The hour was the longest of the teenager's lives. John had taunted them by pulling out the cylinder of his gun, spinning it the clicking it back into place. He would point the gun at one of them and then pretend to shoot. Rachel was shaking. She knew what her father could do. Ryan could feel her shaking since their shoulders were touching. He moved his leg over to touch hers to try and comfort her. She looked up at him and he saw the fear in her eyes. He knew that Rachel could see the fear in his even though he tried to hide it. They knew each other to well.
"That guy better get here soon." John said looking at the clock. "He has 20 minutes."
"Sandy will come." Ryan said calmly. John glared at him.
"Did I say you could speak?" John said angrily. It was Ryan's turn; he glared at him though his hair that was ever so slightly covering his eyes. "Tough guy huh?" John said amused.
"Ryan, don't." Rachel whispered to him.
"What? Little shit thinks he could take me on?" John said getting up. He then stood in front of
Ryan and leaned in putting his hand on the armrest and looked at Ryan. After a moment Ryan looked him in the eyes.
"Do. You. Think. You. Can. Take. Me. On?" John said slowly and his voice was steady. Ryan held his gaze for a moment then looked down. "That's what I thought. Punk ass piece of shit." John said standing straight up again. Ryan knew that with his hands and feet bound that he had no shot at a fight. Ryan shook his head.
"What now?" John asked angrily watching Ryan. Ryan didn't answer and just looked at him. "Oh I see!" He said pulling out a knife. Both teens sat back a little more against the couch in a feeble attempt to get away from the weapon. John came over quickly and swiftly cut the tape from Ryan's hands and feet. Ryan looked at Rachel confused and all she could do was shake her head softly. "Let's see if you can fight with out any thing in the way. No Guns, knives or being tied up." John said throwing the knife on the table next to his gun. Ryan sat there on the couch dumbfounded. John got impatient and picked the teen up by his arm and forced him up. John pushed him in to an open part of the living room where furniture wouldn't get in the way. John then backed up and stood a few feet away from a confused Ryan.
"Come on. Hit me." John taunted but Ryan just stood there. "Fine I will be first." John said and walked up to Ryan and took a swing and Ryan ducked and moved. He was just going to play the duck and move game for as long as he could. John came at him again and again Ryan got out of the way. Third shot John wasn't fooled. When Ryan went to weave john caught it and hit him square in the stomach. Ryan hunched over and John instantly pushed him down.
"NO! STOP! PLEASE!" Rachel yelled from the couch and John looked up at her. Ryan took this chance and took johns legs out knocking him to the ground. He landed a good punch to the face before John regained his sense and pushed Ryan off of him. He then straddled Ryan and held him down on the ground. Ryan struggled but John was too heavy. John landed three punches to Ryan's face and a couple to his chest. Ryan tried to block the blows with his arms and hands but it was useless. John pinned Ryan's arms to the ground with one hand and looked at the boys bruised face.
"Had enough?" John asked with a smirk. Ryan didn't answer so John hit him in the face again.
"Yes." Ryan whispered.
"What?" John asked even though he knew what Ryan said.
"Yes I had enough." Ryan said a little louder. John got off of him and Ryan put a hand to his face but before he could get up John kicked him twice in the side. Ryan groaned and coughed.
Rachel turned her head to avoid seeing him get beat up as she did so she saw the door open and Sandy walk in. John hadn't noticed and kicked Ryan again.
"Hey Stop!" Sandy yelled and John looked up at him then rushed to get his gun. He picked it up and went over to Rachel and held the gun to her head as Ryan tried to get air back into his lungs.
"You got the money?" John asked. Sandy nodded. "Come over here slowly and sit down." He said and Sandy did it. Sandy looked over at Ryan quickly and saw he was slowly trying to get up. He then looked back at where John and Rachel were. He could tell Rachel was scared. She had tears going down her face but she wasn't crying hysterically. Just silent tears.
"It is all there. Please leave." Sandy said calmly as John looked over the money. John looked up at him.
"I'll leave when I want!" He said angrily. Ryan had finally crawled to the couch and sat next to Sandy hunched over. Sandy looked at him and raised Ryan's face to meet his. Sandy saw that his eye was already bruised and his nose and lip were bleeding and he spotted the gash from where the gun hit him before. Sandy looked over again at Rachel and noticed she had a similar gash on her head. He also took note that her hands and feet were bound with duct tape.
"Ryan." Ryan looked up at John. He threw him the duct tape. Ryan flinched but caught it. Ryan was confused. "Tie him up." John said pointing to Sandy. Ryan's mouth hung open. John saw his hesitation. "Do it now!" John said again holding the gun to Rachel's head.
"It's ok Ryan." Sandy said calmly and held his hand out for Ryan. Ryan taped them up quietly.
"Feet too." John said and Ryan slid off the couch and tied his feet together. Once he was done he sat back on the couch hunched over. John then went over and bound Ryan up. The weakened teen was to beat up to struggle against him. The three of them watched as John looked over the money to make sure it wasn't fake. And to see if all of it was there. Rachel kept looking down she refused to meet Sandy and Ryan's eyes.
"It is all here." John stated.
"Yea. I said that before. When it comes to my kids and their friends I don't play games." Sandy said a bit annoyed. Sandy still didn't know that John was Rachel's father. John laughed and Sandy was a bit confused. John looked at Rachel.
"What you didn't tell them about me?" John said pretending to be hurt. He knew Ryan knew but he liked to humiliate people. Rachel just looked at him. "Well tell them." He knew that it would humiliate Rachel to tell this man that the person who was holding their adoptive son and now him hostage was her own father. Rachel didn't say any thing so John lifted his gun and cocked it and aimed it at her head. "I said look them in the eye and tell them." He said though clenched teeth. Rachel swallowed. She looked up at Sandy and Ryan.
"He is my father." She said just loud enough for them to hear. Sandy's mouth dropped open and Ryan mouthed to Rachel 'It's ok.' She just looked down.
"How could you do this to your own kid?" Sandy asked dumbfounded.
"I do what I need to get money. But now she will come with me." John stated and both Rachel and Ryan looked at John in shock.
"Why do you need to take her? She didn't do anything!" Ryan said getting protective. He was sitting at the edge of the couch now and he looked like he was ready to pounce on John. John looked at him amused.
"Well I see someone got their strength back." He mused. "I will take her to ensure you don't call the cops."
"We won't call any one. You have your money!" Sandy said. Ryan moved his feet around trying to loosen the tape. It hurt to move anything but he didn't want this mad man to take Rachel with him.
"We won't call anyone dad, I- I promise." Rachel said pleading with her father to let her stay here and not take her with him.
"Take me instead." John and Rachel looked over to the person who said it.
"No Ryan. You can't do that." Rachel said now moving to where she was sitting on the edge of the couch. Ryan was still wiggling his feet around to try and get loose. John caught on to this.
"Hey! You trying to get free?!" John yelled and pointed the gun at Ryan and he froze. "I have had enough of you!" John said and cocked the gun once more.
"NO!" Rachel said and got herself up on her bound feet. John pulled the trigger and Rachel jumped to try and stop him from shooting Ryan.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!" Sandy yelled as the gun went off.
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"That guy better get here soon." John said looking at the clock. "He has 20 minutes."
"Sandy will come." Ryan said calmly. John glared at him.
"Did I say you could speak?" John said angrily. It was Ryan's turn; he glared at him though his hair that was ever so slightly covering his eyes. "Tough guy huh?" John said amused.
"Ryan, don't." Rachel whispered to him.
"What? Little shit thinks he could take me on?" John said getting up. He then stood in front of
Ryan and leaned in putting his hand on the armrest and looked at Ryan. After a moment Ryan looked him in the eyes.
"Do. You. Think. You. Can. Take. Me. On?" John said slowly and his voice was steady. Ryan held his gaze for a moment then looked down. "That's what I thought. Punk ass piece of shit." John said standing straight up again. Ryan knew that with his hands and feet bound that he had no shot at a fight. Ryan shook his head.
"What now?" John asked angrily watching Ryan. Ryan didn't answer and just looked at him. "Oh I see!" He said pulling out a knife. Both teens sat back a little more against the couch in a feeble attempt to get away from the weapon. John came over quickly and swiftly cut the tape from Ryan's hands and feet. Ryan looked at Rachel confused and all she could do was shake her head softly. "Let's see if you can fight with out any thing in the way. No Guns, knives or being tied up." John said throwing the knife on the table next to his gun. Ryan sat there on the couch dumbfounded. John got impatient and picked the teen up by his arm and forced him up. John pushed him in to an open part of the living room where furniture wouldn't get in the way. John then backed up and stood a few feet away from a confused Ryan.
"Come on. Hit me." John taunted but Ryan just stood there. "Fine I will be first." John said and walked up to Ryan and took a swing and Ryan ducked and moved. He was just going to play the duck and move game for as long as he could. John came at him again and again Ryan got out of the way. Third shot John wasn't fooled. When Ryan went to weave john caught it and hit him square in the stomach. Ryan hunched over and John instantly pushed him down.
"NO! STOP! PLEASE!" Rachel yelled from the couch and John looked up at her. Ryan took this chance and took johns legs out knocking him to the ground. He landed a good punch to the face before John regained his sense and pushed Ryan off of him. He then straddled Ryan and held him down on the ground. Ryan struggled but John was too heavy. John landed three punches to Ryan's face and a couple to his chest. Ryan tried to block the blows with his arms and hands but it was useless. John pinned Ryan's arms to the ground with one hand and looked at the boys bruised face.
"Had enough?" John asked with a smirk. Ryan didn't answer so John hit him in the face again.
"Yes." Ryan whispered.
"What?" John asked even though he knew what Ryan said.
"Yes I had enough." Ryan said a little louder. John got off of him and Ryan put a hand to his face but before he could get up John kicked him twice in the side. Ryan groaned and coughed.
Rachel turned her head to avoid seeing him get beat up as she did so she saw the door open and Sandy walk in. John hadn't noticed and kicked Ryan again.
"Hey Stop!" Sandy yelled and John looked up at him then rushed to get his gun. He picked it up and went over to Rachel and held the gun to her head as Ryan tried to get air back into his lungs.
"You got the money?" John asked. Sandy nodded. "Come over here slowly and sit down." He said and Sandy did it. Sandy looked over at Ryan quickly and saw he was slowly trying to get up. He then looked back at where John and Rachel were. He could tell Rachel was scared. She had tears going down her face but she wasn't crying hysterically. Just silent tears.
"It is all there. Please leave." Sandy said calmly as John looked over the money. John looked up at him.
"I'll leave when I want!" He said angrily. Ryan had finally crawled to the couch and sat next to Sandy hunched over. Sandy looked at him and raised Ryan's face to meet his. Sandy saw that his eye was already bruised and his nose and lip were bleeding and he spotted the gash from where the gun hit him before. Sandy looked over again at Rachel and noticed she had a similar gash on her head. He also took note that her hands and feet were bound with duct tape.
"Ryan." Ryan looked up at John. He threw him the duct tape. Ryan flinched but caught it. Ryan was confused. "Tie him up." John said pointing to Sandy. Ryan's mouth hung open. John saw his hesitation. "Do it now!" John said again holding the gun to Rachel's head.
"It's ok Ryan." Sandy said calmly and held his hand out for Ryan. Ryan taped them up quietly.
"Feet too." John said and Ryan slid off the couch and tied his feet together. Once he was done he sat back on the couch hunched over. John then went over and bound Ryan up. The weakened teen was to beat up to struggle against him. The three of them watched as John looked over the money to make sure it wasn't fake. And to see if all of it was there. Rachel kept looking down she refused to meet Sandy and Ryan's eyes.
"It is all here." John stated.
"Yea. I said that before. When it comes to my kids and their friends I don't play games." Sandy said a bit annoyed. Sandy still didn't know that John was Rachel's father. John laughed and Sandy was a bit confused. John looked at Rachel.
"What you didn't tell them about me?" John said pretending to be hurt. He knew Ryan knew but he liked to humiliate people. Rachel just looked at him. "Well tell them." He knew that it would humiliate Rachel to tell this man that the person who was holding their adoptive son and now him hostage was her own father. Rachel didn't say any thing so John lifted his gun and cocked it and aimed it at her head. "I said look them in the eye and tell them." He said though clenched teeth. Rachel swallowed. She looked up at Sandy and Ryan.
"He is my father." She said just loud enough for them to hear. Sandy's mouth dropped open and Ryan mouthed to Rachel 'It's ok.' She just looked down.
"How could you do this to your own kid?" Sandy asked dumbfounded.
"I do what I need to get money. But now she will come with me." John stated and both Rachel and Ryan looked at John in shock.
"Why do you need to take her? She didn't do anything!" Ryan said getting protective. He was sitting at the edge of the couch now and he looked like he was ready to pounce on John. John looked at him amused.
"Well I see someone got their strength back." He mused. "I will take her to ensure you don't call the cops."
"We won't call any one. You have your money!" Sandy said. Ryan moved his feet around trying to loosen the tape. It hurt to move anything but he didn't want this mad man to take Rachel with him.
"We won't call anyone dad, I- I promise." Rachel said pleading with her father to let her stay here and not take her with him.
"Take me instead." John and Rachel looked over to the person who said it.
"No Ryan. You can't do that." Rachel said now moving to where she was sitting on the edge of the couch. Ryan was still wiggling his feet around to try and get loose. John caught on to this.
"Hey! You trying to get free?!" John yelled and pointed the gun at Ryan and he froze. "I have had enough of you!" John said and cocked the gun once more.
"NO!" Rachel said and got herself up on her bound feet. John pulled the trigger and Rachel jumped to try and stop him from shooting Ryan.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!" Sandy yelled as the gun went off.
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