This chapter SHOULD have been up earlier but I broke the laptop (where I store the story) and my dad was going to get rid of it but I convinced him to let me keep it. Once again, it's another pretty bad chapter (in my opinion) but the next one is going to be brilliant! I hope… So, here's chapter 5!
Oh, by the way, the events in this chapter take place just after Drake leaves Perdido Beach with Astrid and Diana.
Lana ran up to Edilio, tears running down her face. "Edilio!" she cried. "Oh, Edilio!" Lana stumbled, unable to see for tears. Edilio caught her arms, concerned. "Lana, what's wrong?" he asked her. Lana threw her arms around Edilio's neck.
"Edilio, he's dead! Sam's dead!" she sobbed. Edilio's hold on her tightened.
"No. It can't be true." He whispered. He could feel Lana's head nodding against his shoulder, heard her telling him it was true. "Caine is dead too, we think." Said Lana. "And Edilio?" she asked hesitantly.
"What is it, Lana?" Edilio asked her softly.
Lana took a deep breath. "Drake…Drake has Astrid!" she burst out. "We think that he has Diana as well, but we aren't sure." She added.
Edilio sighed. "But how do you know this, Lana?" he asked. Lana looked up to meet Edilio's eyes. "Somebody saw him." She whispered. "They came and told me." She finished quietly. Edilio pushed her back, his eyes blazing with fury. "Why didn't they stop him, then?" he asked angrily. Lana looked at him incredulously.
"Have you seen Drake's arm?" she asked. "How could anyone go up against Drake – and survive?"
Edilio sighed, defeated. "I'm sorry, Lana. It's just a lot to take in." he said sadly. "Sam is…was…a good guy." He added.
Lana nodded. "Yeah. He was." She said. She looked up at Edilio. "What should we do now?" Lana asked him uncertainly.
"It's probably a good idea to have everyone meet at the church for a meeting." Edilio replied. "We could organise a search-and-rescue party?" he added, almost hesitantly.
Lana smiled for the first time that evening. "That's a good idea." She told him. "Now, let's go organise that meeting."
I know this is shorter than usual, but I will DEFINITELY make up for it with chapter 6! Despite the awfulness of this chapter, please R&R!