p style="text-align: center;"strongCHAPTER 1/strong/p
p style="text-align: left;"(strongKai POV)/strong/p
p style="text-align: left;""Come on stay with me Cole!" I shouted as I violently shook Cole's shoulders. He was slipping away. There was no way I was going to let that happen. His stomach was bleeding badly. I looked around the room for something to stop the blood flow. I couldn't find anything but the shirt on my back. Without delay, I pulled my red shirt off, and wrapped it around Cole's bloody abdomen./p
p style="text-align: left;""K-Kai..." Cole coughed out weakly./p
p style="text-align: left;""What is it?" I didn't receive an answer. I put a finger under his nostril. I didn't feel a breathe./p
p style="text-align: left;""Cole?" I sighed in relief as his chest slowly moved up and down. "Everything will be okay"/p
p style="text-align: left;"strong4 hours earlier/strong/p
p style="text-align: left;"strong(No POV)/strong/p
p style="text-align: left;" /p
p style="text-align: left;""We have to split up!" Lloyd shouted as him, Cole, Jay, Kai, and Zane ran at full speed down the hall. It wouldn't be long until the assassins caught up to them. "It will be harder for them to catch us that way."/p
p style="text-align: left;""Cole and I will look for an exit up top." Kai said as he stopped beside the stairs. The others nodded./p
p style="text-align: left;""We will look around this area."/p
p style="text-align: left;""No!" Zane whispered. "There is one floor left. I will take that one by myself."/p
p style="text-align: left;""Zane, you can't go by yourself!" Jay insisted, grabbing Zane's wrist. With great strength, he pulled his arm away from Jay's grasp and dashed up the steps. Jay sighed, knowing there was no talking him out of his decision. "Be careful up there."/p
p style="text-align: left;""You too." Cole replied before him and Kai quickly made their way to the top floor./p
p style="text-align: left;"strong(Cole's POV)/strong/p
p style="text-align: left;"As quick as I possibly could, I ran up until we got to the 7th floor. I looked side to side to make sure that it was safe to go. There was no sign of danger to be seen. There were many rooms in the area, but only one had the exit map, and a door key. This was like a horror movie. We were locked in from the outside with some of the deadliest assassins in town. Getting the map and key was our only way out, and with 5 men down, there was no way we could fight them off./p
p style="text-align: left;""You check that room, and I'll check this one." I suggested, pointing to side by side doors in front of us. Kai nodded, then went to his appointed room. I did the same. I slowly turned the knob and poked my head inside the small room. It was dark. I stepped inside, being sure to keep my foot in the door, and searched the walls for a light switch. I just couldn't find one anywhere. /p
p style="text-align: left;"I knew there was one there though. There had to be, or the bulb lights wouldn't be here! I sighed, and pulled my foot from the door. I scowled as I watched the only light I had was closed out./p
p style="text-align: left;"strong(Kai POV)/strong/p
p style="text-align: left;"When I stepped inside the room, I instantly turned on a nearby lamp that was sitting on a wooden table. I could now easily see the small room I was in. I saw a small drawer at the table and opened it. I searched it with my hands, pushing objects to sides, and flipping things over. There was no map or key. I sighed, and walked around the room, checking book shelves, and other tables. /p
p style="text-align: left;""Next room." I whispered to myself as I turned the door handle./p
p style="text-align: left;""Kai!" Cole's cry echoed off the walls. He sounded like he was in pain. /p
p style="text-align: left;""I'm coming!" I shouted back as I raced out and into the room where Cole screamed. /p
p style="text-align: left;""Hello?" I whispered as I felt around for a light switch. I couldn't see a thing, and that scared me. "Cole, please answer me!" The only thing I heard were painful groans coming from the floor in front of me. I gasped as I remembered seeing a small flashlight in the drawer from the other room. I turned around and grabbed the knob. I twisted it, but it wouldn't budge. I jiggled it, hoping that it was nothing but jammed, but it was nothing but locked./p
p style="text-align: left;""Kai! H-here!" Cole shouted weakly as he rolled something my way. I gained hope. Feeling the floor, I picked up a cylinder object and felt the sides. With excitement, I pressed down on a button. light flashed from my hands. "A flashlight!" I exclaimed. My happiness faded as I shined the light in Cole's direction. /p
p style="text-align: center;" /p
p style="text-align: left;"(strongKai POV)/strong/p
p style="text-align: left;""Come on stay with me Cole!" I shouted as I violently shook Cole's shoulders. He was slipping away. There was no way I was going to let that happen. His stomach was bleeding badly. I looked around the room for something to stop the blood flow. I couldn't find anything but the shirt on my back. Without delay, I pulled my red shirt off, and wrapped it around Cole's bloody abdomen./p
p style="text-align: left;""K-Kai..." Cole coughed out weakly./p
p style="text-align: left;""What is it?" I didn't receive an answer. I put a finger under his nostril. I didn't feel a breathe./p
p style="text-align: left;""Cole?" I sighed in relief as his chest slowly moved up and down. "Everything will be okay"/p
p style="text-align: left;"strong4 hours earlier/strong/p
p style="text-align: left;"strong(No POV)/strong/p
p style="text-align: left;" /p
p style="text-align: left;""We have to split up!" Lloyd shouted as him, Cole, Jay, Kai, and Zane ran at full speed down the hall. It wouldn't be long until the assassins caught up to them. "It will be harder for them to catch us that way."/p
p style="text-align: left;""Cole and I will look for an exit up top." Kai said as he stopped beside the stairs. The others nodded./p
p style="text-align: left;""We will look around this area."/p
p style="text-align: left;""No!" Zane whispered. "There is one floor left. I will take that one by myself."/p
p style="text-align: left;""Zane, you can't go by yourself!" Jay insisted, grabbing Zane's wrist. With great strength, he pulled his arm away from Jay's grasp and dashed up the steps. Jay sighed, knowing there was no talking him out of his decision. "Be careful up there."/p
p style="text-align: left;""You too." Cole replied before him and Kai quickly made their way to the top floor./p
p style="text-align: left;"strong(Cole's POV)/strong/p
p style="text-align: left;"As quick as I possibly could, I ran up until we got to the 7th floor. I looked side to side to make sure that it was safe to go. There was no sign of danger to be seen. There were many rooms in the area, but only one had the exit map, and a door key. This was like a horror movie. We were locked in from the outside with some of the deadliest assassins in town. Getting the map and key was our only way out, and with 5 men down, there was no way we could fight them off./p
p style="text-align: left;""You check that room, and I'll check this one." I suggested, pointing to side by side doors in front of us. Kai nodded, then went to his appointed room. I did the same. I slowly turned the knob and poked my head inside the small room. It was dark. I stepped inside, being sure to keep my foot in the door, and searched the walls for a light switch. I just couldn't find one anywhere. /p
p style="text-align: left;"I knew there was one there though. There had to be, or the bulb lights wouldn't be here! I sighed, and pulled my foot from the door. I scowled as I watched the only light I had was closed out./p
p style="text-align: left;"strong(Kai POV)/strong/p
p style="text-align: left;"When I stepped inside the room, I instantly turned on a nearby lamp that was sitting on a wooden table. I could now easily see the small room I was in. I saw a small drawer at the table and opened it. I searched it with my hands, pushing objects to sides, and flipping things over. There was no map or key. I sighed, and walked around the room, checking book shelves, and other tables. /p
p style="text-align: left;""Next room." I whispered to myself as I turned the door handle./p
p style="text-align: left;""Kai!" Cole's cry echoed off the walls. He sounded like he was in pain. /p
p style="text-align: left;""I'm coming!" I shouted back as I raced out and into the room where Cole screamed. /p
p style="text-align: left;""Hello?" I whispered as I felt around for a light switch. I couldn't see a thing, and that scared me. "Cole, please answer me!" The only thing I heard were painful groans coming from the floor in front of me. I gasped as I remembered seeing a small flashlight in the drawer from the other room. I turned around and grabbed the knob. I twisted it, but it wouldn't budge. I jiggled it, hoping that it was nothing but jammed, but it was nothing but locked./p
p style="text-align: left;""Kai! H-here!" Cole shouted weakly as he rolled something my way. I gained hope. Feeling the floor, I picked up a cylinder object and felt the sides. With excitement, I pressed down on a button. light flashed from my hands. "A flashlight!" I exclaimed. My happiness faded as I shined the light in Cole's direction. /p
p style="text-align: center;" /p