Ch.9 So close

I hope this chapter is suspenseful or exciting enough for you guys, things are finally falling into place! The truth is out!

Will reached the house next to Nico's and hid behind the fence, he saw the porch light come on and a person appear in the doorway so he ducked down again and watched through the space between the boards as Nico's fake dad left the house, locking the front door behind him, and headed to the car sitting in the driveway.

Will waited until the car pulled out of the driveway and hid behind the bush next to him as the car went by, not wanting to risk being seen despite it being dark out. He watched as the car reached the end of the street and turned the corner and waited until the count of ten before rising from his hiding spot and running to the tree and started climbing as fast as he could.

Once Will got to his usual branch he pulled off his backpack and used his walkie-talkie to try to get Nico's attention.

"Nico! Can you hear me? If you're there open your window right away, please!" Maybe it was the note of urgency in his voice, maybe it was that fact that he had never come over after dark before but instantly Nico had come to the window and opened it to let Will inside.

"Will, why are you here so late?"

Will got to his feet and took Nico's hand so he could help him climb out. "We have to get you out of here, quick before your dad comes back!" but Nico didn't budge, he was really confused with what Will was saying.

"Will what's going on? Why are you here so late?" he tried again to figure out what was happening.

Will grit his teeth knowing they likely didn't have much time. "Nico, Please this is an emergency! You're not safe here so we need to go now!" Will tried again to pull Nico over to the window knowing it was their only way out.

"What do you mean not safe? My dad just left but he'll be back later." Nico said still confused.

Will wanted to stomp his feet and throw a tantrum like a toddler but knew there wasn't time for that. "Nico he's not even your real dad, here I can prove it!" at Nico's shocked expression Will pulled off his backpack and took out the notebook with the news articles and information he had gotten from the internet and handed them to Nico along with the camera so that he could compare the photos from the news to the ones they had taken yesterday.

Nico stood there in silence as he looked at the information on the crash and the amber alerts, the two yearlong missing persons case, the articles on Hades di Angelo and the suspected sightings of Nico after the abduction two years earlier.

Nico started shaking as he read everything over, tears started to run down his cheeks and he reached up and placed a hand to his head as though it was in pain.

Wills dad had said that you shouldn't overstimulate a person with amnesia with too much information because it could manifest itself as physical pain but this was an emergency and he needed Nico to co-operate with him so that they could get him out of here.

"I asked my dad how you help people with memory loss and he told me that things from before they lost their memory could help, and before I came here I saw the news and they were talking about a kid that had been missing for two years after a car accident Nico, it's you they are looking for, I just know it! That guy that claims to be your dad is the one who took you! We need to get you someplace safe then we can call the cops on him and then he can't hurt you!"

Nico looked at Will, he still had tears in his eyes. "I don't understand… what's going on Will?"

Before Will could respond though the bedroom door opened and in stepped Minos, both boys froze in place when they saw him but Will managed to find his voice soon enough.

"B-but but I saw you leave!"

He was answered by a cold laugh as though Minos found it funny how easily children could be tricked. "A decoy, you didn't really think I'd leave the house completely unguarded this close to the anniversary did you?" he laughed once more when he saw the confused looks on both of their faces.

"I set up surveillance systems in the area so that I could be alerted to any activity and what do you think I saw? Hmm? Some neighborhood brat sneaking around trespassing, climbing my tree and sneaking into my home? Watching my house to see when I was away, of course it would gain my attention. Kids are so simple minded, you leave them to their own devices and you see the trouble they get themselves into?" he let out a dramatic sigh and shook his head, "You're lucky I didn't report you to the authorities, I'd have every right to of course." He said lightly.

Will tried to argue but was cut off.

"And if you tried to tell them anything I would just deny it and tell them that you were too caught up in the urban legend about my home being haunted and press charges."

Will paled as he realized that the police were more likely to believe the home owner over some kid caught doing something illegal who most likely would say anything to get out of getting into trouble.

"And with the news stories going around what better excuse could you use to try and get their attention?"

"T-they would have checked!" Will said but Minos just smiled cruelly at him.

"Maybe but by the time the police were involved I could have had him moved." He looked at Nico coldly, no hint of kindness, false or otherwise could be found in that stare. "You should have done as I said and kept the windows shut, did you really think I wouldn't hear the rumors of someone being seen in the top floor window? I'm sure that's what brought your little friend here to begin with."

Nico was visibly trembling now, his eyes wide as he stared at Minos, too scared to respond.

"But now that the cat is out of the bag it looks like it's time for a change in scenery, and your little friend here gets to join us, isn't that exciting?" Minos said in a light voice with a smile on his face but it never reached his cold eyes.

"Come on Nico, it's time for your medicine." Minos stepped closer to the petrified boy holding out a couple of sleeping pills but Will stepped in his way blocking Nico from him.

"Stay away from him!" he turned to Nico trying to implore him to escape. "Go to the window while I hold him back!"

Nico seemed to snap out of his shock and nodded mutely but as he moved towards the window only a few feet behind him Minos grabbed Will and held him in a choke hold cutting off Will's air and lifting him off the ground as he struggled.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you, do as you are told and take your medicine. Now." Minos said and there was no false cheerfulness in his voice now, no fake smile, just cold eyes and clear intent to hurt Will if Nico didn't do what he was told.

Nico swallowed around the fear choking him and slowly walked closer towards Minos and with a shaky hand took the pills from him while looking at Will as he tried to pries himself away from Minos' hold. "Please don't hurt him." Nico said in a small voice, too scared to speak any louder.

"He won't be hurt if you do as you are told." Minos said and watched as Nico closed his eyes and swallowed the pills, as usual the effects were almost instantaneous and Minos watched as Nico crumpled to the ground, he then let Will drop to the floor gasping for air as he lay there close to Nico.

"You should have minded your own business; you see where snooping around gets you? I hope you kissed you mommy and daddy goodnight before you came here, because you're never going to see them again."

Will's heart raced in his chest after seeing Nico fall to the ground and as he listened to Minos tell him that he's never see his parents again he wanted to cry because he hadn't said a word to them since he left the dinner table that evening, they would never find him just like no one had found Nico!

Will wished he had called the police when he saw the car pull around the corner, or left a note for his parents telling them where he had gone so late, but it was too late for any of that now. Will's thoughts came to a stop when he felt something sharp pierce his neck and then everything went dark.

Well? I really hope what I wrote is believable because I know nothing about drugs and what affects they might have that could put someone to sleep so I hope this is okay.

Am I a horrible person?

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