Blocks

Blocks Chapter 22

CHAPTER 22

I was very scared now. It was probably adrenaline that was making me jumpy. That was good- I would be able to sense danger. The room I was in smelt disgusting, like a mixture of rotten eggs and sweat. I shivered; not from the cold, but from the pure terror I was feeling at that moment. I had to keep moving though- for Leah's sake. I had to push myself in ways I never thought I would ever have to. I headed off down the next corridor; more and more bricks lined the walls. Couldn't James have hired an interior decorating professional? Just to make his lair a little more interesting? I have posters of tatu on my walls; they never fail to make my room interesting. I heard voices and around the corner came two of the boys who had sat on me and snapped my arm. I saw them first and swung hard. I hit one on the head and he went down, then the other as he looked at me with an almost comical expression. I looked at them and smiled with satisfaction- revenge. I knew my victims would be back on their feet soon so I ran forward. I felt powerful; almost hopeful that I could do this. I arrived at the next room. Two people occupied this room- Angela and that awful girl who slapped me. Angela got up off the couch she had been occupying. She smiled at me- a sweet but sadistic smile.

“Julia, James is expecting you,” she said slyly, “you little hero.” I stepped toward her but that girl stood between Angela and I. Oh well, there is always a mini-boss before the boss. I swung the bar hard at the girls head; but she reached out and caught it. I wrenched it free with all my strength and swung at the beast again. In her moment of confusion, the crowbar collided with her head and she went down. I felt really happy as her body slapped the hard floor. Angela looked stunned but she recovered quickly. She turned and began to run across the room to the next hallway. I was fast though and put the bar in front of her foot. She tripped and fell with a squeal. She looked up at me:

“Julia; please no, don't hurt me – James won't touch Leah if you let me go,” she whimpered.

“Fuck up, you lying bitch,” I snarled. I had no sympathy. I swung my weapon down onto her head. I hit her so hard her skull opened a bit. She lay on the floor silently. I stepped over her idle body and continued on. It felt so good taking out Angela. My mind flashed back to when I had punched her. I really didn't like that girl.

Tony was in the next room. He was sitting at a desk with a computer in front of him. His back was to me. My anger burnt inside my head; here he was- the guy who had dragged me along, and I could take him out. I tried sneaking up behind him but I was suddenly grabbed from behind. Fuck. I kicked out at my aggressor again and again. Oh no, oh no you cunt, let go of me, fuck. I heard a high pitched grunt and I realised that I'd successfully kicked my ambush-er in the groin. They let go of me and I fell not-so-gracefully to the floor. I felt could hear my blood pumping in my ears. I quickly got up and finished the guy with a slam to the head. The noise had alerted Tony and he now stood facing me...... with a nice little gun in his hand. I was not afraid though and looked him straight in the eye.

“Go home Julia, you can't win,” Tony said calmly. I looked at his gun. I was a bit dumb to do what I was about to do.

“You brought me hear Tony, now you will suffer the consequences,” I swung hard at his hand, the gun went flying. Tony grunted and reached out for it; he was so preoccupied that he didn't notice me swing the crowbar again. I got him square in the face. He stumbled backwards, pawing at his injured face, and hit the brick wall. I felt my anger subside a little now that I had taken revenge. I looked at his pathetic form lying before me, shook my head sadly and moved on.

Down the end of the next corridor, was a grey iron door. I twisted the cool metal handle and opened it. My heart beat fast against my ribs; my breath came fast. What was beyond this door? I stepped into the room – crowbar at the ready. The sight before me shocked me, my mouth dropped open. All around me were boys and girls; most of them looked my age with maybe a year or so either side. They were all standing in a U formation around the centre of the room, and that's where James, Chantel and Leah were. Chantel was staring directly at me, her cold grey eyes mirrored the hatred that I also felt towards her. I was watching James though. He was sitting on Leah who was tied to a chair and was clearly struggling. I felt my heart drop; James had his hands up MY girlfriend's shirt and his tongue down MY girlfriend's throat. I was beyond furious! I bared my teeth; he had done this to her to get me here. He.Would.Pay. I didn't even doubt that.