A new face out of the race
Chapter 20
Zander walked up to the guard that was supposed to watch Emily and Lucky so they didn't get away. The guard looked warily at him and blinked. He didn't appreciate that a twenty-year-old man was commanding him.
"I wish to see the other hostage." Zander commanded. The guard nodded and opened the door. Zander stepped in and saw Lucky was pacing the room. He didn't seem to notice him so he just stood there in the doorway. He watched as Lucky stopped his pacing and turned to see him in the doorway. Lucky's eyes narrowed and his eyebrow rose.
"Preoccupied?" Zander asked and closed the door with a slam.
Lucky said nothing for a few moments, but soon changed the subject. "Where's Emily?" He demanded.
"Your not in any position to be asking the questions." Zander answered and pulled out a chair from the table.
"I don't care. Where is she?" Lucky once again demanded and walked up to where Zander was sitting and stood right in front of him.
Zander leaned back and looked Lucky in the face. "I suppose I can answer the question. But I want something in return."
Lucky took a seat from the table as well. "Something?" Lucky asked.
Zander nodded. "Yes. Let's make a deal. You ask a question and I answer it to the best of my ability, and I get to ask you a question and you answer it truthfully."
"How do I know there isn't a catch?" Lucky asked and motioned around the room. "I mean look where I am. I am being held hostage so that your business partner can..." Lucky stopped and shrugged, "do something with my dad."
Zander nodded again. "Well, that is up to you. You can play the game and get your answers and risk that there's a catch. Or you can not play the game, risk nothing and get no answers." Zander suggested his options.
Lucky thought about it for a second, take a risk that there's a catch and get his answers or not to risk and not get any answers. Desperate times, call for desperate actions Lucky figured. "I'll take the first option. Do you or I ask a question first?"
"Well, you are the guest, so I guess you can go first." Zander answered and sensed Lucky had a comeback when he said, "guest".
"Fine with me. Where's Emily?" Lucky asked.
"In a room a few doors down." Zander answered. Lucky noticed his vague answer. He did have a fascination for Emily. That wasn't good. "Now for my question." Zander said and thought for a second. "How long have you known Emily?"
Lucky hid the shock in his voice when he answered. "Roughly seven years." Lucky answered vaguely. If Zander was going to give vague answers, so would he. Zander nodded and motioned for Lucky to ask a question.
"What does Helena want with my dad?" Lucky asked the question that had been bothering him when he learned of that.
"She said she and your dad had business with each other. Helena didn't say much more than that." Zander answered and waited for Lucky's attention to ask his question. "How do you feel about your mother and father?"
"I love my mom and dad. They've been there me from the beginning and have kept me safe." Lucky answered. It was strange Zander would ask such a thing.
Zander muttered something under his breath and looked back at Lucky. "Your turn."
"Are you related to Frank or Jennifer Smith?" He asked. He wouldn't
"I am Jennifer Smith's bastard." Zander answered. Lucky sensed Zander didn't seem embarrassed about it. He had to admire him for that. Most people wouldn't admit that they were bastards. "Why do you care about the woman who bore me or my grandfather?"(Notice he didn't say mother, hehe)
"Call it curiosity or call it some family history." Lucky said. Family history was the correct answer, but yet he was curious
Zander cut to the chase, they had cut the important issue out of the conversation. Emily. "How do you feel about Emily?" He asked. If Lucky lied, the truth would lie in his eyes.
"I..." Lucky stopped. "That's very complicated." Lucky answered. His once crush on Emily, he knew, was much more than it use to be, but he wasn't sure it was love just yet.
Zander watched Lucky. You could see the love in his eyes. Damn it! He thought it was only a temporary love. It wasn't fair! Emily was his, always has been. Then this clown came and messed with Emily's head. Now the feelings were mutual. The thought enraged him. No one took his girl. But he kept his rage in check until the right moment. He knew it was coming.
Lucky saw Zander try to hide his jealousy and anger, and they both knew they were both fighting for Emily's feelings. The only thing keeping him in line was the fact that he had won the race years ago. Emily loved him, as he loved her. He almost smiled at that thought.
"How do you feel about Emily?" Lucky asked smugly. He knew the answer. It was why he was so worried about her being alone with Zander.
"You damn know how I feel about her!" Zander yelled and threw back his chair and stood up. He couldn't keep his temper under control no longer. No one touched what was his. "And since I know the feeling the mutual I'll have to do something about it." Zander grinned evilly. Lucky immediately regretted goading Zander about Emily's feelings as Zander, seething in anger, walked closer to him with a murderous look. Lucky gathered his strength and gently pushed back his chair and stood up to confront Zander. He would close his wits off because there was no way they'd beat Zander's muscular power. He'd always relied on his wits more than his muscle and power he realized, but now it was the other way around. It'd be a test of his physical strength more than ever.
Author: Zander doesn't seem like a great guy anymore huh? What will happen next chapter? Will there be any deaths? Will Emily intervene? Stay tuned to the next chapter to find out! Evil Laughter
Zander walked up to the guard that was supposed to watch Emily and Lucky so they didn't get away. The guard looked warily at him and blinked. He didn't appreciate that a twenty-year-old man was commanding him.
"I wish to see the other hostage." Zander commanded. The guard nodded and opened the door. Zander stepped in and saw Lucky was pacing the room. He didn't seem to notice him so he just stood there in the doorway. He watched as Lucky stopped his pacing and turned to see him in the doorway. Lucky's eyes narrowed and his eyebrow rose.
"Preoccupied?" Zander asked and closed the door with a slam.
Lucky said nothing for a few moments, but soon changed the subject. "Where's Emily?" He demanded.
"Your not in any position to be asking the questions." Zander answered and pulled out a chair from the table.
"I don't care. Where is she?" Lucky once again demanded and walked up to where Zander was sitting and stood right in front of him.
Zander leaned back and looked Lucky in the face. "I suppose I can answer the question. But I want something in return."
Lucky took a seat from the table as well. "Something?" Lucky asked.
Zander nodded. "Yes. Let's make a deal. You ask a question and I answer it to the best of my ability, and I get to ask you a question and you answer it truthfully."
"How do I know there isn't a catch?" Lucky asked and motioned around the room. "I mean look where I am. I am being held hostage so that your business partner can..." Lucky stopped and shrugged, "do something with my dad."
Zander nodded again. "Well, that is up to you. You can play the game and get your answers and risk that there's a catch. Or you can not play the game, risk nothing and get no answers." Zander suggested his options.
Lucky thought about it for a second, take a risk that there's a catch and get his answers or not to risk and not get any answers. Desperate times, call for desperate actions Lucky figured. "I'll take the first option. Do you or I ask a question first?"
"Well, you are the guest, so I guess you can go first." Zander answered and sensed Lucky had a comeback when he said, "guest".
"Fine with me. Where's Emily?" Lucky asked.
"In a room a few doors down." Zander answered. Lucky noticed his vague answer. He did have a fascination for Emily. That wasn't good. "Now for my question." Zander said and thought for a second. "How long have you known Emily?"
Lucky hid the shock in his voice when he answered. "Roughly seven years." Lucky answered vaguely. If Zander was going to give vague answers, so would he. Zander nodded and motioned for Lucky to ask a question.
"What does Helena want with my dad?" Lucky asked the question that had been bothering him when he learned of that.
"She said she and your dad had business with each other. Helena didn't say much more than that." Zander answered and waited for Lucky's attention to ask his question. "How do you feel about your mother and father?"
"I love my mom and dad. They've been there me from the beginning and have kept me safe." Lucky answered. It was strange Zander would ask such a thing.
Zander muttered something under his breath and looked back at Lucky. "Your turn."
"Are you related to Frank or Jennifer Smith?" He asked. He wouldn't
"I am Jennifer Smith's bastard." Zander answered. Lucky sensed Zander didn't seem embarrassed about it. He had to admire him for that. Most people wouldn't admit that they were bastards. "Why do you care about the woman who bore me or my grandfather?"(Notice he didn't say mother, hehe)
"Call it curiosity or call it some family history." Lucky said. Family history was the correct answer, but yet he was curious
Zander cut to the chase, they had cut the important issue out of the conversation. Emily. "How do you feel about Emily?" He asked. If Lucky lied, the truth would lie in his eyes.
"I..." Lucky stopped. "That's very complicated." Lucky answered. His once crush on Emily, he knew, was much more than it use to be, but he wasn't sure it was love just yet.
Zander watched Lucky. You could see the love in his eyes. Damn it! He thought it was only a temporary love. It wasn't fair! Emily was his, always has been. Then this clown came and messed with Emily's head. Now the feelings were mutual. The thought enraged him. No one took his girl. But he kept his rage in check until the right moment. He knew it was coming.
Lucky saw Zander try to hide his jealousy and anger, and they both knew they were both fighting for Emily's feelings. The only thing keeping him in line was the fact that he had won the race years ago. Emily loved him, as he loved her. He almost smiled at that thought.
"How do you feel about Emily?" Lucky asked smugly. He knew the answer. It was why he was so worried about her being alone with Zander.
"You damn know how I feel about her!" Zander yelled and threw back his chair and stood up. He couldn't keep his temper under control no longer. No one touched what was his. "And since I know the feeling the mutual I'll have to do something about it." Zander grinned evilly. Lucky immediately regretted goading Zander about Emily's feelings as Zander, seething in anger, walked closer to him with a murderous look. Lucky gathered his strength and gently pushed back his chair and stood up to confront Zander. He would close his wits off because there was no way they'd beat Zander's muscular power. He'd always relied on his wits more than his muscle and power he realized, but now it was the other way around. It'd be a test of his physical strength more than ever.
Author: Zander doesn't seem like a great guy anymore huh? What will happen next chapter? Will there be any deaths? Will Emily intervene? Stay tuned to the next chapter to find out! Evil Laughter