Chapter 72
The escape.
Chris POV:
It’s been two days ever since I have seen Megan at work, and it feels like no one knows nothing about her whereabout.
Even Lily.
“I think it is high time that I report this to the police!” I concluded
“What happened around here? And where is Megan?” Jane came in asking after been away for a long time.
“No one knows where she has been for days now!” I told Jane.
“I was even on my way to report to the police when you showed up!” I explained to her.
“Then, let us be on our way!” Jane said and we left.
Just before we could get to the police station, my vehicle broke down.
“What just happened?” Jane asked as she could not believe what was going on.
“Oh, my Goodness! This is the first time I will be experiencing such! Maybe the car is low on gas!” I told her and got out of the vehicle to see what was happening.
“Yikes!” My engine was on fire as I ran around clueless on how to stop the fire.
Before I could realize, a young man walked up to the vehicle with an extinguisher and put the fire out.
“Oh… thank you! Thank you!” I appreciated him sincerely.
“Never mind!” He replied with a smile.
“So, where are you headed to? I can give you a ride!” He offered us.
“No, no never mind! We are on our way to get something!” I told him.
“On your way to get something important or off to report the case of your missing girlfriend?” He asked me as I looked at him with surprised.
“How… how do you know about it?” I asked.
“You do not have to bother about that… what if I tell you that I know where she is?” He asked me.
“What!” I looked with shock.
“Who are you please?” I inquired.
“I am Asher, and I can take you to meet Megan!” He told me.
“My goodness! I need to tell Lily about this!” I said as I grabbed my phone.
“No… she is not supposed to know about this, else there will be trouble!” He advised me.
“Shall we?” He added as we got into the vehicle.
“Uhm! Are you sure you know where you are taking is too? This road looks kind of lonely!” I noticed.
“Yes! This is exactly where Megan was taken too by them!” He said as he drove is to a small house in the middle of an abandoned farmland.
“Come with me!” He said as he opened the door and led us in.
“Megan!” I screamed as soon as I saw her with bandages all over her head.
“How did you find yourself in this situation?” I asked her.
“They did it!” Megan muttered inaudibly.
“They hit me on my head after I found out about their conspiracy!” Megan explained.
“Three of them!” Megan said as she illustrated with her fingers.
“Kayla, Veronica and Lily!” Megan revealed as Jane stood dumbstruck.
“Lily?” Jane asked me.
“Yes!” Megan replied.
“Are you sure that she is not hallucinating?” Jane asked us.
“No, she is not! Megan is saying the truth! Lily is a part of this!” Asher told us.
“Infact, she suggested that Megan be brought here after Kayla wanted her to be buried alive!” Asher revealed further.
“What!” I exclaimed.
“How callous can they be?” I asked him.
“I will make sure that they all go behind bars and pay for this that they have done!” I told him.
“But for now, we need to get Megan out of here.” I told them whilst Jane agreed with me.
“No! That which you want to do will be suicidal.” Asher stopped us immediately.
“When we got here, it was all clear but for now, this place is under full supervision and security.” Asher said.
“So how do we get her out of here?” He asked me.
“We need to work together to get Megan out of here. We can’t let them hurt her. She does not deserve this.” Jane said.
We soon saw Veronica walking towards us as Asher asked us to
hide.
“I know, I know. I’m so sorry, Asher. I was so blind to what was happening. Hailey manipulated me, and I didn’t realize the harm we were causing until it was too late.” Veronica told him as we listened to their conversation.
“Then, you need to do anything that will make your conscience clear!” He urged her.
“Yeah! That is the reason I came to see you! I want us to let Megan go!” Veronica told him.
“But I still want to apologize to everyone… Chris…” Veronica continued but Asher cut her short.
“We do not have time for apologies now. We need to focus on getting Megan out safely. We need to be quiet and stay hidden. The guards are patrolling the hallways, and we don’t want to alert them until we are ready to make our move.” Asher told her immediately.
“Okay, I understand. What’s the plan? How are we going to get her out of the cell?” She asked Asher.
“We need to create a diversion to draw the guards away from Megan’s cell. Then, we can sneak her out and make a run for it. I have been watching the guards’ routine, and I know they check the cells every hour. We need to time our move perfectly.” I said.
“What kind of diversion did you have in mind?” Veronica asked me.
“I can set off the fire alarm in the east wing. It will distract the guards long enough for us to get Megan out.” He continued.
“But what about the cameras and alarms? Won’t they see us on the monitors?” She inquired.
“I have been watching the security feeds. I know how to disable them temporarily. Just stay close to me and follow my lead. We’ll move quickly and quietly, and we’ll be out of here before they even realize what’s happening.” I said.
“But before then, I will want you to go ad distract them, so they do not see when I move to the cameras!” He urged her.
“Okay, I trust you. Let us do this. But what if something goes wrong?” Veronica asked him.
“We will adapt. We will figure it out as we go. But we need to move now. Are you ready?” Asher asked.
“Yes, I am ready. Let us get Megan out of here.” Veronica said.
“Guys! Let’s leave!” Asher said clapping his hands and we got out of our hiding place.
“What!” Veronica exclaimed in shock immediately she set her eyes on us.
“Yes! They have been here, but we do not have any time for questions… we need to leave!” Asher said as we all got back to work.
As we got Megan out of the cell, the alarm ring and the guards were everywhere coming fiercely to see what was happening in the cell.
“This is it!” Veronica said as she shivered in fear.
“We are Al grounded” she muttered