Tommy's Rose

Chapter 43: Something Bad

A/N- I cannot apologise enough for my lack of updates. The last couple of weeks have been crazy and this new lockdown is proving to be a difficult one but hopefully I am back to regular weekly updates. Thank you all for being so patient.  

I scrunched up my face as I tried to concentrate on trying to pick the lock on the door. I was very limited to light as it was the middle of the night and most of the guards were gone, I turned my pin, used force to try and here a click; I would use my knife but I had done very well so far to keep it hidden, I had a feeling I may need to use it in the future. 

"Done?" Charles asked as he sat next to me watching my every move.

I huffed. "You know you watching is putting a lot of pressure on me," I stated. 

"huh?" He asked in confusion, not understanding what I was talking about. 

I looked at my brother. "I haven't done it yet," I told him.

"Where you keep going?" He asked. "When the man come?" 

A cold shiver rushed through my body. "Nothing," I said as I put my arm around his shoulder. "Nothing at all." 

How could I even talk about the things I had done and the things I was about to do. I was betraying my family, my own Father, surely I was now going to be an outcast. 

*CLICK*

The lock turned and my heart raced. I grabbed Charles and ran to the furthest corner of the room and we curled up into a ball watching the door slowly opened to reveal a man and a women?

The man roughly pushed the women into the room then slammed the door shut behind her. I looked at the women trying to study her face but thanks to the poor lighting in the room I could hardly see her. I gently moved Charles so he was behind me as I stepped forward trying to look at the women... 

"Primrose Shelby?" A familiar voice escaped the women's lips. 

My heart stopped as I gently walked the women into the moon light. "Lizzie Stark," I stated as tears filled my eyes and it was now I realised Lizzie was holding something in her arms. "Lizzie, you're baby." 

"She's alright," Lizzie told me in a shaky voice. "She's healthy." 

Charles ran over to my side hugging me. "How long have you been here?" I asked gripping my brother. 

"A month I think," Lizzie said with uncertainty in her voice. "Primrose you need to get out of here Romano is planning something, something big to destroy Tommy." 

I pressed my lips into a thin line as my heart raced inside my chest, my stomach did flips and twisted in side of me. I looked at Lizzie, her face was pale and thin, she looked scared and alone in this place; a part of me hoped she didn't think I was here to save her. 

"I know," I whispered as my blood went cold. "Lizzie whatever happens next you need to protect Charles because something bad is going to happen and I'm trying to stop it." 

Lizzie gripped my hand. "Primrose what's happened?" Lizzie whispered. "What are you talking about?" 

I held in my tears. "Promise me you will look after Charles!" I demanded. "PROMISE!" 

The women in front of me looked into my eyes with so much worry and fear. "Primrose what has Romano made you do?" She asked. 

*CLICK*

The lock turned. Lizzie moved forward and used her body to shield Charles and I, she slowly backed us into the corner hiding in the dark. I put my finger over Charles' lips so he knew to be quiet.