This will get more exciting as the story goes on, I'm just trying to set the scene for what's to come x x Please leave a review and let me know what you think and your prediction
"This is bullshit! Who's stopping us from just breaking one of these windows and walking back along the track?" Joe stepped out defiantly and disabling a fire extinguisher from the wall.
"Joe…"
"It's a hoax, it has to be," Joe interrupted before Dylan could say any more, "and if it isn't we can't just sit here and wait for something to happen," Joe looked around at all his friend, lingering a little longer on Lauren. Her face was pale and full of fear however as he made eye contact with her she stepped from the group towards him,
"Joe's right we have to try."
The rest of the carriage had quietened and now everyone sat or stood looking to Joe expectantly. He turned to face the window but found the little girl's mother standing in his way,
"I'm sorry ma'am but if you could stand back from the window?"
She didn't budge and as Joe began to repeat the question she slowly pulled a black hand-gun from her bag and pointed it at him. His face drained of colour and there was a collective intake of breath from the rest of the carriage as two other men at either end of the compartment stood and drew out guns also.
"There's always a rebellious hero who thinks he can save everyone with one. Simple. Solution," the woman tutted and Joe stepped back cautiously while keeping an eye on the barrel of the gun.
"Here's a tip kid, nothing in life comes that easy."
"Who are you people?" Brian asked, stepping in front of Meredith protectively.
"Who we are does not concern you," she responded coldly.
"It's funny how self-centred society has become. We requested a ransom for all you people and do you know what the police did? Nothing… it was quiet unfortunate for those people on that train further down the tracks. Shame really… it was even busier than this one."
Jaime felt her stomach heave as she realised the source of the explosion they had heard earlier. Would that be their fate too?
"But… but, what about your child?" Jaime asked quietly pointing at the little girl who was staring down at the floor hugging her teddy close to her chest.
The women laughed, "what? Just because I've a child I'm not classified for this kind of work?"
They heard the carriage door that lead to the next compartment open and a tall man entered holding a gun in his gloved hand. He was one of them.
"Kate they've contacted us," he informed the woman in a deep gravelly voice. Joey listened intently and realised that they must be talking about the police responding and he couldn't help but feel a little ounce of hope rise up inside him.
"They've offered 500k," he stated.
"How many are on board?" she asked interested, her gun still drifting dangerously over Joe's chest. He was slowly inching backwards towards his friends but his heart was pounding so heavily in his chest he felt like the entire train must be able to hear it.
"About 100 I think, the other carriages are a lot emptier. We're sending up 50 now."
Suddenly a loud screaming noise came from the end of the carriage from a young woman.
"Shut up," Kate roared at her. The woman's cries got louder as she stood up and started storming towards Kate with a deranged pleading look on her face, begging for mercy. Lauren watched as Kate turned the gun on her and casually pulled the trigger. The woman fell to ground with a loud thump and Lauren felt a tear slide down her cheek. Slowly she went to walk over to the still body on the ground but Joey grabbed her arm and held her back,
"She might be still alive," Lauren choked.
"She's not. I never miss," Kate interrupted with a sick smirk on her face, "Although I doubt we'll get anything for her now, or do they accept bodies?" she joked, turning to her accomplice.
He said nothing and stared emotionless at the young woman's body, that had a scarlet stain soaking through her sweater.
"Send up the 50 from the rest of the carriages and send the rest in here. We'll keep everyone together."
The man nodded and left, stepping over the body on his way out. Kate seemed to be the leader; however there were obviously more of them in other parts of the train. She now faced the Starkids and grinned maliciously,
"I'd sit down if I were you, you'll be here a while."
Lauren still had her eyes on the lifeless body that lay only a few metres away. She'd never seen someone die before and Lauren couldn't help replay the moment the woman's body had hit the ground over and over in her head. She sniffled loudly and Joe put his arm around her comfortingly and pulled her head into his chest.
Next to them Brian rubbed small circles with his thumb on Meredith's hand as she rested her head on his shoulder. He was scared, scared that he would never get to live out the rest of his life. He was scared for Meredith and for his friends. He looked down at his and Meredith's interlinked hands and promised himself that if they made it out of this thing alive, he would marry her. She was his soul-mate and the prospect of not spending every moment he possibly could with her seemed ridiculous.
After a few minutes the carriage doors opened and a small group of people were led in. Most of them were elderly or men, whose family's were now safe. Joey got up from his seat and offered it to a frail old gentleman who accepted it gratefully. Joey sank down on the floor instead and watched the rest of the newcomers find a space.
The guy who had talked to Kate earlier had returned with the group and another stocky man and a blonde woman had entered also. They positioned themselves throughout the compartment and Joe couldn't help but notice that Kate had remained right in front of him and his friends. Sometime he caught her watching them, but it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.
The hostages sat in silence for what seemed like forever, terrified to talk for fear they would end up the next victim of Kate's gun. Julia checked her watch and saw that it was almost 20.30. Darren is probably wondering where we are she thought to herself while pulling a thread on her sleeve and watching it slowly unravel.
A phone rang and everyone's head rose in terror. The blonde woman answered it and spoke into the receiver. They watched in silence as she pressed the end call button.
"10 more Kate," she spoke clearly.
Kate nodded and looked around. Joey glanced up at the old man sitting next to him, who was holding an old tattered photograph of who Joey presumed must be his wife, and then around at the rest of the carriage occupants,
"Let the children and elderly go…. Please?" he asked, standing up slowly and helping the old man to his feet while looking Kate directly in the eyes.
"Fine," she agreed raising her eyebrows amused, "it's all the same to me."
Five children and an old couple as well as the old man were gathered and led to the door at the top of the carriage, leaving the opportunity for two more people to go with them. Lauren lifted her head from Joe's chest and spotted Charlene and Julia huddled together shaking. Charlene was hyperventilating and both girls eyes were wide.
"Please can they go," she asked sitting up and looking to her two friends. She knew Meredith and Jaime wouldn't leave without Brian and Joey, and there was no way she was leaving without Joe, however she could get Julia and Charlene free.
"Lo…." Julia croaked as she was pulled roughly to her feet.
"I'll see you soon Jules," she responded through the fresh tears that now spilled down her cheeks.
Julia was shoved through the compartment door and looked back to see her best friend's brown eyes staring after her.
"Keep it moving," one of the men growled poking her in the back with his gun forcing her to tear her eyes away from Lauren's face. She couldn't help but ask herself if she would ever see them again. The train door was opened and just as Julia stepped down onto the tracks from the train she heard another gunshot pierce her ears. Julia stopped momentarily before continueing... the sound had made her blood run cold.
"Probably Kate scaring them," one of the guys laughed and Julia could only hope that he was right as the group were left to find their own way up from the abandoned underground platform to the flashing police cars on the surface, while two escorts left to return to the train.
Are we one starkid down after that gunshot?
until next tim