Chapter 14
Steph runs over to Chris who wraps her up in his arms tightly, he climbs to his feet pulling her up with him and glares at Mr. Shan. Mr. Shan laughs before flicking the switch sealing up the door again, Adam runs over to it trying to hold it open making Mr. Shan laugh even more.
"You're the one doing this" Chris yells walking over to him and grabbing him round the throat.
"Temper temper, you better let go of me Chris. Why don't we get Vince to tell you what I'll do if you lay a finger on me, he's a lot like you, you know that. He thought that hurting me would solve this too, I told him what I'd do to this place if he did" Mr. Shan growls as Chris lets go of him and looks at Vince.
"He's going to destroy this place if we touch him" Vince sighs putting his hand on Chris's shoulder trying to calm him down "We cant risk that" Chris backs away from Mr. Shan and walks back over to Stephanie
"He's bluffing" Adam says finally giving up on the door and sitting down against it, Mr. Shan takes his attention away from the others and focuses on Adam.
"Oh is that so, care to test that theory?" He questions smiling at him and tapping his pocket that contained the control pad. Adam shakes his head and stares at the floor "I didn't think so..Now, I've been thinking. I'll let you off this island under one condition"
"What's the condition?" Chris asks looking straight at Mr. Shan.
"The condition, well that's the best part of all of this. The condition is you, you see there is only one way off this Island and that's by boat, I have a boat but there isn't room for all of you and I'm not staying here. I have room for Paul, for Andrew, for Adam, for Vince, for Stephanie and for myself but I'm afraid there isn't room for you. You stay and I let the others go but if you chose not to stay alone then they all stay with you and I take the boat alone, it's your decision" Mr. Shan says "Make your decision now, I don't have time for messing around" he says tapping his fingers impatiently against his chin.
"You let the others go, I'll stay here" Chris says finally "But I want your word that they'll get back safely, I want your word" Chris says trying to block out Stephanie's crying and her pleading with him not to do it.
"You have my word, they will get back safely" Mr. Shan says holding his hand out to Chris to seal the deal.
"Chris please, you don't have to do this. We'll get out of here; you don't have to give up like this. Please don't do this, I can't leave you here. You can't just stay here; I'll stay here with you. I don't want to be without you" Steph sobs tears streaming down her face, Chris turns his back to her and closes his eyes "Chris I love you, please don't do this"
"I have to do this" Chris whispers, Steph takes hold of his hand and turns him to face her and hugs him tightly "If I have to give up my life so you can have yours, so all of you can have your lives then that's what I'll do" Chris says kissing the top of her head as she cries into his shoulder "Please don't make me feel like a bad person for doing this to you, please understand that I have to"
"Oh boo hoo, please stop your breaking my heart here" Mr. Shan laughs pulling Steph away from Chris "Go get the other two, tell them you've found a way out of here and tell them to come down here" Mr. Shan orders pushing Chris towards the door and opening it "and hurry up, I don't have all day" Chris walks into the room.
"Guys..Your going home, I got us a way out of here, come on down here!" Chris shouts up to Andrew and Paul. A few minutes later a rope is lowered and Paul appears, Chris helps him walk into the other room and sits him down next to Stephanie who is crying. Chris then goes to get Andrew and walks back in with him.
"You can't do this Chris!" Paul shouts getting up as Chris walks in "Stephanie told me what you're doing, that's insane, you can't do this to yourself. We'll find another way!"
"There is no other way Chris and you know it, you give up your life for Stephanie and your friends or you all die here, it's your decision. No one can make up your mind but you" Mr. Shan says pushing Paul back into his seat.
"Just think about this Chris, give him some time!" Adam yells.
"There's nothing to think about, I have no choice" Chris mumbles trying not to look at Steph "We have no time, I do this now and you can all leave, I don't have any time" he says looking around the group and then back to Mr. Shan.
"Please Chris" Stephanie cries looking up at him, she walks over to him and puts her arms around his neck and kisses him softly "Please don't do this to us"
"I have no choice" Chris whines trying hard not to show how scared he is, this was his only option to get Steph and the others off this island alive. He had to do this.
"Times up, what's your decision? You have my word that they will leave this Island safely" Mr. Shan says holding out his bony hand again to Chris, a shake of the hand was all it was going to take to seal this deal. If he shook Mr. Shan's hand they'd be safe, they'd get out of there alive. They..Apart from him. "Well.."
Steph runs over to Chris who wraps her up in his arms tightly, he climbs to his feet pulling her up with him and glares at Mr. Shan. Mr. Shan laughs before flicking the switch sealing up the door again, Adam runs over to it trying to hold it open making Mr. Shan laugh even more.
"You're the one doing this" Chris yells walking over to him and grabbing him round the throat.
"Temper temper, you better let go of me Chris. Why don't we get Vince to tell you what I'll do if you lay a finger on me, he's a lot like you, you know that. He thought that hurting me would solve this too, I told him what I'd do to this place if he did" Mr. Shan growls as Chris lets go of him and looks at Vince.
"He's going to destroy this place if we touch him" Vince sighs putting his hand on Chris's shoulder trying to calm him down "We cant risk that" Chris backs away from Mr. Shan and walks back over to Stephanie
"He's bluffing" Adam says finally giving up on the door and sitting down against it, Mr. Shan takes his attention away from the others and focuses on Adam.
"Oh is that so, care to test that theory?" He questions smiling at him and tapping his pocket that contained the control pad. Adam shakes his head and stares at the floor "I didn't think so..Now, I've been thinking. I'll let you off this island under one condition"
"What's the condition?" Chris asks looking straight at Mr. Shan.
"The condition, well that's the best part of all of this. The condition is you, you see there is only one way off this Island and that's by boat, I have a boat but there isn't room for all of you and I'm not staying here. I have room for Paul, for Andrew, for Adam, for Vince, for Stephanie and for myself but I'm afraid there isn't room for you. You stay and I let the others go but if you chose not to stay alone then they all stay with you and I take the boat alone, it's your decision" Mr. Shan says "Make your decision now, I don't have time for messing around" he says tapping his fingers impatiently against his chin.
"You let the others go, I'll stay here" Chris says finally "But I want your word that they'll get back safely, I want your word" Chris says trying to block out Stephanie's crying and her pleading with him not to do it.
"You have my word, they will get back safely" Mr. Shan says holding his hand out to Chris to seal the deal.
"Chris please, you don't have to do this. We'll get out of here; you don't have to give up like this. Please don't do this, I can't leave you here. You can't just stay here; I'll stay here with you. I don't want to be without you" Steph sobs tears streaming down her face, Chris turns his back to her and closes his eyes "Chris I love you, please don't do this"
"I have to do this" Chris whispers, Steph takes hold of his hand and turns him to face her and hugs him tightly "If I have to give up my life so you can have yours, so all of you can have your lives then that's what I'll do" Chris says kissing the top of her head as she cries into his shoulder "Please don't make me feel like a bad person for doing this to you, please understand that I have to"
"Oh boo hoo, please stop your breaking my heart here" Mr. Shan laughs pulling Steph away from Chris "Go get the other two, tell them you've found a way out of here and tell them to come down here" Mr. Shan orders pushing Chris towards the door and opening it "and hurry up, I don't have all day" Chris walks into the room.
"Guys..Your going home, I got us a way out of here, come on down here!" Chris shouts up to Andrew and Paul. A few minutes later a rope is lowered and Paul appears, Chris helps him walk into the other room and sits him down next to Stephanie who is crying. Chris then goes to get Andrew and walks back in with him.
"You can't do this Chris!" Paul shouts getting up as Chris walks in "Stephanie told me what you're doing, that's insane, you can't do this to yourself. We'll find another way!"
"There is no other way Chris and you know it, you give up your life for Stephanie and your friends or you all die here, it's your decision. No one can make up your mind but you" Mr. Shan says pushing Paul back into his seat.
"Just think about this Chris, give him some time!" Adam yells.
"There's nothing to think about, I have no choice" Chris mumbles trying not to look at Steph "We have no time, I do this now and you can all leave, I don't have any time" he says looking around the group and then back to Mr. Shan.
"Please Chris" Stephanie cries looking up at him, she walks over to him and puts her arms around his neck and kisses him softly "Please don't do this to us"
"I have no choice" Chris whines trying hard not to show how scared he is, this was his only option to get Steph and the others off this island alive. He had to do this.
"Times up, what's your decision? You have my word that they will leave this Island safely" Mr. Shan says holding out his bony hand again to Chris, a shake of the hand was all it was going to take to seal this deal. If he shook Mr. Shan's hand they'd be safe, they'd get out of there alive. They..Apart from him. "Well.."