No Reason But Us

Chapter 70 : Have At Thee

Back inside the hospital, Adrian was in the west wing, which was under construction. There were brick walls, a pile of wood, a bucket of paints, and tool boxes. He just placed Oddey on the ground for a while, waiting patiently for his enemy.

Eventually, Oddey was starting to wake up after being suffocated. Her eyes were open, and she saw everything around her. When she realized that she was not in her confinement room, that was when she just sat up in the blink of an eye.

"What the...? Where am I?" She panted since she was starting to freak out about being in an unfamiliar place.

Adrian saw her finally awake and decided to walk up to her, "Turn around," he told her.

Oddey gazed at his way, and her eyes widened to see the evil man who tried to end her life back in the drive-in. "You!" She backed away by scooting on the floor since her abductor was approaching her.

"Remember me? I'm the man who's about to kill you again, and this time, I'm not going to fail."

"Why are you doing this?" The poor girl stammered. "You know, if you kill me, that doesn't mean everything is going back to normal."

"Don't you think I know that, you stupid orphan? Everything I worked for is ALL GONE!! AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF YOUR FATHER."

"You keep saying that, but none of them are true."

"SHUT UP!!" Adrian fired two shots. Oddey closed her eyes and covered her ears from the ear-shattering sound.

"No, you took everything from my Dad. You took everything that was meant for him, like his job and his wife, and worst of all, you ruined his life by putting him in jail for something he didn't do. You just couldn't handle that he's able to get everything."

"Didn't I tell you to shut up?"

"But no matter how bad you put him through, he can always climb back. Unlike you, you just cheat your way up," Oddey remarked. "And now, look where you are now."

"ENOUGH!" Adrian knocked her face with his gun, making the girl's mouth bleed and bruising on the side. "Why do I have to put up with this when I can end it whenever I want to? Why not now?" Then pointed the weapon at her.

Fortunately, Oddey acted fast by kicking his legs hard enough for him to stumble, though it made him shoot fire on the ceiling. It was so loud that it frightened the other people outside, so they had to get low.

While Adrian rolled on the ground in pain, Oddey quickly stood on her feet and got away from there as fast as she could. In about a minute, she was able to find a spot to hide and squeeze herself in since she was petite enough to fit inside the small space.

"Come out! There's no use hiding, "Adrian shouted and threw things that had gotten his way.

The man kept kicking and shoving everything. Not long, he was about to get closer any second, and the poor girl could feel it. That was the end. There was no way out of it. It felt like her life was over before she knew it.

All of a sudden, there was a loud bang on the door. "Adrian! Adrian!" a voice called out loudly.

"Dad?" Oddey mumbled.

Adrian walked away from the hiding spot and aimed the gun at the door. "It's not locked," he said to his nemesis.

Leon entered the west wing, still putting on a brave face when Adrian was there with a weapon, pointing directly toward him. "I'm here. Now, where's Odette?"

"I have no idea."

"Stop playing with me. Where is she?"

"I don't know, but all I can say is that she is somewhere around here," Adrian replied.