His Guilt (part 5/?)
Margaret woke up and for a moment forgot what was happening. Then it hit her. "Leo!". Margaret crawled over to Leo and rolled him over. A gasp came out of her mouth when she saw his face. Leo was bleeding from a couple gashes on his face and the bruising and swelling had already set in. The cut that scarred her the most was where the gun had lay open his right eyebrow to the bone.
"Oh, Leo.. " The tears were flowing down her face and her whole body was shaking. "Please Leo wake up". She started going through her pockets to see if she had anything to try and stop the bleeding. She found some napkins and pressed it against the side of his face.
Leo let out a low moan and his eyes flicker open. "Mar .Margaret,. Ar.. are you ok?"
"Leo, I'm fine, but you're not".
Leo tries to sit up, but the pain and dizziness are too much to handle and he slumps back into unconsciousness.
"Leo"! Margaret grabs him and pulls his head unto her lap. She sits there holding on to him and runs her fingers through his thinning sandy hair. How she has dreamed of holding him like this, but this is not how it was suppose to be. Margaret looks at her watch, its after 2 am. She wonders where are they taking them.
Leo is moaning and saying something about being safe, but she can't make out what else he is saying. She wonders if he is relieving their kidnapping.
Margaret is half asleep when she feels a hand brush against her face. "Oh Leo, I was so scarred you were never going to wake up"
"Margaret, I'm so sorry I made you ride with me, if I hadn't you would be home safe".
"You have nothing to apologized for, how could you have known"?
Tears form in Leo eyes and roll down his face. "I should have been able to.."
"Shh, Leo. You almost got yourself killed trying to stop them".
Minutes pass as Margaret holds him and tries to clam him down. As usual he endeavors to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders.
He regains some of his composer, "Where are we"?
"I don't know. They put us in the back of this truck". She glances at her watch, "Its almost 3 am, we've been driving for a while".
Leo tires to sit up again and makes it this time with Margaret's help. He's still pretty unsteady but manages not to pass out this time.
"How's your head? Are you dizzy?" Margaret is trying hard not to let the fear show in her voice.
"It's okay"
"Would you tell me if it wasn't"?
Lea gave her a smirk. "Margaret, I can't say is doesn't hurt, but I'm not dizzy anymore."
"Well, at least the gash above your eye has finally stopped bleeding". And with that comment she was slowly starting to shake and the tears started rolling down her face.
Leo wrapped his arms around her and whispered into her hair, "Margaret we'll get out of this somehow."
"Leo, what's going to happen to us"?
Once again the guilt washes over Leo's face. If he hadn't wanted Margaret to be with him in the car, she would be home safe. Now he has put her in terrible danger. "Margaret, I'm so sorry I've put you in the situation." "I'd give anything, if you weren't here".
"Leo, please stop. This is not your fault. How could you have possibly known. I don't blame you". " I .. I lo.."
Before she could finish her sentence then the truck slowed down to a stop. They heard voices outside greeting their captors. They sat quietly staring at the door waiting for it to open.
Two heavy armed men open the back doors to the truck and told them to get out. Margaret was the first out and she turned to help Leo. Some how Leo made it to his feet and with Margaret's help was able to follow the rest of the kidnappers into what appeared to be an abandoned building at a forgotten industrial site.
They directed them to an area that had already been set up and waiting for their arrival. There was a chair, lights and a video camera pointing towards the chair. They shoved Leo into the chair and tried his feet and arms to the chair. With all this activity his head wound had reopened and again blood was dripping down his face. Leo has having trouble keeping his head up, he was feeling faint and wasn't sure he was going to be able to stay conscience. The kidnapper that he had punched walked up to him and slapped his face, "Stay awake old man. You have a statement to read".
"In your dreams" Leo spits up at him.
Once again he slaps Leo, this time with so much force he knocks him and the chair over.
Margaret was being held off to the side just outside of camera range. "Stop it, Leave him alone you bastard"!
The kidnapper walked over to Margaret and grabbed her. "You be better keep your mouth shut". Then he threw her down to the ground. "Or I will give you something to scream about". And with that statement he starts to undue his belt.
Leo was straining against the ropes. "STOP. Don't you touch her. Ple.. please, I'll I'll read whatever you me to." "Just don't hurt her".
Margaret is sobbing on the ground. Her eyes meet Leo's and they are pleading with him not to give in to their demands.
"Its ok Margaret, it doesn't matter". He lets his head fall to the ground and tries not to think about what had almost happened to Margaret.
Margaret woke up and for a moment forgot what was happening. Then it hit her. "Leo!". Margaret crawled over to Leo and rolled him over. A gasp came out of her mouth when she saw his face. Leo was bleeding from a couple gashes on his face and the bruising and swelling had already set in. The cut that scarred her the most was where the gun had lay open his right eyebrow to the bone.
"Oh, Leo.. " The tears were flowing down her face and her whole body was shaking. "Please Leo wake up". She started going through her pockets to see if she had anything to try and stop the bleeding. She found some napkins and pressed it against the side of his face.
Leo let out a low moan and his eyes flicker open. "Mar .Margaret,. Ar.. are you ok?"
"Leo, I'm fine, but you're not".
Leo tries to sit up, but the pain and dizziness are too much to handle and he slumps back into unconsciousness.
"Leo"! Margaret grabs him and pulls his head unto her lap. She sits there holding on to him and runs her fingers through his thinning sandy hair. How she has dreamed of holding him like this, but this is not how it was suppose to be. Margaret looks at her watch, its after 2 am. She wonders where are they taking them.
Leo is moaning and saying something about being safe, but she can't make out what else he is saying. She wonders if he is relieving their kidnapping.
Margaret is half asleep when she feels a hand brush against her face. "Oh Leo, I was so scarred you were never going to wake up"
"Margaret, I'm so sorry I made you ride with me, if I hadn't you would be home safe".
"You have nothing to apologized for, how could you have known"?
Tears form in Leo eyes and roll down his face. "I should have been able to.."
"Shh, Leo. You almost got yourself killed trying to stop them".
Minutes pass as Margaret holds him and tries to clam him down. As usual he endeavors to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders.
He regains some of his composer, "Where are we"?
"I don't know. They put us in the back of this truck". She glances at her watch, "Its almost 3 am, we've been driving for a while".
Leo tires to sit up again and makes it this time with Margaret's help. He's still pretty unsteady but manages not to pass out this time.
"How's your head? Are you dizzy?" Margaret is trying hard not to let the fear show in her voice.
"It's okay"
"Would you tell me if it wasn't"?
Lea gave her a smirk. "Margaret, I can't say is doesn't hurt, but I'm not dizzy anymore."
"Well, at least the gash above your eye has finally stopped bleeding". And with that comment she was slowly starting to shake and the tears started rolling down her face.
Leo wrapped his arms around her and whispered into her hair, "Margaret we'll get out of this somehow."
"Leo, what's going to happen to us"?
Once again the guilt washes over Leo's face. If he hadn't wanted Margaret to be with him in the car, she would be home safe. Now he has put her in terrible danger. "Margaret, I'm so sorry I've put you in the situation." "I'd give anything, if you weren't here".
"Leo, please stop. This is not your fault. How could you have possibly known. I don't blame you". " I .. I lo.."
Before she could finish her sentence then the truck slowed down to a stop. They heard voices outside greeting their captors. They sat quietly staring at the door waiting for it to open.
Two heavy armed men open the back doors to the truck and told them to get out. Margaret was the first out and she turned to help Leo. Some how Leo made it to his feet and with Margaret's help was able to follow the rest of the kidnappers into what appeared to be an abandoned building at a forgotten industrial site.
They directed them to an area that had already been set up and waiting for their arrival. There was a chair, lights and a video camera pointing towards the chair. They shoved Leo into the chair and tried his feet and arms to the chair. With all this activity his head wound had reopened and again blood was dripping down his face. Leo has having trouble keeping his head up, he was feeling faint and wasn't sure he was going to be able to stay conscience. The kidnapper that he had punched walked up to him and slapped his face, "Stay awake old man. You have a statement to read".
"In your dreams" Leo spits up at him.
Once again he slaps Leo, this time with so much force he knocks him and the chair over.
Margaret was being held off to the side just outside of camera range. "Stop it, Leave him alone you bastard"!
The kidnapper walked over to Margaret and grabbed her. "You be better keep your mouth shut". Then he threw her down to the ground. "Or I will give you something to scream about". And with that statement he starts to undue his belt.
Leo was straining against the ropes. "STOP. Don't you touch her. Ple.. please, I'll I'll read whatever you me to." "Just don't hurt her".
Margaret is sobbing on the ground. Her eyes meet Leo's and they are pleading with him not to give in to their demands.
"Its ok Margaret, it doesn't matter". He lets his head fall to the ground and tries not to think about what had almost happened to Margaret.