have to?" She uttered, muffled from under the cover before she was finally able to pull it off her head.

"No.. I just wanted to"

"Why?"

"Because it felt good.."

"It felt good to put me in distress?"

"Says the one that tied me up and threw me into the back of a car..". Why am I loving this so much?.

"That was different" She folded her arms and furrowed her brows.

"Yeah you're right, it was different.. I only threw a cover at you.." I couldn't help but chuckle at her frustration..

"I saved your life"...

"Yeah you did.. but I saved three of your friends. Doesn't that make us even?"

"No.. you still owe me" She looked away with her nose in the air like a posh twat.

"Sure" My sarcastic tone took ahold and her scolding glare made it clear she was not happy about it. "I mean, yes of course?".. Maybe I pushed her a little too far.

Alex now looked to me with a plain expression.. "I'm going to sleep.. night" She said before puffing her pillow and curling up in the seat.

"You can't sleep like that.."

"Why not?" She didn't move..

"Because you'll be all achy tomorrow.. just lay down properly I'll sleep on the floor"..

Alex sat up to face me.. "If you really want we can heads and tails but you're not sleeping on the floor.."

"Okay"..

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After being woken up several times during night, due to Alex's fidgeting I woke up in a groggy haze.. A weight on my chest is making it harder for me to breathe. Opening my eyes I could barely see anything but brightness, because wispy light blonde hair imedietly stabbed my eyeballs. I moved her hair out of my face to see her arm tightly wound around me, the whole top half of her body is laid on my chest.. well this is awkward.

Do I wake her up? Do I try to slip out? Will she even care?.. I don't know. As I lay here pondering my various options I can't help but take in her angelic features.. She's quite beautiful.. and she's waking up.

"Hmm" She slowly lifted herself off my chest, grabbing a handful of something I'm sure she didn't mean to.. "Oh shit.." She murmured as our eyes met.. "Shit I'm so sorry" Alex panicked when she realised she had my boob in her hand. Rolling off me and laying in the little gap by my side she used her hands to shield her reddening face from my gaze.

"Don't worry about it.. you're not my first" I winked causing her to go an even brighter shade of red.

"Who would that be then.. Mrs Cavill?"

"You've been waiting with that one haven't you.." I laughed as I got up from the sofa.

"Well was it?" Alex finally sat up to look at me.. it seems she is really interested.

"I'm not having this conversation with you"..

"Why? we used to talk about everything.."

"We did, and now we don't" I shrugged.. it is what it is.. even Sam struggles to get details from me.. especially explicit ones.. "Why do you want to know anyway?.." come to think of it, it is a bit weird.

"Good morning ladies" Betty beamed with a smile as she entered the living room..

"Good morning" Alex smiled back as she got up and walked out of the room, avoiding my questioning stare as she did.

I talked with Betty about checking the radio. She said she'd leave it on while we're out and write down anything she hears. I thanked her and made my way to the kitchen bumping into Sam along the way.

"Did you sleep alright?" I asked.

"Yeah I did actually, I haven't slept on a bunk bed since boarding school.."

"I don't know why on earth you like it" I shook my head.

"It brings back good memories.. don't you have anything like that?"..

"I guess so"..not really. The only thing I have like that now is August.. everything else is tainted with sorrow.

"Will you be alright looking after August for me?"

"Of course" Sam smiled wide causing me to smile too. I honestly never realised how much I care about her until this moment. She's just such an honest, kind and caring human being..

"You're an amazing person Sam, I know I've said it before but..I really don't know what I'd do without you"

"You never need to think about it" Pulling me into a warm hug she whispered.. "I've got you always" Those simple words were a solemn promise.. I closed my eyes and hugged her tighter for a moment before letting go.

"Thank you" I made a faint smile. A loud crash in the kitchen made us both look over to the doorway..

"Oh for fuck sake" I followed the sound of Alexs frustrated voice to find her picking up a box that she'd knocked off the counter. Toy cars and trucks were scattered all over the floor.

"What happened?" I asked..

"What does it look like?"..She began picking up the toys and putting them back into the big brown box.

I went to help her when something else caught my attention.. a low groan that was getting louder by the second. I quickly ran out of the room and grabbed my katana. Alex met me in the hallway on my way back with a worried expression and Sam soon behind her. I didn't need to tell them what was going on because it had already started pounding on the door. Both their heads snapped around and they froze. "Get everyone upstairs with August.." I ordered calmly..

"If we leave it alone it should go away.." Sam spoke quietly..

"It's already attracting more, do what I said" Neither of them argued as they quickly went off to find Betty and get everyone in the boys bedroom. All the other entrances are blocked, meaning we can't get out any other way.. I have to let them in.

Without wasting anymore time thinking about a plan I ran into the kitchen and grabbed the two chairs, I laid them both down infront of the door. Even if only one of them falls that's time I have spare. Quickly unlocking the door I pulled down the handle, the door burst open, knocking me backwards into my own trap. The first of the biters fell on top of me, I held the woman's face up away from mine as a large man added himself to the doggy pile. Something came whistling through the air.. then a peircing pain through my hand. "Ah!" I screamed in horror at what I saw.. my hand stuck to this now lifeless woman's head by an arrow.. her tainted blood came dripping down onto my face. Somehow I managed to use the dead lady as a shield to push the man back. He fell backwards into another pale woman, they fumbled around to get up. I dropped the lifeless lady back on the floor, broke the end of the arrow off and slowly slid my hand up the end of it to free myself. Some of her blood already seeped into my wound, the familiar burn had reached just past my wrist onto my forearm.

I can't think about that right now.. Standing back up straight I wiped her blood away from my eyes and looked back to the door where the man and woman were racing to get inside. I spartan kicked the man as hard as I possibly could.. to my surprise he flew backwards across my front garden with the force of 30 men.. I heard his skull crack against the pavement along the way. The pale woman reached out her arms to grab me. I dodged and bounced her head off the wall, she quickly made another attempt at me where I span her around and threw her out the door. I walked towards her out of the house as she made her way back to her feet and ran at me. I grabbed her throat and lifted her entire body off the ground.. slamming her down into the pavement where her head exploded as it hit the concrete. Like a huge water balloon filled with black gunk..

I could only look in horror at what I'd done for a moment before the ringing in my ears stopped and I heard something else coming. The fast paced footsteps of a huge pale faced man running at me full speed.. I've never seen one run this fast. He's covered in bite marks, all over his face and arms.. I could only hold my hands up to brace myself for the impact, his shoulder hit my face, he used the rest of his momentum to launch me into the air with the back of his arm. The world began to spin so fast I thought my brain might pop out of my ear.

My body broke through the garden fence and I wanted to just lay there forever. Looking up at the clouds as they carry on passing by.. like none of this is even happening. But it is.. and I need to get up. Somehow I managed to pull myself off the ground with a fence post in hand.. he ran at me again but this time I felt prepared.. I dodged and swung as hard as I could at his leg.. the end of my weapon snapped off at the impact. He made another step but his shin bone crunched and collapsed.. I didn't wait for him to start crawling at me.. I ran over and smashed the fence post into his face, over and over, until a pile of black goop was all that was left.

Hearing more quick footsteps approaching, I turned and grabbed the person's throat.. it took me a moment in my fury filled haze to realise it was Alex. I quickly released her, astonished at what I'd just done. "Get back in the house" was all I could say.. she shot me a sorrow filled look before doing as I said.

I dragged all the bodies over to my neighbours garden, hiding them behind the thick hedge. If people see so many bodies outside of one house they will know we are here.. we don't need that either. I left the body in the house till last and finally closed and locked the front door behind me when I was done.

"Are you alright?" Alex asked from a few feet away.. I hadn't even noticed her approach. "I'm sorry.. I didn't mean to shoot you" She sounds a little scared.. does she think that's why I grabbed her throat?..

"I know. And I.. didn't know it was you.."

"Are we ready to go then?" Natasha asked as she came walking down the hallway.

Alex turned to Natasha.. "Not yet.. can you just tell Sam everything is alright now"..

"Sure" Natasha rolled her eyes and walked off back down the hallway.

"Show me" Alex held out her hand.. I slowly put my hand in hers, her facial features tightened at the sight of it as she carefully turned it over to see the other side.. "We need to clean it so it doesn't get infected.."

"You're joking right?.. I'm already infected.." I scoffed.

"Not like that, what if you loose your hand?"

"Then I'd make a new one.. only it would be a sword.." I smiled at the thought..

"A sword?.. not a 'katana'.." She chuckled at her own joke.

"Yes a sword."

"Shut up Sol" Alex rolled her eyes and boldly took me by my wrist, guiding me into the kitchen.. She left and quickly came back with the two chairs. "Sit down"..I did as she said.. It seems she found the emergency first aid kit. Alex sat down with it on her lap, opened it up and began rooting through the contents. "What do I even need?"

"Give it here.." She passed it over and I pulled out a bottle of antiseptic liquid, some gauze and a bandage. That will do.

I took the lid off the bottle and poured some on either side of my hand, I hissed when it first made contact with the wound but the sting soon subsided.. being over ridden by the feeling of poison in my arm, luckily it hadn't gotten further than that. Alex took the gauze from my lap and opened the packaging.. she looked to me and waited, until I finally gave her my hand.

Alex carefully placed gauze on both sides of my hand, without a word she took my other hand and made me hold the gauze in place so it wouldn't fall. She took the bandage from my lap and carefully wound it around my hand.. I honestly feel like this is not necessary, but if it makes her feel better. I still can't believe I hurt her.. as I'm sitting here watching her tentatively care for my wound, I can already see the purple bruises forming on her neck. I don't know why I didn't stop, I saw her face but it didn't register in my mind until it was too late and I already had my hand around her throat. All I can think right now is that this can't happen again.

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NOTES-

Well here we are at the end of another chapter. Sometimes it takes me a month to write 3000 words, sometimes only a day.. either way I hope you're all enjoying the story so far.. I'm sorry that I don't have a schedule to upload, I could wait for a specific day before I release it, but I get so exited when it's finished, it just feels like I accomplished something every time.

Anyway enough of my wacky ramblings.. take care people. Peace.