Chapter Six: Time to go...
Sarah's POV
"Zak." "Yes Sarah?" "I realized something." "What?" "Being grounded sucks." "Yes it does." I was sooooo bored. Drew and Doc
took my laptop as part of my punishment for sneaking away. "Wait! Sarah I remembered something!" "What?!" "We get our stuff back
today!" "Yes! Yes, yes, yes, yes!" At that moment Drew called us. We both raced out of my room, the card game forgotten. "My baby!"
I squealed as Drew handed me my laptop. "You're so melodramatic Sarah." "Can it Zak. My entire life is on here." "Whatever." "Wait.
Zak, your mom is giving us that look." "Which one?" "The one that says we better behave or she'll have our heads." "Oh that look."
"Yeah." "Please behave you two." "Yes Drew, we will."
Maria's POV
I walked down the hall aimlessly, stopping when I heard Van Rook talking to someone. I could barely hear the other voice. "And
the girl?" "I believe she has regained her memory." They were talking about me! "I also think that she is a spy for the Saturdays." "What
makes you think that?" "Fakes of anything we steal and the fact that wherever we are the Saturdays seem to be there as well." "Very well.
Eliminate her." "Gladly." Argost was telling him to kill me, this just became a very bad situation. I needed to talk to Doyle.
"Doyle?" "Yeah Maria?" "The time has come." "Huh? Oh! That time! What's up?" "I just overheard Van Rook and Argost talking
about me and Van Rook said he was suspicous of me so Argost told him to kill me!" "Alright. Do you know where you're going to be
next?" "Yeah, Venezuela." "Alright. See you there." "It's a date then."
Doyle's POV
Damn. This means I have to explain to Doc and Drew that Maria is a spy and her life is now in danger. Great, this day was coming
along beautifully. "Hey Zak, Sarah." "Yeah?" "Drew and Doc in there?" "Yup. Why?" "It's Maria." "What about her?" "She just told me
that Argost ordered Van Rook to kill her." "So you have to explain everything to Drew and Doc? They're gonna yell at you for not telling
them." "Yeah I know. But you two were in on it too. Which means that you have to help me explain it." "Do we really have to?" "Yes."
"Damn. No chance we're gonna get out of it?" "None." "Fine...."
"Alright Doyle, what is it? I've never seen you look so serious." "Yeah, funny story." Drew sighed, "Why do I have the feeling that
whatever you have to say is going to make me want to smack you?" Sarah gave my sister an impish smile, "Because you will want to
smack him when you hear what he has to say." "I'm guessing you know then Sarah." "Yup." "Alright let's hear it." "Well....You know
how I always seem to be one step ahead of Van Rook? I've had a bit of help with that." "You're still seeing Abbey?!" "No! But the
person I'm thinking of kinda looks like Abbey..." "Maria?" "Yes." "Why didn't you tell us?!" "She asked me not to tell you guys." I
said moving away from both my sister and my brother-in-law. "But that's not the important part! Van Rook got suspicous of her, so
Argost ordered Van Rook to kill Maria. And now her life is in danger and I think she's really in over her head." "Where?" "Venezuela.
Does this mean that I'm off the hook?" "No it just means that we'll talk later." "Damn."
Maria's POV
I kept my hand on the gun I had hidden beneath my jacket, knowing that at any minute I ws going to turn around and find myself
at the wrong end of Van Rook's wrist laser. "It's too bad Maria." "What is?" "That I have to kill you." "Not if I kill you first." I hissed
whipping around and pointing my .48 Colt Revolver at his head.
Over the next several minutes the only sound that could be heard was the sound of gunfire. I shot at Van Rook until I ran out of
ammo, then I pulled a knife on him.
Zak's POV
"We'll have to be careful, Maria could unintentionally hurt one of us. She's not exactly the kind of person you would want to get in a fight with. And if I know Maria, she's probably got all sorts of dangerous weapons. And she's deffinately more dangerous than Van Rook." "Okay. So, what are me and Sarah going to do to help?" "You are going to get Maria back here once we find her." "Shouldn't be too hard, just follow the sound of gunfire."
Maria's POV
I slashed at Van Rook and missed, I threw my body weight back to avoid falling. He swung at me trying to knock me over so he
could finish me off. I leaned further back, thankful that I was a dancer and knew how to balance my weight quite well. What I didn't
see coming was the kick that quickly followed his missed punch. It caught me in the ribs and I fell to the ground, gasping for air, sure
that he had broken a few ribs. I looked up to see the gun aimed at my head and quickly bowed my head, I didn't want to see the shot
as it was coming at me. I heard the shot and waited, but felt no pain. Looking up I saw that Doyle had tackled Van Rook so that he
missed. "Need a hand?" I looked up into Drew's bright blue eyes, "Thank you." She helped me up and I looked over at Doyle, "Hey!
That's my job!" I yelled running into the fight. "No your job is to get out of here while you have the chance." "Well where am I supposed
to go?" "Maria!" I turned around at the sound of my name, "Zak, Sarah! What are you two doing here?" "Helping you." They both
answered at once. "Oh. Well I'm busy right now." I said, swinging at Van Rook.
He grabbed my wrist and twisted it around and then laughing when it snapped. I shrieked as it did and stumbled back into Doyle.
"Bastard!" I screamed at Van Rook. I swung at him with my other hand and laughed at him when he hit the tree. He shouted at me in
Russian and I looked at him, "Yes I know I'm a bitch and I'm damn proud to be one!" "Oh I will enjoy killing you Maria." "Good
luck!" I shouted back. He shouted something else in Russian and I looked at him, "Yeah I hate you too Van Rook." He threw some
concusion gernades at me and I dodged them by performing a back flip. But due to my broken wrist, I fell when I landed. I got back
up and prepared myself for whatever Van Rook was planning next. He kicked me and I hit a tree, obviously I hadn't prepared myself
well enough. Van Rook made his way over to me as I struggled to see straight and get up. He slammed his foot down on my ankle
and broke it. I threw my head back screaming as pain shot up my leg. I managed to get myself up and just as I did, Van Rook pulled
out a knife and thrust it at me. I felt it tear through my chest, I fell to my knees, gasping.
Sarah's POV
I looked over in time to see Van Rook thrust a knife into Maria's chest. I grabed Zak's wrist and screamed. "NO!" The last thing I saw was Maria falling to her knees.
Zak's POV
"Ow!" I yelped as Sarah caught my wrist in a death grip. I heard Sarah scream and then she collapsed, I caught her and lowered her to the ground. Then I began to see why she had fainted as her memories filled my mind like they had the first time.
Sarah's POV
~I opened the door and stepped in to the sound of my mom arguing with her boyfriend again. They did that a lot. I didn't see why she wouldn't just leave him. I went to walk past the kitchen door to go up to my room. Glancing in I saw him slap her. Of course! All those bruises that she wouldn't tell me how she got, of course he was abusing her. I stopped at the doorway in order to listen. "I told you! I want you out!" "No. I'm not leaving." "That's it, I'm calling the police." He grabbed her wrist in one hand and the butcher knife on the counter in the other. He thrust it into her chest and I screamed. Pulling the knife out he started towards me and I ran.~
Zak's POV
I glanced up as Sarah's memories faded and saw a black haired girl who looked to be about my age walking towards me. I pulled
out the Claw, ready to defend Sarah, when the girl raised her hand as a sign of peace. "I mean no harm, I only wish to see if she is okay."
"I think she'll be okay." "Good." She said walking away.
Maria's POV
I opened my eyes slowly, unsure of where I was. I looked to my side to see Sarah sitting there. "You're awake." "Where am I?"
"Isn't it obvious?" "No." "You're at the Saturday household Maria." Zak said walking in, "Sarah didn't my mom tell you to stay out of
here?" "Maybe." She answered slyly. "Would someone go get Drew?" I questioned. "Yeah. I'll be right back." I waited for a few
minutes for Zak to come back with his mother. "Maria," Drew said, "Are you alright?" "I don't know," I said trying to sit up and falling.
Doc and Doyle came in at that moment. I looked around, "Will someone tell me how badly Van Rook beat me please?" Drew looked
at me, "Your left wrist is broken, and so is your right ankle. You have three fractured ribs and two broken ribs and a concusion."
"Really?" "Yes really." "Do you have a pair of crutches for me?" "Doyle looked at me, "Are you insane? You'll only hurt your wrist
more." "No I won't." "Here Maria." "Thank you Drew." I started to hoble out of the room when Doc stopped me, "You're welcome
to stay here as long as you like." "Thank you."
3rd Person POV
If only he knew what would ensue from that one little kind hearted offer...............