Breathless by May W.J. & Evans Tiffany & Peebles Chrissy

Author:May, W.J. & Evans, Tiffany & Peebles, Chrissy [May, W.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dark Shadows Publishing
Published: 2014-05-12T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 5

I glanced down and realized that some of the glass from the window had cut the top of my hand. “It’s okay,” I said, “I just got cut when the glass shattered.”

Suddenly, rifle shots were echoing through the darkness.

I froze, and a cold chill shot down my spine.

“Some body's shooting at us!” cried Julie, her voice wavering as she stated the obvious. “We’re being robbed or something!”

I wanted to say something, but the words remained frozen in my throat. I could only shake my head in shared disbelief. I reached for my phone and quickly called 911, but the call wouldn’t go through. “Great,” I said. “No signal!”

“Same here,” Julie said, trembling with fright as she stared at her own phone.

“Jesse!” I shouted through the broken window. I glanced around for him, but he was nowhere in sight.

BOOM!

More glass shattered, like rock candy, spraying us with shards as the windshield was shot out.

“We’ve gotta get outta here!” I called. “Some crazy person is shooting at us, and I’ve kinda got the feeling they aren’t gonna stop until we’re dead.”

“No!” exclaimed Julie, paralyzed with fear. “I’m not leaving. If we step out of this truck, it’ll be like target practice for our trigger-happy stalker!”

“If we stay in this truck, we’re as good as dead,” I warned.

She met my gaze, her eyes wide with terror, clearly scared sober.

“We can hide in the woods,” I begged, gripping her hands.

“No way! Haven’t you ever seen a horror movie in your life?” she asked. “The hockey mask guy always chases the girls into the woods, and I don’t wanna be chopped up with a meat cleaver!”

“That’s just the movies, Julie. I’ve been in those woods already,” I said, trying to reason with her. “It’s so dark and there are so many trees, shrubs and boulders. He’ll never find us.”

“But what about Jesse?” she whispered.

Droplets of sweat rolled down my face. “I-I don’t know,” I answered. “I don’t see him anywhere.”

“So he just abandoned us? Your knight in shining armor left two damsels in distress?” she snapped. “Humph. Some Prince Charming he turned out to be.”

I tentatively glanced out the window, and another chill shot down my spine as I noticed a puddle on the street, glimmering crimson in the moonlight. “Oh my gosh!” I gasped.

“What?” she asked.

Biting my lip hard, I pointed. “Blood! Jesse’s hurt.”

She cautiously glanced out, peeking through her fingers the way someone would look at a car accident, then let out a trembling breath. “Wh-where did he go?”

A cold feeling washed over me and I felt as if all the blood had instantly drained from my face. “I dunno,” I answered, my voice trembling.

BANG!

More glass shattered, as a bullet destroyed one of the side windows, garnering another scream from Julie.

I gripped Julie’s hand. “We’ve gotta get out of here,” I said. “We’re sitting ducks if we stay.”

She nodded, finally realizing I was right.

I opened the glove compartment, fumbling around through all sorts of junk, everything from gum wrappers, to a tire gauge, to coupons for fast food places.

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