Snippet From "The Vault": The Shot
Another random scene I wrote that may or may not be the backstory of the characters from the last one...
Introduction…
Y’all may remember my last vault snippet…this snippet is kinda a possible backstory for those characters…and I mean this would be set SEVERAL YEARS before…they really weren’t the greatest people then…but several people were curious about them and wanted more…so here it is…had to fill in the names again…and again they’re temporary…I still really love these snippets…and who knows…maybe I’ll make them a book one day…Anyway…on to the snippet…also this is not edited in any way…so forgive any grammar mishaps or wonky dialogue, please…
The Shot Snippet…
They looked out the open window. “There he is.” The girl whispered pointing
“See him.” The boy said getting ready
“Woah, woah wait!” She grabbed the stuff “it’s my turn!”
“You went last time!” He borderline whined
“Fine!” She lifted her fist “Rock, paper, scissors for it then?”
“Fine” he agreed
“Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!” They said in unison
“Ha!” He exclaimed pointing at her “Rock beats scissors!”
She rolled her eyes “best two out of three?”
“Nah” he shook his head “you went last time, and the time before, and the time before!”
“Fine!” She pouted sitting on the chair
“Thank you!” He said taking the gear from her hands and continued to set up
“Where’s my other glove,” he said looking at her as he pulled the first one on
She shrugged
“Alexandria, “ he said in a playful warning tone
“Fine!” She sighed pulling the glove out of her pocket
“I suppose you could’ve stolen my wallet” he muttered pulling the glove on
“Why would I do that?” She questioned genuinely curious
“Oh, I don’t know” he joked a small smirk on his face “maybe because it has value?”
She just shrugged. He turned to look out the window. “Alright.” He whispered looking into the optics and fingering the trigger. He breathed out. And fired. He cursed. “I missed!” He exclaimed
“What do you mean you missed?” She jumped up yelling at him
“I mean I missed the target!” He snapped “Oh gosh! He’s looking this way! We better go!”
She snatched the rifle from him and began to break it down. “This is why I should have done it!” She exclaimed “I’m a better shot! Hurry up!”
He grabbed the rest of the gear and ran to the door. She followed. “Split up?” He asked
“Split up!” They exited the small room and separated. She ran out of the building and ran right into their target. He grabbed her and she cursed trying to get free of his grip. He dragged her behind the building and a young woman stepped out of the shadows. “So you’re the one they sent to kill John. You’re a kid!”
“I’m fifteen!” She spit
“As I said, a kid.” The women muttered, “They’re using you ya know.”
“They’re my family!” The girl responded
“Sure.” The woman responded “But if you come with us we’ll treat you better.”
“I doubt that!” She rolled her eyes
“If you prove yourself you’ll get great rewards.”
Alexandria never had an opportunity like that. She always just did what she was told because she had to. But no, she couldn’t leave the only family she’d ever known. So she shook her head firmly.
The woman sighed “I really didn’t want it to come to this” and she pulled out a gun “Either you come with us or we kill you.”
Alexandria’s eyes widened.
“I really didn’t want to threaten you and you’ll still be rewarded for the things you do. But your only choice for survival is to come with us and do what you’re told.”
So she nodded, scared. But if she’d be rewarded, well, she was willing to try. She could always escape if it didn’t work out. The man let go of her and the woman waved for her to follow. She went compliantly then thinking of Asher she just hoped he got away. She didn’t see him again for years.
In Conclusion…
I hope y’all enjoyed…please let me know in the comments if you have any thoughts…