Chapter 12
A/N: Thankz for the reviews again…
Lucky I bought along my cell phone…there's no way I'm going to eat can food and sleep in this wood.
Nicolas took out his cell phone and started dialing his home number.
No response…
Means no reception
Nicolas swore.
He decided to walk back to the camp only to find out that he can't remember which way he came from. Everything seemed the same; trees grass and soil.
"Nicolas! Nicolas!" A voice called out his name.
Nicolas realized and responded to the voice.
"Here! I'm here!"
Katie emerged from one of the bushes as she heard his voice responded.
Katie looked relieved and quickly grabbed Nicolas' t-shirt and headed back to the camp.
"Where's Katie?" Alex returned with the twigs only to find Katie missing.
"She went to find Nicolas, he disappeared. But she isn't back for almost an hour already..." Jennifer replied worriedly.
Alex furrowed his eyebrow. Then he swore, grabbed a flashlight and ran into the wood.
"Hey, Wilson…we've been walking for a very long time now." Nicolas asked tiredly.
After thinking for a while, Katie said in a confident tone, "Let me tell you the good news, Nicolas!"
"What…"Nicolas asked, his mood lightened up.
"We're definitely lost." Katie said in an indifferent tone.
Nicolas opened his mouth to say something when another voice rang up.
"Katie!"
Katie turned around, only to find the least person in the world she wanted to find.
"Chris…" Katie said in a monotone voice.
"I was worried when I heard that your team didn't turn up. They set out a searching team…but I personally came here although they forbidden me. I was worried sick. I – "
"Save that…" Katie held up her palm to stop him before she'd start puking, "So where's the way out?"
"Here….c'mon…follow me…" Chris said while leading them.
Little did they know what danger lies before them…
Alex returned after searching for 1 full hour. He was sweating profusely.
"Any sign of her?" Mike asked hopefully.
Alex shook his head, panting.
"She'd got the worse sense of direction I've ever seen…Even though she found him; I doubt they'd find their way back." Max commented.
Alex's eyes widened, and then rushed off once again.
"Hey! Alex…wait!" Mike called after.
Alex stopped and turned around. Alex thought that Mike wouldn't allow him to go.
"If you haven't return in the morning, we'll set off and find help…" Mike said, and added, "Don't worry…she's strong…she'll be fine…" Mike smiled.
Alex smiled back and ran off to find Katie.
"Chris…" Katie was about to say something when she decided not to.
"Yeah?"
"No…nothing…"
Katie's eyebrow furrowed and she was deep in thought for a long time.
Suddenly, Chris stopped.
"Don't tell me that we are lost…I've got enough of these nonsense." Nicolas started to complain.
"No…" the answer didn't come from Chris…but from Katie.
Katie's face was now darkened. "Chris…why…?"
"I'm sorry, Katie…I really am…but I have no choice…they are my gang…I can't betray them…"
"What!" Nicolas was very confused and started to panic.
"Chris led us into a trap. His gang is ambushed around us and is ready to capture us."
Three claps broke the eerie silence, not very congratulating claps.
"Congratulations…Miss Wilson…for figuring it out…"
A man stepped out from a shadow, smiling smugly. He was dressed in a polo shirt and neat jeans. He was in his mid-thirties.
"Who are you?" Nicolas demanded, showing fear in his voice.
The man turned, as if he had just noticed his presence.
"Who is he? Definitely not Rider…is he?" The man asked the other men.
"I don't know, Boss. He was with Katie so I have no choice…"
"First of all, it wouldn't be very good if we stand here all night…so…" The man snapped his fingers and all the men who were stationed at nearby trees came out with guns and took them to a wooden house.
Katie and Nicolas were tied up to a pillar.
"Okay, now let me introduce myself, I'm Jack Conner."
"I didn't ask." Katie retorted
"Well well well, let see here. We've got you tied to a pillar; I wouldn't say it's a good position to talk to me like that." Jack was still calm
"Now, let me continue…the reason that I've tried kidnapping you – "
"But failed terribly." Once again, Jack remained calm but he clapped his hand once. All his men were pointing their guns at Katie.
"If you interrupt me one more time, my guys will fire."
Katie didn't flinch or anything, just kept quiet.
"Now, the reason that I've kidnapped you is not because of your money. It's not…I've got that already…but what I want is a deal. A deal your father couldn't give me.
He moved nearer to Katie,
"Know what that is? Selling me the government's secret password."
Katie snorted silently.
"So, you'll have to be daddy's good girl and wait for his rescue." Jack motioned his men to go outside and guard the house, leaving one men inside the house.
Katie pretended to sleep but Nicolas really slept.
After the man who was guarding them fell asleep, Katie nudged Nicolas slightly.
Nicolas stirred up slightly.
"Let's go! It's time!" Katie whispered while untying the rope at her feet. She was untying the rope on her wrist a while ago.
"What…don't you wanna wait for help? I mean it's safer."
"Yeah right…don't be naïve. We've seen their faces and would you think that they will let us off after getting what they want?"
Nicolas was silent while Katie helped him untie the rope on his wrist.
"We've gotta go out and get help. We'll manage to arrest them and my father doesn't have to give them what they want. See? Killing two birds with one stone." Katie said while walking toward the wooden door of the house.
A while later, the man who was guarding them realised what they were trying to do. But Katie realised his realization first.
Katie turned around and kicked the man square in his chest. The man collapsed within one kick. Katie opened the door and was ready to fight but Katie stood rooted to the ground, shocked.
"Hey." Alex was panting.
"Hey." Katie replied back and stepped closer to him.
"You took all of them?"
"Yeah…sorry I didn't leave any for you." Alex smiled cheekily.
Katie smiled back. Suddenly, she lifted up her leg and kicked something behind Alex.
"You didn't take all of them after all…" Katie said.
"Can we go now?" Nicolas interrupted annoyingly.
"Not so fast." A voice Katie least want to hear at the moment.