Okay, I made this chapter a little longer then usual hoping that there would be more details and more information as to what is going on in this story. I hope you all have long enough ropes... Because you are really going to need them from now on when I write... ;0)
Disclaimers and so forth can and will be found in chapter one... If you have any questions contact me at quicksilverflakes@yahoo.com'
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"You can't do that! It isn't fair!" "No one said life is fair."
"No, but I can get you back, Darien!" Cammie laughed as he ran down the hall to his bedroom.
Darien laughed and ran after his best friend. "It wasn't like I did it on purpose Cam. I just had the opportunity and I took it just like you would have." Darien stopped in his tracks as Cammie ran from his room carrying a box full of water balloons he had helped fill so they could use them as a prank for Darien's brother, Kevin and Cammie's sister, Alli.
"You aren't going to use those on me, are you?" Darien asked in a shy voice.
Cammie smiled and walked towards Darien with one in his hand. "I would never! You are my best friend, Darien! Why would I want to use these on you?"
Darien backed down the hall hoping to get away before that balloon made a permanent home someplace on his body.
"You aren't scared of me, are you?" Cammie asked with a sly smile.
"Should I be, Cam?"
Cammie laughed and ran towards his friend, throwing the balloon straight for his face. "Ha! Take that, my friend!"
Darien tried to duck but found himself too slow and the balloon hit him straight in the face. "Cam! Stop man!"
Cammie smiled and threw another, this time hitting Darien in the gut. "I told you I would get you back for what you did!"
"I'm sorry, okay? I am sorry!" Darien yelled as another balloon hit him in the arm. He felt the water run down his legs and knew people would think he had wet himself. How embarrassing!
Cammie looked at Darien and laughed. "You look like you wet your pants man!"
Darien looked at Cammie with resentment in his eyes. "Yea, I know that, Cam. Can I borrow a pair of your jeans?"
Cammie laughed and gave the box to Darien as he disappeared into his bedroom in search for a pair of jeans.
"Hey! Get in here!" Cammie yelled while in his bedroom.
Darien rushed into the room and found Cammie sitting on his bed with a wide smile playing across his face. "What are you thinking?"
Cammie looked at Darien with pure mischief in his eyes and jumped down from his bedroom. "You want to know a secret?"
Darien smiled and set the box down by the bed. "Sure! What is it?"
"I have to show you!"
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58:23
Cammie woke up in a cold sweat. He hated that dream. Why couldn't he have one night with a peaceful sleep? Cammie sat up and realized that he had been asleep for an hour and it was time to get back to his guest. Maybe it was time to talk to the two people he'd caught a few hours ago. Just maybe. At any rate, he could go wake up Darien and make his nightmares realistic. That in itself was a prize he would always remember and enjoy.
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56:54
Darien felt the pain ripple throughout his body and cursed under his breath. The pain was incessant and completely relentless. When would this all end? When would he be free? He would rather die then feel this way. Death. That word struck out to him like a whip.
Everyone died, right? His mother, uncle, brother, even the woman he was starting to fall in love with. How could everyone die? If he died, would he be joined with them? Would he be able to laugh, dance, even cry with the people he loved?
"Glad to see you awake, Darien." Cammie said, as he walked up to Darien's battered face. "I have been trying to figure out what to do to you next. I mean, I gave you burns like I have because of you." Cammie pulled up his slacks to show severe burns to his lower legs. "I know you felt the pain that I felt years ago."
Darien spit in Cammie's face.
"That wasn't nice, Darien. At least you won't have any problems learning how to walk again like I did. You won't be alive long enough to even try to walk. Isn't that ironic though? I think it is." Cammie smiled as he wiped off the spit from his face with the sleeve of his sweater. "So, what would you do to me next?"
Darien looked into Cammie's eyes and saw the pure evil that resided there. He knew there was only one way out of this mess. He would die. There was no way around this problem. Yes, he trusted Bobby and Claire. But they where both tied up and if he couldn't get out, they couldn't either.
"So, what would you do to me next, Darien? There are several things I can think of, shall I run them past you?"
"You are a sick man, Cam."
"Don't call me that!" Cammie yelled as he slapped
Darien across the face. "I called you that when we where kids. I can call you that now if I wish." Darien lashed out.
"We were friends when we were kids. We are enemies now." Cammie replied.
"I have a question, Cam."
"I said don't call me that!" Cammie yelled again as he grabbed Darien's burnt leg and squeezed. The sound that came out of Darien's mouth made Cammie smile and only squeeze harder as he heard a mixture of screams and tears from Darien. Cammie let go and looked up to see what he already knew. Darien has passed out from the pain. "Good."
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50:37
"I swear! As soon as I get out of here, that man is dead!" Bobby yelled as he heard the last cry from Darien ring out then suddenly stop. "Dead!"
"You shouldn't make idle threats." Cammie replied, walking into the small room where he kept Claire and Bobby bound. "They don't become you."
Bobby looked at Cammie with sheer hatred. "Who said they were idle?"
"Ouch! I guess then if I am going to die, I might as well have all the fun I can have now, right?" Cammie laughed as he walked over to Claire. "Would you like to look at Darien? It is quite a site to see."
Claire looked up at the man. Would he let her really see him? "Yes, I would like to look at Darien."
"I see that you are a doctor." Cammie opened her wallet and smiled. Then he walked over to Bobby. "I see you are a government agent. Though I don't see how you could be. Short, bald, insane. How does that work?" Cammie asked, throwing Bobby's wallet at his face and smiling as it hit him in the right eye, cutting it. "It is a wonder in itself. Would you care to explain it to me over tea?"
Bobby tried again to free himself from the chains but only put more pressure on his wrists, cutting them even more than before. "Get lost you little punk!"
"Oh, such harsh words. I only came for the lady doctor. You will just have to wait your turn."
"Don't you dare touch her!" Bobby yelled as Claire was set free from the chains and being dragged off by Cammie. "Don't touch her!" Bobby yelled once again, knowing it was useless. Everything seemed useless now, everything.
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42:11
"Darien!" Claire yelled as she ran to his motionless body. She checked his pulse and found it strong and steady. How he was still alive after what he had been through, she didn't know. She looked down at his legs and saw the damage immediately. She hid the tears as she took in his appearance. He was a mess and she couldn't do anything to help him. "He has to go to the doctors." Claire said, as she turned to look at Cammie in the eyes.
"Haven't you heard anything, lady? I am going to kill him after it is perfectly clear that the time has come for his death. I do want you to know though that he has lasted a lot longer then I had expected. But, he was always a strong kid."
"We can help you if you let us, Cammie. There is no need to follow through with this."
Cammie laughed. "Yes there is! He left me there! He betrayed me." Cammie replied, finally calming down. "Now, I want you to patch up what you can with these medical supplies."
"Why?" Claire asked, confused.
"Because, the longer he is alive, the more I can hurt him."
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TBC
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