Sighing heavily Trish joined the men at the counter top and took the bottle of whiskey from Jordon smelling it she blinked and downed a great mouthful resisting a gag as the pure whiskey burnt her throat cringing she shook her head and placed the bottle down hearing her baby crying from the other room "we should think about making an exit soon" Beth commented Franklyn nodded and went to a cupboard that was deceptively large on the inside "well I got five revolvers three M16's two muskets six standard rifles couple of Ak47s so ehh take your pick" shocked looks rivalled Franklyn's unsettling calmness as he flicked from his arsenal to the rest of the group
"I didn't mean that kind of exit Jesus I meant we should come up with a way of getting to the airport" Beth stuttered as Trish and the baby came Back into the room her expression going from exhausted to plain shock "What the hell man do we even want to know where you got all those guns" Jordon stated as the noise outside got louder and louder "the black market" Franklyn replied bluntly Becky threw her hands in the air in an of course manner and wiped her face "since when do you have ties to the black market" Beth asked in shock as the others shook their heads "that's for me to know and you to wonder why I got six sets of brass knuckles in here as well" Franklyn boasted proudly Jordon shook his head and chuckled
as yet another glass bottle came at the window this one shattering on impact "that's the fifth one that mob has thrown in the past ten minutes they're getting angrier it's a matter of time before they break through the police lines and come for us" Jordon told them seriously the others nodded in acknowledgment Franklyn downed another glass and marched fearlessly to the blocked door "When I have their undivided attention don't hang around get out of here and go live your lives" Franklyn said as he forced the door open and went to leave "Rob don't it's suicide" Linda called after him
"Franklyn that mob is a bomb waiting to go off let the police handle it you go down there your going to get yourself killed" Jordon said as they ran after him going with him to the lift "match in the gas tank better me than you I caused this 11 years ago and now it's down to me to put it right for Will" Franklyn said resigned as he pressed for the lift Jordon shook his head shock in his face as Franklyn's hands shook with anticipation desperate to change the mans mind they couldn't afford to lose any one else they were close to they had lost Will to gensys Madness they had lost Mark to Anvils determination Trish's family had turned their backs on her long before this
And Jordons own family along with Beth's had become estranged unable to comprehend why they had continued to support their friend through everything Marks family had taken it a step further than Jordon's and disowned him for proposing and for bringing a child into the midst of pain and suffering He desperately needed to change Franklyn's mind "Robert getting yourself killed will not stop this you go down there it'll be like putting salt in an open wound like throwing a lit match into a tank of gasoline like" Jordon cut off when Franklyn slapped him
"Jordon I get it I don't want to go down there anymore than you want me to but I have to do this for Trish and for Will in the main bedroom under the fireplace there's a letter it was left in Wills will he hated me in the end I'm fixing that mistake the only option left open to us" Jordon shook his head and stood helpless as the lift arrived and the doors opened it was empty apart from their reflections in the mirror "take care of yourselves" Robert huffed as he stepped inside and pressed for the ground floor Jordon banged on the side and jumped when they heard a loud bang followed by the sound of cheering it wasn't hard to guess that the mob had decided to blow up Franklyn's car
As the doors closed Linda came from nowhere and slipped in alongside Franklyn an apologetic look on her face "no no no Nooo" Jordon bellowed refusing to allow this "go back to The apartment and lock yourselves in see if you can reach Mark" Jordon said as he started to run to the stair case "what are you going to do" Becky called after him "I have no idea" he shouted back a comical tone in his voice as he ran for Robert and Linda's lives Trish Beth and Becky looked at each other hopelessly before returning solemnly to Roberts apartment "before you try and talk me out of this I'm at as much fault as you are I made the phone call that got Wills kid involved we should've just put Caesar down like the company policy demanded I ruined Trish's education the day I asked for her help Dr Rodman is dead because we thought we couldn't live with the guilt of ending the life of an innocent animal" Linda said as they watched the floors going down
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Our story pt2
AksiJoin Trish as she recounts the strange period of her life in which she takes on unimaginable responsibility loses beloved friends and is forced into unspeakable turmoil that pushes her to the very limit of her emotional endurance This book is the s...
