Sorry, Too Slow - Chapter Ten

                                    

                                          
Sorry, Too Slow - Chapter Ten
                          
I'm mean, right? xD
                          
"Run, Josh!"
                          
Your voice echoes in the woods, but the wendigo hears you anyway. Its dull eyes look at you directly which sends shivers down your spine. The creature stands in front of you so you can see the little butterfly on the right arm from the monster much better. Now you can't deny that the wendigo is Hannah - one of your best friends. It still feels like a punch in your face.
                          
"Hannah", you whisper her name under your breath feeling guilty that this happened to her. She gives you all her attention, but you are not quite sure if you want it. Every second you stare at her the world seems darker and darker. "I'm sorry... so sorry", your sadness and grief are just overwhelming. You should probably run away or do something, but your body won't work. Suddenly you feel nothing anymore. Just the darkness wraps you up in its comfortable silence...
                          
Slowly you open your eyes, not quite sure if you'll see angels on fluffy clouds or the devil surrounded from hellfire. To your surprise none of these things. Just a really and creepy cave or something like that. Carefully you turn your head to see from where the familiar voice comes. "No, you are not real! You are not real! I don't take orders from you!"
                          
A sigh escapes your mouth, while you stand up from the cold and hard ground. Pain rushes through your entire body. Especially your head where Hannah hit you. "Josh...", his name is just mumbled, but he doesn't hear it anyway. Josh is in his own little fucked up world. The panic and fear in his eyes break your heart in little pieces. 
                          
Softly you grab his arm to get his attention. "Josh, please", you say his name again with more emphasis. He turns his head to look at you. You can see that your friend doesn't really know if you are real or just a product of his imagination. "I'm here. I'm by your side and won't leave you alone", matching to your honest words you hug Josh tightly. 
                          
He needs a few moments to realize that he's back in the reality. "(Y/N)... I'm so sorry", ashamed of his breakdown in front of the wendigo Josh hides his face in the crook of your neck. He put you in danger - probably the last person who still cares about him. To comfort him you rub his back softly. 
                          
"Don't say sorry. We are alive. That's the most important thing", you reply, while you check out your surroundings. It looks like the two of you are in the mines, but you are not quite sure. Your father told you a lot about them, but the bad thing is that you never were in the mines. 
                          
"We have to go, Josh. I'm sure the wendigo will be back soon", you break the silence between you two. Pressure is the last thing he needs, but you don't want to be in the cave of the lion. It's just a matter of time when one of the wendigos comes back. Josh nods slowly in agreement so you grab his hand tightly. You still don't have a good plan to get him through the cave without another breakdown. Tiny little steps in the right direction. That should work, right?
                          
"(Y/N)! Josh!", Sam exclaims really relieved, but you were lost in thoughts and didn't even notice how your friends entered the cave. "No, don't hit me. Please", Josh mumbles a bit panicked when he sees Mike. Just for safety you take a step back. The anger from Mike's betrayal is still boiling in your body. "That's close enough. I'm not quite sure if you are hiding a gun somewhere to hit us again", you break the uncomfortable silence between all of you.
                          
Mike rubs the back of his neck awkwardly, while Sam looks at her shoes ashamed. "I can feel that you two aren't looking for us, right? What are you two searching for?", you stare at them with narrowed eyes. The uneasy feeling in your stomach never lied to you. "Josh, do you have the keys to the cable car?", Mike asks seriously. Yes, that hurts...
                          
Without a word you search through Josh's pockets to find the keys. You are sure they can see how hurt and angry you are even if your face doesn't show any emotion. "Now leave!", you throw the keys to Mike who catches them easy. He just mumbles a "Thank you". Sam glares at him for a brief moment.
                          
"(Y/N), please. We are scared and don't know what's going on", she always tries to calm everyone down, but this time it doesn't work. "Oh, I like this situation. Being chased from a wendigo and betrayed from my own friends. I couldn't get enough from it. Just go, Sam. We will find our own way out of the mines", you reply sarcastically. 
                          
Josh gives you a softly squeeze with his hand. You are not quite sure if he agrees or not. "Be careful", is the last thing you say before you and Josh leave them behind you. The two of you are alone for a few seconds, then you hear heavy steps catching up to you. "(Y/N)! We should stick together. I found a spray can and lighter in the lodge. That's useful, right?", Mike gives you both things with a slight smile so you let go of Josh's hand.
                          
"It's not exactly a flamethrower, but better than nothing... Is this just a nice way to make it up to me? You should know me better, Mike. Lead the way, but I swear this isn't over yet ", you know he would follow you two anyway. A sigh escapes his mouth as he goes past you and Josh.
                          
Mike turns on his flashlight and leads you two through the darkness. The uneasy feeling gets stronger and stronger, but you don't know why. Mike throws a short glance over your shoulder to you like he tries to hide something from you. Suddenly your eyes widen shocked, while you stop in your movement. Was that a fucking body hanging from the ceiling?
                          
Slowly you raise your head, but you regret your decision immediately. "Uh... Shit... No, that's not fair", you mumble almost crying, but you push your tears back. There is not time for feelings. "I'm sorry, (Y/N). Chris said one of the wendigos got your ungle, when they were looking for you two", Mike explains you what happened. You just look at the ground for a brief moment. 
                          
"I'm sure he didn't ... ", he continues to talk, but Josh interrupts him a bit too harsh. "Stop it, Mike ... Just stop talking." At least you have the lighter and the spray can in your hands so you can cover up that they are shaking like hell. Yes, you didn't know your uncle well, but he is with your father the last part of your family. There is no one left. 
                          
Without a further word the three of you make your way to the next hurdle. "I don't like this", you mumble under your breath as you look at the calm surface of the water. Mike slides into the water - you call it "death trap" - and Josh follows him. Just for safety you throw a last glance over your shoulder before you are the last one who jumps into the darkness. 
                          
None of you says a word, but you are sure Mike and Josh can feel the danger too. You hold the spray can and the lighter over your head so the water doesn't destroy your only weapon. Suddenly something in the water is moving around. "Stop", you try to stop Mike, but it's already too late. He gets dragged underwater before you can even react. 
                          
"Shit..", matching to your word a wendigo appears in front of you and Josh. "No! You are not real! Hannah!", Josh exclaims almost yelling. The creature looks at him with its dull eyes ready to attack him. There is no time to think about a good plan so...
                          
Should you attack the Wendigo or distract the monster?