Stolen Chances
Chapter Nine: Revealing
Diego had managed to get everything squared away. He walked in to where Maxie was laying. Uncuffing her he began to reach down to pick her up thinking she was still knocked out. Maxie swung her fist around to met the side of his face knocking him to the ground. She knew this was her chance to escape, she bolted out the open door and down the hallway. It was rather dark and smelly but all she knew was she had to find a way out of wherever she was before he found her again. She ran left then right. She heard a noise, looking over she spotted a long sharp object. Walking over she picked it up holding it tightly in her grasp. She walked slowly looking over her shoulder. She heard the noise again but this time it was a voice
"You can't run to far!"
Maxie turned almost bumping into the wall. It startled her alittle, she put the long object to her chest holding it for dear life. She could feel her heartbeat racing a mile a minute. She needed to get out of here but how? She seen what looked like an opening. She ran up to it trying to push what looked like a door.
"You can run but you can't hide!"
"Ugh! Damn it! Open up!" Maxie pushed harder but no budging was going on. She heard footsteps as she seen a small opening she climbed into and hide. She seen the two black boot walk right in front of her. She was debating on whether or not to hit him in the leg but she knew she probably wouldn't get very far. She watched as the feet disappeared. Thinking it was safe she climbed out from the hole. She went over to the door trying to get it to open again when a hand grabbed her by the hair pulling her back.
"Ahhh!" Maxie screamed.
"Did you think you were going to be smart enough and get away from me?"
Maxie was fighting him with all she had to get away but he had her by the hair of the head dragging her back. Maxie punched him in the ribs knocking him to the ground again. She ran toward the pipe that she had dropped, picking it up she turned facing Diego. Diego laughed standing up holding his side "You actually think this is suppose to scare me?"
"Who are you?" Diego steps closer to her
"Don't come near me..I will use this on you..I am not afraid." Maxie swings the pip at Diego.
"Mama setia, I figured you would have known who I am by now. tsk tsk. your getting slack in your private eye training."
"ugh that voice sounds so damn familiar..Who is it.." she thought to herself watching Diego come closer to her.
"I said stay back!" Maxie backs up turning she walks toward a opening.
"You will never get far. You will die before you making out!" Diego laughed watching her run away.
Spinelli and Jason both got to the water tunnels entrance. Spinelli grabs his laptop looking to Georgie
"If we're not both back out within an hour, call the police hot line and give an anonymous tip to where we are."
Georgie nods "Be careful. Both of you."
"The Jackal is always careful."
Jason nods grabbing his flashlight as the two head down the tunnel way. They get to their first entrance crossing as Jason looks over to Spinelli
"So which way are we suppose to go now?"
"It says on here that we need to go left."
"This place is a maze."
Jason and Spinelli kept walking and walking navigating their way down the tunnels paths. Spinelli was growing weary and Jason could sense it
"Spinelli quit acting all fidgety!"
"Wha? I am not"
"Yes you are!"
"Sorry, I just want to find Maxie.What if she's hurt down here stone cold! What if my baby is hurt."
"Maxie and the baby are both fine. We're going to find her, but we can't if your acting all weird. So I need you to focus. Can you do that?"
Spinelli nods "Aye I can!"
Diego knew she wouldn't get very far so he let her roam the tunnels like a lost rat in a maze. He was the predator stalking his prey. It was fun for him watching her screech at every sound that passed her. He followed her watching her every move. Maxie screamed when she saw a rat run beside her.
She placed her hand to her chest "Omg. I seriously need to get the hell out of here."
She searched around for any kind of opening or door nearby but nothing so she kept on walking. She made her way to an opening. It didn't look like much but as she walked up closer to it she could tell it had a drop off. She was at a dead end. She looked around to see if there was any other way to go but she was lost. Maxie turned around, as she did Diego was standing right in front of her.
"Told you wouldn't get very far!"
"Stay away from me!" Maxie backs up closer to the edge not realizing she was doing so.
"Or what? You'll kill me! Ha Ha! Already been to hell already my dear. Your good friend Sam sent me there remember."
"Diego?!"
"That's right..in the flesh!"
"No..You can't be..Your.."
"Dead...yeah i been getting that alot lately."
"How? When?"
"Well you see here's the thing, I'd love to stand here and as you say small talk with you but I have other agendas to attend to."
"This can't be real.."
"Oh but yes it's very real, and the most real thing about is that your about to die."
"No!!!!"
Diego pushes Maxie off the edge. Maxie falls landing on a small slot on the side of the cliff edge. Diego smirks as he turns to walking away..
Author's Note: So I leave you guys with a cliffhanger. I bet you are all wondering did Maxie die or is she still alive? Stay tuned to the next chapter to find out. Thanks to everyone that has commented and faved my story. You guys rock! Feedback is absolute Luv!
