Crossing the boundaries
Chapter 9: Can you save me?
Serena sat there staring at the darkness she was enveloped in. She felt as though an eternity passed. Her butt was numb and she felt like the circulation to her wrists was slowly stopping. "Come on Serena you have to get out of this place." Serena whispered to herself. She looked around for something that would help her cut the rope tied around her wrists. She spotted something gleaming at the corner of the room. Slowly she crawled over to it. She felt all the dirt trailing along with her. "Once I'm out of this damn place I'm going to take a nice hot shower." Serena growled. There was a sharp nail sticking out of the wall, as Serena got closer to identify it. "Yes!! God thank you so much!" Serena laughed with joy and placed the rope on top of the nail. She kept pushing downward as she heard the rope slowly coming apart. "Come on Serena, come on you can do this." She urged herself.
"Why did Greg have to leave us to watch her?" Alex asked as he sat outside on a bench. "I don't know. All I know is that I'm getting paid to kill the little whore." Dexter laughed as he cocked his handgun. "Man are you serious? We were just sent to leave her in the mill. You're going to get in some deep shit for this." Alex said nervously. "The only people who know that she's up here is Greg, Ray, you and me. How will anyone find out I did it? Besides we're miles away from civilization." Dexter convinced Alex. "Okay man. Just be careful she's a feisty one." Alex replied as he lit up a Winston. "Man why do you have to smoke at a time like this? You know I have asthma." Dexter growled. "It helps to calm me down. Besides don't you have a job to do?" Alex asked as he stared off into the distance. "Whatever man." Dexter replied as he began his walk towards the mill.
"So Ray told you that they have her locked up in some mill?" Andrew asked as they hopped into Andrew's Toyota. "Yeah. And that probably by the time we get there she'll be dead." Darien replied as he got into the front seat. "She'll be what?" Mina asked as she jumped into the backseat. "That she'll be dead. Ray was probably bluffing. She's got some major issues." Darien answered as he stuck the key into the ignition. He sped off onto the road. "Please Serena hold on for me. I'm coming to save you. I promise" Darien thought to himself.
Ray jumped into her car as well. "They think that I'll let them off the hook that easily? Ha they must not know Ray Hino that well then." Ray laughed as she got into her convertible and stomped her foot on the pedal. "Here we go. Serena Tskinuo over my dead body will I ever let you take Darien. If I can't have him then no one will!!!!!" Ray sneered and drove off following Andrew's car. The chase was officially on.
Mina sat in the backseat and stared off into the distance. She pictured Serena's body lying there in that dirty mill. She pictured Serena in a pool of her own blood. It was horrible just to even think that someone would want to do something like that to Serena. How could they hate her so much? She just couldn't understand it. "Mina how are you holding up back there?" Andrew asked as he turned to face her. "Not that good. I hope we get there in time." Mina whispered. "I can't assure that Serena's fine but we'll get there and whoever did this to her will pay I can assure you that much." Andrew squeezed her hand lightly. "It's just I picture Serena lying in that dingy mill, dead. I picture her lying there in a pool of her own blood. And I just won't forgive myself. I just won't." Mina trembled as she cried. "No Mina don't you say that. Have faith. Serena's a strong girl and I know she wouldn't want to see you this way. Please baby don't cry." Andrew touched her face as he tried to find words of comfort. " It's just…why her? What did Serena ever do to deserve any of this?" Mina asked.
As soon as Mina said this it struck a chord in Darien's heart. Serena would have never had to be in this situation if he had never fallen in love with her. If he would have just left her alone she'd be all right and her life wouldn't have to be on the line. It was his entire fault that she was there in a mill across town fighting for her life from only God knows what. "This would have never happened if I never fell in love with her." Darien said aloud. "What? No Darien don't say that!" Mina put a hand on his shoulder. "It's true. Haven't you noticed? Most of these encounters and predicaments revolve around me. Because I fell in love with Serena she's in danger now." Darien sighed. "Look Serena would want none of this. I know she loves you as much as you love her. She wouldn't have given into you. In the talent show she was going to perform something for you Darien. Something that would have proven everything to you." Mina replied. Darien looked over at Mina quickly. "If we go faster you'll be able to understand how much you mean to her. Believe me." Mina said as she wiped the tears from her face. Darien smiled and sped up the pace.
Ray laughed loudly as she finally caught up with Andrew's car. "Yes! Well let's just see if you guys can make it before I drive you off the road!" Ray snickered. She drove up and crashed her car onto Andrew's car rear. "Yeah baby! Tackle!!" Ray shouted.
"What the hell?" Mina looked back and spotted Ray in her convertible. "Darien, Ray's trying to crash into us." "Are you serious? Damn man she's crazy to get me as far away form Serena. All right guys hold on I'm putting this baby in overdrive." Darien pushed his foot onto the gas at full force. The car zoomed off down the road leaving Ray in a trail of dust. "Look! I see the mill!!" Andrew pointed. "Yes! Serena don't worry we're here to save you." Mina shouted
Finally Serena rid herself of the ropes tying her wrists together. She rubbed them and cursed herself for not thinking of that sooner. "Okay now to get out of this place. Serena stood up and tried to open the door. "Crap it's sealed shut." She looked around the little den for a weapon or something to crack the door open. Suddenly, the door opened and there stood Dexter. The light beamed in Serena's eyes. "Why you seem to rid yourself of the ropes. Well let's see if you could rid yourself of this bullet." Dexter aimed the gun at Serena's forehead. "Please don't shoot!" Serena whimpered. "Shut up! Get out!" He shouted. As she stepped out he pushed her to the floor. "Little whore. You seem to be an annoyance to Ray haven't you?" Dexter whispered as he knelt down in front of Serena. "Ray sent you to do this?" Serena asked in shock. "Yeah. She sent me to rid you of her life. A new life with Darien and her and like I said no Serena. Oh does the name Darien ring a bell?" Dexter laughed. "No it's not true. He doesn't love Ray." Serena whispered. Dexter hit Serena across the face with his gun. Her lip began to bleed causing satisfaction for Dexter. "Well obviously he does. He forgave her and they forgot about you. You're a thing of their past. So I'm doing you the favor and taking you out of your misery…you'll thank me someday." Dexter laughed. Serena's eyes grew wide as he pointed the gun at her forehead. "Say your last goodbyes Blondie."