Lost Vacation

Chasing and Crassing

I step on the gas to floor again and took a glance in the rearview to see if they got suspicious. Thank god they're not. But new problem came to play. Now there's two more black SUV in crazy speed tailing me. Ugh! Kill me now... 

There's a trash truck ahead that move in a snail speed, as if God send it to me. I'm really sorry Mr.Truck driver, I hope you survive this. I owe you...

When I close enough, I slam the wheel to the right so the car is now right in front of the truck. The reaction of the driver is what's been expected. He surprised and that got him lose control of his wheel, of course that got me some colourfull curse. well, I deserve that. The driver finally can't control it anymore and the truck collapsed to the left and threw the contens all over the road. One step down, now weapon. I hope the mess hold them long enough until I found weapon. Oh...this is thrilling.

I pull the car drawers, but I found nothing other then Maddie's Ipod and some nail polish and make up. I want to kill Maddie so bad now. What about the luggage?

Right. I slow the car down a little while looking around to find some spot to park. Unfortunately there's not much houses in the neighbourhood. Just farmhouses with a broad yard and big trees around it.

Finally I park beside a deserted looking house. The chasers won't find me here, because the house covered Maddie's car from the road where I came from.

I jump out of the car, opening the luggage. Thank goodness, there's so much tools there. I pull out some heavy tools. And close the top. When I walk away from the car, some shiny object catch my attention. I walk back to the house. In it's kitchen there's every size of knives aranged by the size with some pan and other neccesities.

Dear Mr or Mrs house owner, I'm so so sorry. I have to steal your kitchenware. I will put it back if I survive this. I climbed the window and made as little noises as posible. Last thing I need is for the owner to cacth me. That would absolutelly screw things up.

I took enough knives, and so I jump out from the same window. Out side, I ripped the long sleeves of my shirt, binding it around my thights and my waist as the knives holder. And then aranged the knives in it carefully so it won't hurt myself.

I took the backpack Maddie gave me from the car and put the jackhammer and the machete I took from the house and a few tools in it. I tested everything to my movement and make sure everythings in place.

I climbed on the maple tree beside the road in front of the house. I climbed to the lowest and bigest branches of the tree. And then unpacking my backpack. I hold the machete in my left hand with the blade paralell with my lower arm. And the jackhammer in the right hand.

I stand tall on the branch. I saw one the black SUV from distants. It's moving slowly. I know, they're looking where we might dissapeared. Come closer bastard... I'm waiting. Let's get this over with.

I set aside the machete along with the jackhammer. And then reach for smaler knives in my thigh when the SUV is coming closer. And then throw it to their front tire.

The knives stuck on the tire makes the car lose control and swayed to the left and right and finally stopped in screeches. Two men came out from it, and I can see there's no one else in it.

The driver is a big burly man, he's wearing sleveless shirt and some cargo pants. The other one is way litller than the first and way shorter too. But I bet this one is the fighter, for his movement is gracefuller and his lean body is packed with muscle. You know what best of this mess? They got gun. And I only have kicthen knives with me? Very fair.

They stood against each other backs. Turn their head left and right, searching for me. First, I need to get them rid of their guns. I reach two more litle knives and throw it to their arm that held guns. The little guy screaming curse because the knive stuck in his arm, and the gun fell to ground. Soon he fell on his knee, tried to pull the knive off, while groaning in pain. The big one on the other hand, just ignoring his scracth for the knive just graced him a little. He looked up to find out where the knives from.

I put back the long knive in left hand and the jack hammer to the right, and jump down to the big man before he found me. I jump him with the jackhammer ready, and I just crush his head with it when I reach him. He fell instantly to the gound face first. I hope he's not dead. I will need him later. The little guy tried to reach his gun on the ground, but I came down faster and I kick the gun away smiling. But he jump up even if I know it's not without effort.

He groan, but he make a good stance, ignoring the knive stuck in his arm. He kick my left foot but I jump up to avoid it while throw my right fist to his throat. But damn! His neck is really hard, my knuckles hurt.

He cracked his knuckles and motion to me to attack. I don't let my gaze go from his eyes. We move around to find each other weakness. He would really hard to take down. Eventually he attack first. He throw his fist to my face, but I dug and flew my kick to where the sun doesn't shine. He cursed outloud while clutching his manhood. " I'm sorry honey, I never promised I won't fight dirty", with that hit his nape with my elbow. And he fell to the ground unconscious.

My glee doesn't last long. The other car came into view, and five or six people got out. The leader gave an order to surround me. I can see this fight will get worse. How would I get out alive? Even when they came without gun.

And they gave me no chance. They just move forward and then I found my self in a rain of fists and kicks. I tried to dug and fought every now and then, but they're too much. Now, I can't recall just how much kick and blown I took, I saw stars and My ear ringing. Where the hell is everyone when there's some helpless kid need help? Where's the police officers? Now I can only blame myself for picking this deserted road. 

Eventually a kick in my back and a blow in my chin, makes me fell on my knee and almost made sprawled on the ground. I can't think. I panick. And I almost giving up. Now, between my last half consciousness I heard a voice "...Kepanikanlah yang akan membunuhmu, fokus! Fokus!..." (Panick will only kill you, focus!focus). Who the hell was that?!

But I have no time to figure it out. I pull myself up from sitting on the ground slowly with my knees. I reach my machete that eventually fell beside me. I hold it in my left hand with the blade paralell with my lower arm again. I hold it with all the strengt left in me, and when one of them throw a blow on my head, I raised my arm above my head. It's too late for him to realize what I did, and his fist conected with the blade with a load satisfying crack. I hope he lost some fingers. His blood sprut out in my face and he's screaming. And that's makes a good surprise on his friends. Made them halt from torturing me. I took this nice chance to stab the nearest foot with my long knive. He screamed and cursed, and then bend to try to pull the knive, but I jump up and steped on the knife with my boot as hard as I can, makes the knive stuck even deeper pinned his foot to the ground. makes him fell to the ground with colourfull curse.

His three other friend surge forward. I stepped my feet on the man on the ground's lap, put both my hands on his shoulder and pull my feet on the air to make a spinning kick, before the man on the ground realize what I'm doing. Not bad, my kick connected with the three man faces. The boots Maddie gave me is hard enough apparently, because the three man now fell on the ground.

When I got my feet on the ground and make my stance, one of them is put both his hand on the sides of his head, make a salto and stand up in front of me. He spat blood to the ground. I smile and wink at him. He growls angryly. While the other one stand up wobbly, the other one still shaking his head and holding on his bloody left eye, apparently my kick got his left eye.

The first man throw a punch on my face, but I can block it, and then kick on his stomach. Damn, he just flinch a little. The second guy tried to kick me on my face but again I can dug and then kick him on his chest. The unfair fight ran for a few more minutes, until I got a chance to kick one man under his chin hard and makes blood burst from his mouth and makes him collapsed to the ground.

After that, I just drain off my energy. The last man manage to lock my neck down from behind with his arms. Makes all the kick and blows I did to him's pointless. Damn! I suffocated, and now struggling for air, I saw stars. I loosen up my effort to struggle. He must feel my surrender, for he loosen up a bit his cage. But I grab the chance to reach his eyes with both hands, makes him shout in surprise. I took my chance. I climbed his knee and makes a backward salto with both hands in his neck, makes him lose conciousness instantly and fell on his back, and I land my feet on his chest, makes me almost slipped.

 Now. Last step. I strode toward the man I pinned to the ground. He's still struggling to pull the knive. Either it's because the knive is stuck too deep to the ground or because the pain, he just can't freed himself. His face look rather pale. He doesn't lose that much blood. When I reach him, now I can actually scrutinize him. His skin isn't black or white like most american. His skin is more like me. Asian.

The closer I got the warrier he looks. He tried to punch me, but I can dug easyly. However I got more chance then him, because I can move around, while he can't. I jump down on the ground behind him, and down on my knee. I put my arm around his neck. And pull the last knive on my thigh and put the blade in close to his throat. At first he tried to grab my hand, but he back down when he sees the blade.

" Now sweety, I'll give you some quiz. 

A. You answered my questions and I'll let you go, or B. You're not and you got your throath ripped" I said it slowly and close to his ear. He answer me with a growl and tight grip on my arm.

" Try me…" I growl back. And then I sliced some skin, so his blood wetted the blade. Actually I just graced his outer skin, but he screamed out loud. 

" Ok-ok" He tapped my arm lightly said in hicthed breath. He let go of my arm and raised both hands in surender.

" Good boy…" but before I could said another word, from the opposite dirrection came a few other black SUV in crazy speed and they just shoot and shoot. To say I'm surprise is understatement of the century, I was stunned I just couldn't comprehend any move, so I just grab the poor guy and I kind of make him as my shield. And then from behind me came a few other cars and they just shoot the cars on the opposite dirrection. The cars that came first is now turn around and drive away. And the cars came last is now pursuit them. What was that? Did we just smack in the middle of a war gang?

I tried to get out from under the shield man. Nothing left of the poor guy now. His body and face is just blood and chrused flesh. Rest in peace man. Whatever his intention was, he still doesn't deserve to die like this. I look arround. The man I took down is now all dead. Arrrgh….my head hurt. I stand up and move my wobbly leg to the house. It felt like dejavu. Like I have been in this before. I stopped beside the car, and still no one around. Ah…yes…the dreams…the screams…the shooting…blood everywhere. It's the rooms that was different. Arrrrrg…its hurt…

"…tarik nafas pelan dari hidung…lalu keluarkan dari hidung….Bagus…ulangi lagi…bagus…sudah tenang? Mau dibacain cerita?..." ( pull the breath from your nose...now, push it from your nose..good, again...very good, again...calm yet? Want me to read some bedtime story?)

That voice. The sweet and calming voice. Where have I heard that? I tried to find it in my head. But, ofcourse its just evaporated like you tried to hold a smoke. But I did as she told me. I sit lean under the maple tree. Pull and push my breath until I calm and can breath normaly. 

And then I stood up. I reach the sprinkle system, and I clean myself from blood in it. If Maddie see me like this, she will freaking out. I look like just got out from some horror movie. Dirty and bloody. I clean myself from head to toe without taking off my clothes. I don't really care if I'm going back home wet. I took of the sleeve binded in my thighs. When I'm done, I climbed on the car, put it on reverse and going back to maddie. I have to drive out carefully because the road is full of dead bodies and abandoned cars.

Maddie must be really worried, because I was gone long enough. Or worse she tried to follow me if I'm not picking her up soon.  Now that the road is safe I drove in normal speed, and I just realize just how far I left Maddie, because it's been 30 minutes drive and I haven't Maddie's spot yet.

When I reach the crossroad I saw Maddie on the side of the road. I pull up in front of her. Maddie just climbed on and seat beside me. She put on her seatbelt without really looking at me. So I just drove off.

" What are you doing out there?" I tried a conversation

" What do you mean what am I doing out there? I'm waiting for you" she said, still not looking at me

" You're supposed to hide" I grumbled, Maddie still not looking at me, she gaze on nothing. It's not the reaction I expected. Shouldn't she supposed to shout at me? I look at her. She's never this quiet. Or answering me in a short sentence. Really not maddie.

" Hey! You okay?" I start to worry

" Where have you been? What took you so long?" Now that's maddie " And why are you all wet? Where's your sleeve?" she scowled, but the way she say it, I can tell she's not in shock anymore.

" Uhm..I think it's sexyer this way" I answered just one of her question. Which is normal with me and Maddie. She rolled her eyes.

" really Mad, you okay?" I asked again

" I was just jump out of a moving car" She furrowed her brows " I'm awesome!" She shriek. I rolled my eyes. That's Maddie." I got some scrachtes, but definitelly awesome" she's beaming

" Okay. Just don't tell anybody" I'm glad at least she don't freaking out or histeric or something. I wouldn't know what to do if she did. I concentrate on the road ahead. I think we safe for now.