Today is the second installment in the Going Rogue! Aaron is a character in End of the Line who before the asteroids hit was known in school, had a small group of friends, and if anything did not hang around people like Lauren. After things changed the two stuck together because safety in numbers to survive. Aaron has some time to himself, and you get to know him better in Going Rogue, so I hope you guys are taking advantage of knowing him ;)
Chapter 1 if you missed it HERE
Going Rogue
Chapter Two
Aaron
My lungs were burning by the time
that I lost the two idiots. Manson was in jail, why couldn't he have gotten
real enemies there? Or at least not go for 'an eye for a whole head' exchange.
I didn't see any lights searching for me as it was getting dark so I sat on a
tree stump and leaned over my knees to catch my breath. I needed water that was
way too much running and moving for me not to be drinking. Lifting my head I
saw the faint puff in front of me.
Normally winter coming wouldn't
phase me any, just meant occasionally throwing on a sweatshirt, but I was
literally in the woods with nothing. Things were very serious right now. My
eyes searched the area for a river or stream nearby. A person could last longer
on no food than without water. I stood up and started to wander about looking
for some water. A couple of squirrels scurried past me and up a tree. Watching
those little furry animals I wondered if they would taste like chicken. Wasn't
always the story, 'it takes like chicken?' No, I'll wait a little longer before
thinking about a furry rat.
My foot caught on something and I
fell onto my back. Unable to grab onto anything I slide down the hill. My shirt
rose up as I felt leaves, sticks, and a couple of rocks scarp across my back.
My bottom smacked against a rock stopping me short. Pain shot through me and
water started seeping through my shoes. Heat and throbbing radiated through my
body as I tried to push myself up. I cursed at the rock that I ran into and
pulled my feet out of the stream. If I had stayed with Lauren on the bed I
wouldn't have ended in pain and wet. I would be in the apartment with Sean and
Paige trying to give them something to do before we killed them from cabin
fever. Or I would be with Lauren who would probably be asleep against me for
warmth. I closed my eyes for a moment to see those blue eyes.
God damn it!
I kicked the water and got up. I
had to stop thinking like that. That was why I left. I wasn't able to separate
myself from the current situation and starting to like Lauren. She was
suffering as it was without me in her life. I had a man out to kill me and
she's still wounded from losing her family.
Scooping some of the water in my
hands I tried to keep to the top of the water where there was less dirty.
Better than nothing. I brought my cupped hands to my lips I sipped. Well here's
to running away. Again…
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