Chapter 21
Note- Hello there, I found a nice little chunk of time and decided to write, so here you have it.
Carter was laid out on the ground in the center of the room surrounded by a large leather couch and a large black leather chair where Danny sat confidently. Jed and Rob took their place on the couch as they all took in the site of the seemingly unconscious victim. Carter could feel their piercing eyes and the threat that they held.
...At Police Station...
A man came running up "We've got prints and an ID" he said causing Mark and Benton to hole there breaths in anticipation. "They belong to Danny Trend, he has a record for armed robbery. Hey docs!" he called as Benton let out the breath he hadn't realized he was holding. They walked over to a table with files laid out. "We got some medical records on him and his family" the man pushed the vanilla folder across the table. Mark picked it up and skimmed through the information while Benton picked up another folder that belonged to the convict's sister. A few tense minutes passed with all eyes on them watching and waiting for the solution.
"Hey" Benton called out "His sister died about a year ago she came in with multiple gun shot wounds, she died shortly after being brought in. Damn it Carter was running it."
Mark stepped closer to review the information. "I was the attending I remember that one, do you have a file on his mother or father" Mark asked searching for more pieces to the puzzle.
The man across the table lifted up a blue folder "We have records on his mother" he began to read, "Her name was Margaret..."
"Wait was?" Benton asked scrunching his face slightly.
"Yeah" he continued "About a year ago she committed suicide" His eyes widened. "Damn it, well we have a motive or two now we need a place" The room was quit for a moment before everyone returned to their assigned work.
...Hideout...
"Rob" Danny ordered "Go get me a drink" Rob got up and quickly made his was to the bar across the room and began to mix a drink as directed. "Hmm... he's no fun when he's sleeping, I wonder if we could wake him up." Danny looked up at Rob still working at the bar "Rob make it strong" Danny looked back down at Carter for a moment before his diligent gaze was interrupted by a drink being swirled in front of him. "Give it to him" he said peering down at the ground. Rob kneeled beside Carter and opened his mouth slightly.
Carter was lost and uncertain of what to do he could feel himself being pulled up and he felt the warm liquid as it cascaded into his mouth and down his parched throat. It burned causing him to cough uncontrollably. His eyes became teary as a mixture of pain and alcohol hit him. He blinked his eyes to clear his vision and stared up at his captor. The room was silent once Carter stifled his coughs. The two stared into each other's eyes for a moment.
"Well, I've been patient with you, I bet you can't wait for what's coming next" Danny smiled as he signaled with his eyes to his workers. "Want to go for a little ride" Danny rose from his seat and peered out the window "oh look it stopped raining" carter looked out the window unsure of what time of day it was as he watched the light disappear. Once he was dragged outside into a dark brown van.
The ride was quit as every bump jarred Carter's injuries. The car pulled to a stop at a weird place. They pulled Carter from the van and he looked out at the tombstones surrounding him death lingering in the air threatening him. Danny walked by Carter and knelt down at a stone a few yards away. A few tears escaped from his sad eyes as he looked around to the stone beside him as well. Once again the feeling of just running away filled Carter's mind. Rob and Jed dragged Carter a few yards in the other direction. Carter's heart seemed to stop in his chest for a moment at the site before him. He had stood there for an unmeasured amount of time when he felt Danny's hand on his shoulder as he was pushed to his knees.
Note- Oh man...I was going to make the ending come really soon but I got a cool idea, so stay tuned for an update. Hope you enjoined this installment.