The Good, the Bad, and the Sadistic by Jon Athan

Author:Jon Athan [Athan, Jon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-24T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Road Trip

The hatchback whizzed down a long stretch of desolate road, the sun rising behind the hills on the horizon. A dry warmth was already smothering the desert, prepping the land for another sweltering heat wave.

Clayton sat in the driver's seat of the hatchback, controlling the steering wheel with his only good hand. He constantly glanced at the rear-view mirror and kept his eyes peeled for their violent pursuer. Chastity sat in the passenger's seat, her head hanging out the window. Her black hair danced with the wind and the fresh air filled her lungs. The pain in her broken leg dwindled, but her fear never vanished.

Chastity pulled away from the window, then she leaned back in her seat and stared at Clayton. She watched as his injured arm trembled involuntarily, his moist hand sliding across his jeans. She counted each bead of sweat on his brow, too. She saw the fear in his eyes—a fear she had never seen before. What's happening to us?–she thought.

In a monotonous tone, finally calm, she asked, “Who is he?”

His eyes on the rear-view mirror, Clayton asked, “What? Who?”

“Who is that man? That man that keeps attacking us... Who is he, Clay?”

Clayton looked at the road ahead and said, “I don't know. He, um... He could be anyone. He might be some random psycho who decided to fuck with us or maybe someone hired him to hurt us. You know what I'm saying?”

“No. No, I don't,” Chastity responded, fighting the urge to cry. “You're saying he's some sort of hitman or something? Is that it? A fucking hitman?”

“No, I'm saying he's a killer and someone paid him to get us, like a dad of some bitch we killed. This could all be some sort of plot to get vengeance. Yeah, that's what it is. It has to be...”

“So, what do we do?”

Clayton glanced over at the rear-view mirror again. He said, “We're safe now, Chas. He won't be able to catch us on the road so you don't have to worry about him anymore. I mean it this time.”

Chastity nodded in agreement reluctantly. She grimaced as she stared down at the bandage around her leg. The gauze roll looked black because of her blood. Her leg stung with the slightest movement, simply driving over a bump on the road amplified the pain tenfold, but the Vicodin helped sooth her suffering. So, she swallowed another tablet, then she handed one to Clayton.

Clayton chewed his tablet since he believed it would make the drug work more effectively. That idea alone helped ease his anxiety.

Chastity said, “We've been driving for a while. What's the plan?”

“We're going back to California.”

“North or South?”

“South. We're going to meet up with my old crew. It's a nice spot, a safe spot. You remember it, right? We'll rest up there for a few days. They'll patch us up, they'll get us some real medicine, and I'll get us some cash. They still owe me.”

Chastity couldn't help but smile. Tears rolled down her bruised cheeks with each blink.

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