Chapter 76Shawn had gone over to Pedro to speak to him about the possibility of them going the day before the date his father had set for them. Shawn explained why he said that and told Pedro that his friends were already ready to leave because they had a call, some issues and they needed to go back to their home. Pedro promised Shawn that he was going to consider his request and that he would make sure that his father knew about it and then get back to him as quickly as he could. Shawn waited in the sitting room where it was cool and quiet. He needed to collect his thoughts and think clearly. Everything was happening just so fast and he didn't seem to understand why they were happening that way. . . His friends and family, it seemed like all of it was a lie like someone had been lying to him the whole time because nothing was clicking.It wasn't until thirty minutes after Pedro had left Shawn in search of answers, he was back with one. . . One that was going to determine a lot of
Chapter 77Pedro arrived at the gate and from the look of things, it was no child's play, this one.There were soldiers mounted outside the gate and in and out of every corner one could twitch their eyes to. Two of three soldiers were watching them as they drove their vehicle into the school, with their guns in their hands.“Stay calm guys!" Pedro mumbled as he drove towards the checkpoint. He was careful that nothing happened. Even if he was ex-military, he knew the rules and watched out for everyone who was in the car with him. He needed to move them into the school unhurt and safe like everyone else.“Hello. . .!" Pedro said to the guards as whined down his car window for the man to see who he was talking to.“Welcome. . .! Are these your children?" The soldier enquired.“No, they are not. . . I am just an ordinary driver bringing them back to school, as we were told to do so,” Pedro said.“But not this early. . . Is everything okay Sir?" He asked after letting Pedro know it wasn't
Chapter 78Mike, Shawn and Leah had better go into hiding. They had issues within themselves, and it was not the best time for them to be seen by Erica, who could have been planning a terror attack on them if she had glanced at them.“Did you see her. . .?" Mike asked.“We all saw her damnit! How does she look that good. . .?" Leah asked.Mike and Shawn turned to give her a deadly stare.“Is that all you are on about right now. . .? Her beauty?!" Shawn finally voiced out in anger.“I mean, not that it's all I was looking at, but come on, we have to admit it at some point," Leah mumbled, rolling her eyes and immediately shrugging her shoulders.“Come on, we aren't playing here. . . We are doing this for you, for all of us so we have to put our heads together and figure this shit out!" Mike said aloud.“Well if you are going to go ahead and judge me, go on. . . But never forget that we can't do that if we are angry with ourselves and we are keeping secrets from each other and acting lik
Chapter 79There were loud echoes of car honking sounds coming from the area where the rest of the cars were packed. It was the one sound that woke them up from their sleep. It had been morning and none of them expected to be woken up that soon by the car honk.Shawn quickly opened his eyes after that, he felt the bed he slept on was really tight, which was rather weird. He walked up to the window to open the curtains for a little sunshine.“Ohhh shit! What are you two doing here. . .?" Shawn asked, realizing that the whole time, he had been sharing his bed with his friends, which was rather weird and awkward to him. He had never done that before.“Come on Shawn, you don't have to make this obvious, we have been in more uncomfortable places than this, so please give it a break!” Mike mumbled as he struggled between keeping his eyes open and keeping up a fight with the sleep in his eyes.“This is just crazy. . .” Shawn muttered.He found out that who had not spoken since was the one wh
Chapter 80A sharp knock came banging on the door, one, too many times. He walked to the door while he tried to tuck his shirt into his neatly sewn trousers.“Who is at the door?" Shawn asked as he clicked the door open.“Hi!" A man uttered, standing at the door.“Hello, do you need anything?" Shawn asked, holding on tightly to the door. He had no idea who he was, and was ready to bang the door in his face if he tried to do something crazy. Shawn was already too careful to be deceived by anyone.“The students are being called out, the meeting is about to begin and everyone is needed to be seated in the School's town hall,” the man said to Shawn “Sorry, what is that?" Shawn asked, confused.“Ohhh you're a fresher over here? Ask your friends… I bet they have been here longer than you have been, they should know,” the man smiled on his way out, and Shawn quickly closed the door behind him as he turned to give Mike and Leah a stare.“What…?" They both chorused.“What did he mean when he
Chapter 81“You…!!” Erica mumbled, with her weakened fingers pointing at the man who stood before her. It was clear that the man was with them.“Shawn!!!” she let out her last breath before she went numb, dashing into a deep sleep.Shawn's POV.I arrived at the elevator door just spot on. My thoughts were that before I arrived, she must have been on the ground already begging for her last breath, but it turned out differently.I needed to make sure she did not see my face, but she did. The next big mistake I was not going to make was to let her escape this. I had been told before I got to the third floor that her men had been around looking for her on her way down… surely they would not have a chance to find her."Is she completely out?" I asked the guy who was with her in the elevator.“Yes, she is!" He said, helping me carry her to the room by our right.That was where we were going to transport her back downstairs to the back of the building… There was a car there waiting to take h
Chapter 82Shawn's POV.There came a knock on my door. This time I was not sure if it was Mike or Leah who was at the door. But the knock now was getting heavier and the only thing I could think of was knowing the person who stood at my door.I walked up closer, placing my ear to the door.“Shawn!! Are you in there, open the door!" Mike's voice echoed behind the door.I quickly turned the knob to open the door, and when I did, Mike rushed in like he had been running for a very long time.“Where have you guys been and what happened back there?" I asked curiously.“It's bad, man… really bad out there. We were chased by some guys, I think they are the police or some thug Erica must have sent to find us,” Mike said.“Speaking of us…? Where is Leah?" “She was just behind me.”The door swung open, making my heart leap in fear.“Leah!!! Where have you been!" I yelled in shock immediately as she saw her walk through the door.“Uhhh, I…” She stuttered, trying to catch her breath as much as sh
Chapter 83“There is nothing you can do now Shawn… it's all over!” a voice from the door yelled.“Fuck!!” Shawn panicked as he began to pace around thinking what next he was going to do… There was no Pedro who would help, surely there was no one on their side and soon, one way or the other, the person behind the door from the other end was going to hit the door down.“I'm going to open the door guys, there is possibly no way we will run to now,” Shawn said to the rest of them but there was no definite reply as all of them buried their face to the ground.Shawn walked to the door slowly and calmly. He held onto the door knob wishing he did not start this in the first place, that he listened to his father the first time he mentioned this.Shawn opened the door, accepting his date, but when he opened his eyes after taking in, what looked to be his last breath of freedom, he saw a man on some rag cloth standing before him. “Umm, are you going to arrest us? Or…” Shawn stuttered in disbeli