Bully

Ch. 5

I open my eyes and begin to move, but I feel a sudden sharp pain hit me in one place and spread throughout my whole body. I groan and adjust my eyes to where I am.

I notice that I'm in a tub. It's kind of old and the water's slightly cold, by I don't mind it. It does have a whole lot of bubbles in it.

After a second, I hear voices come from the other side of a door that's to the left of where I am. I listen closely.

"Karen, I need you to go hide in our room. Remember that guy, the fat one, who pulled a gun up to you? He's going go come and try to kill you." That's Kenny... he's talking to his sister...

"What? Why?"

"Just go hide somewhere. I'll get you somewhere safe where he can't find you tonight after he's exhausted himself searching."

It goes silent for a second. I close my eyes, guessing what happens next. The door opens quickly.

"Is it because of him? Is he why I may die tonight?" I hear Karen ask.

"... I thought I could protect both of you..." Kenny says quietly.

Okay, fall back asleep Butters... go back to sleep, it'll be over sooner.

~*~

I slowly open my eyes again to the sound of my name being said. After a second I see Kenny kneeling in front of me. He smiles.

"Good. You're awake." He says. I see that I'm laying done, so I try to sit up, but he keeps me down. "Just because nothing is bleeding anymore and you're bandaged doesn't mean that you can get up right now." He says. I look around and see that I'm in a room. I'm guessing that it's Kenny's room, seeing that the last place I remember being in before the bathroom was going up the stairs of his house. He turns his head. "Karen." He says. I watch a girl come out for behind the dresser in the room. She stands next to Kenny. "This is Butters. Butters, this is my sister Karen." She glares at me. I sit up, even though Kenny told me not to.

I shakily hold out my hand to Karen to shake hands, but she doesn't do anything. I put my hand down and look at Kenny.

Suddenly, I hear footsteps getting close to the door. After a second, someone knocks at the bedroon door. Kenny looks to the door but doesn't answer. Karen goes to hide behind Kenny.

"Kinnee, I know you, your sister, and that little fag are in there. There's no way to escape and nowhere to hide." I hear Eric. My eyes widen. Kenny looks at me. He opens his mouth to say something, but the door opens and he looks back. Eric stands at the entrance with a gun in his hand. "I knew it was only a matter of time before you went back to helping him, thinking that you could protect both him and your sister." He says.

"Get the fuck out of here, Cartman." Kenny says. I look at Eric, fear filling my face. "I won't let you hurt or kill either of them." He adds.

Eric laughs. "I've decided I won't kill anyone. Instead, I'm giving you a choice. You can cooperate this last time and give me one of them. You can keep the other safe and sound forever, I won't bug either of you ever again, but only if you give me the other." I feel Kenny grab my forearm, the only place that doesn't hurt. "But that's only if you cooperate. If you don't and you still try to protect them, I'm taking both of them and you will watch them suffer." My eyes widen. "You have a minute to decide."

"I'm not letting you take either of them!" Kenny yells. No, no protect your sister Kenny! You need to, she's family, I'll go. I've been doing this for years now. I can handle it...

Eric chuckles. "42 seconds."

Kenny doesn't move. He keeps us both behind him. I look at Karen. She's scared out of her mind. I take a deep breah in and make up my mind. I get off of the bed and stand up. Kenny looks at me. "Sit down!" He whispers. I shake my head and start limping to Eric. Kenny grabs the part of my arm that doesn't hurt. "I won't let him take either of you." He tells me. I shake my head.