District 6(Odessa), Old Texas.
Present time.
I and Bella kept on running. Yeah, we ran like hell. But we couldn't go fast as we thought because of our injuries, we also couldn't go off road; like into the bushes or something. Hell, it was bad even on the roads. Those bastards brought a fucking herd along with them. Honestly, someone might ask, why do they have blue eyes, what's the use? it's in the night you get thankful for the blue eyes, because sometimes you might not even hear them coming. Yeah, they growl and all, but some are real quiet.
Now I think about it, that herd they rallied with them was their tactic to slow us down. Ezekiel never does anything without thinking it through. Yeah, they would have to deal with some, but it would really hinder our movements as we were injured and not fully geared to fight. Therefore, we couldn't run as fast as we were supposed to. All those dodging and killing of the blues were making us really tired. At one point, Bella fell down.
"Fuck this, Juliet. I'm dying here. Where are we going?!"
I stopped running too and looked at her. "District 2. You were shot in the leg; I was shot in the guts. Let's keep on going. You know we didn't realize we were shot up until now."
I tried being a bearer of hope, but I knew I was at my limit too.
"Yeah… No shit…" Bella responded as she got up.
"Let's keep moving or we'll get caught. This time let's head west…"
" Isn't that towards the red zone?"
"Yeah, but we have no other choice. We've wasted time already; I can feel them closing in on us."
"..."
I and Bella started heading west. Towards district twelve's red zone. We had no gas masks or any protective gear, but we continued, knowing death awaited if we dared slack off. Ezekiel's men were closing in on us with every passing second and we had no idea what the hell happened to Dan.
We ran for a while without encountering any of our division friends. Then out of nowhere, they started appearing. We managed to slip past some of the first division workers… but that kind of luck usually doesn't last long. The first to catch us was Pedro from the 1st division.
"Hey! Stop there you two. Did you really think you could escape?"
"Do you really have to do this right now?" I asked him.
He pulled out his gun and pointed at us. "What kind of question is that? You killed our comrades, including Muik, God rest his soul."
Bella drew closer to me and whispered "Jules, we do not have time for this. Let's just knock him out and keep moving.
"Move a muscle and I'll shoot." He pulled out his comms with his other hand and tried contacting backup. While he was struggling to get a response, Bella started making a move.
"Juliet, ill distract him- you circle round and take him out. The problem is that M4 on his back. We have to get it before he empties his pistol."
I gave her a disoriented look. She seemed to have forgotten my predicament.
"Um… not sure you've been paying attention, but I can't really run more or less struggle with that guy. Look. I'll distract him, you get his gun. You shot his legs, and we boot. DO NOT kill him. "
Bella smiled subtly. "No promises though."
We didn't have much time. He had already got the attention of his pals although he was yet to reveal our location. If he reveals our location, we're as good as dead. But how will I distract him? Those were the thoughts swarming my head. Distracting at gunpoint isn't as easy as it looks in the movies. As I was thinking, my brain cells lit up. In other words, I had an idea. I just had to drop dead.
Bella was still with me when I fell. That startled her because she reacted quickly.
"Juliet... Juliet, what are you doing, we are supposed to be Distracting... Juliet! Juliet!!-- Heyyy!! Helppp!!! She's convulsing!! Juliet!! Stay with me!!"
'HAA!! That got his attention!!' Those were what I was telling myself as Bella was slapping me to wake up. Perhaps I acted too well, because Bella's reaction was real too. Or maybe she too was a very good actor. Anyhoo, that drew Pedro closer to us.
"Is this an act?" He scoffed.
That got Bella angry. "Are you a devil?! How is this an act?? Do you know how to give CPR? It might–"
Pedro Gritted his teeth. "God!! Girl, you talk too much!! I know what you guys were planning. Get me to give her CPR, then choke me and snatch my gun, right?? Well joke's on who now??" He snarled.
"Well, that isn't the plan but…" I said to myself. I needed to find an alternative, or we'll be screwed. I opened my eyes a bit. I saw him holding a gun to Bella's head. A very dire situation if you ask me; but not unescapable if we handle it right. 'Bella was close to me, he was close to Bella; Therefore, he's close to me!!! Mission accomplished!! Now all I have to do is—'
[BANG!!! BANGGG!!!!]
My plan worked perfectly. It simply was- Bella was at my left side, he was standing at the right pointing a gun. Judging by the way I stopped shaking. Bella knew I was acting all along and she expertly played along. So, I used my right hand to nudge him off his feet. He was clearly startled cause he started shooting immediately. But it was too late for him. Bella swiftly pinned him to the ground, Then I took His rifle, his knife, and his night goggles. Bella took his pistol. Pedro, realizing he was just playing, started wailing.
"You bastards, you think you've won… Well, those gunshots just alerted everyone that something is here. You guys are not going to escape tonight. Ezekiel will surely get you."
Bella giggled the smacked him with his pistol. "God!! Boy!!, you talk too much!! Where are your buddies?? I don't see them anywhere-"
[RATAAATAAAAATAAA!!!]
"Well, if it isn't the dynamic duo. Jeez Pedro, you look really pathetic. To think Bella played you like this…" Tamar, the bishop of the third division, mocked as she made her grand appearance. "Oi' bells. I heard you asking him where we were. Well, here we are!!" she snarled.
Bella frowned. "Tch, Shit. you guys aren't even from the 1st. How are you here?"
"Ezekiel's orders. So, we are all allies tonight. Yeah, except you guys. Now, I really don't want to shed blood tonight, so please come quietly. PLEASE." Tamar said looking all serious.
"Sorry, can't do that. Might as well kill us now" I said, while backing away slowly. Bella was standing already, after tying Pedro with his own ropes.
"Fine. your loss. GET THEM."
[RATAAATAAAAATAAA!!!] [RATAAATAAAAATAAA!!!]
That was a similar situation… Yes, this was what happened with 'P' and his lackeys. Bunch of guys raining lead on me except this time i was on an open road, I've been shot, and I actually had 2 clips of retaliation. But I couldn't fire back due to no cover. So I had to drop the m4 and run. I even started feeling really dizzy as I was running. That was due to the amount of blood I had lost. I was basically topless, I had torn off my clothes to cover my wounds. Yet, I was still losing more blood, and the two hooligans chasing me were not giving me much breathing space. I have to lose them or else… I decided to do what I do best. Use the environment to my advantage. I had to sneak up on them!!
I ran into an abandoned building. Sure enough, they were blues there. But I had an edge, I had Pedro's goggles. So, I banged on the doors to agitate all the blues, then I quietly slipped outta there, and hid in a room. Sure enough, those idiots waited outside for a bit thinking I was gonna kill the blues then give them a free pass. They were in for a treat.