5 : 01 AM

Lars' POV

Lars Karlsson is tidying some boxes together into some empty rooms. After that minute of work,he sits and takes out a vodka bottle. But all of a sudden,Jaiden Ramirez confisquates the liquor out of his hand.

" Hey Kompis ! Can't I have a little bit of delicious liquid into my mouth ? "

" Nice try but we need you strong... and sober. " He justifies before to put the bottle into one of the boxes.

" Wait... Haven't you taken any fat recently ?! "

" Sonofabitch... " Jay insults gently. " Actually... I was musculating myself. "

" Musculature ?! Does that still exist ? "

" Of course,Lars. We don't need technological tools to get a healthy body. "

" I take you to your words. Anyway,where is the old man ? "

" Hans ? He's still sleeping. We should let him sleep. "

" And Kyrie and the girl ? "

" They might be still playing in their bedroom. They really get along perfectly. "

" I can imagine. And the others ? "

" Let me think... Shima is still on her own,Will and Sergei are watching the door,Melissa and Johnny are flirting,Alicia is repairing some stuff in the basement,and Ryan... Speaking of the devil ! "

Ryan comes out angrily,making noise with his feet. He sits next to Lars onto a box and tries not to freak out.

" What's the matter,pal ? " Lars asks,getting better at english.

" It's... It's Melissa... "

" Ah. Does that bother you her new friendship with John ? " Jay interrupts.

" Not her friendship. Her so-called relationship... Fuckship. I'm so pissed that my jokes suck ! "

" Easy,Min vän ! We will sort this out. So you don't wanna John to walk around your girlfriend ? "

" She ain't my girlfriend no more ! But I can't let her put herself into a bad influence. "

" Because you love her ?... "

" No ! What are you doing ? Trying to help me or making fun of me ?! "

" Förlåt ! Won't happen again. So... What do you wanna do ? "

" Force them to break up. "

" Well it's simple : go talk to him in private,bring a golf club and smash his head until he changes his mind... Unless he wanna die. "

" But if I do that,Melissa will know it... "

" That's why you've got to bribe him in order to shut him up. How many do you have ? "

" I got no more money... "

" Money doesn't matter anymore,guys. Plus,this ain't what we should do. "

" What do you suggest ? " Lars asks him,provocative.

" Ryan,do you wanna see Melissa happy ? "

" Yes. "

" So let her do whatever she wants. Simple. "

" But she will be happier into Ryan's arms. Like before right ? " Lars turns his gaze to Ryan who nods.

" You don't even know... You don't know why they broke up. "

" Ah yeah I remember : you never told me. "

" Is that a reproach ?! "

" Maybe... Depends of either you'll tell me or no. "

" They broke up... because of us partially. "

" Wait what ?! Because... You fucked with Ryan ?! Gross ! "

" Stop it fucker ! I was talking about when we came in the farm. Seems like she wasn't in to let us in. In consequence... " He points at Ryan who gets depressed.

" So... Are you still for letting it slide ? "

" Yes. "

" Sorry Ryan. But he may be right. We have to leave her alone. "

" Okay. If you say so... I will sleep in my bedroom. " And Ryan enters into the room 105 and closes the door behind him. Meanwhile,Lars crosses his legs,puts his head behind his skull and rests on the wall,sitting onto the box.

" I think I hear him crying. " Jay notices,sticking his ear on the door.

" He will recover. He needs time,that's all. You'll see. "

" You seem too passive about it. "

" What can I say ? I've never been a love story expert. And I totally assume it. Now please move the last box at the corner... Put it... into the room 108. "

" And why not you ? "

" You have to get your hands dirty too. I can see your laziness in your eyes,viper ! " All he can see actually is Jay's light blue eyes,nothing similar to a viper. So the teenager obeys and grabs the last box. Suddenly,he wants to look outside. So he takes a peek outside... and finds two huge black cars stopping behind the building. From there come out maximum nine university young men who hold baseball bats and also bloody golf clubs.

Suddenly,Jaiden recognizes these men and warns Lars.

" Lars ! That's them ! That's fucking them ! " He shakes him the hardest possible.

" Who who ?! " The norwegian asks,puzzled and mind-blown by Jay's energy.

" My friends from university. "

" Tell me you're kidding. " Lars stays there,emotionless but shocked by the news. So he stands immobile as a statue.

" I have to call Sergei. " Jay runs to the entrance. In there,he finds the ukrainian sitting on the floor against the door and drinking liquor like he is. He grabs his arm and orders to William to follow her. When arrived at the window,Jay shows them his childhood friends. But those new guests make feel an umconfortable feeling into them. After some seconds of misunderstanding,the former soldier decides... to take his gun and head to the window again.

" No don't ! Those are my friends ! I know them... "

" Those young men... are the one who captured us at the stadium ! "

" They would never do that. "

" Well a lot of things change in 17 days. Now grab your gun. "

" No ! I'm sure I can reason them. Stay here. All of you. "

" Trust me Jay,you don't wanna do this... " But the young lad doesn't listen to him and gets out by the window to arrive on the balcony with the stairs. " Lars,grab your shotgun and try to join them without getting seen. WILL ! Come on quick ! "

Meanwhile...

Lars has arrived to hide at the corner of the wall without getting noticed. He can see the two cars at the back of the building with all the enemies. Karlsson has with him his shotgun,a Colt,a bag of ammos and his gutting knife. He tries to find Jay but he can't find him. He can't lean more forward or they would see him. So he stays hidden until he wants to.

Meanwhile,he hears Jay negociating. Arrived since some seconds,he missed the start of the dialogue.

" I am sure they would never volunteerly murder Lenny. Trust me... "

" Of course they did ! And they even stabbed him 28 times ! 28 times ! "

" Wow ! 28 times ! One of them seemed really pissed off. I wonder who ? " Lars thinks.

" Son of a bitch ! We only threw the knife at him. We didn't stab him savagely ! " Will spills out.

" What ? " Lars says quietly,puzzled and confused.

" So you admit you killed Lenny ? My colleague ?! " Jay turns to Will with his watering eyes.

" He was gonna to kill Dylan... "

" Where do you see a Dylan here ?! "

" Let me expla... "

" No ! Shut up ! I ain't following your orders no more. I prefer to listen to them. "

" Wise choice. Now my purpose : We'll leave you alone and we will get our children to meet each other,especially Daniel. But at the condition... that Serjey and William surrender themselves. "

" William... We're gonna have to do this. "

" Seriously ?! I don't wanna surrender to them ! "

" Look. If we don't,they will kill anyone. " Sergei explains.

" No they wouldn't hurt my partners. Impossible. "

" Don't get too sure about them,Jay. They clearly changed compared to what you remembered. "

" So,Will... Should we surrender ? "

As the three of them discuss about the next move,Lars Karlsson is bored and sits on the floor to kill the time. Suddenly... Shima Ko appears in front of her and hides behind a dumpster. She is carrying her K5 pistol.

" Young lady,why are you here ? "

" I wanna anywhere except near them. Plus... I don't wanna miss some action. "

" Then you're welcome. But for now,we have to wait the good moment. "

" And when is the good timing ? "

" ... When she shootings start. "

Meanwhile,Jaiden walks to the balcony,raising his hands.

" Guys,we would really like to surrender... But we really need them with us. So I purpose you to let us give you a few apology presents. "

" Here's a better present for you ! " One of them yells before to take out a Beretta and shoot him in the arm. Quickly,Shima gets up and shoots that man down.

" We're under attack ! " The students scream before to take cover.

Everyone starts shooting everywhere. Into this noisy shooting,Lars takes down two more enemies with his shotgun. There's six more remaining. He raises his cannon down then replaces the cartridges he used by new ones. While he does that,Shima jumps over the dumpster then kills one more student before to hide behind a small wall. Two opponents shoot at her cover. This one resists pretty well despite the bullet impacts.

Lars searches for anything that can help him while Sergei kills one more enemy. The two last ones harass him with assault rifles,forcing him and Davey to stand down. Lars finally finds... a corkscrew. He wonders since when he got this. But he quickly focuses at the men attacking Shima. Then he has an idea : he throws the corkscrew at one of their heads. The man looks at Lars and laughs at him.

" Serious... " He says before to get interrupted by Shima Ko's headshot. His friend,seeing his friend fall on the ground,gets angry as hell and drops the AK-47 he was holding. He takes out from the car a Micro SMG.

" You'll die,motherfucker ! " He shouts,pissed off,before to unleash a huge rain of bullets onto the asian woman. This one stays hidden. Lars takes out his Colt,aims accurately at the man's skull and shoots. The man falls head first on the floor and blood sinks from his forehead.

Meanwhile,Will has just killed the last enemies remaining. After the shootout is finished,Lars Karlsson returns to the entrance and sits on the floor,against the wall. He finds an alcohol bottle at his feet. He takes it and drinks briefly all of it. Then William and Sergei enter carrying Jaiden who's bleeding on the right arm.

" What happened ? " Alicia asks,coming from the basement.

" Some fucking young idiots tried to attack us. But we had the upper hand. " Lars answers for everyone.

" Unfortunately,Jaiden got shot. " Shima adds,indifferent but with a caring attitude.

" At first sight... " Sergei analyzes,still carrying Ramirez's shoulders. " His right muscle hurts... But he will be fine. I'm sure. "

" How can you know that ? " Will asks,panting.

" I learned a few tricks in the army. Now where is Kyrie ? "

" Still with Alex at the floor 2,room 204. " Alicia responds.

" Okay,we will take the elevator. Lars,Shima,rest yourselves and take some ammos. You will need it for later. "

While the lonely woman returns to her window,Lars,drunk,sleeps against the wall.