In the very centre of the backyard, was a hole in the ground. When we got a closer look, we saw it was a sort of well. But the surface of the water was about six metres below the ground, and we had no idea of how deep the water was. In the water, were Zac and Taylor! "How did they...?" Amy began, but before she could finish, a man shoved her down the hole! She fell six metres before she splashed into the water. Taylor went under to bring her back up. The water was obviously very deep. They both came up a few seconds later, then I was shoved in. This time, I fell six metres until I hit the water and went under. I didn't touch the bottom. In a few seconds, I felt someone grab my wrist and pull me up. As soon as I surfaced, the men pushed Fabian in after me. Again, Taylor went under to pull him up. They both came up a few seconds later. The men had gone.
The well's walls were made of rough stone, and there was a thick tin pipe running down the side which went under the water. "It only goes about two metres under," Taylor explained, when Amy asked. "What's it for?" she asked. There came a clank from above ground. We all looked up. We couldn't see anything besides daylight though, so it wasn't much use. A creak echoed down the pipe. Taylor went under to check the end. Fabian followed. A few seconds later, they both surfaced together, looking a bit scared. "There's something coming from the pipe," Taylor explained. "What?" Zac asked. "All I know is that it's deadly, probably acid," he replied. All our eyes widened. "What are we going to do?" Amy asked. Taylor was looking at the stony wall. He went over to it and started to climb up. "We'll just follow you," Fabian said, and we all began to climb up the wall. The water was rising, slowly, but still catching up to us as we climbed slowly up the wall. When we were nearly at the top, Amy slipped! Zac and Fabian, who were either side of her, managed to grab her wrists just in time, and pull her back up. Finally, we reached the top of the wall, and climbed over the edge. Exhausted, we collapsed on the ground, until we felt strong hands grab our shoulders and yank us up. The men had been waiting for us the whole time. We were too tired to do anything. The men led us back inside, and into the 'loungeroom'. There, were five chairs with ropes hanging off them. The man who had Amy took her to the chair on the left, and tied her into it by the wrists, body and ankles. Themen also did that to Fabian, me, Taylor and Zac, in that order, left to right. Once we were in, the man came in the room. "By the way, my name's Mike," he said. We didn't reply. "I need information, and Greg has told me many times that you two are the ones to ask for it," he was looking at Taylor and me. "So I'm going to ask you: Who was involved last time? And don't bother telling me nobody, because Greg told me there was quite a few," he explained. No one said anything.
"Well?" he asked. I looked at Taylor, who was looking straight at 'Mike'. "I'm waiting for an answer," Mike said, walking in between Taylor and Zac's chairs. Suddenly, he turned and grabbed the back of Taylor's neck! Taylor was obviously in pain, but still, no one said anything. Fabian's eyes widened when he saw what the man was doing, but Zac, Amy and I had seen it all before. "There's a boy from school," I suddenly said. Fabian looked at me in surprise, again. Mike let Taylor go, and he breathed a sigh of relief. "And what's his name?" he asked. I looked at Taylor again, then Fabian. "Brenden," I replied. The three boys all raised their eyebrows. Mike left the room.
"Are you crazy?!" Taylor yelled, as soon as he was gone. "He's going to find out anyway," I argued. "Brenden?" Fabian asked. "He lives next to a place themen took us to last time," Amy explained. Zac was fiddling about with the ropes on his wrists. After about ten minutes, Mike returned. "This Brenden, if I'm not mistaken, has a brother and a friend that were also involved," he said, walking in. "Glen and Owen," Amy said. We all looked at her, including Mike. "Right," he said. "How did you know?" Zac asked. "I've just had a talk with Greg," Mike replied, "so, where are they?" Taylor, Zac, Amy and I had each taken a deep breath... Greg was alive. All eyes suddenly seemed focused on Taylor, Amy and me. "Probably at their own houses," Amy replied. "Well then, you two, (he pointed at me and Fabian) are going back to school," Mike said. I shiverred. Then after Mike went through all the do's and don'ts of the next day, we were untied, and taken back to the first room we were in. We had to stay there for the night. It was getting dark outside already.
The next morning, we were woken up at seven o'clock by some men. Fabian and I were taken out of the room, and the others were locked in again. We were put into a van, and driven to our high school. Before we were let go, one of the men went through the do's and don'ts again. As soon as we stepped out of the van, we were greeted by my friends Jacky and Rachel. "I see who you're getting dropped off with," Rachel said, as Fabian walked in the gate. Jacky whistled. "Give me a break," I murmured. Rachel pretended to break my arm, then followed me and Jacky through the gate. We went to class as usual. We were all in the same class, except Rachel. Fabian kept looking at me, and I looked at him. At recess, I saw some men watching me from the oval and the gate. Soon after, Fabian came running up to me. "They've surrounded the whole school," he said. "So I see," I replied. Just then, Brenden walked past and bumped into Fabian. Quickly, Fabian grabbed his arm. "What?" Brenden asked. Fabian looked at me. "C'mon," I said, and led them to a teacher's area, which rarely had anyone in it. "Look, both of us have been caught," I explained, as soon as we were out of hearing range. "Woah, woah, woah. That's just what I don't want to hear to brighten my day," Brenden said. "It's true," Fabian added. "Wait a minute, how did you get involved?" Brenden asked. "He got caught up in a getaway," I explained. "If you're caught, what are you doing here?" he asked. "We were brought here to get you," Fabian explained. "How did he know I was involved?" Brenden asked. "He's talked to Greg," I replied. "So Greg's alive?" Brenden asked. "Yeah, how many questions are you gonna ask?" Fabian was a bit annoyed. "Where are they then? They're obviously here somewhere," Breden looked a bit afraid. "They've surrounded the whole school," I replied. He whistled. "Anyway, what are we going to do?" Fabian asked. "We don't wanna get you in trouble," I added. Breden was thinking hard, Fabian looked worried, and I was waiting for one of them to come up with an answer. "Do they know I'm at school?" Brenden asked. "Obviously," Fabian replied. Brenden looked at me, I shrugged. "Hang on!" Fabian go an idea, and was pretty excited, "What if we pretend he got out early and ran off?" |
