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Chapter 10
I don't know how much time passed, but the door soon opened. Ian and his men walked in.
"It's time to go," Ian stated.
His men came over and hoisted me and Riley up. After tying our hands behind up, they lead us out to the black van and put us in the back.
"Where we going?" Riley asked.
"I have no clue," I replied.
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Ben and Abigail stood by the Old North Church.
"He should have been here by now," Ben whispered.
"He'll be here Ben," Abigail reassured.
As if on cue, a black van pulled up. Ian stepped out.
"Hello Ben," he greeted in his smooth British accent.
"Ian," Ben grumbled, "where's Riley and Becca?"
Ian nodded his men and they dragged us out.
"Let them go Ian," Ben instructed.
"Get me the treasure first," Ian stated.
"No now!" Ben demanded, "or you can figure out the clues for yourself."
"Fine," Ian gave in.
The men undid our ropes.
"Derek, Tim stay down here and keep watch," Ian ordered.
Ben, Abigail, Riley, Ian, David, Greg, and I went to the front door.
"There's an alarm we need to disarm," Ian notified.
"I can get it disarmed," Riley stated, "we'll only have 30 seconds though."
Riley nodded and Ian busted the lock and opened the door. The alarm started beeping. Riley went over and started messing with it. Finally the beeping stopped.
"You did that in 25 seconds," Ben smiled checking his watch and starting up the stairs.
"That's why I tell people to get a dog," Riley replied following him.
They got up to the bell tower.
"What are we supposed to be looking for?" Ian asked.
"The clue said it was on the bell," Ben stated, "Abigail where's that black light I brought?"
Abigail pulled out a flashlight that had a black light in it. Ben turned it on and started looking on the bell. He finally found the clue.
"What does it say?" Ian asked.
"Go to where the patriots held their own.
Where no man was left alone.
Where people heard the famous cry
'Don't fire till you see the whites of their eyes!'
There your journey will come to an end.
Be warned it might end it dread."
"What does it mean?" Ian asked.
"I don't know. I'm trying to remember where I heard that before," Ben stated.
"Alert the media. Ben Gates can't remember something about history," Riley joked.
I playfully hit him. I was also trying to remember. I knew I heard that saying before, I just couldn't remember where. Then it dawned on me.
"General Cornwallis at Bunker Hill. The clue is leading to Bunker hill," I made known excitedly.
"Great," Ian stated.
They headed out and went back outside. I thought me and Riley were going to go back with Ben and Abigail, but I was wrong. Derek grabbed me and Tim grabbed Riley.
"Ian wait a minute. You said you would give them back," Ben reminded.
"Oh I'll give them back. When we get the treasure," Ian stated.
With that, Riley broke free and punched Tim in the face. Ben punched Ian, I kneed Derek where sun don't shine, and Abigail did the same to Greg and David. We took off for Ben's car, but I was suddenly jerked back and had a gun to my head.
"Becca!" Riley shouted.
He tried to run back to me, but Ben held him back. I looked up and saw it was Ian who had me.
"One more step closer and I kill her," Ian warned.
"Ian let her go," Ben demanded.
"After you help me find the treasure," Ian made known, "meet me at Bunker Hill tomorrow at noon."
Ian started dragging me to the van, Riley started struggling against Ben.
"No Becca," he mumbled trying to hold back the tears.
"Riley just go. Your safe now. Just go and save yourself," I told him holding back my own tears.
"She's right Riley. Live today fight tomorrow," Ben whispered.
Riley looked in to my eyes.
"I will save you. I promise," Riley told me.
Ian dragged me to the van and pushed me in to the back. As we drove off, I looked out the back window and watched Riley til he was out of sight.
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Riley broke out of Ben's hold once the van was gone.
"How could you just let him take her?!" he asked angrily.
"Riley he would have killed her," Ben reminded, "we'll get her back tomorrow. I promise. Now lets get you back to the hotel and make sure your okay."
Ben lead Riley over to the car and put him in the back seat. Him and Abigail got in. When they got to the hotel and back to the room, Ben checked over Riley.
"Do you hurt anywhere Riley?" Ben asked.
"My head and chest hurts a little," Riley replied.
Ben gently poked Riley's ribs. Riley yelped.
"I think your ribs are bruised," Ben pointed out, "you should be fine, but do you wanna go see a doctor?"
"No I'll be fine," Riley insisted, "the only thing I want is Becca back."
"I know you do. We all do. And we will get her back I'll make sure of it," Ben reassured putting a hand on Riley's shoulder.
"Boys I think we should get some sleep," Abigail suggested, "we want to be rested up for tomorrow."
"She's right," Ben agreed, "Riley why don't you sleep in here tonight? We have an extra bed."
Ben would sleep a lot easier knowing Riley was safe in the same room with him.
"Alright," Riley mumbled.
Once everyone changed, they climbed into bed. Ben and Abigail fell straight asleep, but Riley lay awake thinking about me. While I thought about him.