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Chapter 4

Jack was about to end his shift when they got a call on a car accident. He got into his gear and Engine 81 rolled out with Rescue Squad 65. It had happened just recently, the car still smoking on its side. They arrived on the scene and Jack saw the smoke rising from the car.

As the engine rolled out he saw a blue Chevy Tahoe turning into an old apartment complex but he thought nothing of it. He jumped down to have a look at the car and felt as though his heart was torn out. There weren't many who drove blue sedans with a white stripe on it. He knew it was Cassie's car, no doubt about it.

Kate received a frantic call from Jack. "Please tell me Cassie is there!" Kate was instantly scared. "No, I thought she went to see you." She heard Jack curse under his breath; Kate tried to get his attention. "Jack. JACK!" Jack got back on the phone. "What did you find?"

Cole arrived a few moments after Jack to find Cassie's car overturned and Jack going out of his mind with worry and frustration of not being able to do anything. Cole knew that Jack was close to panicking, so Cole couldn't go nuts. He jumped down and examined the car; Cassie had been going fast when she spun out.

Cole knew Cassie and he knew that Cassie always drove slowly when roads where slick, so it didn't make sense for her to be this far out away from the road. Cole leaned down and inspected the inside of her car; he was distressed when he found blood on the smashed window, the seat, and the steering wheel. He wasn't going to let Jack anywhere near this.

Kate called Marcus and Lisa and told them what Jack had told her. Lisa kept her voice from shaking and agreed to meet them at the site, Marcus didn't say much but he also would meet them at the site.

Jack searched all around the site of the accident for Cassie, half wanting to find her and mostly terrified about not finding her. He had a look inside the car despite what Cole said. He saw the blood and just kneeled down and prayed to God that Cassie was alright. Tears streamed down Jack's face. Jack looked up to see Marcus's car pulling to the side. He jumped out and ran down to where Jack was kneeling.

"Jack, we will find her." Jack tried to be brave but everything that had been happening was too much for him, all he wanted was to see Cassie alive and well. Marcus had never seen Jack like this and it scared him. He sat Jack down on the bank and sat beside him; he put his arm around Jack's shoulder and waited for Lisa and Kate to arrive.

Lisa and Kate hurried as fast as they could to the scene, what they saw scared them. Jack was crying and Marcus was comforting him, but that wasn't what scared them, it was the horrible shape of the car. Where could Cassie be, they would have found her if she had just crawled from the wreckage.

Lisa walked over to Marcus and Jack while Kate inspected the area, the car had been going fast and had hit ice. The car had rolled a few times before it came to a stop and it didn't look fatal. Injury was almost definite which explained the blood, what didn't make sense was Cassie was missing….unless.

Marcus and Lisa were just calming Jack down when Kate jumped down to join them, she had a worried look on her face. "Jack, did Cassie tell you about the truck saw last night?"

Jack looked up at her; the frustration on his face was replaced by confusion. "What truck?"

Kate told him about the blue Chevy Tahoe and saw recognition on Jack's face, his face turned to where he had seen a Chevy Tahoe leaving the scene of the crime, his blood boiled and he stood to his feet. "I am going and getting her."

Cassie's head ached horribly; her vision was blurred from the trauma to her head and her missing glasses. Her glasses had most likely been smashed in her car. Her arm hurt ferociously and she could feel many cuts and bruises all over.

She couldn't remember how she escaped the car. She looked around and gasped when she realized she couldn't move. She was tied to a chair, her legs roped to the legs of the chair. The rope cut deeply into her legs and when she moved, even a little bit, it cut deeper.

Her arms were roped behind her back, which explained why her arm felt like it was being torn off slowly and agonizingly. She was in a bare room, one open window beside her making her shiver from the cold. The walls were dirty yellow and the carpet white with blood spots.

"Hello Miss Ellis, I am glad you could join me." The mocking voice was more then Cassie could take, she foolishly struggled against the rope and paid for it with pain raging all over her body. Cassie let out a sharp cry of pain and stopped moving.

"Now, don't hurt yourself, that's my job." Andrew stepped out of the shadows smoking a cigarette. He wore the same crazed look he had when Cassie had first seen him. He wore an old leather jacket and blue jeans with holes in them. In his mouth was his cigarette and in his hand was a .38 caliber.

Cassie stiffened at his words. Lord, please don't let me die. Tears streamed down Cassie's face as Andrew looked at her and then his gun.

He let out a cruel laugh. "What, you think I am gonna shoot you, you ain't worth it." Cassie didn't like where this was going. Andrew grabbed a can of gasoline and uncapped it. "You are going to die exactly like you let my family die." With that, he began pouring gasoline all around Cassie.

Jack drove to where he had seen the Chevy Tahoe pull into. The large apartment building was in horrible condition, hardly anyone lived here. Kate and Marcus had followed in their vehicles. Jack didn't want Lisa coming along, he needed firepower. Lisa had called Stephan and told him to come as fast as he could, considering the state of the car, Cassie would need it.

As Andrew, finished pouring the gasoline Cassie got enough courage to speak. "What do you hope to gain from this?"

Andrew looked up with a sneer on his face. "Revenge, you let my family burn so it's your turn."

Cassie shook her head slightly. "I didn't want your family to die, I would have gone in but the house..."

Andrew cut her off. "Shut up, I don't want to hear your excuses. You took my life away so I am here to return the favor."

Jack ran up the stairs with Marcus and Kate behind him, he could hear voices up ahead and a noise that nearly broke his heart, Cassie crying. He heard Marcus and Kate get their guns out as they neared the door to the apartment. He sniffed and looked slightly puzzled. "Do you smell that?"

Kate sniffed and nodded. "It smells like…"

Marcus and Jack's eyes widened as they finished her sentence. "Gasoline."

Jack barged into the room furious, seeing Andrew standing over someone in a chair made him want to throw him out the window. He knew it was Cassie in the chair but he couldn't see if she was ok or not.

Andrew turned and faced Jack with a sneer on his face. "Well, if it isn't the boyfriend."

Marcus cocked his gun and pointed it at Andrew. "Get away from Cassie and you won't be harmed."

Andrew laughed harshly and held the cigarette he had been smoking over the gasoline surrounding Cassie. "I've got nothing to lose, she does."

However possible, they had to keep him from dropping the cigarette; Cassie wouldn't be able to move and with the gasoline so close to her she would be burning within seconds of the lighting.

Jack slowly moved towards Andrew and Cassie while Kate tried talking Andrew down. He kept his hands up where they could be seen and when Andrew looked his way, he stopped and kept his eyes focused on Cassie. Cassie's head was down, Jack wasn't sure if she was still conscious but his heart ached with her.

Just as Jack was about to reach Cassie he heard a shot ring out, he felt intense pain in his shoulder. He heard Kate gasp and Marcus growl as Jack stumbled back towards them. It wasn't a shot aimed to kill just to get a message across.

"Stay away from her; I don't want to kill anyone else." Andrew kept his gun level but his voice was shaking. The cigarette in his hand getting lower.

Jack arm was aching horribly; the shot had gone into his shoulder, rendering his arm useless. Jack hid behind a wall with Marcus while Kate tried talking to Andrew. Andrew didn't feel like talking though.

Marcus inspected the gunshot and grimaced at how much it was bleeding. "Stephen is here, go down and get your shoulder fixed, we will get Cassie."

Jack shook his head. "Not a chance, I am not leaving unless Cassie comes with me." He watches around the corner with despair as Cassie looks up at Jack. Tears run freely down her cheeks, her brown reflect both her intense fear but also her faith God will do something. She has a long gash across her forehead and bruises on her cheekbone and temple. Her lip was bleeding from a cut lip and her one eye was swollen up. She needed Stephen's help quick.

Cassie looked down again and Andrew eyes blazed at something Kate had said about family. "I lost my family because of HER!" With that, he threw down the cigarette.

Flames erupted around Cassie at an alarming rate; Andrew just watched the flames grow higher, a crazy smile plastered on his face. Marcus took out his cell phone and dialed Cole's number, he told Cole to bring fire engines and get here, and he gave Cole the address.

Jack was going out of his mind as he watched the flames rise, Cassie screamed in pain as the flames reached her legs, and she coughed as the smoke filled the air. Cole could hear the fire engines racing towards them, but he had to do something. Kate grabbed onto Andrew and threw him on the ground, Andrew didn't even resist, he just watched the flames.

Jack held onto his bad arm and without much thought and a quick prayer her ran and jumped through the flames to get to Cassie. He heard Marcus yell at him and Kate call out for him.

The flames were intense; a ring of fire, growing steadily, surrounded him and Cassie. Despite the mind-numbing pain in his arm, he began to quickly untie Cassie, first her arms, he undid her arms carefully seeing the arm broken. He did her legs and slapped out the flames burning her legs. He lifted her gently into his arms and held her close. Cassie was unconscious.

Jack could remember what it was like to be trapped; it had happened when he had fought the fire the arsonist had set. He had accepted Jesus at that time and was able to get free. He closed his eyes and prayed that God would get them through the fire.