Decided to do a little more writing today…either in this chapter or the next I'm going to reveal how Jack is intertwined with The Company…it's a pretty big plot twist!!
Chapter 51: Alarm
Sucre managed to find the discarded coffee cup on the SONA grounds. Sophia recognized the logo on the cup and identified the coffee shop.
"This is great, Sucre," said Jack, "Good work."
Sucre smiled sheepishly and shrugged.
"Yeah, well…I'll do anything for Michael. He did a lot for me."
Jack smiled and gave Sucre a pat on the back. Sucre looked taken back by her gesture of kindness, especially considering her outburst with Sophia the day before.
Lincoln sauntered into the hotel room.
"Hey, I just got off the phone with Susan," he said as he walked over to them.
"What'd she say?" asked Sophia.
"She'll give us what we need. Then it's up to us."
Jack sneered.
"No pressure…" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
"Lincoln, Jack…and Sophia," said Susan, disdainfully, "I thought I told you to stay away from her."
"She's part of the team," said Jack, sarcastically.
Sophia shot her an angry look. Susan, however, gave her an admiring one and laughed slightly.
"Here you go Linc," she said as she pulled some pills from her pocket, "Better pray this works…">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Lincoln, Sucre, Jack, and Sophia drove in the rental car over to the coffee shop.
Lincoln and Sucre walked over to them and began to chat.
Jack and Sophia stayed with the car, just in case something went wrong.
The guard Michael had mentioned the other day, Captain Hurtado, arrived and ordered orange juice and coffee.
Lincoln offered to buy him a coffee and the man smiled.
"Si, thank you my friend," Hurtado said happily.
Lincoln slipped and spilled his coffee.
"Oh, that's okay, I can get another," said Lincoln.
He handed Hurtado the other cup…the one with the pills.
Lincoln and Sucre made a bee-line for the car. They climbed in and drove away quickly.
Just then, Lincoln's phone rang.
"Yeah?"
"It's Susan. I want a status report."
"Everything's going according to plan, Susan. You can relax."
"Where are you now?"
"We're pulling away from the guards' coffee shop."
"Why?" asked Susan, confusion as well as suspicion in her voice.
Then it dawned on her…the pills.
"Why are you drugging the guards now when you're escaping tonight?"
Lincoln froze with horror. He had just given them away.
"Not good Linc…not good…" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Lincoln, in a panic, hit redial.
"Susan! Susan, I'm sorry I lied," said Lincoln, desperation in his voice.
"Dad! They're gonna kill me!" screamed L.J.
"You hear that, Linc?" asked Susan, coldly.
"Susan please…"
"The truth…now!"
"Okay, we're breaking out in less than three hours, okay?"
"Should've thought to call me Lincoln."
"Susan I…"
"Shut up," she sneered, "And no more lying."
"Okay, just…"
Susan hung up. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Lincoln, Jack, and Sophia pulled up to the beach. They saw a black van parked several yards away in some foliage.
"Hmm, now I wonder who that could be?" asked Jack, sarcastically.
"What do we do?" asked Sophia.
"Stick with the plan," said Lincoln.
"I could go spy on them…make sure L.J.'s safe," said Sucre.
Jack glanced back at him. His eyes glowed with the challenge. She could not suppress a smile.
"Sounds like a good idea to me."
Lincoln nodded in agreement.
They did not need to tell Sucre twice. He shot out of the car and disappeared into the foliage.
Lincoln, Jack, and Sophia climbed out of the car and walked out onto the sand.
Lincoln and Jack began to dig frantically where they had buried the cooler the other day.
"Don't move," said Sophia, suddenly.
Jack looked up only to see Sophia standing a few feet away, gun in hand.
"You've got to be kidding me," snarled Jack under her breath.
Lincoln's jaw tightened and he frowned, disappointment flitted through his eyes as he gazed at Sophia.
Her hand shook slightly as she raised the gun and pointed it at them.
Jack laughed and shook her head. She stood up, brushed the sand off her jeans, and approached Sophia.
"Don't come any closer!" cried Sophia.
"Or you'll do what? Shoot me?" asked Jack, incredulously, "Come on now, Sophia. We both know you're not going to shoot anyone."
"Yes I will! Don't take another step!"
Jack sauntered up to Sophia until she was inches away from her face. She glared her in the eyes as she quickly took the gun from Sophia's hand.
"No…you're not."
Just then, a loud siren sounded in the distance.
"What's that?" called Lincoln.
Jack's eyes widened in horror.
"It's coming from SONA…" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Next chapter will be the "big reveal" of the plot twist!