Chapter Fourteen

"You can't keep me here!" Sandy yelled as AJ tightened the ropes keeping her restrained to his arm chair. "Karl will come looking for me very soon!"

AJ cracked a smile as he finished securing the rope and then walked to his kitchen. He wasn't exactly sure what he was going to do yet but he knew he was in danger. His hand trembled as he looked over his shoulder at the irritated Sandy. He grabbed some duct tape and a butcher knife from the counter and walked back to her. She eyed the knife, fighting the urge to beg for her life, but she knew she wasn't getting anywhere with that. Her heart pounded under her chest as he pulled up the coffee table and took a seat in front of her.

The small camera sat beside him as he leaned forward and said, "So tell me…where is your coward of a husband?"

She chuckled, "As if I'd tell you…"

He laughed, "You see I was hoping you would say that…it only makes things more fun for me."

Her eyes widened in terror as he stood up and began pulling a piece of duct tape from the roll. "I hope your husband doesn't mind you having scars….oh and I don't have any anesthesia so you'll just have to bite down on this gag real hard."

"Oh please don't hurt me! It won't do any good!" she screamed.

"Sure it will, I'll remove one toe at a time and then move to your fingers and eventually you'll tell me what I want to know."

Sandy knew she had to say something and fast, "No! Please! You won't make it to Gabby in time by doing this!"

He froze, "What are you talking about?"

Sandy began to giggle wickedly, "When Karl found out she lied about knowing you he had his buddy Luke take her down…since she's still alive, he's on his way to finish the job."

AJ cursed under his breath knowing she was completely defenseless. He cut a piece of tape from the roll and placed it over her mouth. He then positioned the small camera to face her and ran for the door.

Gabby laid quietly at the bottom of the laundry cart. She could hear people running passed the door every now and then looking everywhere for her. It was only a matter of time before someone came in there looking for her.

"Search the dryers! They're big enough for people to fit into," said one of the security guards.

Gabby listened as they opened each dryer and thoroughly searched inside. She knew they would be checking the carts next but wasn't sure how she would escape in time. Her palms became clammy as her heart thundered. To make matters worse she felt her sedative slowly beginning to make her fall asleep.

"Oh no…" she whispered to herself. "If Leo or that guy gets their hands on me I'm as good as dead…"

As her heart began to race she suddenly felt her cart being moved. "Hey! You can't take that away right now!" A security guard yelled.

"Look honey, I've been outside this room for the past hour and no one has come in here. I have a job to do just like you." Said a woman who Gabby assumed was a nurse.

"She's got a point." They said before Gabby felt her cart move out of the laundry room. She released a sigh of relief as the cart moved for what seemed like forever before she heard an elevator.

"Hey! Do you two mind?" the woman said as two men shoved passed her.

"Outta the way lady,"

Gabby covered her mouth as the familiar voice hit her ears. It was the man who came with Leo. She could feel herself sinking lower into the cart but not really going anywhere. Once they were gone the lady pushed the cart into the elevator and hit the first-floor button. Gabby felt relieved but only for a moment.

As the elevator doors began to close, she heard a single gunshot. She heard the woman collapse to the ground as the doors shut and the elevator began to descend to the first floor.

"Oh God," Gabby cried as she sat up in the cart and looked down at the woman. She was an older lady with red curly hair and glasses. The gunshot wound was in the center of her forehead and blood pooled under her head.

Gabby fought back tears as she looked down at the woman, "You didn't deserve to die…I'm so sorry…"

She climbed out of the cart, stumbling as a dizzy spell hit her. She knew it wouldn't be long before the drugs in her system put her down leaving her at the mercy of the thugs after her. When the elevator opened, Gabby found herself trying as hard as she could to get away. She had just made it to the lobby when a familiar face came walking through the door.

"Hey Gabby….where are you going?"

Tears filled her eyes as her evil cousin took a few steps towards her. "Stay away from me…"

He laughed as she slowly backed away with every step he took. Behind her, Luke and Leo had appeared from the stairwell and were slowly walking up behind her.

"Where is everyone?" Gabby asked as she looked around for help.

"You mean the doctors and nurses?" Karl asked. "Let's just say they're taking a dirt nap…just like you should be for lying to me."

Gabby kept backing up, "Please don't hurt me Karl….we're family…."

"Yeah? I was under the impression that when you lied that made your safety go out of the window," he said. "And now I'll do what I should of did when I came to visit you."

Gabby gasped as he pulled a hand gun from him back pocket and pointed it at her. About a second before he pulled the trigger she ran down a hall to her right making the bullet accidently hit Luke in the chest. Karl's eyes widened in shock and anger as his friend of many years fell to the ground.

"Luke!" he yelled as he ran to his side. "Find her you dipshit! I want that bitch dead!"

Leo nodded and took off running after Gabby, who had found another stairwell to the ground floor. She tripped and tumbled down the last few steps, twisting her ankle in the process.

"Ah!" She screamed as she pulled herself to her feet using the arm rail. She limped out of the door and found herself in a parking garage full of cars. Before she could run, Leo came rushing out of the door, knocking her down.

"This is it…" she thought. "I'm about to be murdered for no reason at all….I always knew I'd be one of those victims….another statistic in today's society."

Leo turned her over onto her back and mounted the frightened woman. He punched her in the face, partially knocking her out so he could have his way with her.

"Now I can finish what I started before…just scream if it hurts chica…" he said as he grabbed her hospital gown preparing to rip it open.

"H-Help!" she screamed as he pinned her arms to the ground. Gabby closed her eyes and prayed for a miracle just as a truck pulled into the garage. It came straight towards them blaring it's horn.

"Shit." Leo said as he yanked Gabby to her feet and pulled her out of the path of the truck.

Gabby smiled when she realized AJ was the driver. He parked the truck and hoped out, ready to fight for his life…and Gabby's.