The world is still as I try to figure out what on earth all this means.

So, we were probably right about this guy looking for Ayana but... How did he know where to find us? And... Who exactly is he?

Odette and Ebele just stand there, waiting for this man to... Grab them, whack them, do something.

But he doesn't. He just stares at the man who has a hold Ayana and me. I feel like my circulation is being cut off.

The man across from me growls in our direction. He makes a move to grab Ayana's free arm, but she is yanked from his grasp. Ayana looks at the man whom I assume she knows somehow...?

She looks at him oddly. It's like she's afraid but she realizes if he wins then she'll at least be free of slavery... Of whatever horror she and Odette had endured the night before... She's looking at him like he's the lesser of two evils.

I risk a glance at Odette and fiercely whisper, "Odette. Run."

She bites her lip and locks eyes with me. Her head begins to shake, as she fights the dreaded tears she always saw as signs of weakness.

"Go. Get help. If you can't at least you'll be safe," I demand.

She just keeps shaking her head. "I can't Chris, I can't." Her voice breaks against her will.

"Go!" I repeat.

It comes out loud enough this time that the... Monster behind me kicks me in the back of the legs.

"It's not like we'll make it far," Odette pushes back.

I bite my lip. Where was this dude's rifle? What would he... And the other man do if Odette and Ebele starting running? Is it worth the risk? But what else are we supposed to do?

Either way, we've spent too much time thinking. The big burly man from the schoolhouse wraps one palm around Odette's arm and his other around Ebele's. I grunt under my breath before realizing something odd. He doesn't act aggressive like the man holding Ayana and me. His face is still stone but all the anger seems to be sent to his fellow... Man behind me.

We're all dragged around to the front t of the hut. My eyes catch the dreaded rifle lying on the ground, shimmering menacingly in the moonlight.

Ayana and I are thrown harshly onto the ground and then immediately find ourselves threatened with the gun.

Without moving the gun or his eyes from us, Captor begins talking to... Mystery Man over there.

Mystery Man flings off Odette and Ebele carelessly but Captor shouts something and instantly they're being held again.

The two men get a heated argument about Lord only knows what. It's terrifying, sitting at gunpoint with two men yelling words you can't understand that could very well have to do with your fate.

I steal a glance over my shoulder. Captor notices and hits me on the side of the head with his rifle, so hard I can feel my body trying not to pass out.

When I'm fully back to my senses, I realize the argument has gone quiet. The only sound is heavy, labored breathing. I'm basically wheezing at this point and I can feel Odette's stare bore into the back of my brain.

Suddenly, Odette and Ebele are shoved on the ground next to us.

Mystery Man slowly makes his way to the entrance of the hut. He rolls the stone away and his form basically covers the entire entrance of the hut.

His shoulders visibly stiffen. It takes me a moment to remember the horrible truth that lies in there. Ayana's mother? But... What relation did he have to her...? Did he know her at all? What is his goal right now? Why is he here?

I suddenly go into a coughing spell with several gasps for air in between. Captor glares at me, but doesn't smack me again.

Odette looks at me with more anxiety than I've ever seen her wear before. Which is a lot, considering the star she was in earlier today...

"Chris, are you... Going to be ok?" she asks carefully.

I know in this case, tagged question means, "Are you going to make be alive tomorrow?"

I nod but a sudden eerie feeling settles over me. A terrifying, eerie feeling... That my death was only moments away.

Just thinking about it sends me coughing out of nowhere again.

Odette looks like she wants to hold me so badly. But we both know that would probably earn us a beating... Sadly.

When I'm still trying to recover from my fit, Mystery Man suddenly spins around and knocks Captor off his feet. His gun spawns out a few feet away from him, and he lunged for it. But Mystery Man has come down on him with another punch.

They get a full out fist fight, Captor constantly trying to get his gun in the midst of it.

I look to Ayana for more clues on how she feels about this guy and who wanted to find her but her look is the same as all the rest of ours- pure and utter confusion.

Suddenly, in one swift movement, Captor dodged a punch, rolls on the ground, grabs his gun, and points it at Mystery Man.

It's as if the whole world has stopped breathing.

Ayana's eyes have suddenly gone wild. She stares at Mystery Man and he catches he eye but looks away. Slowly, Ayana struggles to stand on her feet. She begins to shake her head and Captor begins to shout at her, keeping the gun steadily on Mystery Man.

Ayana walks on rocky legs and standings in front of the man from
the schoolhouse.

Odette can't even find words of shock and is simply staring and shaking as if she has found herself trapped in a horror movie.

Captor looks like he is actually going to shoot. And I'm terrified.

I watch tears glisten on Ayana's cheeks and the man she seems to want to protect standing in utter shock. All I know is that, of Captor wants to hit the man behind her, he still can. If Ayana loves this man like she seems to... I'm not going to let her lose him I can help it.

Captor cocks the gun and I find myself using every last ounce of strength in me to get up and run in front of the man and Ayana.

Gunfire and a shrill scream.

I'm not sure who the bullet hit, if anyone, but I instantly go numb and I snap out of consciousness.

*grabs pillow and uses as a shield* I feel like you all are going to hate me.... But that's the update! XD There's still plenty more to come so please don't give up on this book yet. XD ;) Also! Silentsparrow432 and I are writing a book on our joint account @TrinitiesFollowers! It would mean a lot if you checked it out!. Thanks for reading "Words Can't Describe" and stay tuned lovelies!