CHAPTER 15

Stephen King once wrote 'Time takes it all, whether you want it to or not. Time takes it all, time bears it away.. and in the end there is only darkness. Sometimes we find others in that darkness, and sometimes we lose them there again ...

Two hands grabbed Barry's shoulder from behind and slammed his head forward as another splash of freezing water hit him in the face . Barry jerked his arms which were chained behind him as his body hung upside down like some broken doll .

Barry began to gasp for air as he felt his chest begin to tighten . Freezing water cascaded over his head and ran down his aching chest . Just as Barry was about to give into the darkness he felt two strong arms pull him upwards .

Barry gasped loudly as his lungs screamed in pain. Closing his eyes , he tried to numb the pain that was overwhelming his mind and the rest of his body. He tried to stay strong as he felt the grip on his shoulder tighten once again . He tried to free himself but before he could try something , his head was shoved into the water once again .

It took Barry ten ... fifteen ...twenty seconds before he began gagging and choking, thrashing his head desperately from side to side trying to fight back .

Thirty seconds and it was soon becoming impossible to breathe . His airway beginning to completely close up. He could slowly feel the water dripping into his lungs, which were painfully in need of air.

Barry closed his eyes tightly before finally opening them " join me" came a calm and soothing voice . " Its going to be ok , everything is going to be ok ."

"You just need to trust me Barr . Do you trust me ?" Questioned the person , kneeling down before him .

"Yes , i trust you . I trust you with my life mom" cried Barry as Nora palmed Barry's cheek with her right hand .

Hearing this Nora smiled at her broken son and said " then join me Barry . Join me and your pain will go away. I miss you son . I miss you so much . Just let go and we can be a happy family again . Just you and me" said Nora .

"What do i do mom ? How do i let go ?"cried Barry as he looked at his mother . He just wanted everything to end . He felt so empty and broken . He wanted to join his mother again . He knew that Joe and Iris would be hurt by his decision .

But he didn't care anymore . He couldn't take all this pain. Besides Mark was right , he was just trouble for them . He just destroyed everything he touched and they would be better off without him . He had already killed Caitlin , he couldn't let anyone else die for him.

Listening to his mothers words Barry nodded and held his mothers hand . He smiled as she ran her hand through his hair and whispered to him that everything will be alright again. He missed this , he missed her so much .

He closed his eyes as everything around him was starting to fade away . Barry held his mothers hand the entire time as everything began to float away . Then his head started to feel heavy and before he even noticed it , everything was coming to an end...

Barry began a coughing fit as he breathed in air into his deprived lungs " no , no , no ... wht dd u... yu do ? What did you do ?" Screamed Barry at the men with chattered teeth as his body began to shake from his cold and drenched clothes , as he fell down on the floor . His legs too weak to bear his own weight . " Please , please just kill me . Just kill me now" pleaded Barry as tears streamed down his face .

" As much as i want to end this i can't . We need to leave now." Growled Nimbus as Barry felt Nimbus's fingers closing painfully around his dislocated shoulder as he started to drag his battered body into a standing position. The rough and the jerky movement caused pure agony as Barry felt like a hundred needles pierced his shoulder.

Barry stumbled at the sudden movement as the man started dragging him down the rough pavement . "Why are we leaving now Nimbus ? We were just getting started" said Mark angrily as he and Clyde followed Nimbus.

"I just got information from my men at CCPD , the Detective figured out our location . We need to gear up and leave , clear out all evidence" ordered Nimbus .

Barry tried to concentrate on the voices of the two men as he was being dragged outside but for some reason he couldn't focus . He felt like his head was going to explode . The pain becoming impossible causing him to lose focus on his surroundings. Barry swallowed against the nausea that threatened to expel the small amount of food he had been forced to eat earlier.

Barry didn't even struggle as the man grabbed his shirt and pulled him closer as he injected something into his neck causing his body to sway . Barry could soon feel dizziness overtake him as he felt his legs give out , falling into the arms of the man that had drugged him .

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The ride to the warehouse was the longest journey in Joe's entire life , his fingers enclosed in a tight fist in nervous anticipation of what he was going to find once he entered the warehouse . Would Barry still be alive and breathing ? Would tonight be the night when they would finally get his son back ? Would they catch the brothers who tortured his son ?

"Dammit" yelled Joe in frustration as he banged his fist on the car window causing every officer to stare at him . Joe just ignored their worried gaze and told the officer to drive a little faster .

Joe felt like he was going nuts with all the thoughts running through his mind . He knew that everyone was doing their best to find Barry . Everyone loved him like their own son and they would do anything to bring him back , no matter what but they hadn't seen Barry who looked bruised and tortured physically and mentally .

He knew it in his heart that no one could ever survive from this torture and that too recover from it . Joe just closed his eyes and prayed to God that he would get to Barry in time.

Seeing the officer pull over to the side of the road Captain Singh got out from the passenger side of the car. Joe threw open the door and climbed out of the car staring at the Captain. Joe felt the previous desperation to get here had quickly faded and was replaced with dread , scared to enter the warehouse in case his worst fears were confirmed .

" Captain ?" questioned Joe as he walked up to the Captain , as he scanned his surroundings.

"The warehouse is just a few feet away" said the Captain as he waited for the other members to walk up to them .Once the others had joined them the Captain continued " it's better we stop here , so that they don't have a chance to see us coming."

"Knowing the Mardon brothers we may have some surprises ahead , we need to be careful and alert once we approach our location."

It took another few minutes as the Captain explained the instructions for the attack . Nodding Joe , the Captain and Chyre started off silently towards the warehouse with guns in their hands .

Entering the front of the warehouse while the remaining team entered from the back , each and everyone kept an eye for anything that looked out of place.

Joe could feel his heart beating out of his chest as they walked closer and closer . Everything looked quite as if nothing happened here . The men searched the entire warehouse for about twenty five minutes before finally giving up .

"Dammit" , Joe swore loudly as he punched the wall with great force , frustrated since there was no sign of a single evidence showing that Barry was here .

"Calm down Joe" said the Captain in a calm voice as he walked closer to Joe putting his hand on his shoulder . "We will find him Joe."

"How ? We don't know where they are now . This was our one lead to bring Barry back home . How the hell did he find out that we were coming ?" Said Joe as he ran his hand through his hair .

"There is no evidence pointing that Barry was here Joe . Maybe we are at the wrong warehouse . We must have missed something" said the Captain .

"I know it , i know it in my heart that Barry was here . There are some parts of this warehouse that are clean and some that haven't been looked at since ages . Also there is this smell of bleach , they must have used it to clean the place , destroying any evidence" said Joe .

" I will call a forensic team right now , we will let them do their job and see what we find next . If you are right about this they must have left some clues" Said the Captain as he walked away to make the phone call .

Joe just nodded as he closed his eyes , trying to pull himself together.

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Barry sluggishly opened his eyes trying to remember what had happened. He grunted in pain as his whole body began to ache as he lied down in the cramped space in the trunk of the car his hands and legs tied with a rope .

Barry tried to loosen his bindings , thinking of it as the only way he was going to run once the car was going to come to a halt. He ignored the surging pain that ran down his entire body as the car hit each and every bump on the road .

Barry pulled against the ropes as hard as he could but he couldn't loosen the ropes . There was no way to slip his hands free , no way to loosen the knots .

Feeling the car come to a stop , Barry tensed as he waited for the captors to open the trunk . Barry took in a deep breath , he knew that he had only one attempt to get this right and escape from his captors .

Mark opened the trunk and reached the boy as he grabbed his injured arm , pulling him into a seated position . He then bent down and removed a knife from his boot . Looking at the scared look on Barry's face Mark smirked .

He then took the knife and brought it closer to Barry's neck . " You try and do anything i will torture you in such a way that you won't recognise your own face . Is that understood ?" Questioned Mark .

He then reached down and cut the ropes binding Barry's arms and legs . He easily pulled Barry out of the trunk making him put pressure on his injured leg , causing Barry to wobble under the pressure .

Barry looked around searching for the other two men . Seeing that they were already walking towards the latest hideaway Barry took the opportunity and brought his uninjured leg roughly up to the mans midsection . Mark dropped on the ground releasing Barry from his grip , his head hitting the ground hard on the floor with a loud thud .

Satisfied Barry turned around and started limping as fast as he could with his injured leg . Barry didn't see the fist that came his way and stumbled to the side , holding his stomach . Feeling the wound on his stomach reopen again Barry dropped to his knees , gasping for air as blood gushed from his wound staining his clothes .

Barry felt another kick to his stomach as Mark stood above him " you little brat , looks like i will have to teach you a lesson" spat Mark .

Barry tried to edge away from him , his stomach lancing with pain , his body a bloodied beaten mess fighting as hard as he could to get away from Mark . The man kicked him in the ribs once more making him cough up blood .

Barry began to wheeze as he gagged for air , giving desperate shuddering breaths . His eyes began to roll in his head and he knew he was loosing the struggle to stay conscious , probably losing the struggle to stay alive .

Mark kicked him for one last time as he bent down to pick up the knife that that had fallen on the ground during the fight.

Barry tried to reach the rock that was on the side of the road and without any hesitation just as Mark was about to pick up the knife Barry grabbed the rock and hit him on the back of his head with all his force .

Mark immediately dropped to the ground clutching his head in extreme pain losing consciousness .

Seeing him fall to the ground Barry dragged his body closer to Mark's body and quickly took the knife and some money from his wallet . Barry tried searching for Mark's phone but couldn't find it . Hearing the sound of the two men coming closer . Barry got up from the ground clutching his stomach and started walking away as fast as his legs could carry him .

Hey guys , sorry for the very very long wait . I had lost interest in this story for quite sometime but it looks like i am kinda back from this break . I will try and update as soon as i possibly can .

Anyway i hope you guys liked this chapter . Please review and let me know that u guys are still with me on this story .

XOXO until next time.