Alixies watched the men trod into the room which held Ben hostage by Hansel with the kids as she ducked into a safe corner nearer; making their conversation more audible for her ears. With her hands readily fixed on the recorder, she swiftly pressed it into motion as Hansel's hoarse voice echoed with a sinister look~ ignorant of her presence, he shot a chuckle.
" Um, wait...this isn't fun enough; why not get it more fun" He said as he signaled the men in.
Ben's gaze still fixed on the gun which hovered over his skull; fear fluttered in his chest like a trapped bird and his face became paler. With the entrance of the two men, their little companions instinctively caught his attention which made him shot in the trapped chair with fury. His face twisted with anger, his hand trembling with rage.
" Let them go, Dad!" He roared in pain and anguish, tears dropped down his cheeks as his eyes kept glued on his little siblings. They stared at him in tears, fear written all over their faces.
" I want to go home" Nina's trembling voice,whispered and Ben felt his heart instantly shred apart with guilt ~ his eyes dancing back to his father, Ben cried.
" Please, not these little ones too....leave them out of this, please" He pleaded.
Hansel just stared at him with indifference and scoffed.His gun travelling from Ben, to the terrified kids of which Nelson spontaneously gave shade to his sisters.
" Awwn, isn't that cute?" He laughed, his face grew darker and his voice echoed in anger. " Taking just you, won't do. With these" He stated with his gun pointing at them. " My revenge on such ungrateful people like you and Delia would just be as satisfying as I wanted."
Ben stared helpless at his step siblings and shivered with regrets and tears. " I'm sorry....I'm really sorry" He stated amidst tears.
Alixies who was listening, intuitively ducked into her safe hideout, her hands trembled as she rushed through her contact list for a possible help. The first contact she came across was Rubin's~ with a click, the line went with a short buzz sound and a voice followed.
" Sorry the person you're calling is currently out of reach, kindly leave a note." With this, the line dropped. " Gosh....great!" She cried out in frustration. " Just when you needed him."
Alixies desperately continued and with a few more tries which just ended with the same result, she gave up. Her mother's line wasn't the best option either and Laura who was the best to help wasn't in a position possible either. Just when she felt that was it, an idea clicked in.
" Why didn't I think of this earlier " She mumbled to herself. Swiftly, with a note and the voice she had earlier recorded, she placed a contact with the police; sharing her location as well.
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Drake's car sharply screeched to a halt and he hurried down with Melissa meeting up with him at the entrance of the school. She look all drained and pale; her devastation evident enough on her face.
" Any news of the kids yet? '' He asked on an instant , of which she just shook her head. Her eyes nervously danced in it's socket with unshed tears.
" I even checked through their CCTV footages of the day but absolutely nothing....not even a clue of the route they took nor the person who picked them." The tears finally made it's way down her cheeks as those words escaped her lips and he spontaneously drew her in with a hug, gently brushing his hand through her hair.
" Hey, calm down ~ I believe we'll soon find them" He consoled, trying his possible best to hold down his depression. With a thoughtful gaze, he mumbled.
" I believe I know who is behind this.... have you already placed a report as I asked you ?" He queried to which Melissa nodded.
" Yes, they said they'll contact me on any development" She answered. Just then, a ring drew their attention~ It was Melissa's phone. Without hesitation, she answered. Drake's eyes was earnestly fixed on her every move as she answered the line.
" Yes, Melissa on the line" she answered after noticing the caller ID which stated the police emergency line.
" We just received a report~ I'll send you the location so you join in, if you don't mind" A male voice echoed and she instinctively glanced at Drake who nodded.
" Sure...yes sir, do.We'll be there" With that said, the line dropped. Drake and Melissa hastened into his car which instantly vroomed onto the asphalt with the speed of lightening.
Laura who was still locked in Mya's body, veered pass the phone shop for Mya's phone before continuing her journey to Alixies' destination with the hope of Rubin's presence at the scene.
Nearing the location, Rubin noticed a black car already parked at the only building which met him ~ with a few men guarding almost every entrance. It didn't look like anyone might want to live in such a place, his subconsciousness hinted which got him alarmed.
" Don't tell me you got yourself into trouble, Alixi " He stuttered to himself. To avoid drawing the suspicions of the men on guard, he announced. " I'll alight here, please."
Just when the cab pulled to a halt, Rubin instinctively ducked into a nearby building which looked like a washroom, which wasn't in any good shape either. Wandering his way through, he noticed an unguarded entrance behind the building of which he made a ran for it. Getting through safely, he crept through the empty corridors in search of her.
Soon, Laura also arrived at the destination~ already prepared for what she was in for, she secretly crept into the building without wasting time; through a secret getaway which was only known by a few past students of the old place.
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Time seems to be on a run for Alixies as she impatiently and nervously kept glancing from, Hansel to the main entrance with the hope of the police who to her now, was the only hope to help save both Ben and his siblings.
" Why are they keeping so long" She cried.
Just then, a sudden loud sound of the gun, followed by a groan which evaded the corridors ; sharply tilted her head back on Ben. She intuitively gasped with her hands slammed over her lips, her eyes wide and her knees which trembled with the sight of Ben, already bleeding from his thigh~ the blood, just like a river, silently flowed down the floor.
Laura and Rubin who was by then from different corridors, respectively, looking for Alixies, flinched at the sound of the shot.
" Alixies !" They both cried and dashed off towards the direction, of which the sound came from.
As Hansel, for the second time, slowly moved his hand to the trigger with a sinister smile, displaying at the corners of his lips ; Ben spontaneously closed his eyes, waiting for whatever was to happen to him~ His fate to be determined by the pellets of a gun. A fate designed by his own blood after.
Not knowing what to do and without a second thought, Alixies instinctively threw herself from her hideout, shading Ben with herself just when Hansel pressed the trigger. With the rhythmic succession of the gun shots, Ben heard a loud cry.
" Alixies!! " A familiar voice shouted to which Ben's eyes flickered open. He stared in shock, his eyes unblinkingly stucked on the blood covered body on the floor.
" Oh,no... Alixies" His voice trembled. Rubin who just got there after the shot, spontanously raced to her aid~ Laura instantly paused at the entrance the moment she got there and the blood covered body of her friend caught her eyes.
" No... No, Alixies" She stuttered, slamming herself right next to them. " Wake up, please.... don't do this" She cried.
Just then, the siren of the police cars were heard outside with gunshots here and there. It's was like a battle which suddenly flooded the whole atmosphere, leaving screams and agony. Hansel who was by now caught in the whole mess, tried to escape but then, it seem he had already used up all his luck.
" Halt ! " A voice ordered behind him. " Take another step and I'll shot."