They finally stopped running when they were a safe distance away and out of the woods .They were all panting and looking around them to make sure they were in the clear and they had not been followed. They had not heard any whirring or humming , so it seemed like a good place to stop .Clay looked up at the building that they were standing in front of , they had stopped outside a small church .Clay and the others fell on the chapel stairs , a picture of exhausted sinners come for redemption , while Hairs stood , remaining on his feet as he kept looking around frantically , he was staring at the way that they had come .Clay had not even noticed him as they ran , she wondered what had become of the other guys , she hoped they had also been able to escape .June pushed something into her chest , pushing her further into the stairs .She looked down to see that it was the box of chloroform from earlier , she had totally forgotten about it ." Thanks ", she whispered to her .She opene
Clay sighed again , she could not refuse to let them go with her or rather , she did not know how to get away from them , a means that would prove to be effective .June was a Mistress at manipulation and would only toy with her till she finally agreed to let them come along .And , she thought it was better to nip it in the bud now than have them follow her and cause problems for her in the near future ." Okay , but we need a secluded place . I do not want to meet more Richie's and since we have these steel golems everywhere , it would be better for us to avoid them so I do not want a reason to have to come out , I have enough food to last me a while ", Clay explained to both of them , if they were expecting the three of them frolicking around , they would not be getting it .June shook her head , bringing her arms to rest on her waist , unable to believe this human or girl really who wanted to burrow a hole in the soil and run into it , hiding till the seven days were over .She ba
Clay was interrupted by Saul's loud sniggering that rose and fell as the man sniggered more .She turned around , exasperated by the unending noise to see what was making Saul so amused and saw June glaring at Saul , He was still laughing though ." We should split up and open the windows , get more light in and reduce the stuffiness ", Clay said , hoping to get the sniggering as far away from her as possible .June nodded and practically ran off with Saul chasing after her and snickering , like a couple of kindergarten children , Clay watched them , confused by the dynamics that governed their relationship .Of the two , June had seemed more capable of bullying anyone , at least way more than Saul who seemed to want to be everyone's friend and like he had succeeded at it before ,it was almost like he had no idea that he looked like the good looking bad guy from every main stream movie .Clay slowly walked down the church's aisle , opening windows and admiring the state of the church
" Your own room ? ", June iterated loudly like she had been the one to have found the room .June's hands were on her waist as she stared Clay down .Saul had also folded his huge arms in front of his chest ." Yes , that's right . Why does it got to be yours to pick ? Cause you found it ? ", Saul asked too .June nodded in agreement with Saul's line of questioning .Clay rolled her eyes at their childish antics ." Yes , precisely because I found it . So , you both find somewhere else to make into your own rooms ! ", She told them as she admired the beauty she had uncovered.June stepped forward , her eyes narrowing ." There is something deeply wrong with your ideology , honey . If we are keeping scores , then it should be noted that I was the one that deemed the church inhabitable . Hence , the whole church was found by me and I get to pick where to sleep while the both of you make do with whatever is left ", She reasoned with herself .Clay blinked , shocked.She had suddenly repl
" STOP! ".Clay stopped running as the stadium lights moved to focus solely on her , the crowd had stopped screaming .Since the light was now on Clay , she could not make out the faces of the crowd and had now become a piece of furniture to be scrutinized .Only the commentators voice filled the court ." HOLD UP , HOLD UP ! SAVIOR OF THE WEAK AND THE WOMEN . WE ARE AN ORGANIZED AND DISCIPLINED ESTABLISHMENT !! ".They were ?They did not exactly look so .Wait , where they going to end the fight ?Clay relaxed , grateful for their organization , she nodded at Truck whose features she could not make out as he was not in the light ." WE DO NOT LET PEOPLE JUST JUMP INTO GAUNTLETS THAT WERE NOT ORIGINALLY MADE FOR THEM OR DO WE ??! ".The crowd came back to life , screaming and cheering .Clay nodded in understanding , it made sense .It was what she expected from an organized establishment like them .She would have cheered too but there was already so much attention on her ." THE ON
" Shit , shit !!! ", Clay swore as she ran .Clay ran out of the Arena but could not find any trace of Saul , nobody had told her Saul was a professional sprinter .Clay ran all the same , she did not want to encounter three of Top dog's friends , especially when she was alone .She ran down the school's hallway that was now quiet and deserted , everyone must have gone to watch the fight between she and Truck and they had not returned to their spots to continue to linger around in the darkness , pretending to be in some grimy film .She was about to turn the corners when she looked back and caught sight of the three musketeers still coming after her .Clay groaned and took off towards the approaching corner .Clay increased her pace as she rounded the corners and began to run down the halls of the new hallway that was not only empty but dark .Half way into the hallway , she heard something and turned around and someone pulled her into a dark classroom , the hand was different from Sa
Clay had learnt not to question certain things, especially when they were helpful to her , so she kept quiet and just observed .How they had somehow been able to get away from the arena with June's lack of even the smallest bit of a sense of direction and with Saul hunched over as low as a fucking turtle and she running ahead every two seconds to hold the kid from falling off Saul's back while also watching their back and making sure they were going in the right direction was one of those memories Clay never wanted to get back to .She had been sure that they might not make it out and had been pleasantly surprised when they had made it out .They had stopped to rest for a while after getting far enough from the Arena .Now , the noise from the Arena was nothing but a distant buzzing and a distant memory , just until you took a look at the boy on Saul's back and you were thrusted back into the distant memory .Clay stood while the others sat on the floor , the kid sprawled on the grou
TommyBack at their run down apartment complex.Tommy quietly jiggled his keys in the keyhole of the door to his apartment , careful not to wake Jade as he returned from his first day at his night shift waiting job that he had applied for and gotten much to his surprise .Jade had found the job in the papers and forced him to go , after giving her a rigorous run down of what she had assured her that her brother used to secure every job interview that he went for .She had also reminded Tommy that lawyers for Child custody battles were expensive and that was all the motivation Tommy had needed .The door finally gave way and opened and he walked in , the lights were switched off but he of course knew the way around his own goddamn house .He headed straight for the fridge , he needed a cold beer to deal with the stress and nerves from his first day at the job , he had not worked a job with actual manual labor in a while .He opened the fridge and the light came on , displaying the cont