Life is Strange 2: Secrets
Chapter 17 of my Life is Strange 2 story, get ready, more drama and danger to come, this time for Cassidy and Finn.
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Chapter 17
Cassidy grimaced as she looked around, worried, as there were some mutterings from the rest of the group. She looked down at her black socks and boots, biting her lip and began thinking she'd have to find new clothes, her denim shorts and black tank-top were starting to feel tight as her belly was now showing, there was no hiding the truth about her pregnancy now.
Yet that wasn't the main topic of the mutterings she was overhearing. Things were getting problematic for the group, starting with their actions while Cassidy was away at the beach with Sean and the others, she had heard that they had failed and that the police seemed to be closing in, frequently thwarting their plans and were now starting to intercept them.
'The last two efforts had to be aborted when they found the police were in fact lying in wait for them.' Cassidy reflected.
It was getting more and more dangerous. Cassidy began to fear that the police might be breaking into the warehouse any minute.
Her fears were compounded. 'What's gonna happen when they break in and arrest us all, what will happen to the baby?'
She grimaced, gently touching the swell of her stomach.
"Cass?"
She started and looked up, it was Finn, clad in brown cargo shorts, a white tank-top and boots, he looked rather concerned.
"Hey, um...what's…?" She began.
"It's Marcus, he...he's getting real paranoid after everything started going south...and I don't think he's happy in the slightest that you um..." Finn replied.
Cassidy bit her lip, looking away, her hand going to her stomach again.
There was a brief pause before Finn sighed.
"Cass, tell me truthfully, who's baby is it?" He asked.
She bowed her head. "I don't know, I swear. But the only possibilities are, are...Marcus or Sean."
Finn nodded slowly, worried. But then suddenly heard their names begin shouted. They quickly stood, Cassidy with some difficulty, to see Marcus, clad in ripped black jeans, a red shirt under a black hoodie and sneakers.
"You two, this way now." He snapped.
They followed, shared a worried look, as he led them into another room in their base. Once inside he slammed the door shut, locking it behind them.
"Alright you two, I've already talked to the others and so far I'm not finding anything yet. But I know someone here is telling the police everything about our plans and I'm positive it's one of you two." He snarled before turning to Cassidy. "You especially have some explaining to do, slut."
Finn shook his head. "Hey, Marcus, c'mon..."
He was cut off, crying out, as he was knocked to the ground.
"Finn?" Cassidy gasped.
Then she was grabbed and realized that two of Marcus' most trusted underlings, likely the two he had already 'cleared' of being responsible for what happened, were also in the room and had just restrained her and Finn.
It was only then she noticed a few things in the room that worried her, a hook hanging from the ceiling, two chairs, two large tubs full of what looked like ice cold water and a table with several ropes and other worrying items on it.
"Wait, what are you doing, what is-" Cassidy began.
Marcus backhanded her across the face, cutting her off. "Shut it, you don't speak until I tell you to...this is an interrogation, I'll be asking the questions and you're going to answer...Truthfully."
With that, before either of them could react they swiftly found their hands being tied behind their backs and Marcus gently gestured to the one holding Cassidy. Cassidy's eyes widened fearfully and she tried to struggle, receiving another blow for her troubles.
"No, please." She cried. "Don't...the baby-"
"Yes, the fucking baby." Marcus snapped, grabbing her face, forcing her to look at him. "You're cheating on me you bitch, whose baby is it!?"
"I don't know, I-"
He slapped her again. "Lying slut, answer me!"
Cassidy shook her head. "I told you, I don't-"
"Not going to answer then." He growled. "Then tell me this, are you the fucking informant!"
Cassidy tried to pull free, to no avail. "I'm not, I'm-"
She froze as he suddenly grabbed a bat from the table, terrified of him hitting her, especially if he went for her stomach. Then he seemed to think better of it.
"Let's try something different, keep asking her the questions...meanwhile..." He instructed the one holding her.
As he said this he gestured to one of the tubs before turning to Finn.
As he did so, Cassidy found out the purpose of the tubs when she was suddenly forced forwards, her head being forcibly plunged into the water. She struggled and tried to resist, but she was suffering from the cold water and just when she feared she would drown, that the baby would die, she was pulled out, she coughed and tried to catch her breath.
'You're kidding me, fucking waterboarding.'She thought in disbelief.
It was then she realized that Finn was also being interrogated and beaten, demanding answers, demanding if Finn was the informant. Naturally Finn denied it and naturally Marcus did not believe him and continued to beat him, before ordering for Finn to be waterboarded while returning to beating Cassidy and demanding answers.
It was clear he was certain they were guilty of betraying him and despite his demands for the truth, he was only interested in what he felt the truth was. As such, when they were finally left, tied to the chairs and left in lingering pain, still dripping wet from the waterboarding, Cassidy looked at Finn, who looked back apologetically and she prayed that despite everything, no matter what happened, that her baby would survive.
But being left for the night, she had to admit, her fates of any sort of rescue were growing slim.
End of chapter, things are now looking bleak for Cassidy, we now know why she didn't answer her phone last chapter. Read and review please.