A sweet warm whisper in darkness
ch11
Dramatic change...
Tyson didn't know how long he stayed in his shower, sitting in the bath and letting the water run on his head. The only two things he knew were that his wounds were healing him so much and the fact that two guys were searching Hilary in the whole city worried him a lot. He pressed his head against the wall letting the blood draining off his temple. He was alone, his grand father was out in a night club probably drinking and trying to flirt with some young ladies. He was still thinking about the information he learned by Johnny and Kevin, the one saying Hilary has been part of their organisation during the past two years. If it was true, why wouldn't she tell him? Why would she lie to him? He wouldn't have judge her because this was part of the past and he perfectly knew Hilary had change since then. She was maybe afraid of his reaction but why would she be? He would never be mean to her or even hurt her feelings because he loved her so deeply.
'I don't give a shit about what you did during the past two years, it won't change anything about the good person you became today...you should have let me know...you should have share your secret with me...you should have trust me enough' He thought.
For the fifth time that same night he began to think about Kevin and Johnny. He had never been beat up this way before and for the first time of his life he felt what real physical pain was. Normally Tyson was the guy who knew martial art very well and the one everybody was afraid to confront but now, he had been defeated by two jerks too well trained. This fact filled him with a worrying feeling again because he knew Hilary was out somewhere alone with those freaky guys following her trace night and day. At that thought he tried to get up from the bath but the pain quickly climbed up to his brain like an electric wire and the only thing he could do is fall in the water--turned red because of the blood—putting his hands against his temples.
'Ah...whats wrong with me I'm all dizzy...I have to...get back outside...I know Hilary needs my help...I don't care if I fall on those guys again...get up...Tyson get your ass up' He thought again.
Ignoring the pain that was surrounding him, he got up from the bath and after he dried himself with a towel, he got dress. At least the blood wasn't running anymore from his injuries. It was about one O'clock in the morning. He opened the front door ready to take back his researches when suddenly, he saw somebody in front of his house looking surprised. When Tyson stepped outside the guy turned his head in his direction with angry eyes and made a move like if he wanted to hide from him just like if he wasn't supposed to be seen. Tyson immediately closed the door.
'I don't believe it...is he another one of Chris's guy?...it means I'm watched...FUCK!' He thought angrily.Tyson knew he wasn't in a good shape to fight against somebody else again so he walked to the kitchen door to get out by the garden but soon realized the guy he saw earlier walked by it blocking the exit and talking with his cellphone.
"...the plan has failed, he saw me...yeah...he tried to get out...ok fine...send me somebody else..." The guy hung up and began walking in circle around the house.
'Shit...now what...I'm stuck...if he called somebody else it means they'll be two against me again...at least they can't enter in the house' He walked to another window.
He knew he had to hurry if he wanted to go outside because there was only one guy and he didn't want to wait for the other one to come. He thought he could maybe get out by a window but finally realized he couldn't because he had to pass by the front or the back of the garden to get to a close street. He was kind of trapted so he waited, watching every moves the guy was doing to find a way out. After a couple of minutes, Tyson knew the guy was at the front door so he opened his room's window and securely put a foot out of the place. He was about to take out his other foot when suddenly he heard two different voices getting closer. He got back inside again and looked. Two other guys actually entered by his garden, one of them was speaking with a similar cellphone.
"We're arrived...we watch the back..." he hung up.
Tyson ran toward the front door and saw the same one he had seen earlier beside the fence. He sighed loudly and angrily kicked the fourniture beside him.
'I'm fucking trapted...they got me...but if I want to get out I just have to attack the one in the front because he's alone...yeah right...but he will certainly yell before I do anything which will alert his friends...man Kevin and Johnny didn't have any problems to finish me up so I can barely imagine those three against myself...I feel like a total idiot and a total wimp...what can I do?' He furiously thought to himself.
He closed every curtains of the house to be sure they couldn't see what he what doing inside and walked to the living room where he sat down on the chesterfield to think about a way out. Every time he was coming out with an idea he was also finding something that wouldn't work, but he didn't want to stop searching, not untill he would find something to free himself.
Meanwhile, alone in the darkness of an unknown room in an unknown place, was laying Hilary, hands attached behind her back to a support post. She would never be afraid of the dark before but now it was different. At each time she was trying to look in front of her, she was scared that something would come out of the darkness to attack her so she kept her sight on her lap she couldn't even see. She was also afraid to fall asleep, because she thought that if somebody would come back, like Chris, she would be defenseless against him even if she knew she wasn't protected at all right now. She realized her only friend in that situation was the post she was tied to because with her back against it, she knew nothing could come front behind to scare her.
The door suddenly opened. She lift her head to see who it was but her eyes were so use to the darkness that the light hurt them and she turned her head away. She recongnized Lana's voice when she started talking about something Hilary didn't even want to listen.
"Hi Hilary how are you?" She said.
"What do you think?" Hilary answered coldly.
"Don't be mad at me I just came to bring you some food" Lana smiled looking at the sandwich she was bringing.
"I don't wanna eat"
"But you have to...my brother wants you to eat"
"Yeah right! And what did he put in the food? drug?"
"No he didn't...my brother would never do such a thing to you...he loves you"
"Ah please...don't tell me that shit"
"But Hilary I would like to know...why you left us...you didn't want to be friend with me?"
"Oh Lana...if only you knew who your brother really is"
"I know who he is...he treats me very well...I have all what I want"
"Yeah but what does he ask you in return?"
It took a while before Lana opened her mouth again.
"I just do what I have to do that's all" Said Lana.
"Oh yeah you know he used to give me a lot of presents, but it was only to convince me to do more for him...so what does he ask you?" Asked Hilary.
"You know Hilary I'm so happy you came back with us because you're almost a sister to me...I felt lonely when you left but now that you're here we will live as a family just like before" Said Lana.
"What do you mean by family?" Asked Hilary.
"Well you know...you're my best friend and you're back with my brother...he's so happy...he loves you so much"
"Lana do you even know what is love? If he loves me that much, then why did he tied me to that post?"
"Because he thought it was necessary...because he don't want you to leave us again"
"Why do you think I left then?" Said Hilary coldly.
"You did a mistake...don't worry Hilary...it's repared now...we forgive you"
"You didn't answer!...why do you think I left? I'll tell you...BECAUSE YOUR BROTHER IS A MONSTER!"
"No he's not...he likes me very much"
"Ah c'mon he doesn't even send you to school because it's easier if he wants to use you...like he used me"
"NO YOU'RE LYING! HE LOVES YOU...he never used you...neither he did with me"
"HE WANTED TO PUT ME INTO PROSTITUTION! WHAT PROOF OF LOVE DO YOU THINK IT IS?"
"You lie..."
"NO I'M NOT...AND YOU DIDN'T ANSWER TO MY QUESTION...WHAT DOES HE ASK YOU TO DO IN THE GANG?"
"Don't yell after me please...you're my big sister..."
"If you consider me as your sister...why don't you take off the rope around my wrists?"
"Because I order her not to do" yelled another voice.
Chris was beside the door and was looking at them furiously. When he entered, Lana looked at Hilary with a mix of happiness and sorrow.
"Lana, I asked you to bring her some food...not to pass the whole night chatting with her" Said Chris.
"Yeah I know...I'm...sorry" She replied looking at her feet.
"Hurry up...your client is waiting for you in your room" Chris ordered impatiently.
"NO...WHAT DO YOU MEAN CLIENT?" yelled Hilary out of herself.
"That's the way to make a lot of money you know" He answered with a little smile.
"LANA DON'T TELL ME HE PUT YOU INTO THAT SHIT" Shooted Hilary.
Lana nodded silently still looking at her feet.
"LANA YOU CAN'T DO THAT...DON'T LET HIM CONTROL YOUR LIFE...DON'T YOU SEE HOW HE'S HORRIBLE...HOW CAN YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO YOUR SISTER YOU BASTARD!" Yelled Hilary again.
Before she realized it, Chris had slapped her hard enough to knock her head against the post. When Chris turned his head toward Lana she ran out of the room.
"SHUT UP! WHAT I ASK MY SISTER TO DO IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS UNDERSTAND!"
To answer his question she spat right at his feet. She had never seen such a crual thing; put his own family member into dirt. How could he obligate her to sleep with other men just to have even more money. No human being could possibly do that or even think about it but he wasn't human and she knew it. He was more than a monster, more than a demon, from her point of view it was the devil who was standing in front of her. She looked at him with rage because Lana was in a way her little sister, an innocent girl, and he profited of her innocence to fool her like he did with her.
"You can say whatever you want but remember you're still attached to the post...you can't do anything against me right now" Said Chris.
"If you dare..." Hilary was cut by him.
"What will you do? You're still at my mercy"
She didn't answer because she knew he was right and that it was not the time to get herself into more trouble she was already in.
"Well that's what I thought...sweetie" Said Chris.
"Don't call me like that" Replied Hilary.
"Why not? I know you like that"
"Why do you still run after me if I hate you?"
"Because I love you..."
"WELL I DON'T"
"Too bad but you will have to learn to love me"
"NO!"
"Now you say that but soon, you will do anything just to be with me...in my arms...passionatly sharing our love with eachother"
"NEVER!"
"YOU WILL LEARN IT!"
"FUCK YOU"
"You'll pay for it"
She gave him a dead glare but he answered by smiling evily. She wanted to hit this guy, to hurt him as hard as she could but she was the one with her wrists attached behind her back. She couldn't do much except looking at the feet he lifted from the floor, the one that entered violently in contact with her ribs just a second after. She yelled of pain as another kick hit her side. She closed her eyes trying to retain her tears as Chris was yelling with rage some words Hilary didn't have the strenth to listen.
She didn't know what was the most painfull between his yells and his physical assaults, neither she knew how long he has been hitting every part of her body with his punches or his kicks. The only thing she could hear now was the sound of her own broken voice coming out of her mouth. She could feel her bones cracking painfully and she could taste the blood that was coming out of her bottom lip. She thought it would be better for her if he would kill her now because she couldn't stand the pain any longer but the punches suddenly stopped. She opened her eyes scared that it was the moment he was waiting to hurt her even more but what she saw surprised her so much that she couln't believe it. Somebody was grabbing Chris by behind and was fighting him. She couldn't see who that person was because her vision was kind of blurred but she could say that the fight wasn't without violence. That person finally knocked Chris's head against the wall and let him fall on the floor unconscient.
"TYSON?" Yelled Hilary happily.
She realized it wasn't him when he turned to look in her direction. In fact the one who had saved her life was...
"Kevin...?Wh...at...?" She stuttered at him.
"Later..." He said.
He bended down and started to undo the rope around her wrists. He then put his hand on her waist trying to lift her from the floor but she yelled in pain when he reached it.
"Probably a broken rib...not surprising with the way he kicked you" Said Kevin.
"...But...I...Why..." She tried.
"Not now we have to hurry"
He finally lifted her from the floor and both of them engaged a walk in the corridors of the 'district'. They were walking rapidly avoiding everything places that could be full of people. Kevin was almost running which hurt Hilary who had difficulties just to walk strait. If he hadn't been supporting her she would have probably hit the floor before she could have done two steps. She didn't even know why she was following him; he was the one who captured her and the one who had beated Tyson. If it wasn't a trapt, why would he want to help her or why would he just change his mind like that. At each time she wanted to opened her mouth to say something or to ask a question he was ordering her to stay quiet untill they would reach the exit. Suddenly somebody turned a corner and entered directly in contact with them. That person lifted an eyebrowe asking what he was doing there with Hilary that was supposed to be tied. Kevin pulled Hilary's hair which made her to yell and answered that Chris had change his mind and wanted her to be killed before tomorow morning. When the guy disapeared they continued their way to the front door with a scared look on Hilary's face.
"No I won't kill you..." He whispered looking securely around them.
They finally arrived in front of the door but instead of opening it, they entered in a room just beside.
"What are you doing it's the only way out?" She asked panicking a little bit.
"Yeah right you want to go out by the principal entrance that is constantly watched by two guys?...We'll use the window" He answered.
Kevin opened it and got himself out of the place. He after helped Hilary to pass her injured body out of the window. They were about to walk in the direction of the alley when one of the two guys Kevin was talking about a minute ago passed in front of them. Kevin hurried and pushed Hilary and himself on the ground to hide behind a shrub just in time before the guy could see them. He stopped in front of the shrub and looked around him. He stayed like that for almost five minutes and finally continued his way to the main door. Kevin lifted his head to be sure there was nobody and when he thought it was secure ebough he grabbed Hilary's hand and indicated her to follow him. They walked slowly toward the backstreet when suddenly somebody pounced on Kevin flatening him on the ground. Hilary breathed loudly as Kevin was taking a blow.
"What are you fucking doing with her? TRAITOR!" Yelled the guy.
Kevin jumped on him scared that his yells would have alerted their presence and started to fight with the guy before somebody else could come. They were both rolling on the ground but Kevin finally took the lead and hit the top of his opponent's head with his elbow. He fell on the floor unconscient as Kevin got up massing his jaw.
"Come on quick before the whole gang gets out" He said grabbing her hand again and pulling her fastly toward the backstreet. Hilary retained herself not to yell because of the pain he was causing by walking fast.
When they stepped deep enough in the alley that they couldn't be hear anymore she shooted a complaint against him.
"We don't have much time we must run" He said impatiently.
"I CAN'T!" She replied angrily and plaintively.
He was about to reply something else when he figured out that she had put a hand where the ribs were located and groaned something he couldn't really hear. In fact, she was covered with bruises and had several cuts on her face that was still bleeding lightly.
"Oh...I'm sorry..." He said putting her arm around his shoulders so he could help her to walk.
"...It's...okay" She answered "...but what I must say is...thank you..."
He didn't answer he continued to lead the walk towards funny directions. He wasn't following a strait line because it would be easier for somebody that could be following them. Even if he knew there was nobody behind, it was just in case.
"...but why did you...save me?" Asked Hilary.
"...because..." He answered.
"Oh I see I understand now..." She smiled sarcasticaly.
"Why do you want to know?"
"I would like to understand why you changed your mind on that so rapidly"
"I didn't really change my mind...I knew it...but it took time before I could realize it"
"I see...but...why did you beat my friend, if you knew it?"
"I had no other choice"
"Why?" She said a bit coldy.
He looked at Hilary who was watching him furiously before turning his head away from her sigh. He didn't want to answer to that last question because himself wasn't able to put in words what he was feeling, in fact he didn't even know why he would have done such a thing. He had been part of Chris's organization for so long that he became use to that kind of dutty. Beating people to have information or only for Chris's pleasure became so easy for him, it was almost his daily activity. But now that Hilary was asking why he was doing it, he realized he had no answer to explain it, that he did it without reasons just to serve a selfish guy and that from the beginning he was a fool.
"You don't want to answer right?...well it's better like that...I don't want stupid excuses...anyway I know you don't have any...what you did was wrong...you hurt my friend...I'll never forgive you...I did everything I could to protect him from jerks like you by leaving his house...I was alone in the streets...I was so close from you...but you had to beat Tyson that didn't have anything to do with us...you could have kill him if Chris would have give you the order...you were two on him...how could he defend himself against Johnny and you...I swear you'll pay for it, one way or another...and I'll kill you and Johnny with my own hands..." She said Furiously looking in front of her, tears rolling on her cheeks.
Kevin suddenly stopped walking, he was sort of realizing things.
"I'm sorry" said Hilary again "I think I've gone too far...you saved me from Chris...I should...thank you"
"No...you're right...I was a fool...a fucking bastard...all my life I did mistakes...and I know now I hurt you by hurting your friend...you like him a lot I can see it...I deserve your anger, your hate against me and your revenge...but before you do so...please let me help you...I want to stop Chris's activities...I have to do something good once in my life..." He said looking strait in front of him.
Hilary was sure she had seen a tear rolling from his eye. She wiped her own tears away and tried to smile to him. She understood in a way what he was feeling right now because she had been in that gang too and have made horrible things. She have had a second chance so she had to do the same with Kevin and give it to him.
"I would be glad to have you by my side to fight Chris" She smiled to him.
"Thanks Hilary" He answered.
Both of them continued their way toward the place Hilary escaped two days ago
Meanwhile, Tyson was preparing some stuff in his living room. He had finally find an idea to get outside. He didn't really know if it would be working or not but he knew he had to try it anyway. He thought about Hilary all the way long he was imagining his plan, she was his inspiration. For the first time since the day she left, he was positive, he wasn't imagining all kinds of horror scenes were Hilary was beated by Kevin and Johnny, or captured and even agressed by Chris. He was happy because Hilary was giving him courage and hope. He was encouraging himself loud saying he was stronger than them, that he was the strongest of all and that he could beat them with his hands tied behind his back. Tyson was so confident right now that he was even starting to believe what he was saying about himself.
"Earlier in the shower I was a wimp...now I'm a warrior...and I will save you my princess no matter what"
He grabbed the baseball batt he found in his closet and walked to the window to see were and who was still watching in front of his house. He lifted the curtains and suddenly he saw one of the guys on the ground unconscious.
'What the hell!' He thought to himself as he was running toward the front door to have a better view.
He opened the door and suddenly saw right in front of him Hilary with her hand lifted ready to knock. He opened his eyes widely not believing what he was seeing. They looked at each other for almost a minute before Hilary made the first moves; they were both so surprised. She jumped in his arms to hug him as hard as she could and Tyson did the same thing. He couldn't believe it, he was so happy to see that Hilary wasn't in danger, that she was safe and that she came back with him. It's only when he pressed too hard her waist against him causing her to breathe louder, that he realized she was injured.
"Hilary I walked around the house, two other guys were there but I..." Kevin couldn't finish his sentence when Tyson grabbed Hilary and pushed her behind him to protect her. He lifted the baseball batt ready to hit him.
"What did you do to her you son of a bitch?" Tyson yelled.
"TYSON DON'T!...he saved me...he's on our side...please believe me" Hilary run in front of him putting her hands on Tyson's arm.
Tyson didn't even looked at her, he kept his furious glare on Kevin not about to trust him.
"What is that all about?...you won't fool me" Said Tyson to Kevin.
"Tyson if you trust me you have to trust him...he changed please give him his chance" She said again.
Tyson gave him another dead glare that last for a minute long. He didn't know if he had to believe
somebody who had been beating him a couple of hours ago. Inside his heart he didn't want to trust Kevin but seeing the way Hilary was staring at him, he decided to trust her judgement and let them enter in the house. He was following Kevin very closely watching every moves he was doing just like if he was preparing himself from a sudden attack. Tyson leaded them to the living room were they could sit and talk.
"I'll take care of these injuries Hilary" Said Tyson still looking at Kevin "But now I need explanations from him"
"Alright what do you want to know?" Asked Kevin coldly.
"Everything since YOU and your partner beated me...I don't quite understand why YOU would want to help...if you're not trying to fool us of course" Answered Tyson with the same expression.
"Johnny and me found her...well...captured her and..." He didn't have the time to finish.
"SO YOU'RE THE ONE WHO INJURED HER!" He yelled pointing at Hilary.
"NO...IF YOU WOULD LET ME FINISH..." Kevin yelled back.
"Oh YEAH...SURE" Said Tyson sarcasticaly.
"WE TOOK HER TO CHRIS...AND HE DECIDED TO TIE HER AGAINST A POST BUT..." Kevin was still interrupted.
"A POST! WHAT THE HELL THAT PERVERT DID TO HER?"
"NOTHING I WAS EXPLAINING IT...HE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO..."
"BECAUSE HE WAS PLANNING TO DO SOMETHING?"
"SHUT UP! BOTH OF YOU" Yelled Hilary "Jee Tyson let him talk...how do you want to know if you keep interrupting him?"
"S...S-s...so-rrR-yY" He said with difficulty.
"Seeing that Hilary wasn't listening to him, Chris started to hit her pretty hard...I stopped him...and I helped her to get out...and...that's it...but we can't stay hear more than one day it's too dangerous" Finished Kevin.
"But he knows where I'm living so logically...fifty people could come hear in two minutes and kill us all" Said Tyson.
"No" Answered Kevin "They won't replied before tomorow night"
"How can you surely say that?"
"For the simple reason that they don't realize what just happened...that they need time to prepare their next attack...and that now it's almost three O'Clock in the morning so they can't attack at that time it would be too dangerous"
"And if you were only trying to fool us so it would be easier for Chris"
"...Well you'll have to trust me if you want to survive"
Tyson didn't answer but he kept a deadly look on Kevin's face.
"What I propose is to find a secure place far from here" Said Kevin.
"WHAT? BECAUSE YOU WANT TO ESCAPE?" Asked Tyson.
"Of course not I'm fighting with you...but you perfectly know that we need some time to prepare a plan"
"Why don't we call the police?"
"Are you nuts?...Chris's father is the police's captain"
"You're kiding right?...Oh shit...well I can call one of my friends..." Tyson was cut by Kevin.
"NO!...Chris is watching every of your friends...Kenny is watched...and even Kai"
"What about the family?" Asked Hilary.
"It's the same thing...anyway they know Tyson's only family member is his grand father and that exept your mother Hilary, you just have an uncle that is also watched" Answered Kevin.
Tyson stared at the wall in front of him in search of a good idea. Hilary had the same face expression, also thinking about the same thing as him. Finally Tyson's face cracked into a grin as he found something that could not only save their lives but also put a end on Chris's activities with the help of others.
"I think I got it...well...let me make a phone call of course if the phone conversations aren't recored!" Said Tyson lifting an eyebrowe.
"No it's safe" Replied Kevin.
Tyson got up from the chesterfield and went in the direction of the kitchen but before he did so he turned his head toward Kevin and said:
"If something happens to her when I'm not there be sure I stab you with my kitchen knife"
Kevin smile at that last sentence as Tyson let them alone in the living room.
"He is so foreseeable...I never saw that" Said Kevin.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Asked Hilary confused.
"Didn't you see it? It's so evident...that guy loves you"
"...That's...ridiculous...you don't know what you're talking about...don't say stupidities"
"Don't you see how he's looking at you? How he's talking to you and how he's so protective?"
"No it's not a proof...he would do the exact same thing to another friend"
"Yeah sure he would...but are you that blind?"
"Shut up would you"
"Did you know that you were also very foreseeable..." He laughed.
"...What?...what are you saying...it's all nonsense"
"Well you're as foreseeable as the red colour that's on your face"
She frowned visibly shy and turned her head away as Tyson came back with a smile on his face.
"So?" Asked Kevin.
"I called Ray...We're leaving tomerow for the White Tiger's village..."
(A/N) I have to say that I'm scared of what you will think of this chapter...it took me so long to do it and I'm not very satisfied...well I have great ideas for what will follow but for this one I think it wasn't my best...well review me please it's very important...I'll do my best for the next chapter...take care!