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CHAPTER 9

   

.      It would only take a pull of the trigger, two pulls to finish them off, Mike's assault had bought them time, but it looked like their time had run out as fast as it came, he had succeeded in wounding his attacker, the force he used when he hit the plank against his head had left a pretty deep cut, still shaken from the impact, he saw him reach for the back of his head with his left hand, as if checking to see just how hurt he was, but instead of going into a mad rage, as would've been expected, the sight of his own blood seemed to cause some sort of excitement .

     Mike could neither control the fear nor the guilt of the tragedy he had brought to Alice's doorstep, if not for him she would still be safe , but his  wishful thoughts didn't change anything, the reality stood in front of them, and it was a relentless, heartless monster with a drug commitment and not a shred of humanity, this was the now, it was their fate, and it was all his fault, a guilt that tormented him even more than his wounds. Alice could not help the emotions that took her by storm, she had wanted to keep hating him, and had good reason to, but at the same time could not bare to see him this hurt, her eyes watered, her lips wavered, she watched him helplessly as he groaned in agony.

      They might have given him the opportunity of dying at the hand of their boss, who had asked that he be brought back alive, but they were aggravated now, and the chances of that so called opportunity had drastically depreciated. The tears rolled freely as she let out whispers of his name in between sobs, his head resting on her lap. 

    " Did you actually think you stood a chance ? " the red eyed criminal questioned mockingly.

      He was obviously in some kind of pain, even though he made attempts at hiding it, his gun was steady and pointed directly at Mike, he held it in such a way that confirmed his readiness to shoot at any given time.

    " I've killed men bigger than you, stronger than you, you can't even walk on two feet and for some reason you think you can take me on ? this has to be the biggest mistake of your life isn't it ? " he questioned calmly, and let out a laugh, ( like the way a father laughs disappointed at a  disrespectful and arrogant son who acted out youthful exhuberance, ) he shifted his sight to the others who felt like they had to join him in laughing for some reason.

   " I have to give it to you though, you are one stupid young man, " he continued, right before his grin morphed into a stony look, cold, and hard.

     Mike could care less about the  insults, about his life, the only thing that mattered to him was Alice, and that prompted him to make a mistake many often make in such situations.

   " Do whatever you want with me, kill me if you have to, but let her go, she's innocent, she hasn't done anything wrong, " he hissed, restrained by his wounds.

     For a moment, his plea seemed to cut across, as the stern look melted into one that appeared considerate.

   " Let her go ? okay, so... we can kill you, but we shouldn't touch her ? he questioned as though seeking proper confirmation. " Okay, fine, " he said as he threw both hands in the air as if demonstrating his willingness to comply, " we'll let her go,  you're the boss " he said again, lowered his gun and turned to face the others, " he's the boss right ? " he questioned sarcastically, and then turned with a wicked smirk plastered across his face, before exhaling exhaustingly.

  " Bring her to me " 

    In seconds, Alice felt herself being pulled from Mike by strong hands, her resistance was futile, they easily overpowered her, Mike could only hold her for so long before he was dealt punches that sent him back down.

  " Mike !!! " she screamed, seeing the force with which they hit him, his nose bled from the impact as clenched fists met his face.

  " Please ! please ! don't do this, please let us go, whatever it is we'll pay it back, please !  "

    Her pleas seemed to fall on deaf ears, instead it excited him even more, they had both her hands locked in firm grips, one at each end, she felt hopelessly helpless, even more disturbing was the lustful gaze that had come to fill his red eyes, he sized her, closing the gap between them at a level that made her more uncomfortable than she had ever been in her life, he caressed her hair with his gun, his gaze secured as he slowly ran the gun down her shoulder and continued to her neck line, the cold feel of the metal against her skin sent chills down her spine, but he didn't stop there, she could see the excitement in his eyes, how they beamed from the way he taunted her, all the while securing a devlish stare and a wicked half smile, he guided the gun down to her cleavage, she couldn't bare it anymore and turned her face away, her lips in a tight squeeze, her eyes shut  so as not to witness his pleasure, but again he pulled her face with a strong hand, and forced her to look in his eyes, all she could see was a disgusting satisfaction, while the others smiled sheepishly, then he continued to kiss her neck, once, twice, three times, before lifting his face to her, his eyes twinkling with excitement.

  " You're beautiful " he continued, " isn't she beautiful ? " he turned to ask the others, who howled like dogs, it wasn't rocket science, anyone with a brain knew the disgusting thoughts that raced through his mind, and neither Mike nor Alice were oblivious to them.

    " Please, let her go, " Mike pleaded again, but was leveled with another punch. 

     The red eyed lunatic rubbed his hand against the side of her face again, running his fingers down her cheeks, but as he moved in for a kiss, she pushed her head back, he didn't stop there , but slowly walked behind her, pulling some part of her blouse from her shoulder to reveal enough skin, he held both her hands together with his left hand, the moist feel of his lips on her body tormented her, his hand at her hip and his body against her made her shudder, but he didn't stop, from one shoulder he went to the next, she hated having to feel so helpless, as though the touch of her body intoxicated him, he went further,  grazing the skin of her neck with his cola brown teeth, it was unbearable, his breath against her ears, his lips on her skin, how he pushed his body against hers, she would never had allowed such miscreant like himself look at her, let alone touch her the way he did, he had no intention of putting an end to it, not until he got what he wanted, he was going to rape her, they all were, and there was nothing she could do about it.

      After he had explored the sides of her neck, he turned her around putting her face to face with him, then he led his finger down the V on her blouse, and with both hands, ripped it apart, the wicked grin ever present,  evidently showing the pleasure he got from staring at her bare front, Alice tried to cover herself pulling the ripped blouse over her body but he wouldn't let her, he seized both her hands and violently pushed her to the ground, and she watched as he pulled off his shirt, Mike wanted so much to help her, but he was restrained by two others who had gagged his mouth, and pressed him down hard, the best he could do was struggle under them and watch while Alice was being molested, the maniac didn't stop there, he crawled over her like a blanket, kissing her neck and face, she tried pushing him away, but he pressed even harder, his bare body  against hers made her skin crawl, she turned her head from side to side and her eyes met Mark's, he was heartbroken and half dead from guilt and the frustration of his helplessness, then a shimmer of light caught her attention, not too far from where he had  pressed her down , the metal captured the light just right, and the idea struck her, that was the opening she would need, all she had to do was get the gun.

     As if in a trance the others looked longingly at the red eyed lunatic  ravaging her body with his mouth, they didn't seem to notice her attempt to reach for the gun and neither did he, it was within arms length, and after a stretch she got it.

    The force of the gun as it hit his head left an open wound, he was dealt a strong blow by the same thing he had used to threaten her before, and before he came to the realization of what just happened, she had him at gun point, he was still bent over on his knees, his left palm against his bleeding head, but she could hear the beginning of his demented laughter as he increased it's tempo, she held the gun like every amateur would, her hands shaking as she walked backwards to Mike, threatening to open fire if any of them should make any sudden movements.

   " Stay back ! " she screamed

     Her look lacked confidence and so did her voice, she had never killed anyone before, and wasn't sure if she would be able to, they on the other hand were merciless killers, they were ready to kill at anytime and ready to die as well.

    She slowly walked back to Mike, her hands trembling as she continued shifting her target round the four men, the red eyed maniac got on his feet, he hadn't stopped laughing, everything appeared funny to him, maybe because he was too sure that she didn't have the guts to pull the trigger.

" Stay back, I will pull the trigger " she threatened.

" Will you now ? " he questioned in disbelief, "  i dare you to shoot, " he continued and walked towards her, till the only thing separating them was the tip of the gun against his chest, he spread his arms wide open, and dared her a second time.

" Shoot me, I'll tell you what, if you can shoot me they will leave you alone and take my dead body along  with them, but if you can't, I'll take the gun from you and shoot you and your boyfriend with it, you have till the count of five, one...two..." 

   He wasn't joking, at least not about killing them, she had to make the difficult choice, it was his life or her's,  it was up to her.

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