After being casted to the sea, thrown off the cruise ship she was on by her own boyfriend, what Zeda thought was her biggest problem turns out to be only the beginning. She's rescued by a foreign man, Lucas, & his two friends Johnny & Winwin. Togeth...
They sat almost in a circle along each wall. Lucas in the middle, facing the door, Chaz and Winwin to his right and Johnny on his left. The boys had chains long enough to all reach each other, but not the door.
After many hours alone, what felt like half a day for Johnny, the boys finally began to wake up.
Chaz was first. He clutched his head and groaned loudly. He tried to speak but ended up coughing until he just about vomited.
"Johnny?" He called. "Johnny, what the fuck did you bring me into." He spoke through gritted teeth.
"I'm sorry Chaz."
"Oh, you're sorry? I thought I was dead!" He yelled.
"I ... I guess I didn't know what to expect here ... I didn't think you'd have to come with us."
Chaz now realized his hand was cuffed.
"What the hell is this shit?" He grew even more angry.
He tried to free his hand from the chain, but upon failing he then got to his feet, panicking.
"Oh what the-"
He started walking towards the door but about halfway, was stopped by his chain.
"What the fuck!!" He shrieked.
"Johnny you son of a bitch!" He yelled, lunging at him and tackling him to the floor. He began striking him with his fists.
Johnny started fighting back and they were both causing a great deal of noise.
Winwin was woken up and when he realized what was happening, he quickly came over to break them up, yanking Chaz from Johnny.
Johnny's nose was bleeding and Chaz was clutching his eye now.
"God damn it my head hurts already, man." He complained.
"You attacked me!" Johnny said.
They all went back to their spots, Chaz shaking his head angrily and Johnny wiping the dirt from his clothes.
Winwin silently walked back and didn't even react to the chains bound around his wrist.
He wasn't sure if he was happy to have woken up, or if he would have rather died and skipped this part of Vince's plan. He sat back down and just as he did in Lei's cells, he held his knees to his chest and put his head down.
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"How come you woke up first, Johnny?" Chaz asked.
"I never passed out."
"What?" Winwin chimed in.
"I don't know why but ... I didn't."
"So, you let him do this?" Chaz asked, rattling his chains.
"He had a gun and ... he said he'd kill all of us if I tried anything."
"How do you know he would do anything?" Chaz asked.
"Because he tried to kill Zeda. And he killed someone else while doing it, too." Johnny explained.
It was silent while the two who had just woken up rubbed their heads and just sat with their eyes closed in pain.
Johnny grew worried that Lucas hadn't woken up yet. He made sure he was still breathing and had a good pulse but left him alone.
Johnny ended up telling Chaz everything that had happened since their ship had set sail from China and it was a long story. Winwin hadn't said a peep the entire time.
"You okay, Winwin?" Johnny asked him.
He only nodded and just laid down on the floor, staring out the hole in the roof.
The energy in that barn was so heavy and negative, they were all doomed to be trapped there indefinitely.
"You guys I just ... I can't even say how sorry I am." Johnny apologized.
"Can we ... can we just not tell Lucas I didn't pass out? I don't want him to think less of me."
Chaz agreed and Johnny assumed Winwin would have his back, too. Even without his word.
It was also a great excuse not to repeat what Vince had told him about Zeda.
Lucas finally woke up and grabbed his head just as the others did.
"Zeda?" He said as his eyes eased open.
He saw only the guys around him and immediately noticed the chain around one of his wrists.
"What ... what happened?"
"It was just sleeping gas. Vince chained us up while we were out." Johnny filled him in.
Lucas groaned as he tried to get up, his muscles aching.
"Where is Zeda?" He asked, sounding absolutely exhausted.
"I don't know." Johnny said truthfully.
He felt his pockets, and realized they were empty. He panicked. "He took it."
"I'm so sorry, Lucas. He also took all our phones." Johnny said.
They ended up being stuck there all night.
Lucas wasn't able to fall asleep, he just laid there worrying about where Zeda may be. Even if she didn't want to be with him, he wanted her to be okay. Unharmed.
He wanted so badly to just be at home. So many things had happened since they departed on their trip, and it was never ending.
Everyone felt so mentally exhausted, and just laid there, barely even speaking to one another.
The next day they were forced to reside inside the barn with nothing. Vince didn't return.
They spent their time talking and trying to find a way to possibly escape, repeatedly going back to the giant hole in the roof, only ten feet above the loft's floor.
The sun outside faded away and was now masked by thick clouds that brought rain.
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