Friday came quicker than we realized and Merab was absent the whole week and no one was able to reach her. That was when we realized that none of us truly knew Merab. No one knew her home, her parents, or even the siblings that she often talked about none was traceable. Since it was examination week all of us were focused on our midterms and Liam, Max, Jake and me, we had our mission plan to go through because we could not afford to fail. Since we failed the first one, our target's security was tighter and unpredictable so we are forced to use more resources than we originally needed.
"Congratulations on your successful mission." Naomi said, "It was a tough one but I always had faith in you guys." "Really. To me, it seemed like you were ready to replace us." Max said, "I needed to give you a reason for motivation and that was the only way."
"We'll just believe you then," Jake said and we all just laughed. The next day was a beach day with my friends but Merab was still nowhere to be found which worried me because it could be that she discovered that we were onto her and would be in hiding with a plan on the way and this didn't sit well with me that whole night.
"Morning Blue, you are going to be late at this rate." My mom said, "What time is it?" I asked her pulling my bed covers over my head." "It's coming to 10 am" "What! Pretty is going to kill me." I said throwing away my covers. "Have you seen my phone? I don't remember where I placed it yesterday." "It's right there on your nightstand." My mom answered enjoying my confusion. "I have never seen you this afraid of anyone." She said "Well that was before I met Pretty. She is something else" Looking at my phone, I found 20 missed calls from Pretty and I knew I was dead. Yesterday we had agreed to meet at Sharon's place at 8 since she had offered to drive us there and since it was free, we all agreed and now it was 10 am. Shortly I heard my phone receive a message and a picked it up and saw that the message was from Merab, my gut told me it was nothing good and indeed it was.
"Hey Liam, I need backup now," I said immediately after Liam answered his phone. "Why do you need backup?" he asked "Merab just sent me a message and I have sent it to you check it out. Meet me at the entrance of the beach when you are done." I told him and hang up
A few minutes later Liam and I walked into the storage room and saw Merab. She had Sharon and Pretty tied up. "Finally you have decided to join the party. Oh Liam you are also here. You must be the backup. Btw loved the video of your proposal." Merab said "Stalker much." I said quietly. "What?' Merab said. Seems like I was not quiet enough. "Can't we get to the point why we are here and why they are tied up?" I asked her. "Yeah sorry I forgot. You have something of mine and I have something of yours so... do you get it." "Yes but what exactly of yours do I have?" "Don't play dumb with me right now Blue. Yesterday you attacked the Circle Company and stole some vital information and a painting. I want all that back or these girls will die as simple as that." She said. "But are they not your friends," Liam said trying to reason with her. "Friends, they were just chess pieces to my final goal which you messed up. Stop wasting time and get me what I want."
"We did not come with what you want so can we come up with another way," I told her. "Are you doing this? I told you in the message I sent you and now you are telling me that you don't have it." She said now angry. "Blue what are you doing we have what she wants right here?" Liam whispered "I just want to distract her. Like how she is right now." I said. I crept slowly forward and grabbed a spade that was among the junk in the storage room and swag it at her but she saw it coming and quickly ducked dogging my hit. "A secret attack, really Blue." Merab said "Well you gave me no choice. You are armed with a gun and am not. Well not entirely unarmed just caught unprepared to use my gun." I told her. She pulled out her gun and began shooting at me. I ran and hide behind one of the poles. Thank God that this storage room was big. What in the world did they keep in here? "Blue! Get your head in the game." Liam shouted at me. While I was fighting with Merab he had managed to untie the girls and as he was sending them out I saw Merab pointing the gun at Liam and pulling the trigger. I saw everything in slow motion. The bullet hit Liam on the chest and he fell. "Liam!" I screamed. I ran to Liam and he was unconscious I could not even tell whether he was a life or not. I was so confused, all I could think of was Liam. I Looked up and saw that Sharon and Pretty were in a worse state than me. They were seeing this for the first time so I had to collect myself now because Merab was starting to shoot again. "Pretty, take Liam out with you and call Max or Jake. Tell them it's Liam they will understand." I quickly turned to where Merab was. "Well well well, done with your little cry show?" Merab said. "Well, you messed with the wrong monster," I told her. I grabbed my gun and shot at her and she still dodged it. After a series of shooting both of us ran out of bullets. "So hand-to-hand combat?" I asked her. "Got nothing to lose." She replied. We started throwing kicks and punches at each other but she was really good, she had already landed about five punches on my face and I had hit her only one. "You're good but you'll need more than that to beat me." She mocked me. This pissed me off but I was still waiting for an opportunity where she let her guard down and it came sooner than I expected I used all the strength I had left and kicked her on her side and as she was still recovering from that, I quickly hit her other side and finally on her head and she collapsed. Just then Max ran in. "You're no fun, you took all the fun." He said. "How is Liam?" I asked him. "He is still in the emergency room. Jake went with him and the girls. We'll meet them there."
