Then There Were Five…
Cloe, Eboney, Ved, and Brian waited in the waiting room of the hospital thinking about what just happened unaware of what was going to happen to their friend.
"What do you thinks going to happen to him," Brian asked everyone.
Nobody knew what to say so they just sat there waiting for the doctor.
"Hey does anybody want anything to eat or drink I'm going to the cafeteria," Cloe said to everybody.
"Get me a bag of chips," Brian said to his sister.
"I want a café mocha with a…" Eboney started to say but soon remembered she was in a hospital. "Just get me a coffee," she said to Cloe.
"What about you," Cloe said to her boyfriend.
"No I'm good but I need to talk to you," Ved said getting out of seat.
They walked to the lunchroom and got what everybody wanted Cloe got two coffees and a bag of chips.
"You wanna sit down and talk," Cloe asked Ved.
"Yeah," he said to her while sitting down in an empty chair.
"What the fuck happened back there at the beach because nobody's talking about it and I'm about to go crazy, and why the hell is Eboney doing still hanging with us she set us up and now we pretend she doesn't know anything," Ved said to her you could since he was angry by the tone of his voice and the look in his eyes.
"I knew something was up with Eboney but why would she set us up and then the big question is why do they want me," Cloe asked him.
"I don't know but what about Slade who are they working for," Ved asked Cloe.
"I'm sorry," Eboney said to them from behind.
Ved and Cloe turned around to see Eboney standing behind them with Brian by her side.
"You should be what the hell is happening and why do they want Cloe," Ved asked Eboney.
Eboney and Brian pulled a chair up from a different table and sat at the little table; Eboney grabbed her coffee and started to drink it.
"It wasn't suppose to happen like this not in a long shot," Eboney said to them.
"It was planned out everything the cab driver, the hotel, the schedule of events while we were in Honolulu, everything but somehow we screwed up," Eboney said taking a sip of her coffee.
"Eboney who are you working for," Brian said to her.
"I can't tell you," Eboney said to them.
"What the fuck do you mean you can't tell us you have the love of your life in this hospital and we don't know if he's okay or not and you can't tell us, that's fucked up Eboney and you know it," Ved said to her angry.
"Calm down Ved," Brian said to him.
"I'm sorry," Eboney said with her head down.
"Then tell us one thing," Cloe said to her.
Eboney looked up at her so called best friend.
"Why do they want me, you owe me at least that much," Cloe said to her.
Eboney took a sip of her coffee and looked Cloe in the eye.
"I was hired to kill you me and Slade, when you and Slade went in the room upstairs he was suppose to knock you unconscious and take you outside where I was waiting so I could give you to our boss, but he took to long so I had to grab Gel instead," Eboney said to them.
"Why do they want me," Cloe said to her.
"I don't know, we're not suppose to ask questions," Eboney said to her.
A doctor in a white outfit walked up to the four of them.
"You friend is lucky he can leave right away the bullet hit him in the arm just barely glided off but he did have to have stitches," the doctor told them.
"Can we see him," Eboney asked the doctor.
"Yes he's in room 218 you can take that elevator up there it's the first hallway on your right," the doctor said to them.
"Thanks," Cloe said to the doctor.
Everyone walked to Jay's room waiting to see there friend. Eboney was the first to walk into the room.
"Are we going to tell Jay," Cloe asked Ved.
"No don't do that it'll break his heart," Ved said to her.
Brian walked into the room followed by Ved and them Cloe.
"I thought you were dead," Brian said with a smile on his face.
"Me too," Jay said to him.
"So what are we going to do now," Jay said to everybody.
Everyone went quite nobody knew how to tell Jay or if they even should.
"What's wrong," Jay said to them.
Everyone looked at Eboney waiting to see if she was going to say anything. Jay looked at Eboney with a concerned look on his face.
"Eboney," Jay asked her.
"Baby, I'm sorry this is all my fault," Eboney said to him.
"What are you talking about," Jay asked her.
"Slade and I set you up it was all planned out since the beginning I was hired to kill Cloe me and Slade, I'm sorry," Eboney said with tears in her eyes.
Jay had a look of devastation on his face. Eboney went towards him to grab his hand but he pulled back.
"I don't know you," Jay said to Eboney.
"Jay" Eboney said him with a tear running down her face.
Jay sat up in his bed and stood up not even making eye contact with her.
"Do you know where they took the others," Jay asked out loud.
"No, we don't have any idea" Ved said to his brother.
"I do," Eboney said out loud but almost a whisper.
Jay turned around and everybody else looked at her, Eboney felt so small right then.
"Let me think you're going to take us there and then lead us into a trap all over again," Jay said to her showing no sympathy
"I'm sorry for what I did, I am but I know where they are," Eboney said to him.
"Why should we trust you now, after all this happened, you almost got Jay shot," Ved said to her.
"I've done a lot of things I'm not proud of and this is one of them but I need you to believe me right now I wish I could take it back, I wish I could take everything back but I can't, I'm sorry for what I did but I can't help what I have to do," Eboney said to them
"Where are they at," Jay asked her.
"There at the Plumeria Beach Café it's about 2 miles from here," Eboney said to them.
"Are they waiting for us," Ved asked Eboney.
"Yes," Eboney whispered to everyone.
"That's just great Eboney what are we suppose to do now charge into the café and say please Mr. sir can you please give us back are two friends don't worry about Cloe standing over there you don't want her," Ved said being sarcastic.
"Eboney what are we going to do," Jay asked her.
Eboney grabbed her bag and looked through it.
"Were going to get our friends back," Eboney said to them walking out the room followed by everybody else.
"Were crazy if we actually get away with this," Cloe said out loud.
"Were crazy if we die over this crap too," Eboney said to them.
They walked out the hospital and got into a nearby cab.
"Take us to the pier, please," Eboney said to the cab driver she was in the front seat.
"Eboney what the fuck are you doing," Jay said to her.
"Were going to get the SUV calm down," Eboney said to Jay.
"Don't fuck with us Eboney," Jay said to her.
"Like that wouldn't be hard," Eboney said to him with a smile on her face.
They pulled up to the SUV and Eboney paid for the fair. Everyone got out of the cab and stood over by the car.
"Let's go," Eboney said to them.
"We aren't going anywhere with you," Cloe said to her.
"Cloe," Eboney asked her friend.
"You can trust me," Eboney said to her.
"How can I trust somebody who was hired to kill me," Cloe said to her.
"She does have a point," Brian said.
"Shut up" Eboney and Cloe said at the same time.
"Women," Brian whispered over to Ved all he did was grin.
"So how long have you been pretending to be my friend," Cloe asked her.
"Cloe don't do this," Ved said to her.
"No Ved I want to know Eboney was suppose to be my best friend, this has to deal with your parents doesn't it," Cloe said loudly.
"Don't do this to me Cloe, don't" Eboney said to her.
"Why not you deserve it," Cloe said yelling at her.
"Cloe," Ved said to her.
Cloe turned to look at Ved and then everybody else. She didn't know what was going on she felt so betrayed she didn't know who to trust for all she knew Ved was hiding something right along with Eboney. It went silent Cloe kept looking back from Eboney to Ved to Jay to Brian we were all still dressed up in our outfits.
"Let's go," Ved said to everyone.
Everyone got into the car Eboney was driving, Jay was in the passenger seat, and Ved Cloe and Brian were sitting in the first row.
"Hey Brian look into my bag and grab a gun," Eboney said to him.
Brian opened the bag to see three guns he was shocked.
"Who do I give them too," Brian asked Eboney.
"Hand me one," Eboney said to him.
He handed her the gun while she was driving and she stuck it in jacket.
"Give Jay one and then the other too either you or Ved," She said to them.
Brian gave the gun to Jay and then Ved told him to take the other one.
"Hey we need to make a pit stop first what time is it," Brian said to Eboney.
"It's like 12:45 why," Eboney said still driving.
"Because I'm really hungry," Brian said to them.
Eboney and Jay turned around like are you crazy.
"Come on you guys know you're hungry too those chips did nothing for me," Brian said to them.
Eboney and Jay glanced at each other and shook there head. Brian was right everybody was hungry.
"Fine," Eboney said pulled into a Burger King.
Eboney parked the car and everybody got out, while heading to the entrance.
"We have to make this quick," Eboney said to them.
They waited in line for about 5 minutes.
"Hey Brian check it out it looks like somebody likes you," Ved said whispering in Brian's ear.
Brian looked over to his left and saw a girl with dark blackish hair and bright blue eyes.
She was looking at him with a smile on her face.
"Go talk to her," Ved said to him.
"Now," Brian asked him.
"Aint no time like the present," Jay said moving towards the two and putting his arms around them.
"Look I know where in some dip shit right now but Brian do us a favor before you die go talk to some girl," Jay said to them.
"And plus she's HOT," Jay said to them.
"Next," the cashier said to Eboney whose turn finally came.
"I want a double bacon cheeseburger with a coke," Brian said fast and started walking over to the girl.
"That's my boi," Jay and Ved said at the same time.
Brian looked back with a grin on his face, he sat down by the girl and she smiled.
"Hi my names Riley," she said to him.
"Brian so what are you doing here," he said to her.
She laughed at his comment, "Well it's a fast food restaurant maybe I came here to eat," she said to him.
Brian just smiled at what the girl said, "You from around here," he asked her.
"No I wish my parents made me and my sister go on this stupid class trip," she said eating a fry.
"You are me too," He said to her.
"Wait, you're the Brian that everybody said went missing with 10 other people," she said to him.
"What do you mean nine other people," he asked her.
"Well it's you, Slade, Cloe, Eboney, Patsy, Gel, Ved, Jay, and umm what's his name I forgot I'm not good with names," she said to him.
"Where's your sister at," Brian asked her.
"Wait what time is it," Riley asked him.
He took his cell phone out of his pocket there were almost 20 messages.
"It's 1:10," he said to her.
"It's what!" she said loudly "My brother and sister are going to kill me I'm late," she said and ran off.
"Wait I can't get your number," Brian yelled to her but she was already out the door.
Brian felt and arm on his shoulder.
"What did you say to the girl," Eboney said laughing at him along with everybody else.
"1:10," he said again.
Eboney started to run towards the car.
"Well shit, you too," he said getting up to run after her with everybody else.
Eboney got into the car and started the engine up everybody put there seat belts on.
"Eboney slow down why the rush," Cloe asked her taking a bit of her hamburger.
"If we don't get there by at least 3 and come up with a plan there getting on a plane and goodbye to Honolulu it was fun while it lasted," she said to them.
"So umm what is the plan," Cloe said to them.
"Okay since they want Cloe how about you stay outside and keep a look out and us four will go inside and get them out of there," Eboney said to them.
"Sounds like a plan I'll call the cops as soon as we get in there," Brian said to her.
"Okay," Eboney said to him, "Good idea"
They pulled up to the little restaurant everyone got out of the SUV except Ved and Cloe.
"I'm scared," Cloe said to him.
"Don't be, here," he said to her. He took off his necklace it was a gold chain it had a baseball bat and a mitt on it, he put it around her neck and kissed her gently on this lips.
"If anything happens to me I want you to know I love you," Cloe said to him with tears about to fall down her face.
"I love you too Clo," he said to her leaning in for a intense kiss that neither one of them wanted to pull away from in fears they might never see each other again.
Somebody knocked on the car window and they pulled away and got out of the car.
"Okay this is it Cloe over there by the window keep down so nobody will see you, the rest of you follow me," Eboney said to everyone.
Cloe and Ved made one last glance at each other neither of them were aware that the events that took place today would change their outlook on life again….
