CHAPTER 13
"Barry" said Joe as he rushed into Barry's hospital room , gun in his hand . When he entered the room everything in the room was destroyed , the same way when they had found Barry. The only exception this time was that Barry was not in the room .
Just as he was about to leave the room to call the Captain a phone started ringing on the bed . Coming close to the bed he saw a private number flashing on the screen . Seeing the unrecognised phone he picked it up .
" well , well, you surely take some time to pick up the phone . Looks like you are getting old" said someone with laughter on the other end.
"Who are you ? And where is Barry ?" Yelled Joe with anger . He looked around the room searching for evidence that could help him find Barry .
"Awe Joe , calm down . All the screaming is not good for you in this old age . You don't want to miss out on raising your daughter and maybe what's left of your son" said the man.
After a short pause the man continued , sounding a little hurt " don't you recognise me Joe. This just hurts me . I thought you missed me because of our special connection."
"Where is my son and what have you done to him ?" questioned Joe with anger . He didn't have time to play some stupid game . He just wanted his son back . He prayed to God that his son was alright.
"Why do you want to cut through the chase joe ? We still have sometime till Barry can survive and besides this is fun."
"Oh and before i forget Barry says hi . It's good to finally meet him . I have heard about him a lot . Well , he really is famous these days , isn't he? ." said the man in the hood with a smirk .
"Please don't hurt him . This is between me and you . He has nothing to do between this . I swear to God , if you hurt him then i will kill you . I swear i will find you and kill you" threatened Joe with a dangerous voice.
"Joe do you really think that you are in any position to make any threats . Not that i am scared of you or your empty threats but you better choose your words carefully next time or your son won't be able to see the sunshine next day" said the man irritated.
"And let me remind you one thing i get angry very fast . Since now we have cleared all the important topics let me tell you something if you want your boy unharmed , you listen to me very carefully . I want you to do something for me , can you do that ?"
"What is it ? I will do anything . Just don't hurt Barry" requested Joe .
"Good detective , begging suits you . You should do it more often . Now listen to me very carefully . I want you to bring to me twenty five million dollars ."
"Twenty five ? . I don't have that much money" said Joe nervously.
"For your kid twenty five should be nothing for you Joe and Since you talked to me with so much respect lets make it fifty million dollars ."
"This phone is yours . You keep it with you always . When i will call you next time i will give you all the details for our exchange . Till then don't open your mouth to anyone , not even your police buddies otherwise Barry will not be the only one to pay the price ."
"You know Joe life is so funny . Last time you had the ball in your coat and look at you now , begging that must be something new for you" said the man with a laugh .
"One more thing , before you leave i want you to open the bathroom door . I have left a present for you . I hope you like it"
Before Joe could say anything the man ended the phone call leaving Joe in shock . Holding his gun in position he rushed to the bathroom . Opening the door he found Caitlin on the floor , her hands and legs tied with a rope , she was bleeding from her forehead with a large gash . " Caitlin , Caitlin wake up" said joe as he kneeled down to the unconscious teen . Picking her up in his arms he placed her on Barry's bed . Applying some pressure to the wound he quickly left the room to call the doctor.
...a few hours before...
One of the perks of my parents leaving town for their work is that i get to bunk school whenever i want . The house has been a bit of a mess lately. Between the hospital and hectic school life , there is no time to do anything . Well but that is going to change now since Barry doesn't want to see me .
Waking up from my bed i walk up to my kitchen to make me some breakfast . Hearing the door bell i rush to open it . Its Joe.
"Caitlin , i am glad i caught you . Do you have a minute?" asked Joe with a strained voice . He looked tensed and pale . Something was definitely wrong. The first thought that came in my mind was Barry .
"Joe , is Barry ok ?" I ask scared to hear his answer .
"Barry is good . Well not good but he is ok . Actually that's why i am here . I have to go to the precinct regarding the Mardon brothers and Iris has some work to do . So can you go to the hospital and keep Barry company till any of us are free . I will try and come to the hospital as fast i can." Said Joe sincerely.
"It's just that i can't leave him alone , you know ? . He is running a high fever since morning and is starting the " i don't want any medication" thing again.
"Hey , Joe its ok . I can watch him" said Caitlin nervously .
Seeing the expression on Caitlin's face Joe said " i know you both broke up and you well are not exactly on the same page but he is sleeping it off so he won't even know that you are there ."
"I'll be there in a few minutes." said Caitlin .
"Thank you Caitlin ."
"You don't have to thank me Joe, I love him. I would do anything for him." Said Caitlin .
Nodding Joe left Caitlin's house to go to the precinct.
...
Entering his hospital room Caitlin stands there still at the entrance taking in her ex- boyfriend's appearance . He looks horrible . Well horrible will be an understatement in describing his appearance .
He looks pale as ever . His eyes closed but there are deep baggs under his eyes , its like even though he is sleeping , he is still in pain and sleep is not peaceful for him .
Caitlin tries to drag her eyes away from his tied wrists . The skin looks a bit red from where they have been ragged continuously . Seeing this just gives her chills up her spine and she goes next to his bed and holds his hand and sits there watching him.
A few minutes later Barry wakes up from his dreadful sleep and looks at her in the eyes. She waits for him to tell her to get out or pick out some fight but he does the opposite .
He smiles at her and tells her that he loves her . He apologies for the way he behaves.
Smiling she doesn't know what to think . After all Barry is on a strong dose of medication to fight of the fever and as a result he may be hallucinating . Regardless of all the facts she kisses him on the cheeks and tells him that she loves him.
A few seconds later the lights start to flicker and suddenly there is darkness everywhere .She tries to find her mobile in the purse . Seeing that she can't find it anywhere she starts to panic . " Barry just stay here . I am going to go outside to find the guards . The backup generators will probably kickback in a few seconds . Ok babe?"
"Cait be careful" said Barry worried.
Nodding Caitlin got up and started moving forward towards the entrance . When she opened up the door all she saw is darkness , "guards , guards? Anyone ?".
Her heart begins to beat a lot faster as she walks a little further and sees both guards on the floor bleeding . Kneeling down she checks to see if they are alive , finding no pulse she runs as fast as she can to Barry's room . Just as she is about to push the door open someone grabs her from behind .
Panicking she tries to scream , kick , do anything to free herself but the man tightens his grip on her and slaps her hard on the face, he then moves his hands closer to Caitlin's neck and starts chocking her.
Finding all the strength she tries desperately to reach the mans hand but she can't move or get up .
Black dots were beginning to form in her vision and she cant feel her arms anymore , her arms loosing all sensation to hold onto the fingers digging into her neck and they fall to her sides while her legs won't respond to any of her brain's requests to keep fighting.
Soon all of her muscles relax, leaving Caitlin to think that this was the last breath that she would ever take , her last chance to see Barry again .
The last thing she sees before giving in and letting her eyes slip shut is the victorious grin of her attacker.
"Boss is going to be so happy with us" said the large man as he checked for Caitlin's pulse . "I can't find any pulse" said the man with satisfaction.
"Good , now come on we still have to grab the boy but remember we can't kill him. He wants him alive" said the partner .
Nodding as they both barged into the room dragging Caitlin's body the power came back on making Barry aware of the two men.
"I thought you cut the power source" screamed the man angrily as he threw Caitlin's body at the corner of the room .
"I did. I didn't know they had backup" said the other man .
"Can you just shut him up . I can't think of anything if he is going to cry all day" said the man irritated as he heard Barry screaming and thrashing around the room trying to escape from the restrains.
Nodding the partner went up to Barry and grabbed him by the shirt holding his jaw with force and showing him Caitlin's body .
"If i were you i would shut up otherwise you will join that bitch" the partner said with laughter .
The man hadn't quite anticipated Barry's reaction, though. He hadn't been prepared for the kid's sudden attack and thus didn't duck in time for it so the boy's head collided with his face causing him to bleed from his nose .
"You know what kid? You just made me angry and you are going to pay for what you did son" said the man as he grabbed the boys injured wrist . He dragged his hands towards his fingers and pressed it with all his might causing Barry to scream .
Shhh , stop screaming. He then pulled out something from the table and stuffed it in Barry's mouth .
"I was going to leave you son but now i am going to do the opposite ." He then grabbed Barry's leg and pressed his nails into his leg .
Caitlin gasped for breath and before anyone could notice her coming back from the dead she quickly grabbed the sharp object from the table and stabbed the captors hand leaving him pinned .
She then went to the other man who was holding Barry . She threw her hands around his neck in order to distract the man from killing Barry .
Annoyed at the little attempt the man let go of Barry's leg and grabbed Caitlin's hand with force . He then turned her around and shoved her into the Wall nearby causing her to bang her head with force and slump into the world of unconscious again .
"No , no Cait" Barry cried out as he tried to pull the restraints from his hands.
"Awe , you are feeling bad are you ? Don't worry she is alive , just unconscious and right now i don't have time to kill her . Besides i am here for you ." said the man as he came close to Barry.
"If you hurt her i wi..."
"Seriously ? What can you do right now Barry. You made my job easier for me . You are in restraints already . I just have to drug you now and put you in the back of my car but before i do that lets continue our little game" said the man with excitement.
Saying this he folded up the sleeves of his shirt and then dug his fingers into his leg like before but with more force . Pushing down more further he laughed as the kid whimpered in pain trying to move his leg .
"I wouldn't do that if i were you Barry .You should keep the leg immobile . Trying to move your leg will just hurt you more" said the man as he pushed further into the skin causing it to bleed and stain the white cast .
Realizing what he had done he removed his blood stained hand and said disappointedly " you are lucky kid that i can't kill you . I have orders to not kill you specifically" he then removed the needle from his pocket and injected it into the I.V line .
"Good night kid" said the man with a smile as he saw Barry drooping his eyelids . "I wish i could spend some more time with you ,this was fun ."
...
"When will i get my money? I got you what you wanted" asked the man .
" for what ? You didn't do what i asked you and next time don't tell me what to do. I told you not to hurt him you idiot" shouted the man in the hood .
"No ,you told me not to kill him and i didn't kill him because i just handed him to you , alive. Believe me when i say this that i wanted to kill that kid right away , he punched me in the face ."
"Stop talking" screamed the man . "you are making me angry now" . He then turned around with his gun and aimed it at the mans heart " as promised . I told you i would give you what you deserved before giving you the job . Thank you for your service. Your job here is done" he pulled the trigger aiming it in the heart causing him to fall on the ground.
"Nice shot" said Mark as he entered the warehouse with Clyde. "i knew that you were going to be an asset to this team " said Mark .
"Oh believe me ,this is just a start and besides i will do anything to get my revenge on Joe West" he said with laughter . "Everything ok with the kid ?"
"Everything is perfect Kyle Nimbus . When the boy wakes up this is going to be his worst nightmare" said Mark with laughter.
...
The first thing that Barry felt when he opened his eyes was darkness. It took him one second to realize that he couldn't see . He was blindfolded. It was completely dark, so pitch-black that it was as if someone had turned off the lights in the entire room .
He tried to move his body but the movement triggered more pain in his throbbing leg . He went to touch his aching leg but found his hands were bound behind his back and that his legs were also tied .
Barry started to feel panic when he tried to recall what had happened but he couldn't. He didn't know what was happening , he didn't know where he was . He felt like he couldn't breathe ,couldn't see .
The only thing that he could feel was the pain in every movement . He felt sick when he could feel the sticky substance trailing down his leg .
"Let me out" Barry shouted desperately. He pounded his fists on what felt like a wooden door that stood between him and the other side. His voice sounded muffled due to the wood . He had no idea that he was kept inside a wooden box .
His breath quickened at the sound of a small click . It was like the sound of someone turning a key in the lock . His eyes darted nervously as the door swung open. His heart started pounding a lot faster as he heard the sound of footsteps , he felt like he was going to have a heart attack .
Barry felt his mouth getting dry . There was sweat all over his body and he was feeling cold . He just wanted to sleep ,he felt so tired . He just wished that this nightmare would end. He heard the man's ragged breathing but couldn't see anything because of the darkness.
"Who's there ? Please, please let me out of here" shouted Barry from inside the box .
Barry heard one more click and before he could register what had happened someone opened the door and pulled out the blindfold from his eyes .
Barry immediately closed his eyes from the harsh light that illuminated the room . Few seconds later he opened them again , Mark Mardon was standing over him with a gun pointed right at his face and he said with a smirk " don't worry kid the fun is just getting started"
Wow ! This is a lot lengthier than i expected it to be . A small treat for not updating it on time .
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