Ch. 1

Frank

I am extremely cold.

I thought as I shivered. Cold, cold, cold.

I shivered even more.

"Now what?" my brother, Joe asked, shivering as bad as me. He sounded grumpy.

We were locked in an extremely cold room meant to kill us. The room was dark and tiny with no heaters, no windows (except there's one in the ceiling), and the air conditioners were on very high. Brrr…

Brandon and Ryan, the criminals, locked us here after we caught them selling illegal drugs.

I shrugged. It was difficult for me to think as I was extremely cold.

"C'mon!" Joe whined impatiently. "Think! Aren't you the brainy one out of the two of us? You should be able to get us out of here."

I smiled, amused. Joe always depended on my brains.

"Hmm… lets see…" I thought tapping my chin. I looked around thinking of a way out. My eyes stopped at the large window in the ceiling. Why didn't I ever think of it? A way out! But how do we get to it?

I pointed at the large window in the ceiling.

"How about we get out from there?" I asked Joe.

"Good idea, but how?" He was annoyed.

"That's the problem…"

Joe huffed. "What's wrong with you today? You usually think quick!"

"Sorry" I muttered. It was difficult for me to think in the cold, but I can't give up. I have to think of a way to get us out.

Brrr… I was shivering like crazy. Joe came over and put his arm around me, keeping me warm. "Sorry I was a bit hard on you" he finally understood how difficult for me it was to think in this cold. We were both hugging each other to keep warm, while thinking of a way out. Suddenly, my eyes landed on something tall with steps… A ladder! How did we not see it?

"Joe" I said suddenly.

"Yeah?"

"Look, a ladder" I said excitedly, grabbing it carefully. We'll be out of here soon!

I leaned the ladder against the wall and let Joe go first. Once he was on top, he leaned over and unlocked the window. Yay, we'll be out soon!

It felt so good to feel the warm air again. Once we were on the roof, I pulled out my phone and dialled the police. Soon, Brandon and Ryan were arrested and we were down from the roof. Case closed.

Joe and I got into our motorcycles to drive home. Can't wait to get into my warm bed for a nap after such a long tiring day!

I was just about to drift off when Joe came bursting in without knocking. "Frank, Frank!"

"Yeah, what?" I turned over to face him.

He was waving a CD in front of my face. "ATAC sent us a new mission!"

I groaned. "Another case already?"