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Almost Paradise
Chapter nine
On the way to the cabin Dean tried to think of someway that he could escape and help Sam. There were six men escorting him to the cabin and he knew as angry as he was he could take them all on and win, but what about Sam? Sam was being guarded as well and he was in no condition to defend himself. He stopped walking and looked back at his brother. The man still stood behind him, the knife still at his throat as he watched Dean being led away. Dean knew if he tried anything Sam's throat could be cut before he could get to him.
"Come on, keep moving." One of the men gave Dean a little shove. Dean turned to look at him.
"Do that again and I'll break your arm." Dean said through clenched teeth.
The man started to smile and was about to give Dean a smart ass remark, but his smile dropped when he saw the look on Dean's face and realized he meant every word he said.
Dean glanced back at Sam then continued toward the cabin, it was the only thing he could do. He knew his brother could be hurt or even killed no matter what he did, but he knew for a fact his brother would die if he tried to help him now. He'd have to bide his time and figure out a plan.
The cabin
Dean was pushed inside the cabin and the thick metal door was slammed shut and locked. He immediately looked around trying to find any way to escape. The cabin had two windows but both had bars in front of the thick glass. He then checked out the door's lock and knew it would be almost impossible to pick. He fought back the panic that was building up inside him when he realized that he was trapped. He walked over to the small chimney in the room and looked up it hoping that it might be large enough for him to brace himself against the sides and crawl up it, but the opening was too small.
Tears of frustration came to his eyes when he realized there was no way he'd be able to help Sam. He took his frustration out by slamming his fist into the metal door then winced in pain as he shook his hand, his knuckles now bloody and bruised.
"Sam…" He said softly as he flopped down on a cot, which was the only furniture in the room, and put his face in his hands as the hopelessness of the situation hit him.
Sam's cabin
Sam was taken back to his cabin where his clothes were given back to him. He still felt weak and drained of strength but he managed to get dressed then sat on the bed. He leaned against the headboard and kept his eyes closed as he listened to Evan and some of his men who had entered the room with him discuss the situation.
"What are we going to do with them?" One of the men asked Evan.
"Don't worry we'll get rid of them. … We'll take this one out on the road to be tested…he'll never make it back." He said giving the man a small smile. "The other one….well I guess we'll just have to arrange to have him disappear. We'll tell the others he went looking for his brother."
"That will be the fifth person who disappeared from here in the last four months. Sooner or later the others are going to get suspicious. What if they go to the cops?"
"They won't go to the cops, they're too scared. And they won't break the vows they made when they came here. We are our own community and we only have to answer to ourselves. Nothing outside the community matters to them. Don't worry…they'll be fine, and as long as they keep handing over their pay to me they know they'll be safe." When the man didn't seem convinced Evan continued. "Most of these kids are from broken homes and this is the only family they know. They'll do exactly what we tell them to do. More then half of them don't have the brains to make a decision on their own anyway." Evan looked over at Sam. "We'll get rid of these two and everything will be back to normal."
TBC
