The Ingenious Liam Price

61: Confronting The Hitmen

It was happening again, except it was worse this time.

Liam's enemies were torturing him again, submerging his head into a bathtub full of greenish disgusting liquid. He couldn't scream for help this time because his mouth had a rag stuffed in it and his hands were tied right behind his back. Charlotte, Hunter, and everyone else were taking turns in punishing him.

"Liam?" He could make out a familiar voice faintly calling his name, amid the laughter of his enemies.

He struggled to break free but it was effortless.

"Liam, wake up!" The voice came again, louder this time. Not as distant as it was before.

"H-he's not d-d-dying, is h-he?" This was another person, a stuttering man.

"Liam!" The ear-splitting scream and a rough shake on his shoulders woke him up from his nightmare.

Liam was panting so hard that he almost choked on his own breath. His heart clenched tightly in his chest as he looked at Stevie-Lou and Jake, who were already at his side. Looking extremely worried.

"Calm down, Li