Deadly - Chant'e Francis (year 7 reading list TXT) 📗

/> The rat bit him again and scratched at him. It held on so tight he couldn't get it off.
He stumbled out of the room, pulling at the rat. Juliano spun so much it made him dizzy, and he started losing his strength.
Just when he thought it would never let go, he was hit hard in the face. He stumbled back and tripped over a chair. he fell to the floor hard.
Cyruson had smacked him with a lamp trying to get rid of the rat. He hit him so hard the lamp shattered.
The rat lay on top of Juliano and Cyruson thought it was still alive. He grabbed a flashlight and started beating it, trying to free his new friend.
He accidentally hit Juliano more than he hit the rat, and Juliano lost consciousness for a bit. Cyruson was so scared he beat the rat bloody, until the flashlight slipped from his hand. He backed away shaking and crying. Juliano, who was now awake, brushed off the stunned rat and stood.
He kicked it out the open door and began shuffling around for a first aid kit. Not immediatly finding one, he unleashed a string of profanities. Juliano was in bad shape, and only getting worse by the minute. He would eventually need to go to a hospital, if not for the extensive damage to his face, then for a rabies shot.
Juliano walked in front of the bathroom door and asked Aerandria if she was alright.
"Yes, are you?" she said worriedly.
"Of course... Why wouldn't I be?"
"Is that a trick question?"
"No?...Well, if its ok with you two... I'd rather like to leave this place as soon as possible. There might be more of your little friends hanging around, and im not sure I could take another play date." He said as he continued his search for a first aid kit.
Aerandria stepped out of Ashur’s embrace, and thanked him for his bravery. Instead of replying, Ashur looked her over a few times, a smile quickly spreading across his face. Aerandria stood there confused, she looked down at herself, completely covered in brown slime and naked.
She would need to find a decent shower and soon. The slime smelled absolutely horrid, and looked to be turning her skin an eerie tan color. She thought that must be what Ashur was staring at, and he was smiling cause he found it amusing.
A phone rang somewhere in the room, and Juliano began searching for it instead.
Aerandria frowned at herself, thinking of how to get rid of this blemish, when it finally hit her. She was naked.
She blushed scarlet and slapped Ashur across the face for looking and not saying anything. Aerandria tried to cover her self with her hands, but it was too late. He had already gotten a good look at everything.
"How dare you!" She yelled, outraged.
"Im a guy! How can you expect me not to look?!" He said cradling his stinging cheek. "Besides, its your fault for not wearing clothes!... Not that im complaining."
Juliano walked back to the bathroom, "Just what are you guys doing in here?"
"Nothing" Ashur and Aerandria answered at the same time.
"Really? Cause the owner is on the phone... He wants to talk to the guy assaulting the hot naked girl.... I'm guessing that's you Ash?"
Ashur smiled and answered, "What can I say? she just can't keep her hands off my sexy body... In fact, I think she screamed and freaked out just to get me in the tub with her."
Aerandria, "Oh! you wish!"
"Why else would you attack poor little ole me?"
Aerandria pulled up short for a moment, "I didn't attack you, you attacked me! I'm the naked one here, which clearly makes me the victim!"
"Ashur! Phone. Now." Juliano quickly interrupted before Ashur could answer.
"Yes sir!" Ashur said as he stood at attention. He saluted Juliano before slipping past him to get the phone, his usual smile on his face.
Juliano and Aerandria stood there awkwardly. There was nothing really he could say to make things any better, but he tried none the less, "So you and Ash huh?"
"We just met. I don’t move that fast, in fact... I don’t think any respectable woman would move that fast. Sorry but not only is he not my type, but he’s my brothers friend and that’s just not something I mess with." she answered.
"You really don’t remember do you?"
"Remember what? Why does everyone keep saying that? Is this about last night? Where's Zander?"
"Zander is dead."
"That’s not funny. You have one sick sense of humor, and I don’t appreciate it. When i find Zander, he and i are going to have a serious talk about the people he hangs out with."
"Aerandria im serious. He died last night after trying to kill you."
"Stop it! just stop it! Zander is fine, and he’s gonna walk in that door any minute now."
"He wont." Juliano said sympathetically, "Im really sorry about all this, but the sooner you get yourself together, the sooner we can end all this. If we don’t, you might lose someone else. Cyruson could be next."
Aerandria slid to the floor, finally giving up. Tears flooded down her face and she asked, "What’s going on? Why is this happening?"


*~* CHAPTER 4 *~*

Ashur hung up the phone and walked back to the bathroom with a very bewildered look on his face.
"What was that about?" Juliano asked casually.
"He said, and I quote, 'We will have none of that here'."
"None of what?" Juliano asked.
"Im guessing the whole sexy on sexy. Was probably talking about when Aeri was rubbing her body all over me, trying to seduce me into who knows what."
"I was not!" Aerandria said walking over. She had wrapped herself in her blood stained clothing, hiding the goods from view.
"Sounds like he doesn’t believe in physical fun before marriage..."
"That’s not the part that has me thinking... How does he know what’s happening in here?"
The phone began ringing again. This time Cyruson answered and spoke to the owner of the hotel. He said pretty much nothing, and the call was over within minutes. He hung up and ran over to the bathroom.
"The man on the phone said its his job to know what’s happening in his rooms." Cyruson said holding on to Juliano’s legs.
Everyone exchanged worried glances, before looking around the entire room for cameras and speakers.
The phone rang again. Everyone just turned and stared at it. After the second ring, they all slowly made their way over to it.
This time, Juliano hit the speaker button.
"I hope your not planning to leave this room in such a mess." Said a burly voice. The owner of the motel sounded like The terminator without a speech impediment. A man you did not want to mess with, for fear of what he would surely do to you.
"It was like this when we got here." Answered Ashur
"It most certainly was not. And if you think your going to get away with this your dead wrong." the owner replied.
Instead of answering, or thinking about it anymore, Everyone grabbed what little things they had and began walking to the door. Before they could step out of it though, it slammed shut and a slab of wood could be heard sliding into place behind the door.
"Im calling the cops!" The owner said before hanging up the phone.
A dial tone sounded through the soundless room. No one spoke, in fact they were having trouble breathing.
Cyruson began crying and Juliano immediatly picked him up. He rocked him back and forth, trying to calm him. Ashur began cursing and kicking at the door. It didn't budge.
Aerandria took her things and headed to the bathroom.
"This is not the time for a soak in the tub Aeri." Ashur said, humor gone completely from his voice.
"One: Im not getting in that tub ever again. Two: the water is filthy, no one should get in there unless their in the mood to tint their skin. And three: There’s a window in their, and its already been broken, I plan to see if we can squeeze out of it." She answered angrily, how could he think she was so stupid as to take a bath in such a situation?
Juliano followed her into the bathroom after shaking his head at Ashur. After a few seconds Ashur soon followed as well.
They all stood in front of the bathroom window. Ashur and Juliano were too big to fit through it, Cyruson could, but they were afraid to send him because of the drop. Plus he was too small to move the slab. Aerandria would have to go.
Cyruson quickly ran out of the room.
Juliano yelled after him, "Come back in here! If someone comes in through that door, or you get attacked by a rat it might hurt you before we get there. stay in here with us!"
Cyruson ignored him for the most part and grabbed the pillows off the bed. He also grabbed the sheet as well before running back into the bathroom.
Juliano questioned, "What’s that for?"
"The glass on the floor. Aeri’s gonna fall head first... I don’t want her to get ouchies and die." He answered wide eyed.
They spread the sheets, then folded them in layers. they threw them out the window in a way that was sure to cover the glass. Next they threw out the pillows, they should help with impact and add extra protection. Now it was time to push Aerandria through.
Juliano and Ashur hoisted her up, and she wiggled through. Cyruson laughed at her silly display while clinging to Juliano’s leg. Suddenly her legs quickly slid out of Juliano and Ashur’s hands, a loud thud was heard as she hit the ground. Most of the shattered glass embedding its way into the sheets and pillows never got to her. Unfortunately the big pieces, that someone had seemingly propped up, sliced at her. She stood with a few scrapes on her face and gashes on her arms, she would need stitches. Just great she thought.
She ran around to the room's door. It looked nothing like the apartments she had just exited. It was clean, and the number shined, it glistened in the sun. The door looked as though it was a portal to something wondrous. This was the last time she would judge anything by its cover.
Aerandria tugged at the hunk, but it wouldn’t shift. She was too weak, she didn’t know what to do. She began pacing.
"Kick it." Ashur said through the door.
Aerandria moved so that she stood in front of the door. She clenched and unclenched her fists repeatedly, rolled her shoulders, did a little jig and then kicked it right in the middle.
The door didn’t even dent. It was there to stay, and nothing she could do could get it to leave its place. Aerandria heard hysterical laughter from the other side of it.
"I meant kick the board." Ashur choked out
"I did! its not moving!"
"I meant kick one of its sides, and not head on. Get sideways with the door, kick the board so that it slides."
"I knew that." Aerandria said blushing.
"Of course you did." He said choking on his laughter again.
Aerandria got into position next to the door, she took a few deep breaths and kicked the board. It groaned as it began sliding.
"What was that?" Asked Juliano through the door.
"The board. I'm kicking it out." Aerandria replied.
She continued kicking it, and it shuddered along before finally falling to the ground. Once it hit, the door flew open and Ashur