Chapter 10

Monday 8.25 am: storage facility

A metal door creaked somewhere above them.

Olivia looked around the room trying to find something to use to defend themselves. The broken pipe she saw before; she could reach it now. Olivia moved under the pipe which was hanging from a group of tubes and wires. It wasn't too high, with a small jump she caught it and her weight did the rest.

"Go sit there in the corner; as soon as I hit him, you run as fast as you can." Olivia told Hailey.

"Ok, be careful, he's quite big", Hailey got down in the corner ready to spring.

The footsteps came closer and closer; Olivia moved on the opposite side of the opening of the door. She was ready to hit whoever was about to come in.

A key was inserted in the lock; adrenaline was running all through Olivia's body, the pipe up in the air.

The door began moving towards her, when she saw the shadow moving in, she kicked the door hard against the man who was thrown on the ground at her feet. Olivia had to move to the side to dodge the door which bounced back after it hit the guy.

The man growled for the knock, when he turned, he saw the pipe shining in Olivia's hands and before she could strike him on the back, he rolled ahead. Olivia heavily hit the ground with the pipe, and felt the vibration of the failed blow running up her hands and arms. With the corner of her eye she saw the man charging at her. Before she could turn around, he tackled her by the waist and pushed her hard against the wall behind her. Her body smacked on the concrete and it left her without air in the lungs, the pipe fell from her hands.

"RUN!" Olivia screamed with the breath still left in her.

Hailey stood up, and ran at the door giving an anguished look at Olivia before she got out.

Now it was just the two of them; the man was still bent on her in his tackle so she kneed him hard in the abdomen and that's when she saw it: her gun! Tucked down the back of his trousers.

But as if he just read her mind, he took a few steps back. Now it was her turn, she couldn't let him draw it. Olivia moved towards him and grabbed him under his right armpit before he could reach for the gun. They both lost balance and fell on the ground. Olivia didn't let him go and had the worse. The man fell with all his weight on her forearm. A thud, and then acute pain spread in her entire arm.

Olivia howled for the injury. The man took advantage of the situation to roll away from her and pull out the gun.

"Well, well, well", said the man standing up "you got some fight skills honey" he chuckled.

Olivia sat back holding her left arm. She looked up and fixed the man in the eyes.

"I'm sorry you lost your prize." She said, cold sweat on her forehead.

"Naah, there are at least 3 miles of nothing all around. As soon as I'm done with you, I'll go get her."

"And when is that?"

"You see, I had a plan. I saw you outside the building, you really thought it was Flynn huh? Yes, I admit I'm a genius; when I heard from him for what he was arrested I though "why not, this is your chance Ray, take it", so I kidnap the girl, but you, you damn bitch! Snooping around, you shouldn't have had. Look at you, sweaty, with a broken arm, all messed up… and now, now you're going to die."

Ray was pacing up and down in front of a harmless Olivia. She needed to buy some time.

"Is that a confession?" she asked.

"You can call it that way. Who cares, you won't be able to use it against me."

"My colleagues will." She was out of ideas. Her eyes were moving right and left to find a way out.

He laughed at her, "So, it's time to say goodbye Detective Benson" Ray raised the gun at her.

"Please let this be quick." Olivia just hoped closing her eyes.

"No! That's coward. If he wants to kill me, he'll have to look me in the eyes." Olivia raised her head ready for what was coming.

Ray's finger was strong on the trigger and then that was it: the echo of the shot resounded between the walls of the room.