One Last Chance

Chapter 16 Alison

        [4 hours ago]
        Thomas watches me as I fiddle with my fingers in the room.
      "You know I'm not a baby, you don't have to continuously keep an eye on me. I'm fine"
     "I know you are, but Tyler asked me to protect you and that is what I will do"
     "I wish I went with him. I wish I was of use!"
     "You are. When you're here safe. You don't want to get in the middle of this. I don't even know why I let Tyler go, but we both need to have faith in him. This is bigger than u or I. This is for the good of the pack!"
      "I know"
       "We'll then make yourself at home, you're going to be here a while" Thomas gets up and walks out of the room smiling as he closes the door behind him. I'm not a child, I think. I don't deserve to be left on the side lines. I want to help them. I can help them! But how?...Suddenly it hit me. I can't leave if Thomas is watching me, but maybe I can sneak out. I grab my nap sack and shove a flashlight, rope, and Thomas' hand gun in my bag. I found it in this room a while ago as I was roaming around. His initials are carved in, T.F. I open the side window carefully, tying the rope to the hook of the window and crawl out holding on to the rope and climbing down. Once I hit the ground I look around me to see if anyone's watching and I pull the rope off the hook, ravelling it and placing it back into my bag. I spot Alex's car at the curb of the road. I see Alex, Connor, some brown haired girl, and Tyler going into the car. I go to Tasha's car on the side of the road and get into it. I start the engine and follow Alex's car, by taking a different path so they don't see me. I drive through a gloomy town called Hollows. It's so dark as I couldn't find any residents living there. It was a ghost town. Leaves rustled along sidewalks, street lights flickered, some homes were torn down. It seemed like it was caused by a zombie apocalypse. The squeaking of the sign saying Hollows made me jumpy. When I was about to drive to the end of the town I spot an elderly man with shaggy torn clothes and crooked teeth sitting on a old porch. He spots me from a distance driving in my car and calls out
"Hey pretty lady. What is a girl like you doing here in this town!"
"Um...sir I don't wish to bother you, but I need to pass this town to get to where I'm headed"
"So where are you headed?" He calls out while walking toward me
"Um no...nowhere" I hesitate while placing my hand on the hand break, getting ready to dart out of here.
"Oh come on you can trust me" he says as he smiles. Once he comes a little closer to my car. I start the engine and drive quickly out of there. Once I hit the end of the town I jerk my car and exhale trying to slow my heart beat. I continue on the road following Alex's car. Where ever they are headed to is quite some journey. After 4 hours I finally drive up to a shack that looks very old. I stop my car at the curb of the slope into the forest entrance. I watch Tyler and Alex get out the car at the road connected to the shack. They look around the shack while I slowly get out of my car and close the door behind me. I quickly follow them through the trees, getting whacked by every branch I go through. Finally I reach close to the shack with all branch scratches on me. I watch them behind a tall tree standing at the door of the shack. Tyler glances around the perimeter and then turns around and gestures for the other two to come. I watch Alex open the door and walk in slowly. I scurry toward them, trying to be silent. Suddenly I step on a twig and it snaps. Although, the sound was a little loud. I notice Tyler stop where he is and raise his ears to listen. He walks in my direction as I'm frozen. He hasn't noticed me yet. I close my eyes and keep them shut hoping he won't notice me. He walks very close to me where I can hear his small breathes. He listens, probably for a heart beat since mine is racing. I try to walk slow, backing into the tree. He turns into the tree and pins me against it with his forearm against my neck.
    "Tyler...Ty you're hurting me. It's Alison"
    "Alison? What the hell are you doing here?" He exclaims while releasing me from his grip
    "I could've killed you. Why aren't you with Thomas?"
    "I snuck out okay. I needed to help. I couldn't just stay there waiting for you to come back and living in fear in the meantime. I'm sorry you don't agree with my terms, but this is my life and I'll do what I damn want!" I walk away from him and toward the shack, adjusting the strap on my nap sack. He runs beside me.
"Alison I'm not trying to control you. I just want to protect you. You don't know what you are getting into?"
"I do know actually, but I appreciate your protection. I just don't want to seem helpless"
"Your not, but at the same time you don't have anything to protect yourself"
"Okay, I may not have fangs or claws, but I do have something that can protect me..." I stop at the entrance of the shack and reach into my nap sack pulling out Thomas' 9mm hand gun. Tyler looks at it carefully
"Is that Thomas' gun"
"Ya it is, but he won't miss it. I only borrowed it"
"Do you even know how to use one of those"
"Ya I do" Tyler questions me with that look on his face and says
"How?"
"My dad worked as a cop for 11 years. He would take me to shooting ranges when I was a kid" I suddenly felt as if I was going to start crying. Bringing up my parents is hard. I miss them everyday and I wish I had them back.
"Wow I didn't know your dad was a cop.
He must of been lucky to have a brave daughter like yourself" I smile slightly
"I still miss both of my parents everyday. That's why I want to help you, I want to be there for all of you because I wasn't there for my parents and they died because I wasn't with them, because I wanted to stay here. It's my fault their dead!" I realize warm years are running down my face and I quickly wipe them off with my arm.
"Alison listen to me, your parents' death wasn't your fault. Don't blame yourself. I blamed myself for so long after my parents died. I thought I was the cause of their death, but I finally realized that we can't prevent the future. We can just hope that it will be worth it"
"Your right Tyler, thanks" He hugs me tight while I hug him back and we smile at each other. I then walk first into the shack as Tyler follows me. I look around the room and see cob webs all over shelves and tables. It was so filthy in there. I look straight to see Alex, Connor, and that girl staring right at me. Alex walks up to me and says
    "Alison what are you doing here. Didn't Tyler tell u how stupid and dangerous this mission is"
    "Ya he did Alex, but I want to help"
    "Oh alright just be careful" Alex replies while squeezing my shoulder with a caring look on her face. I smile back at her. Suddenly the brown haired girl walks toward me angrily and fast. She approaches me and says
    "Who are you, human?"
     "My name is Alison Jennings and why are you so curious?"
     "My name is Kara Williams and I'm allowed to be curious" She exclaims. Then Kara turns to face Tyler and says
     "Ty I can't believe you told a human our secret. What were you thinking?"
      "I didn't mean to, she was in trouble and I went to help her, but to do that I needed to change and I got injured and she saw me. So I explained everything to her. She can be trusted with our secret Kara. You don't get to control my decisions and I know I made the right one" Tyler exclaims as he smiles at me. I look at him and smile back. Kara glares at the both of us and turns to face Tyler saying
"This secret isn't only yours Tyler. You could've exposed us. She could've told the whole world that we exist!"
"Ya, but she didn't. She kept our secret and I trust her. I believe in her!"
"Fine! But if our secret gets out it's on you"
"I'm okay with that because it won't get out" Kara Crosses her arms and turns around walking straight to the back door of the shack.