Dead Dreams ((Young Adult Paranormal Romance) ( Dead Dreams Trilogy)) (41 page)

Finding a spot that looked like a good place to hide he decided to stop and rest, exhausted he droppe
d Summer to the ground-
she curled
up into a
foetal
position.

“
I think we’re okay now…take a look we’re deep in the forest, maybe we’ll even find go
blins and fairies
and I think
we’re gonna find a really nice spot to camp
.
”
He said trying to bring her out of her closed up shell.

There were no sounds and no sign or anyone or anything. The sun was filtering through the tall trees and the air was fresh, it was a welcome change from the grim of the city and Adam was
slowly
beginning to enjoy the peaceful surroundings.

“
Wow
it’s
awesome, real n
ice. I think we’ll stay a while,
so what do you think?
”
He asked.

She didn’t respond.
Adam lay
down beside her and
held her tight
hoping that she’d come around when she was ready
.
I
t wasn’t as if they had anywhere important to be
and time didn’t matter anymore.
It seemed like hours later that she stirred
.
Adam had drifted off to sleep on the rough ground but felt her moving.

“
Hey babe, we’re okay now…look we’re in the forest.
”

“
The where?
”

“
The f
orest, I got us out of there and we’re too far gone for them to find us, you’re safe now.
”

“
Really are you sure?
”

“
Absolutely, but we need to keep moving just in case.
”

She was still quieter than normal but she did get up and put on her back pack. Adam didn’t like the change
. He
preferred her sassy know
-
it
-
all chatter even if it did annoy him most of the time.

“
We’ll head north,
looks as if the forest deepens in that direction and we’ll find somewhere to camp, just as you wanted
.
”
He said.

“
Adam…what happened back there?
”
She replied stopping in her tracks.

“
Those two mother fuckers raped you, don’t you remember?
”

“
I remember something but it didn’t feel like sex it was something else, I guess now we’re dead sex doesn’t happen. I knew it was
wrong
and I wanted it to stop but
its
hazy now.
”

It
was a relief for Adam to think that she
hadn’t suffered as much as he though she’d had.

“
Let’s put it behind us and move
on,
maybe we can try to find the light.
”

“
The light won’t be in the
forest
will it?
”

“
I don’t know but we’ve g
otta keep looking.
”

The deeper into the forest they went the more secure they felt. Dave and
Caesar
became little more than a bad experience to put behind them as they headed north in the hope
of reaching
a good camping
spot
. Summer
desired
food but she knew there wasn’t
going to be
much chance of
finding
anything to eat
in the middle of nowhere.

“
W
here are we gonna go after we’re done here
?
”
She asked.

“
I don’t know, your guess is as good as mine.
”

“
Why don’t we see the light Adam,
what’s stopping us?
”

“
If I knew the answer I’d tell you.
”

Their sense of security was s
uddenly
cut short when
in the distance they heard a voice loud and clear.

“
I’m gonna kill those fucking kids when I get hold of them!
”

It was clearly Dave’s voice ringing out in the forest. Looking at each other with fear in their eyes they began to run as fast as they could in the opposite direction.

“
Shit..shit…run Summer!
”
Adam called out.

He’s an overweight drunken slob, we’re younger and stronger, there’s no way he’ll catch up with us, no fucking way!
”

Like hunted animals they fled for their
existence
, running as fast as they could through bramble and obstacles. A broken tree trunk hidden by brush caught Adam
by surprise as he
tumbled head over heels.
Summer helped him up only to have a branch catch her in the eye moments later.

“
If this is what it’s like to be dead
and hunted like a wild animal
I hate it!
”
She yelled.

“
Keep going.
”
He replied breathless and exasperated.

They couldn’t hear Dave’s voice anymore and wondered if they’d managed to loos
e him. I
t was a shock to think he was
looking for
them
and even scarier to think what he’d do
if he found them.

“
I’m not gonna let that frigging psycho find us, I promise you that!
”

“
I’m so afraid Adam, what if he does?
”

“
Trust me he won’t and the sooner we find the light the better.
”

Bu
t there was no light to be seen and
neither of them could understand why when they both accepted that they were dead that it didn’t
automatically
appear? Accepting that their afterlife consisted of being hunted down forever by a maniac was unthinkable, the
re had to be a way to the light surely
it cou
ldn’t be that difficult to find?

Chapter
11

The deeper the forest became the harder it was to negotiate.
“
I really need to stop Adam, I can’t go on any longer.
”
Summer remarked.

“
I don’t think it’s a good idea, he could be anywhere right now.
”

“
Please
just for a while, I need to stop.
”

He could see she was wiped out by her dropping shoulders from the heavy back pack and her tired face.
“
Just a little whil
e longer then we’ll stop.
”
He replied try to reassure her.

Wit
hout complaining she carried on. H
er survivor spirit had been knocked back
by Dave and
Caesar
causing her to
lo
se
the will to make decisions or think
clearly
. Grateful that Adam had taken over and was guiding them to safety
-
she still didn’t lik
e the feeling of being helpless. F
or too long she had taken care of herself and developed a hard shell and a thick skin believing
that no-one could break her down no matter what they did. Feeling as if she’d gone back to being a small helpless child she cried softly
to herself
while
Adam led the way,
unaware of her deep sorrow.

They came across a clearing
that
was wide enough for them to see the
thick of the forest
in the distance but Adam didn’t like the fact they were
so
exposed.

“
We have to go arou
nd it, it’s too open.
”
He said.

“
Then can we stop?
”
She asked quietly.

“
Is everything okay? You’re real quiet it’s not like you.
”

“
I’m fine.
”

T
aking a detour Adam was sure they were still headed north
and
remembering that Summer was desperate to stop he found a secluded spot that he
considered
safe enough.

“
We’ll camp here for the night, it’ll be dark in a couple of hours and I don’t want us to get lost.
”

Summer was so relieved to
be in what appeared to be a safe place
after so much walking
that she flung her arms around Adam and
held on tight.

“
Hey what’s this, are you okay?
”
He asked.

“
No I’m not, I don’t get what’s happened to me I feel like a flake.
”

“
It’s because of what happened back there in the cabin, you’re gonna be okay give it time and no matter what they won’t find us
.
I’ll make sure of it.
”

“
I never had you down as a warrior Adam you were kind of weak before this so I guess I was wrong. You
’ve really stepped up this time, thank you.
”