James turned to face Williams. Sarah clenched her fist as his arm tightened around her waist."Shall I have this dance?" Williams asked her.Mrs. Brown basked in the light of it all. Two rich suitors were fighting over her daughter."Go on, Sarah. Have a dance with the man. He is your fiance after all." She said to Sarah.James' expression remained calm and unaffected, even though within him, he boiled over at the sight of everything. While his eyes stayed down, Sarah's eyes remained on him.His expression was cold and unbothered."I'm not interested in dancing right now," Sarah said and walked away.James followed her movements and watched her walk into the restroom."You seem to not know that Sarah has moved on from you. You should take the hint now, Mr. Johnson." Williams whispered to him, as soon as everyone had dispersed.The hall was a big one, gold chandeliers hung at every major spot of the large hall. James turned to him with a smirk on his face."I see you have nothing impor
"Stay down! If anyone moves, they die!" The men who ahd surrounded the house wore different coloured masks on their faces. They spoke through electronic voices that made it hard to decipher who exactly was speaking.James got up slowly from where he had fallen down because of the attack on the place. He turned to check for Sarah and found her crouched underneath a counter..Her eyes were busy roaming the room in search of something. Hep followed her gaze to where her Father was."Get the safe upstairs!" One of the men shouted out.James snuck around a pillar which was in front of where he stood. Immediately he rounded the pillar, he ran behind another pillar which was in front of him.He scanned the room for Peter Causey and his men, but nobody was in sight. So, who could have been bankrolling the attack?"We are just here to get one thing and then we will leave. If anybody moved, breathes loudly or perhaps coughs... We will not be held responsible for what happens to you. You will al
The old lady who sat beside Sarah began to whimper."What is it, Ma'am?" Sarah asked nervously."I want to use the restroom." The old lady said, and Sarah turned pale. If she dared to speak, she could end up as a casualty."Ma'am, I am sorry but you would have to hold it for just some time. They might harm you if you move." Sarah said in a terrified voice."What is going on here?" One of the men, one who was wearing an eagle mask walked up to them."N-n-nothing. Please, she wants to use the restroom." Sarah said in fear."Okay, I'll help you " the man said. Sarah looked up at him in disbelief and nodded a thank you.He held up his hand to his boss as the women got up.Meanwhile James got to the top floor where the men were still trying to break into the safe. He found the host, Mr. Chen lying unconscious on the floor."What is going on?" He asked them, but they only nodded at the safe."It won't budge. We need more time. Just a few more minutes. Some thirty minutes or so." The man rep
Sarah stared into Jasmes' face as he took off the mask."How did you...? I thought that you were...?" She stammered out."It is fine, Sarah. That is not as important as what we need to do now. Two of their men are dead, and I need you to get in line with me so that we can get out of here alive. Everyone can get out of here alive.Suddenly, the radio on the man began to beep."Hail, come in! Hail, are you there? Come in, over!" The electronic voice called over the radio."What do we do now? If they find out that you killed one of their men, then, they could...they could start killing everyone." Sarah panicked."That is why we have to act this out right." James replied and suddenly, his radio began to make static sounds, and just as soon, a voice came up on it."Rain, come in. What is taking so long, man?" The voice asked."Dark clouds?" Rain called."Who the heck do you think it is, the President??? What the f**k are you both doing in there? This is not the freaking time for this! You
As soon as he cut the call, James turned around abruptly and came headlong with a plank.Minutes later, he woke up in the center of the hall in front of everyone, with a gun pointed to his face. His mask had been taken off, and the bright light illuminated by the chandeliers blinded his eyes.He could feel blood trickle down the side of his face. What had they even hit him with? He thought to himself."Mr. James Johnson, If I am right." Dark Cloud's voice roared with laughter"You are the famous James Johnson, aren't you? The Military's highest asset. Or once upon a time highest asset. Tell me, why then, did they let you go?" He asked him.Before James could say anything, he cut him short."Oh, forget about it. That is not important. Everyone! I present to you your hero! He wanted to be the savior of the day. Play the hero and now, he is the victim, isn't he?" Dark clouds laughed."I don't even want to know what happened to my men. You of all people should have known better, and now..
Sarah sat folded in between two huge men wearing masks. They had tied her hands to her back and she had no other means of undoing the knot which was tightly tied behind her back.Dark Cloud's voice boomed angrily over to where they were. Sarah shook at the sound of his voice. It was electronic and strong.They heard footsteps run up the stairs and come up to the master bedroom where they had tied her up. This was right before the lights came back on."What is going on?" One of the men asked the ones who ran up to the room."He is missing. James Johnson is missing and we need to find him now." The man replied."Who the hell is James Johnson?" The one who stood guard over Sarah asked back."I don't know either, but he was caught by our boss. The guy's a deadbeat murderer. He killed Rain and Hail." The guy who spoke was clearly afraid and his voice shook."I don't understand. Rain and Hail are dead? Shit man! What the hell! What do we do now? Did you get his face? What if he kills one of
The Captain outside became uncomfortable. He turned to the convoy of Military trucks that had just arrived in the scenery. He watched the General stepped out of his car and walked up to him with his guards behind him.He looked really upset and that was the beginning of his troubles."If only that stupid boy had just followed his orders!" He murmured to himself.The short, feather-bearded man scratched the bald spot on his head which was formed as a result of his receded hairline. He had taken off his cap as a result of the tension in the air."What the hell is going on inside there, Captain?" The General asked in a deep, warning tone. The Captain swallowed a lump and turned to him with a salute."Sir! We have a bad situation inside. One hostage has been killed and one is injured right now. Johnson is being insurbodinating and has refused to stick to a particular order that I gave him a long time ago." He replied sternly.The general did not miss the venom in his voice as he spoke abo
The General was becoming more and more agitated as he stood out there. The press had surrounded the place and people were beginning to swarm the environment.They had surrounded him and begun throwing series of questions at him."What is the state of the hostages like, General?""Who are these men? Are they terrorists?""Do they have any affiliations with the Quando Crime syndicate in New York city?""What are they asking for? How do you plan to save them?""Tell us, what is your next line of action?""For now, we are still assessing the situation at hand. We do not know how many hostages are being held in there and we do not know who they are or what they want from the government, but give us some time and we will figure out a solution." The General responded cooly."Sir! Sir! " The journalists continue to call."No more questions." One of his aides stepped in front of them, while he walked away from the flashing cameras and people with mics.The Captain stood afar off with fear in h