She Will Be Mine

Chapter 12: Charlie

​I found Victor, slumped over in the tree where we had left him earlier. His hand was twisted in an awkward angle, and I hoped to god that he was still alive.
​I tried to scale the tree, but without help, I couldn't make it. Reaching up, I could just reach his foot. Sorry about this buddy, I thought as I slid him out of the tree. His clothes ripped as they were caught by branches in the tree. By the time he made it to the ground, he really didn't have many clothes left on his body. I checked for a pulse, and thankfully, he was alive.
​Slinging him over my shoulder, I brought him back to the van.
​When I got there, Des was climbing into the van, a gun pointed at her back. "What are you going to do with her?!" I shouted and the man laughed. He laughed right at my face.
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​The police listened as the man described what he wanted to happen. The man was walking over all over them. When he finished, the men looked grimly at each other, but there weren't many options for them.
​One of them finally made the decision for the rest of the group. "We will do it," he stated, and reluctantly got into his car. The man laughed and grabbed Des by the arm.
​"You see?" he whispered in her ear. "I always win." Pulling her alone, he dragged her back where the van was, leaving the body lying in the street for the cops to grab later.
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​I remember looking at Des when the shot went off. A searing pain exploded in my side. Stars flew before my eyes, and soon my knees could no longer support me. Before I succumbed to the darkness I could hear Desiree screaming my name.
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​The man walked Des back to the van. Charlie was slumped on the ground, completely unconscious. Victor lay by him, but the chief was nowhere to be seen. Danny was missing as well. One of them was being held prisoner by the man holding me. I had to find a way to get away from him.
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​Before I could change my mind with logic, I lifted a knee in the air, and with all the power I had, slammed my foot right into his testicles.
​He groaned as the gun fell to the ground. Grabbing it, I took off to where Charlie and Victor were lying on the floor.
​"Stay where you are!" I yelled and pointed the gun at him.
​"Calm down Darling..."
​"Don't call me that!" I cut him off and with the gun in my hand; I walked right up to him. "Here is what you are going to for me. You are going to get in that van, and drive until you can drive no more. You are going to leave me and my friends alone. Go now, before I change my mind."
​The man took off and hopped into his car. "This isn't the end!" He yelled as he drove away. "I will have you!"