| Zac looked around for a moment, then came over to me. "Ike? Isaac?" he called, watching for anyone who might walk past. "Zac?" he replied. "Do you still have your knife?" he asked slowly. I watched Isaac check his pockets, and pull it out. "Yeah," he replied. "Ok, we need to sort out a plan," Zac looked around again. "What?" I demanded. "For them," he explained, "we need to get them out. Matt doesn't have to know we had anything to do with it." I hesitated. "What kind of gadgets has he got on the knife?" I asked. Zac repeated the question for Isaac to answer. "Ah, the knife, a bottle opener, a key ring..." he began. "How thick's the key ring?" I asked. "It's thin, pretty thin," he replied. "Paperclip," I said to Zac. He shifted his weight nervously. "Ike, can you bend it?" he asked. "Definately," he replied. "Ok Ike, as soon as we're gone, you have to use it to pick the locks. I want you and Taylor out of there," he ordered. "Why don't I just use it now and get us all out?" Isaac asked, looking at the mirror. "No, Matt can't know we had anything to do with it," Zac said. Isaac hesitated. "Good luck Zac," he said finally. Zac sighed, and went to watch for the men. It was only ten or fifteen minutes before Matt and Troy came to see what was going on. Troy unlocked the door, and once it was open they headed straight for Taylor's room. Zac and I both glanced at the open door, then at each other. Matt and Troy both stood at the window, watching. Isaac had hidden the knife again immediately after our plan was made. After a moment, Matt turned to us. "Get them out of here, I need to see them alone," he indicated Isaac and Taylor. Troy left the room. He came back with two more men, who each took hold of me and Zac. We then followed Troy out of the room, and back to the main area. "I really don't see why they consider you a threat," Troy began, stopping at the pole. Zac twisted out of the man's grip. Troy grinned, then stepped away. We were taken to the pole and hand cuffed like the last time. Without another word, we were left alone. We could clearly see the corridor from where we were. Matt was still in the room. He emerged minutes later to meet Troy at the door. We saw him shake his head. They came back into the room, walked past us without so much as a glance, and disappeared through another door. Zac sighed. I kept an eye on the corridor. Not ten minutes later, I noticed the dooropening slowly. "Zac..." I whispered, getting his attention. Then we saw Isaac checking if the coast was clear. Deciding it was, he helped Taylor out the door. Then he turned back to us. He signed something to Zac, then turned and began to leave. "What was that?" I asked quietly. "He said he's coming back for us," Zac explained. With Isaac helping Taylor to walk, they were soon out of sight. We closed our eyes. "Do you think he'll get Amy and Angie?" I asked. "Maybe," Zac replied. All was silent for a long time after that. They'd obviously thought that leaving Taylor alone with Isaac for a couple of hours or so would help calm him down. Sam was the one to go and check on them. He seemed a little confused when he first found the door unlocked, but went in. It was only seconds before he came rushing out, and went straight back to where he'd come from. Not a minute later, both Matt and Troy came storming out. Matt glanced at us. "What do you two know?!" he demanded, pulling out his gun. "Nothing!" Zac insisted, raising his hands. "What did you see? When did they leave?" he demanded, as Troy went to check the cells. "I don't know... a long time ago?" Zac shrugged. Troy then came running back. "The girls are gone too," he called from the other side of the room. I gulped. Matt sighed, scratching his head with the tip of the gun. "Ok..." he began, "we need everyone out looking for them. Sam and I will stay here with these two." Zac watched as they both left the room. Moments later, Troy led almost ten me, including Murray, down the entrance corridor. Matt and Sam followed them, then came back to us. "You better not be lying to me," Matt pointed accusingly at Zac. He didn't reply. They both sat on the couch. "It's not safe for Taylor to be out there," Sam began, putting his head in his hands. Matt suddenly pulled out one of the remotes, and glanced up at us. "Maybe we could slow them down a bit..." he said, then stood up. He came over to us, turned the remote on, and put it away. I instantly felt Zac shaking. Matt pulled out his gun again. "Wait, what are you doing?!" Sam demanded, standing up. Matt then hit Zac across the face with the gun. He cried out. "What are you doing?!" Sam exclaimed again, grabbing his arm. "What does it look like I'm doing?" Matt turned to him. "You can't do that to him, you'll only make it worse!" Sam exclaimed. Zac looked up. "How?" Matt turned to Sam. "This is a crucial time, Matt. You put that kid through any more and he'll end up as a two-year-old in a man's body," Sam replied. Matt shook out of his grip and looked down on Zac. "Very well," he grumbled, turning the remote off again. Zac instantly stopped shaking. Matt left the room. Sam went back to the couch, and sighed, sitting down. Zac took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, then looked over at him. "Are you some kind of doctor or something?" he asked, quietly. Sam glanced over at us, then ran his fingers through his hair and looked away. "Yeah, I am," he replied. I felt Zac trying to sit up properly. "Is he going to be ok?" he almost choked out. "I don't know," Sam replied, still not looking at us. It was then that Matt re-entered the room... with Mike. "...So I figured you could have some fun with him for a while," he ended. Zac's head snapped up. Mike shrugged. "I guess I could," he replied. Matt grinned, then began unlocking the hand cuffs. "What's happening?" Zac looked around, worriedly. "Don't worry Zac..." Mike began, "we're just going to catch up on some of the good old times." Zac rubbed his wrists as Matt again hand cuffed me to the pole, then pulled Zac to his feet. Mike nodded to Matt, who led Zac out of the room. I was left with Sam until Matt returned minutes later. |
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| Chapter 27 - The Sacrifices |
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