Thread: The Town

And this is it Tag Candice He threatened Candice, and Kaige could feel her hands getting warmer. Even her face began to glisten from the sweat. She was warming, preparing to fight when she heard her aunts words. Run, she whispered, questioning her. No way. Im not leaving you. I.. Her words stopped as Candice stepped forward, moving towards him. There was no stopping her. She was headstrong, stubborn. It was a trait that seemed to pass down through the family, and she had inherited too. It was too late to try and stop her though. Candice was already so close to him. If she ignited him, she might be hurt. Kaige jumped as she leapt towards him, fighting. Her aunt was like a wild animal protecting her young. Thats exactly what she was. The gun fired at some point. Aunt Candy, she cried out, terrified she had been shot. Kaige caught a glimpse of her aunts face as she fought him, and then she heard her yell for her to run. Nodding Kaige knew she had no choice. She turned and began to run away as quickly as she had fled from Eternal Peaks. Down behind the buildings she was putting distance between them. She had no idea where the train station was or where she was going. All she knew, all she cared about was leaving that man behind. Her fingers clutched the envelope tightly. Already she was panting, nearly crying out with every breath. The shot rang out, like a clap of thunder booming, bringing her to a halt. Her face frozen as she imagined what had happened. Move, her mind screamed. Hes coming! She turned and headed through another ally, seeking to find people, a sign, anything that would take her to the train station. Going back to Aliya was out of the question. That would take him right to her if he did find her. No. She was free, and Kaige wanted to keep it that way. Finally she spotted a taxi. Grabbing the door, she threw it open and climbed inside. The train station! Hurry! Just go, she shouted to him as she reached inside the envelope and showed him some money. Alright, he told her as he started to drive away. Kaige looked out of the window just in time to see a couple of black vans stopping and well armed men climbing out. The police were there as well. They were looking and pointing in the direction of the gunfire. Some of them headed on foot in that direction. Kaige held her breath as they drove away from them on the other side of the street. They were so close to her, and she knew at any second if they spotted her, it would all be over. The taxi kept going, and she turned in her seat watching them. Some crazy escaped from the local asylum. Got a thing for fires too. Havent seen this many cops out in a long time. Nothing exciting ever happen around here, the driver told her. Yeah. Looks like some exciting is going on now. The driver laughed. Yeah. So where you headed? Kaige turned around slowly. Canada. The driver looked up in the rearview mirror at her. You got family there? Her eyes met his. No. Im.alone now, she said, biting back her tears. Sorry to hear that. Ill have you at the train station in a few minutes. Just relax. Relax. That was something Kaige had done very little of her whole life. She leaned her head back against the seat and looked out at town lit up and alive at night. So peaceful. So normal. She wanted that. The question on her mind was would she ever have it.