After supper Jamie walked back to the room she was now occupying. She found her disk man and put a CD in putting the head phones on. She listened to the music and try to let it sooth her.
You tried so hard to be someone
That you forgot who you are
You tried to fill some emptiness
until all you had spilled over
Now everything is so far away
That you don't know where you are
You are
But all that you wanted
And all that you have
Don't seem so much
For you to hold on to
For you to hold on to
For you to belong to
Jamie felt the music talk to her, it did sometimes, she would laugh when she tought about it, but it did. Sometimes it just seemed other peoples words could express how she felt at that time. She used her music to tell her life, she had not been able to write her own music for quite some time it always was just bad so she quit. Now she listened to it the words touching her. Her life being told by one song, by people she had never talked to or even meant, or possibly even been in the same city, state, or country of.
Jack walked into the room and saw her staring at the wall. He leaned against the door frame he could hear the music over the headphones. He almost thought to himself, but stopped himself early on because it would make him old, "Kids and their loud music today." He smiled at the thought of feeling old, he was old, with a lot of regrets to carry along with the years that added up. He heard the music and though.
When it's hard to be yourself
It's not to be someone else
Still everything is so far away
That you forgot where you are
You are
But all that you wanted
And all that you have
Don't seem so much
For you to hold on to
For you to hold on to
Hold on X 9
He did not have anything left to live for. Kim and his relationship was stressed at best, she still was angry with him no matter what she said, and she would always blame him for her mothers death. He closed his eyes and felt the old pains come back, he tried to block them. He had something now, he would help her out. He would get Jamie out of this situation and than maybe help her get back on track. He had a mission again, something to hold on to, something to belong to. It might not seem much but it was enough to get him through the day, week, month and horrible years.
Jamie noticed him in the doorway and jumped started. She wiped the few tears that streamed down her face and took the headphones off the music still playing in the back ground. "I didn't see you there Jack."
"Sorry to startle you. I just wanted to check on you before I go out."
"Where are you going?" Jamie asked worrying.
"We got a location on them and a team is going in. Seems he have some good reasons to want them in custody and we are going to use that." Jack said.
"But you are going with them I thought you were through with CTU?"
"I was, but I wanted to go to make sure it all went smoothly. Tony will stay here with you while I'm gone."
"OK. Thanks Jack. I know you don't have to do this, nor did you have to give a damn, but you did, and that means a lot to me. Thank you for helping me."
"I gave someone some advice one time and I never followed it, but I'm going to give you the same advice. One thing about getting a second chance is accepting and facing the mistakes from before and trying to make sure they never happen again." He smiled at her, "I'll see you in a few hours." Jack walked out of the room.
But all that you wanted
And all that you have
Don't seem so much
For you to hold on to
For you to hold on to
For you to belong to
Jack and the team had parked outside the small compound outside L.A. Jack was ready to go they were just waiting on the green light. As soon as Michelle gave the go ahead everyone rushed towards the house, the plan written and orally rehearsed multiple times on the way there until everyone knew where everyone else would be every second of the siege. Jack cleared the rooms until they came upon one where most of the Aryan Nation followers sat. Jack searched the room for Anthony not seeing him Jack called over the radio no one had seen him. A sudden cold rush ran through Jack, that had been way to easy.
Jack rushed back to Tony's house. He searched the house and there was no sign of anyone. Michelle had called him with the same revelation, "I'm on my way wait for me Jack. I have Adam tracing them now."
Jack sat on the steps when Michelle walked in he was holding his head in his hands. "How could I have been so stupid?" He said weakly.
"Jack none of us could have known."
"It was to easy Michelle we should have known." Jack grabbed his cell phone as it was ringing. "Bauer." He said in a strong voice.
"Bauer interesting. Would you like the man back?"
"Let me speak to them."
"In due time. My son has been telling me some really interesting things about this man name Jack who's stole his girlfriend from him."
Jack heard Jamie scream in the background and he felt his blood run cold. He could only guess what they were doing to her. "No that's now how it happened. I was only helping her she a young girl and she needed help."
"Sure Jack we all like them young." The man said bantering Jack. "Here is the deal you can have the man back. All you have to do is show up."
"Where at?" Jack asked already willing to go.
"Just stand outside. Someone will pick you up. I wouldn't advice any of your CTU people to follow us it might get messy."
"Fine." Jack said standing up. He looked at Michelle, "Don't follow us whatever you do. I'll get Tony back for you." Jack walked out of the house the cell phone to his ear still. "Let me talk to Jamie."
"Not really she's busy Anthony is showing her some nice hospitality don't worry." The man smiled as he heard Jamie scream for Jack to help her.
Jack was holding his phone so tight that he felt it digging into his hands and he started to fear he'd crush it at any moment. He saw the car pull up in front of the house and he walked over getting in. He hung the phone up and the man in the driver seat said, "Gun."
Jack handed him his gun and the man took it and stick it between the seat and the door on the driver side. He took off again going in circles for awhile to make sure no one was following them. He drove Jack to a small house that was secluded. Jack got out and walked up to the front of the house. He heard Jamie scream again and it took all his strength not to barge in. He walked inside his eyes taking awhile to adjust to the smoky environment. A bald man with a swastika tattooed on his scalp smiled at Jack. Jack assumed he was Antohny's father. "Where is Tony?"
"Oh you mean the spic. He's around back."
"Let him go. That was part of the deal." Jack said looking at the man that was obviously bigger and stronger than Jack who looked almost like a midget standing by the man.
The man moved quick to as he threw a punch that made Jack's jaw pop and blood fly out of his mouth as his head whipped to the side from the force. "You don't order me get that now."
Jack had his hands against the wall to steady himself. He stood back up licking the blood from his lip and glared at the man. The man smiled and said, "Let's go around back and visit him." When they got to the back Jack saw Tony hanging from the tree by his neck. Jack rushed over and lifted Tony up by his legs. "Please let him down. We had a deal." Jack said making sure not to form the request as a command.
"Yes we did. And I keep my word." The man walked over and cut the rope. Jack and Tony stumbled to the ground. Jack noticed Tony was bleeding he must have been shot or stabbed. They both sat up and Tony sat gasping for breath. "Tony get out of here." Jack said finally standing up and helping Tony up untying Tony's hands. "Go now." Jack said when he didn't move automatically.
Anthony's father said, "You got to tell the spics a few times. Thez some dumb sons of a bitches."
Tony glared at him and was going to go after him when Jack stood in the way, "Tony go home. Michelle is waiting for you." Jack pushed him back and watched as Tony took off limping out of there. Jack waited until he was out of site when he finally turned back to the current situation. Jack looked at the man and asked, "Where is Jamie?"
"She is inside." The man said looking at Jack. He was thinking about what he should do to the man before him. Clearly Jack seemed to be of pure blood, blonde hair blue eyes a proper Aryan, who just happened to fight on the wrong side, but there was still the problem of killing a fellow Aryan. The man looked at the two men on either side of him and ordered, "Restrain his hands."
Jack let the men tie his hands behind his back and allowed himself to be pushed inside the house. He was wondering why they hadn't killed him yet, why was he still alive. He was pushed into a small room he saw a small figure lying on the floor curled up in a fetal position. Jack rushed over to her, it was Jamie clearly beaten. "Oh god Jamie." Jack said kneeling down by her. He couldn't help her as his hands were tied behind his back. He heard the door opened and he turned to find Anthony and his father walk in. Jack stood back up blocking them from getting to Jamie on the floor.