"Hello?"
"Who are you? What have you done with Auggie?"
"Um…nothing I promise, listen your boyfriend asked me to call you. I am trying to help him. I…I didn't realize all this crap was going down and…"
"Okay, take a breath. Is he okay?"
"Not really…I mean he's alive. But they really did a number on him."
"You need to tell me where he is right now."
When Annie finally got all the information she needed she started for the door, determined to go get her techie.
"Annie, wait we need back up."
"I can't. It's an hour away, Joan. What if it is too late by the time we get there? That guy he said…he said Auggie's not doing well. We have to go now. He is counting on me."
"Well, you are not going alone." Joan hopped into Annie's car and started making phone calls.
"Okay, man…August? Dude, come on wake up."
"I'm…I'm up."
"That chic, she she's coming man. Come on let's try to get out of here." Danny tried to lift Auggie up.
"No, no stop. I… I can't. I'm sorry I can't move. It…it hurts too much. Sorry."
"What do we do? They are going to be back soon."
"We are going…we're going to have to pretend nothing happened while they were gone."
"But you can't take anymore of this shit, man. What am I going to do?"
"You are going to calm down right now. I will..I will get us out of this. Trust me. Trust my team."
"Okay…" Danny paused as he heard footsteps coming toward them. "They are coming."
"Okay, just play it cool, Danny. It's going…it will be…fine."
Auggie took a breath. She was coming for him. Just stay alive, Auggie. But he knew it was going to get a lot worse before it got better.
"Are you ready to talk yet?"
"I have nothing to say, unless James wants to know my favorite song?"
"That is it August, I am no longer playing around…"
"But I am having so much fun."
"I want a list of all the operatives in your agency. I want names August. I want to know where your agents are located right now! Where is the CIA building located?"
"I can't." Was all Auggie could say.
"Fine do it."
All of a sudden Auggie felt searing pain go through his upper thigh. He finally screamed.
"Care to talk now?" Adrian smiled.
The pain was too intense for him to answer.
'Come on, August, this all can end."
Auggie put up his middle finger.
"James, give me the knife. August, I really am tired of playing games. I know you are tired. You want this to end, right?" Adrian asked as he slide the knife across Auggie's cheek not enough to do damage but enough to have Auggie tense up. "Right, August, you are tired?"
"Yess" Auggie hissed out.
"Then tell me."
"Screw…screw you." Auggie hissed as he felt the knife go into his shoulder. "Aww…shit."
"Boss?"
"What James?"
"What was that?"
"I don't know go find out. I'll take it from here. He is no longer a threat to anyone. You know you really are a marvel, August Anderson. We have tortured you for hours and your resolve is still strong. Men twice your size gave up within an hour, some minutes."
Adrian held a gun to Auggie's face.
Auggie gathered up what little strength he had left and threw out his arms knocking Adrian to the floor. Grabbing the gun on the way and held the gun where he thought the guy was.
"I have had worse" Auggie replied. "Danny?"
"Yeah…yeah man I am right here."
"Do you know how to use a gu...un?"
"Um yeah, kind of."
"Here hold it at him until the...until help comes…don't take your eyes off of him."
"You got it."
"Be careful the safety is off."
Danny came over and helped Auggie back to his seat while keeping his eyes and the gun on Adrian Nixon the whole time.
"This is bullshit you're…you're blind." Adrian stuttered.
Joan and Annie came running into the room at couple of minutes later.
"Auggie" Annie whispered with tears in her eyes, as she came over to the chair he was sitting on.
"Annie," Auggie looked up "Annie missed you. Sorry, couldn't help you with the groceries."
"Oh Auggie, I am so sorry I took so long to find you."
"It's okay," He placed a hand on her face. "You came that's all that matters."
"Okay, guys let's get these men back to headquarters."
"Joan," Auggie stood up. "Not…not the bodyguard…he…he helped me."
"Okay, Auggie."
Auggie put his hand against the wall. "I….I need to sit.' Auggie slipped to the floor only after he made his request.
"Auggie! Somebody call 911. Auggie, please, please stay with me!"
It was the last thing Auggie heard as he finally lost consciences.
