Near The Truth

Chapter 10- A Sudden Awakening

Brian then checked Jenny's number in his phone, which he took on purpose before. He was so determined to call her, he didn't thought about it twice. It was 3:30 A.M. Jenny's phone rang for quite a long time but she didn't opened the call. However, the noise woke her up. Brian was feeling a little bit agitated. His taxi driver couldn't wait to drive.

"Hey, are we going somewhere or not?"

"Wait a minute, damn it!"

Brian called Jenny again. She checked the number. Even though it was a number which she had not seen before, she was so sleepy, she decided to answer the call.

"Hello, who is calling me at this time?"

Brian answered quietly.

"I am Brian. I have important things to tell you."

Jenny felt suddenly confused.

"What are you talking about?"

"I am meeting you in 30 minutes. Wait in your house."

"Wait a minute. Where did you find my number?"

Brian closed the call to let her curiosity grow. Jenny jumped from her bed worried.

"What is so important?"

Her thoughts led her to Marc.

"Marc may be coming back."

Brian gave his taxi driver the address of Marc's house.

"Finally we are driving, you secret stalker."

"Just drive to the destination. It's important."

. . .

The blue door opened. Inside, there was a large, well-kept, tunnel with a "U" form. Many doors could be seen in the both side of the tunnel. Allan called for help. He was feeling anxious. Immediately after six soldiers came, all ready to help. One of them started to check Marc's body. But it seemed that help wasn't necessary, as Marc got up directly like a robot. His face held an expression different from before. He was feeling more confident. It looked just like he knew everything that happened. He talked with a calm voice.

"I remember. I remember our childhood Allan."

While the soldiers were all confused and not reacting, Anton wanted to embrace his friend. Nobody expected that Anton would push his friend away with a serious look.

The push was so strong, Allan fell immediately.

"Yes, I remember. I remember how you betrayed everyone!"

The soldiers were so confused, they didn't know whom to protect. Allan stood up with a worried face. He could feel the cold sweat in his face.

"Are you crazy? You must have mental problems!"

Anton wanted to hit Allan, but two of the soldiers stopped him. The others tried to calm Allan. The noise of the fight was so loud it made many other soldiers and Ross come out of the doors. Ross started to shout angry with a louder voice then Anton.

"What is your problem soldier? I told you to get used with things here!"

He then turned to Allan.

"And you! I told you to teach him everything! Why are you fighting here?"

Anton apologized and talked with a calm voice again.

"Allan Mechburry is a traitor. He is part of the terrorists. They wanted to kill my family."

Allan's fear was already showing.

"What are you saying, my parents also died there!"

"Yes they did. They were also terrorists. My father realized your evil plan just after they finished dinner. You were planning to kill me upstairs, while your fiancé and parents would shoot my parents. My father couldn't escape, but he managed to activate a bomb he had planted there for this occasions. At least he managed to kill those traitors."

"You are mad!"

"The bomb exploded just when you pulled a gun on me. Later when we woke up, another group of terrorist took us to their camp."

Ross interfered.

"Arrest them both! They are not part of our unit. They could both be traitors. We will choose what to do with them when we know their real background."

The soldiers were just moving Anton and Allan to a small room when Ross reacted again.

"Wait. First, check their clothes."

Allan then kicked two of the soldiers and tried to escape. Ross shouted.

"Don't let him run away!"

4 other soldiers captured him and started to check his clothes. They found something suspicious in his right pocket. Allan took the object faster than the soldiers. The object looked like a small remote control with only one button. Allan shouted with an evil look.

"You are too late!"

But, just before Allan's finger could reach the button, a bullet came right through his head. Ross had just killed Allan. He started to calm everyone.

"He would have killed us all! His remote is used for transmitting alert signals to a further location. It seems, he was a traitor. However, we must learn why did he choose to push that button now and not before. We should be more careful next time. Clear the mess!"

He then turned to Anton.

"You, will come with me!"

^AchingThoughts^.^