Well it's that time again, yep time for a new chapter. Thanks for all the wonderful reviews I loved all of them! Now I am definitely going to make someone get shot in this chapter. They won't die until the next chapter tho…hope you like it :D It might be a crappy chapter cos I've got the Flu and my head hurts, but I hope you like it still!
Chapter 9 – Confrontation
Nick stormed his way through the airport towards the taxi station. As soon as he saw a free taxi he ran for it and made it just before someone else.
"Where to?" The driver asked.
"Uh…" Nick called out the address of his apartment. He didn't know where else to start searching for her.
"Righto." The driver pulled away from the airport and started in towards the main strip.
"Could you go a little faster? I'm kind of in a hurry."
"I'm already going above the speed limit."
"Well I need to be somewhere NOW. Someone's life is in danger."
"What are you a cop or something?"
"No, I work at the crime lab. But I need to get home really quickly."
"Righto, I'll see what I can do." The cab driver put his foot down and started speeding past the traffic on the road. Nick braced himself as they sped around corners and up hills until they finally arrived at his apartment block.
"Maya!" He called, rushing towards his apartment. "Please let her be okay." He said to himself. "Maya?" He noticed that his door had been forced open. "Maya are you in here?"
"Nicky!" he heard her scream.
"Maya I'm coming."
"No Nick it's a trap. You shouldn't have come." Maya screamed again.
"Maya!" He yelled and he ran towards her bedroom.
"I knew you would come." He heard a deep voice as soon as he walked into the room. Two very large men in suits were holding Maya captive at the back of the room.
"What's going on Maya?" Nick stepped closer.
"Her name is Marcia." He heard the same voice say. Nick looked around the room and he saw a tall, bulky man dressed in a black suit and a grey tie. He was sitting on the corner of Maya's bed and he was holding a gun in his hand.
"So I finally get to meet the infamous Nick Stokes." He laughed. "Grab him!"
"What's going on? Who are you people?" Nick cried. "Let go of me!" one of the two men who were holding Maya grabbed hold of Nick.
"Why I'm Marcia's older brother of course. Our father has sent me here to retrieve Marcia. It seems she's been a very naughty girl, so we're taking her home to get punished."
"Nick get out of here please. This has nothing to do with you. I can handle things myself."
"Oh but this has everything to do with Nick."
"Why? What did he do wrong?"
"He kidnapped you of course." The man grinned evilly.
"He didn't kidnap me I ran away!"
"Now why on earth would you do something like that?"
"Because I hate you! I hate Dad, I hate the whole family."
"Ooh, now that's harsh. But I forgive you, because deep down inside I know you still love us, and you're willing to do anything you can to help us!"
"Why would she want to help you? You're trying to kill her!" Nick spat.
"Nobody ever asked for your opinion!" Maya's brother hissed.
"Antonio stop it!" Maya cried. "I'm the one you want. Just take me home and leave Nick out of this."
"Well if I did that I would be disobeying a direct order from our father."
"What order?"
"To kill Nick Stokes of course." He cocked the gun.
"No!" Maya screamed. "Nick RUN!" She kicked the guy that was holding her in the groin then made a grab for the gun her brother was holding.
"Maya look out!" Nick cried. He tried to free himself but he wasn't strong enough. Maya grabbed for the gun and had her hands on it. She had almost got hold of it when…BANG! The gun went off and the room fell totally silent.
Wow…another cliffhanger. I guess that means if you want to read more you'll have to review. Come on only 20 more reviews until I'm happy. The minute I get 100 reviews I post three chapters at once! I've written them but all I need is the magic number, then they go up! Oh and there is a special prize for the person who gives me the 100th review! Tata for now. Jess
