Clara's vision was a blur as she began to regain consciousness. Once everything became clear, she took in her surroundings. She was in some kind of basement that had cracks on its concrete floors. It looked old and abandoned.
She tried to get up, but her hands and feet were tied with what felt like rope. Her head was aching from the impact of hitting her head. The room was empty and quiet. Clara felt sick and had the urge to vomit, but she held it in.
There was a single door ahead of her and she began to hear voices behind it. The door opens and four shady looking men walked in.
"Sleeping beauty is finally awake," one of them chuckles.
Another one, who looked the oldest, rolled his eyes before speaking, "Alright, sweetie, we're going to get right to the point. Your asshole of a boyfriend has caused trouble for us in the past. I'm sure you know who we're talking about."
Of course, they were fixers. She knew by the way they spoke. It was down to business.
"What do you want?" She spoke up.
"It's simple, we want him dead and we're using you as bait. You'll be here a while."
And with that, they left her alone in the basement. She couldn't believe she was being used for bait. She tries getting her hands out of the rope, but it was no use. Clara feared they would actually kill Aiden if he fell for their trap. She needed to get out of there and warn him about what was to come, but there was nothing she could do.
She could only hope that Aiden was smart enough to avoid getting caught in a trap.
Aiden pulled up at a bar in Pawnee to meet T-bone. As soon as Ray caught sight of his grey hat hacker friend, he instantly walked up to him.
"Amigo!" He greets him once he's out of his car, "It's been a while, man."
"Yeah it has. Listen, I need your help."
"What's the problem?" He arches an eyebrow.
Aiden sighs, "Do you remember Clara?"
He was silent for a moment before replying, "Yeah, I do."
"She's alive."
"What?" Ray was confused.
Aiden began to tell him about how he reunited with Clara, how they had gotten together. He proceeds to tell him about her kkdnapping. T-bone couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"Shit, Aiden. Do you have any clue where she is?"
Aiden shook his head. "That's why I need your help."
He pulls out his phone and shows T-bone the signal being directed from one place to the other.
"You think you can fix the signal?"
He nods. "Nothin' I can't handle."
He took the phone from him and just when he was about to begin tracing Clara, a call from "unknown" pops up. Within a second, T-bone figured out it was the abductors calling Aiden. T-bone glances up at Aiden, asking for permission to answer the call. Aiden nods and T-bone pushed the green icon.
"Aiden Pearce," it was the same man as before, "We want you to meet us at Brandon Docks. We'll be waiting for you at the entrance. If you want your girlfriend to stay alive, we advice you show up, otherwise things aren't gonna be pretty. Am I understood?"
Aiden's lips pressed into a hard line before replying, "Yeah, just don't hurt her."
The man laughs, causing Aiden to clench his jaw.
"It all depends on how things go. So be there, or your girlfriend's going to be taking a trip to the hospital."
He laughs once again before hanging up. T-bone knew exactly what they meant when they said they would take her to the "hospital." Fixers would take their victims to their own little hospital and have them sedated in order to keep police from finding out.
"I gotta go," Aiden said worridly.
Aiden retrieves his phone before making his way towards his car.
"Aiden, wait. It could be a God damn trap for all you know. Let me come with you."
Aiden only nods and gets into his car, T-bone doing the same. He didn't protest because he felt like he was too much in a hurry to argue. They both got in the car before making their way to Brandon Docks.