A Family by Skyler Goldman – Second Draft

The family was all lined up, each with a noose around their necks. All had been captured by the bandits while trying to make their escape to the safe haven, Merideth, where they would be able to start a new life for themselves and their daughter. The father would have had his own general store spending his days talking with customers and selling things he had traded for. The mother would stay home and do general house work. At the end of the day the father would come home and she would greet him with a hug and a kiss. Their daughter would go to school and learn. At the end of the school day she would skip home to her mother. Merideth was supposed to be their salvation. They could start a new life, away from all the violence of the outside world. A chance for their daughter to live a normal and happy life. But that chance was gone and would be the last thing the family would think about before their lives ended. Each one of them would have a different ending and each one knew their ending from the stories that had been told and passed on back at the old camp that they once lived in.

The father was badly beaten from trying to protect his wife and daughter. His hands tied behind his back and the noose around his neck kept him from moving and trying to escape. His hair, once neat and well kept, was now dirty and rustled. His glasses were missing a lens from when they jumped him and attacked his face. The lightweight dress shirt he was wearing had become torn and ripped from the struggle, and his jeans only had stains from the dirt. His face, not full of anger, but disappointment that he was unable to protect his family and they were to die because of him. After he is hanged, the bandits will cut off his arms and legs and serve him at a feast.

The mother was practically untouched from the bandits, in an attempt to keep her body smooth and unharmed, so that it would be more pleasurable to look at. Her hair had been rustled in some places from when she had fallen. Her lipstick had been smudged. She was wearing a bright yellow sundress that had been covered in some dirt stains and ripped at the neck. After she is hanged the bandits will make a dash for her body while it is still warm. Once they are done fighting over her body the winner will have the chance to have sex with her corpse. After he is finished he will pass it on to whoever he wants and the cycle will repeat until her corpse begins to rot. She knew this is what would happen after she dies.

The young daughter, the noose around her neck and hands tied behind her back just like her parents, too short for the noose. She was placed on top of a wooden crate, bringing her to eye level with her parents. She had blonde hair just like her mother pulled back in a ponytail. She had not been touched by any of the bandits. She had on a purple shirt that had a graphic of a smiling sun on the front of it. She had on lime green pants that matched the shirt and her white sneakers. She stared forward into the sunset, her face was emotionless but her face was red from when she was crying earlier but no more and her tears had dried. Her fate after death could go either way. She could be served as a feast or her corpse would be kept around to rape.

Click. The father dropped through the panel and the rope caught his body, breaking his neck. The mother screamed and began to sob uncontrollably. The daughter didn’t budge and continued looking outwards.

Click. The mother fell through the panel and the bandits rushed in. The first one to reach her was yanked back when another pulled a knife and stabbed it into his neck. It was a brawl to see who would win. One of them had grabbed her body while the others were fighting and ran away with her. He had already begun to undress her.

Click.

Something I Am Working On! Chapter One

So in a spur of inspiration I began working on something today. This is a rough draft of the first chapter of what I am writing. Some content may be missing and somethings may not sound right, but that is because I haven’t had a chance to go over it yet and edit. I hope you enjoy.

 

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“So, you never told me what you do.” Said Rich

“What do you mean?” I replied

I was at the only bar in Rosalin. The crowd was rough and rowdy, but I wasn’t going to waste a day traveling somewhere else just to get a drink. Luckily there weren’t many people at the bar during the day when I would go in. It was usually just myself, Rich bartender, this girl that would sit at a table in the corner by herself, and Teddy. The bartender knew me by name but didn’t know my history, he’s a nice guy, always welcomes me with a smile as if I was the only one to care about him. I never talked to the girl. Even though I’m one of the top bounty hunters in the area, I still have trouble talking to some people, she just happened to be one of the people. And then there’s Teddy. God I loved that son of a bitch. Great guy, went hunting a couple times with him. We always split the bounty 50/50 and we never argued. I would come in and sit at the bar and he would sit with me. We would talk and drink for hours. He was always like a father to me. Whenever I was in town he would force me to stay with him and wouldn’t accept any money I tried to give him, but I always left something when I would leave. It was either money, food, or jewelry for his wife.

“Well you’re in here a lot and you always have cash money. You have to have some sort of job.” He continued

“I thought you would know what I did by now.” I said chuckling

He looked at me with an angry frown on his face, disapproving that he in fact didn’t know what I did.

“Alright alright I’ll tell you. But, you have to guess.” I smiled

“Oh Christ here we go. Another one of Tyler’s famous guessing games!” said Teddy sitting across from me.

“Fine.” Said Rich

“Alright” I began

“Who am I always hanging out with when I am in town?”

“With Teddy.” He pointed at Teddy

“And what does Teddy do?”

“You’re a hunter, right Teddy?” Rich asked Teddy

“You know I am” Said Teddy

“Two for two Rich! Now, why am I always traveling and when I’m in town I’m always at the bounty office?’ I said with a smirk on my face

“You’re a hunter?” Rich asked

“He’s done it! He’s got the questions right! Tell him what he’s won Teddy!” I yelled enthusiastically

I looked at Teddy and all he was doing was shaking his head at me, but I could see that stupid little smile of his.

“Ha ha ha, very funny Tyler. But really, you’re a bounty hunter?”

“Yep.” I said proudly

“Well you can’t blame me for not knowing, you are only 18, that’s a little young for a hunter.” He frowned in a disapproving matter

“Well there isn’t much else I can do.” I said

“I could either be hunting or working in a field somewhere doing something I don’t like. If not for hunting I probably would’ve killed myself by now.”

It’s true. If not for hunting I would have killed myself by now. I hated work and I hated being told what to do. Being a hunter allowed me to make my own career and do what I want. I felt like I really had a life as a hunter.

“Also, if not for hunting. I never would have found this big guy right here.” I said as I patted Teddy on the back

“Aw how sweet.” Teddy smiled

“Ding ding ding ding ding.” Came from the bell outside.

“Ah damn, guess I’m outta here Rich.” I said as I put my money down for the drinks.

“Alright fellas I’ll see you later. Good luck hunting.”

“Come on Ted we gotta go see what new bounties were posted.” I said

“But I don’t wanna!” Teddy whined

“Such a whiner, let’s go.” I said, pulling Teddy out of his seat.

I turned around to leave as Teddy was paying for his drinks when I noticed that the girl had left, leaving money on the table. But that wasn’t the only thing she had left. There was an envelope on the ground by the chair that must have fallen out of her bag. I picked up the envelope and placed it carefully inside of my bag. I hoped I would be able to see her around again so I could return the envelope.

“Alright let’s go. Hey what’s that envelope from?” Teddy said

“Oh, that girl that was sitting here must’ve left it. Thought I would return it to her.” I said. I could feel my cheeks turning red.

“Ooooh, sounds like someone has a crush.” Said Teddy with a grin on his face

He held open the door for me and said “After you m’lady”

“How sweet.” I said pinching his cheek

We walked outside into the heat of the day. We were in the bar for so long our eyes had become custom to the darkness. I began to walk across the dirt road towards the bounty with Teddy following behind. The bounty office was this little building that had a bell outside of it. When the bell rang, that meant that there were new bounties in. The doors were made of steel and had a locking mechanism on them to prevent any of the captures from escaping. We walked inside and were greeted once again by the darkness. Inside was smaller than you would expect. There’s a counter where the manager stands and gives you the bounties. On the wall behind him are the available bounties with a picture of who you had to get. The price of the bounty depended on three major things, the severity of their crime and if they were dead or alive. Normally the bounty for them captured alive is much higher than them being dead, but sometimes the price is the same because it’s not worth it to the manager to have them alive. To the left of the counter is a hallway that leads to the captures. They are usually kept inside a jail cell where they will await their hanging.

“Hello gentleman! If yall could give me a minute to finish up with this lil lady than I’ll be happy to help you.” Said the Manager

It was the girl from the bar. She looked up when she heard the manager speak and looked towards us. There wasn’t much light in the building but I could still see her clearly. Her eyes had a dark red tint to them and her hair was short and full of blue coloring. I realized I was looking right towards her behind and quickly turned my gaze away and began to scratch at the back of my head. If my cheeks had been any redder I swear they would have been glowing. I could hear Teddy trying to muffle his laughing behind his hands.

“Thank’s Mr. Doliato, I’ll have this bounty back in no time.” She spoke

Her voice sounded so sweet and innocent, but if she was a hunter then there was no chance in hell that her personality matched her voice. She picked up her bag and slung it over her back and began walking towards us. I stood there and didn’t dare move. She was getting closer and the closer she got I began to realize how intimidated by her that I was. Finally she was a foot in front of me. Oh my god, what do I do. Holy shit I am freaking out.

“Excuse me?” She said in a harsh voice

I was frozen and I didn’t know what to do.

“I kind of have to leave out that door.” She pointed to behind me towards the door

Oh Christ I’m blocking the door she must think I’m a fucking idiot.

“I’m, uh, um, uh, sorry.” I said in a broken voice as I moved to the side

“Thanks.” She said in a sarcastic tone

She had begun to push open the door when I remembered.

“Wait, miss, I, uh, I have something for you.” I said

“Oh?” She stopped in her tracks

“Here.” I bumbled

I dug into my backpack and pulled out the envelope. I extended my hand towards her. My whole arm was trembling and I couldn’t stop myself. She turned towards me and gasped when she saw the envelope. She pulled it out of my hand and the next thing I knew I had a knife pressed against my throat.

“Where the fuck did you get this from!” She demanded

I couldn’t form words. I was frozen, not from fear, but the fact that she was practically touching me.

“Where!” She demanded again, pushing the blade harder against my throat

“Hold on miss.” Said Teddy, finally stepping in

“Look, he found that letter at the bar on the ground. He was just trying to give it back to you. Isn’t that right Tyler?”

I nodded my head.

“Fine” She said pulling the knife away

“Sorry about that, it’s just that I need this”

“No problem.” I said in a wheezy voice

She walked out the door and had said “See you boys again soon.” before the door shut. There were so many thoughts flooding through my head, who is she, what was in the envelope, why did I freeze when she touched me? I hoped to see her again, I had to know more about this girl. I looked over at Teddy to ask him if he knew anything, but he was laying on the floor laughing enough to cause the ground to shake.

Those Left in the World by Skyler Goldman – Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Introduction: Lucia

 

“Come on baby don’t you want to have a little fun?” said one of the thugs

There were three thugs. One was holding Lucia up against his chest while the other two stood guard keeping watch and waiting for their turn with her.

“Come on Brick, let me have a turn.” said one of thugs, licking his lips

“Shut it red!” Brick snapped back

“Besides, I’m pretty sure she is coming around.” Brick said as he began to lick the side of her cheek. Lucia shivered and tried to squirm away.

“Just let me go, please.” Lucia begged while pushing against Brick’s body

“Oh come on baby.” Brick started

He grabbed her breast

“I was beginning to think we had a real connection.”

Brick smiled, revealing he was missing some of his teeth. He leaned in close to her face, mouth open, for a kiss. Lucia accepted her fate, closed her eyes and opened her mouth. He began to explore her mouth with his tongue. Lucia winced, his breath smelled like a rotting pile of Scatter corpses. Lucia opened her eyes and suddenly Brick began to start screaming, tongue still in her mouth. His screaming began to intensify, hurting Lucia’s ears.

“Brick what’s wrong?” one of the thugs asked

“Get this chick off of me!” Brick yelled through his screams of pain

Both of the thugs grabbed Lucia and threw her to the ground, Lucia and Brick both collapsed away from each other.

“Boss you ok? What happened?” asked one of the thugs

Brick’s mouth was bleeding, heavily. Lucia stood up and all eyes were on her. She smiled, revealing her teeth were covered in blood. She then spit something at them, it landed on the ground with a cold thump. She had bitten off part of his tongue.

“That fucking bitch!” came out of Brick’s mouth in a garbled mess from the loss of his tongue and the blood filling his mouth.

“Get the fuck off me and get her!” Brick yelled at the thugs

The thugs left Brick’s side and turned their attention to Lucia who was still standing in the same spot, smiling with pleasure.

“You fucked up our boss. Now we’re gonna fuck you up!” said one of the thugs

The larger thug rushed her with no warning and tackled her to the ground. He picked her up and held her across his chest. He face her towards the other thug that was running towards them. The running thug brought up a fist and went to punch her when she leaned back against the thug holding her and brought her legs up. She kicked outwards, striking the running thug in his face, knocking him down to the ground. Her feet touched the ground and without hesitation she made a fist and slammed it into the thug’s crotch. The thug holding her fell to the ground, releasing her.

“That’s real fucking cheap.” said the thug through pained breaths

“So is three against one.” Lucia replied

She didn’t notice Brick charging from behind.

“I’ll fucking kill you!” Brick screamed

Nearly instinctively, Lucia kicked her leg back, striking brick in his already pained mouth. Brick fell to the ground with a loud thud.

“Please, no more.” Cried one of the thugs

“Yeah lady, we’re done messing with you. We were only doing it because he said he would chop off our fingers if we didn’t” Said the other thug, pointing to Brick

“Fine, get out of here and don’t cause any more trouble. You understand?” Said as Lucia returned her attention to Brick

Both the thugs got up and ran to their bikes that had been parked outside the bar.

“Sorry Brick!” yelled out on of the thugs as they drove away

“Now to deal with you.” Lucia said smiling

She grabbed his testicles through the jeans he was wearing. Brick winced in pain, between a chewed off tongue and Lucia’s testicle crushing, he didn’t know which was more painful.

“If I ever fucking see you again, I will cut off something off yours that will make you regret fucking with me.” Said Lucia as she tightened the grip on his testicles.

“Yeah sure, whatever, I’ll leave you alone. Now please let me go.” Whimpered Brick, nearly crying

She released him and like the thugs, he went to his bike and drove away. Lucia began to look herself over, wiping away the dust and pavement that stained her clothes from the encounter. Lucia began to walk towards her own bike, a custom built death machine. It had the body of a normal motor cycle but had some of her own touches. It was all black and had a passenger seat on each side, filled with her gear. Across the handlebars of the motorcycle were two chainsaws that could swing out and start at a moment’s notice. She got on and began to pull out of the bar’s parking lot. Sighing she took off towards the next outpost, the wind blowing her dyed red hair behind her as she drove down Sentinel Highway.