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*** Right outside the Airport***
” I guess I should welcome you back to American soil “, I said to Luke as I tugged him along, with his hands cuffed to mine. Then I took my phone out of my pocket and dialled Justin’s number.
” Hello sir, I’m back in the States”, I said. ” Oh that’s nice, I’ll send someone to come pick you up right away”, he said. ” Alright, I’ll be waiting”, I said as I hung up.
” So where do you plan on taking me? the police?”, Luke asked. ” Don’t be ridiculous. Like I would ever let you go that easily. I’ve got plans for you”, I said with a sinister smirk on my face.
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*** Kelly Medicals***
” What!”, I exclaimed. ” I’m sorry sir. One of my men saw him with Pedro. What should we do sir?”, my Personal Assistant said. I kept quiet and thought for a moment.
” We’ve got no other choice but to delete him or else that buffoon will end up taking him to Justin”, I said. ” Understood sir. I’ll relay your orders right away”, he said as he bowed and left the office.
” Damn it Luke. You should have just stayed hidden”, I muttered to myself.
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*** Meanwhile***
” I better call Justin”, I thought. I got up and went to the ladies room. Luckily for me, there seemed to be no one around. I quickly dialed Justin’s number.
” Hey Justin, it’s Maddie”, I said with a tone of urgency in my voice. ” Yeah what is it?”, he asked. ” Tristan has found out about Luke and has ordered his men to kill him. I suggest you find a way to get Luke and Pedro out of there”, I said.
” I already sent a car to pick them up”, he said. ” A car isn’t gonna stop his murder. Call the police or something”, I said. ” Alright I’m on it. Thanks for the heads-up”, he said before hanging up. Then I fixed my hair and makeup before going back to my desk.
* A few minutes later…….
” Jesus Christ! What the hell?!”, I heard Tristan yell. Then my landline rang. ” Hello sir. I heard you shouting. Is there any problem?”, I asked. ” Get in here now!”, he ordered and hung up. ” I hope he hasn’t discovered the wiretap”, I muttered as hurriedly left my desk to his office.
I knocked and entered. There he was standing and staring at some box on his desk.
” You called sir?”, I said. ” Yes. Come take a look at this box”, he said gesturing with his hands for me to come quickly. I walked over and came to the box. I looked at the box, though there seemed to be nothing special about it.
” It’s a nice box, I guess”, I said. ” Now open it”, he said. It felt kind of weird the way he was acting. ” Are you serious?”, I asked in case he was just kidding around.
” Yes I’m damn serious. Open the damn box”, he said. I looked at it suspiciously for a while and then took the lid off.
” Oh my god! Who brought this?”, I asked him. ” My assistant saw it by your desk on his way out and it was addressed to me. So I should be the one asking you where it came from”, he said.
” I honestly don’t know. It’ll probably have been when I went to use the ladies room”, I responded. He sighed and sat back down in his chair remaining silent. It was an awkward silence. He had a serious look on his face and rightfully so for someone who had just received a severed head in ice. ” Should I call the cops?”, I asked to dispel the awkward silence. ” No don’t worry. You may leave. I’ll sort it out myself”. he said. ” Alright. I’ll be right outside if you need me”, I said as I walked out of his office shutting the door behind me. ” I need to investigate this closely”, I muttered as I texted what I had just seen to Justin.
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*** Meanwhile outside the Airport***
A black SUV parked right in front of us and the driver told us to get in. ” Geez, took you long enough”, I said as I got in with Luke.
” Sorry, I got held up in traffic”, he said as we drove off.” I see you actually got Luke”, he said as he took a glance at him through the mirror. ” Yeah, to think the rogue was banging my wife and acting all lovey-dovey with Mi Coco. Oh his a dead man alright”, I said as I punched him in the gut, making him squeal in pain. ” Easy there tiger. We need him alive if we’re gonna get any info from him”, the driver said. ” Sure sure, I just wanted him to have a taste of what I’ve got coming for him”, I said.
* Much later*****
As we were driving, we got held up in a traffic jam. ” Geez, how long have we been stuck here?”, I asked. ” Nearly twenty minutes”, the driver said, ” the city’s been having road congestions like this for the past few days”, he added. ” Man that’s messed up. Seems like you still got yourself some extra time”, I said to Luke with an mocking smirk on my face. He stayed silent. After a while, lights turned green and traffic began to flow.
” Urrghh finally!”, I exclaimed in relief. The driver had turned on the ignition and was ready to drive but there was a van right in front of us and it wasn’t moving. ” What the fuck is wrong with that guy?”, I yelled as horns blared behind us. The driver began blaring his horn too.
” Something’s not right about that van”, I thought. Then I felt a short vibration in my pocket. It was my phone. I took it out and checked and it was a text from Justin.
” Tristan’s men are after Dr Luke. Protect him at all costs”, the text said. ” I think that van is shady”, I said to the driver, ” Be ready for anything”, I said. Just as I got my gun out, the back doors of the van swung open revealing a group of men with black masks and suits. They pointed guns at us and immediately opened fire. We instinctively ducked.
” Oh God I’m dead”, Luke wailed, ” it’s probably Tristan trying to finish me off before I can spill any secrets”, he cried. ” Shut the fuck up!”, I yelled at him. The driver quickly reversed a bit, hitting the car behind us and then drove forward out of the que caused by the van. The van quickly followed after us.
” Man, we sure are lucky this is bulletproof glass”, the driver said. ” I know right? we’d have been goners by now”, I responded. ” It’s not over yet though, they’re right on our tails”, he said as he looked through the side mirror.
” I got an idea! Let’s speed up”, I said. ” Why exactly? that’ll just get the police on our tail”, he replied. ” We’re banking on that”, I said. So he hit the gas and began driving far above the speed limit. The van chased with greater speed and in no time, a series of police cars were on our tails. On seeing the series of police cars, we pulled over, and one of the patrol cars pulled over behind us, while the rest chased the van.
” Pheeew, we lost ’em”, I said. ” Yeah, I guess your plan did work afterall”, the driver said. Then an officer began to knock on the front window. The driver wound down his glass.
” Good afternoon officer”, he greeted while I waved with a smile. ” Good afternoon gentlemen. You know why I’m here right?”, he asked. ” Yeah we went over the speed limit”, he said. ” Alright, I’m gonna have to give you a ticket”, he said as he began writing the ticket, ” and hopefully that serves as a deterrent in case of next time”, he said as he glued the ticket to the windshield.
” Sorry for the trouble officer, we’ll keep that in mind”, he said before the officer left. ” Alright buddy, let’s head back to base”, I said before we drove off.