Author: StateOfGuthrie
Prompt: This is Day 5 of me being held captive by the terrorists and I am still safe, not unlike my unfortunate buddies who were disposed of this morning. Wish me luck. I'll be writing tomorrow again; if I even have one to look forward to.
Prompter: TheOrangeOrbiter
"Love, I'll come home today. Don't worry, I might still be able to make it to the party" Richard told Maine through the phone. He and his mates are now on their way back to the pier after spending a week of vacation in Lake Sebu, South Cotobato. This trip is their 'Last hurrah' before graduation comes.
"Are you alright? wala bang nangyari sa inyo?" she asked him.
"I'm fine, don't worry about me. How about you, love?"
"Okay lang naman ako, kahapon tinanong ako ni Dad kung bakit wala ka daw lately. I think he misses you too"
"Aba, himala. What did you tell him?"
"Bakasyon kayo sabi ko. He also gave me a warning na baka nagloloko ka na"
"Hi baby RJ!!!" Nick, Richard's best friend, yelled to throw off their conversation.
The young lad laughed before he gave Nick a punch on the shoulder. "Si Nick ba yun?" Maine asked him, trying to contain her laughter.
Giggling, he answered 'Yes'.
"I have to go, I'll just call you later. I love you Richard"
"Okay, I love you too my future wife" he replied before the call got cut off.
After putting the phone inside his pocket, Richard looked up and started basking himself in the warm ray of beautiful sunshine. The heat against his skin feels a little too amazing to ignore, he then closed his eyes and felt nothing but peace right at that moment. The breeze of fresh air, the trees dancing with their leaves kissing each other, and the birds chirping as if they don't have a care in the world ... everything was perfect at the time. This made them unaware of any bad thing that can happen to them.
A few minutes after they took a turn towards the shortcut they passed through when they first arrived, their tires exploded. Both Richard and Nick had to hold on to the sides to prevent themselves from falling.
"What happened?" Richard asked after jumping down to check on what happened.
"Our tires got spiked!" Thomas, their driver, yelled before pulling out the long metal pins that punctured their wheels.
Everyone exchanged looks, they know this is not a good news at all and they have the right to worry about it.
"This is just great" he thought to himself, already calculating how much time delay they will have to endure.
Thomas then let out a sigh of frustration, sparking a wave of concern for everyone else since he has always been the most calm and collected. "Can't we just change the tire?" Emmett, one of the six lads, nervously asked.
The mood changed so fast. They all know they're in an uncharted territory, if someone had intentionally left these spikes, then they are in big trouble.
"Wala na tayong extra tire" Richard replied.
"Fuck ... what do we do now?" Nick asked.
Thomas, being the oldest and wisest, gathered all of them for a quick meeting. There, they all decided that the best way to get to safety as soon as possible is to constantly move. The entire group will have to walk at least half a kilometer back in order to reach the national highway and hopefully hitchhike their way to the town proper.
"Just carry everything that you think is necessary okay? Kailangan wala na tayo dito bago pa bumalik yung mga naglagay nito"
Everyone started walking back. They're nervous but still, they are also very positive that they'll reach the highway safe and sound.
But just five minutes later, things started going from bad ... to worse.
Right after they passed a curb, Richard noticed something. He started hearing this familiar noise and it's getting louder and louder just as each second passes by. It took the lad a few more moments to realize what it is. But he's too late, their nightmare has already started.
Everything happened so fast, they were all taken by surprise. The sound Richard heard is actually an incoming rebel group truck. He and his friends tried to run and hide but after a warning shot has been fired, they stopped.
Richard is shaking so bad he can feel his knees are getting weak. He looked at the faces of his friends and saw nothing but anxiety and fear in them. One by one, they were blindfolded.
Nick, Richard, Thomas, Emmett, Kyle and Tommy were then loaded to the truck. He wants to fight back but he knows the second he tries to, he will get shot. They were all pushed towards the corner, making them scared and puzzled as to what will happen next.
