Another chapter! I'm trying to get all my stories under wraps, so this hasn't been abandoned I promise.
Eddie landed hard on the ground where they tossed him. He didn't give them the satisfaction of pain. He slung a bunch of curse words at him instead. When they were gone, that was when he groaned in agony. He hadn't been hit that much in a long time.
"Assholes," he muttered.
"Eddie?" a voice asked, incredulous. Eddie turned his head as best as he could in the direction of the sound.
"Johnny boy?" he countered, squinting.
"Shit, Eddie. What are you doing here?" John asked. "Where's Kyle?!"
"He got away."
"Where? How?"
"I don't know that, do I? I'm stuck in here with you."
"Now is not the time for smartass," John warned.
"Where is Jane?" Eddie asked, finally noticing her absence. John shifted.
"I don't know," he answered.
"What do you mean? Wasn't she with you?"
"We got separated. Clearly she didn't make it home if you're here. And why did you bring Kyle?"
"We were ambushed at my house. He had to come with me."
"This is worse than I thought," John muttered, resting his head against the wall.
"So what's going on, John? What have you gotten into?" Eddie asked.
"Our mission was to rescue a senator's daughter who had been kidnapped. She was being used as leverage. Obviously, they found us out."
"Tank?"
"Naw, we're square," John answered. "If he was on their side, he wouldn't have sent you."
"Who says he sent me?"
"Come on. How else would you be here?"
"Maybe I'm just that good," Eddie argued.
"If they know about Kyle, he's not safe," John went on, ignoring him.
"So you never got to the cabin in the woods?"
"No. We were to take out the head guy first."
"I see that went well."
"Shut up, Eddie."
Eddie made himself more comfortable on the floor. He surveyed the room.
"So how come you haven't busted out of here yet?" he asked.
"Hard to with no plan or direction. I also overheard the leader was coming. I wanted to meet him."
"With the two of us, I think we have a shot."
"Probably."
"Then what are you waiting for?"
...
Kyle jumped a mile high when the phone rang. Grace had a smirk on her lips when he answered.
"H-hello, hello!" he shouted.
"Hello?" a voice said back. "Eddie?"
"No, this is Kyle. Eddie's been captured!"
Kyle heard a long sigh followed by some "are you kidding mes" and "son of a bitches."
"Where are you?" the voice asked.
"In the bush," Kyle answered. "I can't be more specific than that."
"That's just fantastic."
"Are you Tank?"
"It's the Tank, but whatever. Why can't anyone get that right? Anyway, let me ping your phone, and we'll find you."
"How do I know you're the good guy?" Kyle asked, thinking. The Tank laughed.
"Just like your parents. No worries, Kyle, I'm the good guy here."
"I'm with a girl," Kyle went on. There was a pause on the line.
"What?"
"The girl. Grace. We found her in the woods."
"Holy shit," The Tank breathed. "Okay. Okay, okay. We'll come get you out of there."
"Not without my parents."
"Kid, we're trying to find them, but nothing is coming up."
"I'm not leaving without them," Kyle said stubbornly.
"Hang tight. We'll talk later."
"Wait!" Kyle shouted, but he was gone. Grace looked at him.
"You sure he's a good guy? Cos you just gave us away."
Kyle pressed his hands against his face. He had been so sure because why would Eddie come down here if Tank was bad?
"I think...I think he's my parents' boss, or at least the guy who sent them here to get you."
"Well, that certainly clears things up," Grace retorted.
"I don't know what else to tell you. I don't know what's going on. I just found out that my parents are hitmen. I...I'm really overwhelmed right now," Kyle finished, sitting down on a log and putting his head into his hands. Grace stood, watching.
"Give me the phone," she said.
"Why?"
"I have a friend. He can help us."
"You sure he's a good guy?"
"Of course he is. He's been with my family since I was born."
"If you say so," Kyle sighed, handing her the phone. She moved away to make her call. Kyle thought about his parents and Eddie. Were they even still alive? What was happening? He felt the gun in his back pocket and shivered. He never thought he'd be lugging one of those around let alone using it, which thankfully he hadn't had to yet. Could he kill someone? The thought terrified him.
...
"So let me get this straight. You're waiting for the leader so you can kill him and finish the job?" Eddie asked.
"That's right," John answered.
"He's coming today?"
"Yup."
"And how were you going to free yourself?"
"I already am," John scoffed. He showed Eddie his arms. "I did it within the first ten minutes of being put in here."
"You mean you've been free all this time and left me on the floor like an animal?" Eddie asked, outraged.
"I guess so, yea."
"You suck, man."
"Oh deal with it," John said, going over and undoing him. Eddie sat up, wincing.
"Tell me the plan," Eddie ordered. John went over it with him. Even though he didn't want to admit it, he was glad to have the extra body to help him with this. Now, though, he was worried about his son. It was bad enough Jane was missing. If something happened to Kyle, he'd never forgive himself.
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