Griffin watched as Calista was dragged out the room. He did his best to try to stop it but he couldn't. He felt a fist connect with his jaw and then a foot went into his stomach. He fell to the floor in pain. He tried to jump but wasn't able too. He was kicked again in the stomach knocking the air out of him. "Thats enough." Mary said to the guy. "Sit him up." She ordered. Griffin felt himself being lift and placed into a chair. His hand was cuffed to the chair, the cuffs were electric. "Now that we can in peace." Mary said crossing her arms.
"What do you want?" Griffin asked.
"Justice." Mary said simply. "Me and Roland were very close." Mary said starring at him. "He was my best friend...and put things more simply we were involved with one another. Something my husband doesn't know." Mary stated. "And you killed him." She stated.
"And you think killing me is going to do anything?" Griffin asked confused.
"I said I wanted justice." Mary reminded him. "An eye for an eye sort of thing." She shrugged. Griffin felt his stomach sink. "Yeah, you understand now?" She asked.
"She had nothing to do with this." Griffin said raising his voice. "Thats not fair, thats not justice." He yelled.
"Well I guess we all look at justice in a different way I guess." Mary walked around his chair. "Now what do you think is the best way?" She asked now behind him. He grabbed onto his hair jerking his head back. "Along the neck?" She asked running her finger on the scar that Griffin had received from Roland a few years earlier. "Or maybe I'll do it quick, right to the heart." She said tapping his chest lightly.
"You better not do anything to her. If you hurt her I'll-"
"What?" Mary interrupted. "Kill me? I'd like to see you try. I bet you were beginning to think David was your friend too, right?" She asked a smile played on her lips. "Did he mention I'm his mother?" She asked. Griffin felt his heart speed up. Mary let go of his hair and he straightened his head up. "Now isn't it convenient that David brought you two here and left just as everything happened?"
"David isn't like that." Griffin stated. "He's too caring to actually hurt anyone."
"Well you're not. You were going to kill Millie after all. You did say everyone has to make sacrafices. You told David that. You made sure her understood that, didn't you? Isn't Calista just another sacrafice to end the way between Paladins and Jumpers?" She asked. She pulled a chair up and sat in front of him. "We all have to sacrafice eventually. Now you have to pay for the stupid mistake you made." She smirking at him.
"David won't let you kill Calista." Griffin said firmly even though he had doubt in his mind. He knew if he showed he wasn't worried then Mary would have to fight with him. He could fight, he could take her. "David would never hurt anyone thats innocent." He stated.
"You really believe that?" Mary asked raising her eye brow.
"I bet my life on it." Griffin stated.
"Well guess you're dead too." Mary said standing. She was frustrated and Griffin could tell. She was annoyed. Griffin smiled to himself. "I'll leave you alone with your thoughts now...or maybe not." She said stepping out.
Griffin watched her confused by her last statement. Suddenly the three large guys walked back into the room. He swallowed hard preparing himself for the pain that was soon to come. He was uncuffed from the chair only to be thrown onto the floor. He was kicked and punched repeatedly in the stomach, face, back, and chest. His whole body was in pain but all he thought about was Calista. He felt them finally stop. He tried to move but he couldn't.
He felt one more one more swift kick to his head before everything went black.
Calista woke up the next morning. She got dressed in her clothes from the day before. She walked out to the kitchen where Millie and David were drinking coffee in silence. She poured herself a cup. "So did you find anything else out?" She asked.
"No not yet, but they do want you to go back. I guess to just talk." David said unsure.
"Alone?" Calista asked worried.
"Well they said just you but I'll go with you." David offered. He could tell she was scared. "You don't have to go, if you want I'll tell them you disappeared and thats the end of it." He explained.
"No." Calista said shaking her head. "That would only make things worse for Griffin." She said still hoping he was alive. "If he's not...I don't wanna make things worse." She said softly. "I'll go." She stated. "But I would like it if you went with." She said. David nodded. He understood how she felt.
They finished their coffee before jumping back into the office. It was quieter than it had been the day before. Calista and David sat in chairs waiting for Mary to come out. She walked into the room. "David what are you doing here?" She asked as Griffin's statement replayed in her mind.
"Well I just figured I would come, its not a problem is it?" David asked.
"I guess not." Mary said as he mind began to think of a new plan. This was going to be a lot harder than she originally thought. David, Calista, and Griffin all seemed to really care about one another. "Anyway, we just wanted to talk about Griffin. We just need to know a few things." She lied trying to make up a reason why Calista was here since her first plan was failing.
"Alright." Calista said. "Where is Griffin?" She asked.
"In a holding cell." Mary answered.
"How is her?" Calista asked.
"He's alive." Mary said her lips pursed. "Now back to why you're here we-" Just then there was a knock at the door. "Come in." She called.
A guy walked in. He was wearing a uniform that looked much like a police uniform. "We have a problem." He said softly.
Mary rolled her eyes. "Is it really that urgent?" She asked. He nodded. "What is it?" She was more than annoyed but she was a little grateful for this interruption.
"One of the prisoners escaped." He said slowly.
Calista felt her heart flutter. Could it have really happened? She turned to David who had the same hopeful expression as her. "Which one?" Mary asked praying it wasn't Griffin. She didn't need this right now. If he was gone everything was ruined.