Chapter 12
Their cell was visited by neither Scarface nor any of the guards for the next three days. Daniel became irritable with hunger. Wolf just sat in the corner, quiet. Alex sat in the opposite corner doing pretty much the same thing.
Alex's back was healing slowly, each of the whip marks scabbing over; however, it still hurt to move.
"Dad, I'm really sorry," Daniel said. Wolf looked up at his son. "They threatened to kill everyone, unless did as they told me." Daniel looked back at the floor.
"It's not your fault."
"But it is, you don't understand. I let them tell me only what they wanted me to hear. Why they wanted Alex dead. They told me they'd kill you, mum and Ellie. I couldn't live with that. So I said I would." Wolf sighed. Alex looked up and stretched out his legs from where they'd been tucked up against his chest.
"Shit happens Daniel." Alex said bluntly. Wolf chucked slightly at his wit and a small smile crept upon Daniels face. Even Alex could smile for once in a long time.
There was a clang of the metal bars as a key was turned in the lock. All three smiles dropped to impassive expressions. All stared at the young guard undoing the lock. The guard almost flinched, but kept it hidden. Alex stood. Walked slowly towards the door.
"Please, I have nothing to do with you, I'm no one." The guard muttered quickly in Russian. Alex was the only one to understand.
Wolf took this as his chance. He tapped his son on the shoulder and Daniel realised what he was about to do.
"Sorry." He muttered as he slipped behind the guard and grabbed him from behind in a headlock.
There was a distinctive snap as the man's neck broke. Alex looked away as the man paled and fell to the floor, unmoving.
They ran. Alex leading the way. He had a faint idea of where he was going but he wasn't entirely sure.
He listened out for the sounds of other guards talking. All the corridors seemed identical, but somehow Alex noticed the slight difference, like the slightly faded doors and scratches on the floor. He could hear Daniel behind him, breathless. He slowed his pace and then stopped when they came to a two-way turning. He thought for a second and then turned right. It was silent aside from their heavy breathing and light footsteps on the ground at a steady beat.
Alex could hear his heart pumping I his chest, seeming louder than normal and his breath in his head. Both going at steady rates.
Finally, like the light at the end of a tunnel a door with un-artificial lighting came into view. Alex smiled to himself. They stopped short. Alex looked at the glass, it wasn't very thick, and he stepped back, motioning to Wolf and Daniel to do the same. He leaned backwards and swung round bringing his foot up into a roundhouse kick, making contact with the thin glass. The sound of the glass hitting the floor was unmistakeable. The light almost sparkling sound echoed around the hard brick wall. No doubt someone would have heard it. Wolf got to work smashing some of the excess glass away with his elbow, so they would be able to climb through the gap without being cut to pieces. Alex ushered Daniel through first.
He clambered up, with the help of his dad and then jumped out the other side. He looked around and noticed they were in the middle of a forest; every direction appeared to be the same, the same oak trees and fern shrubs littering the grassy ground.
"You go next." Alex told wolf as he looked behind him, hearing shouts echoing down the corridors towards them. As Wolf heaved himself through quickly Alex saw the guards appear at the end. Firearms raised, by the looks of it. Then nothing more than a shower of bullets hit them. Wolf and Daniel ducked behind the remains of the door. Bullets which didn't find their target, either smashed the glass on the floor some more or hit the walls beside him.
Alex was afraid that if he turned to climb out of the window he would be shot.
Looks like he would have to take that chance.
Sorry it took so long to update... this chapter was really hard to write..
Thanks if you are still reading... Please review and I will update as soon as I can, however I do have a load of year 11 exams in the next month or two to do and revise for. So it may be a while... I'll do my best. I'll count it as English revision. Hehe
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