The arcade door was wide open, the old windows on each side smashed in.

"Stay here." Zander's voice was low and harsh. Everything was happening so quickly. I looked at Josh, and he just sat there.

"You're not really going to go in there are you? I mean, for gods sake Zan, We're in the middle of the woods!"

"So you want me to just sit here in the truck?"

"Well...I mean...no, but I-"

"Well then I'm going."

He sauntered off into the arcade, making sure he didn't make any noise.

Josh and I waited for what felt like a lifetime before we heard a faint scream from inside the cabin. I quickly opened the truck door and began to run inside when Zander stumbled out of the dilapidated building.

"Zan!" I screamed.

"I'm okay,"

Zander fell into my arms and collapsed onto the floor.

"Zander! Zander can you hear me?"

He was unconscious and sprawled out on the hard ground. I didn't know what to do. I had an unconscious Zander at my feet and an injured Josh in the car. Then I heard it. Another scream. It sounded like Haley.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

"Oh my god! Josh, quick! Turn the engine on." I was borderline crying. Zan was so heavy, his limp form was impossible to carry. I just about managed to drag him to the truck when footsteps became louder.

"Quick! Josh!"

Josh managed to turn the truck on and I locked all the doors. Once the engine was on, I was already backing out of the small clearing and back into the woods. Just before the trees hid us from the arcade, I saw two people run out of the building with what looked like a body.

"Haley!"

I wiped a tear trickling down my cheek and picked up the pace. We were soon back in town and heading towards a local motel. It was run down and dirty, but it would have to do.

We slowly pulled up and parked in a close spot. Looking down, I saw a needle stuck in Zander's neck. Panic set in and I looked at Josh for help.

"Pull the needle out." Josh had worked with the ambulance service as volunteering for a while, so I trusted his advice. I crawled into the back of the truck and knelt down next to Zander.

"Hey Zan, can you hear me?" Tears began to brim in the corners of my eyes, but I dismissively brushed them away. Zander couldn't hear me. I carefully pulled the needle  out of his skin and threw it to the side.

"Now we just wait." Josh looked at me with sympathy.

"Don't you dear feel sorry for me." I sniffled and continued speaking, "we need to get him inside, can you walk?"

"Yeah, think so."

It began to get dark when we got Zander into the room.

"I'm really tired, I'm gonna get some sleep."

"Okay, I'll wait till Zander wakes up."

There was only one bed, and a small sofa in the corner. Josh had the sofa, seeing that he couldn't lie on the floor with the injuries he had. Josh lay down and drifted off while I decided to look around.

There was a small shower and I decided to use it; I was beginning to feel tired and I didn't want to be asleep when Zander woke up.

The luke warm water began to trickle down the corner of the wall when I turned the heat up. It was nice to relax for once, I couldn't remember the last time I'd had a moment like this to myself. I began to close my eyes when I heard Zander's voice.

"Al, Al are you in there?" His voice was tired and slurred, but I was just happy to hear his voice.

"Yeah, Zan, I'm here. I'll be out in a sec, okay?"

"Yeah, don't rush." My heart skipped a small beat as I smiled to myself.

Authors note

Hey guys! Hope you enjoyed this chapter! What do you guys think is going to happen next? Comment on your thoughts. Do you think Zander and Allison will become a thing?? Keep reading and don't forget to vote!

~C.F