Dead & Gone - Chris Manawa (B2)

Chapter Four

I awoke on the deck of the yacht to hear shouting. Specifically Travis shouting. After what had happened yesterday afternoon no one really spoke. No one had the energy after the events of yesterday. I knew this would come because Strand and Travis always argue. I finally got up and went into where the commotion was coming from while cracking my limbs in the process.

"How can you be so cruel!? She needed help and you just left her!" Travis shouted as Maddie sided with him. Strand looked about done with everyone on board.

"We can't trust anyone. You know that. It doesn't matter what is right or wrong, my only concern is getting to California." Strand said as they continued to argue in the other room. Aside from their commotion in the other room I noticed that from the deck there was a small raft on its way over to us.

"GUYS!" I shouted, gaining everyone's attention as Chris and Ofelia were the first out. Chris had pulled out his gun and was pointing it at the few people on the raft. One was a woman who was pregnant.

"Please we need help, there's something wrong with the baby." One of the other men on the small raft said as they came closer and closer to our yacht before they were climbing onto it. Maddie and Travis had rushed out at this point, curious as to what was going on. More arguing escalated as Travis yelled at Chris for letting them on board, and before we knew it, we were being held at gun and knife point.

Maddie had taken the pregnant woman into the bathroom before she knew what was about to happen, I hoped she'd be smart enough not to trust the woman. I had a knife to my throat as the guy in charge barked orders at another guy who looked to be the same age as me. I felt the cool metal pressing into my neck before a sharp pain and the feeling of blood trickle down my chest.

Maddie was dragged out by the pregnant woman as she'd passed out with cuts all over her head.

"Alright get on your knees." The man said as he looked at all of us. One by one they started binding our wrists together with rope and we were planted on to the couch. He pointed the gun at Chris' head before speaking.

"Now where are the keys?" The man barked as he looked at Travis. Travis cringed as he looked up at the guy holding a gun to his head.

"I will shoot him if you don't speak up." He said as he held onto Chris roughly while he glared back at him.

"We don't have them, Strand does. The guy who got away in the raft." Travis said as he stuttered a fair bit feeling nervous. The man clenched his fists around the gun in his hand before Travis spoke up again.

"B-But I think I may be able to hot wire it to get it running." Travis said as he pleaded with the man in front of him. The younger boy looked at the man holding the gun before muttering something to him. Alicia had chosen the worst time to show her face as she came down the stairs, she stopped as she saw the scene before her and the two men muttering in front of her. She frowned for a moment before realization dawned on her.

"Jack?" She said as she stayed standing on the staircase of the boat.

"Alicia?" The younger boy said as he looked at Alicia with amazement. The man with the gun turned around to look at Alicia as the pregnant woman latched onto her arm dragging her over. I came to the conclusion that Jack was the boy Alicia had been radioing a while back.

"Alicia? How do you know these people?" Maddison asked as she'd finally woken up. Alicia was hesistant for a moment before she spoke up.

"This is the guy I'd been radioing a while back." She said as she looked down at her feet ashamed. The guy holding the gun spoke up again while looking between Jack and Alicia.

"Aw Jack is this your little girlfriend?" He said as he mocked Jack.

"Quit it Reed." Jack said as he grew annoyed with the man taunting him.

"What the hell! You baited us? I thought you were my friend!" Alicia said angrily at Jack as it was now his turn to feel ashamed.

"No I didn't and I am your friend, look I'm sorry!" He said as he looked at Alicia with pleading eyes. Reed looked between the two of them before getting to business.

"Alright, Jack take her and go and find the radio, then contact Conner and get him to pick us up. You, you're coming with me to start this boat up. Vida, watch these guys." Reed said as he grabbed a hold of Travis before heading to the wheel house and leaving us with the pregnant woman.

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An hour had passed as we continued to sit tied up in the lounge area of the boat. At this point I'd been looking for ways to loosen the rope tied around my hands just as Salazar was while Maddie found a way of distracting the woman who was watching us. I'd been worrying about Nick. Where the hell was he? Why wasn't he helping us? I had an idea pop in my head before I decided to execute my plan.

"Um, I'm sorry but I need to go to the bathroom." I spoke up as the woman looked at me. She frowned at me as shd grabbed my arm to pull me up and followed me into the bathroom. I'd hope that this would give Daniel enough time to break free and find a weapon. To defend himself with.

"Do I need an audience while I pee?" I said to the woman before she shut the door and turned around so her back was facing me. Just as she did so it gave me a chance to grab a knife that was hidden in the drawer and to pocket it. I then continued to use the toilet before she turned around and pulled me out of the bathroom. I'd been working so hard on the ropes that I hadn't even noticed that when I gave them one last tug they'd snapped off. It took me a moment before I realized what had happened and when I did, I grabbed the knife from my pocket and pressed it to her neck before walking her out into the lounge area. When I returned I had discovered that Jack and Reed were back as well as Travis and Alicia while another boat docked up beside us and a bunch of new people were aboard.

"You're going to let these guys go and then you're going to get off this boat and leave us alone before I slit her throat." I said with confidence as I held the pregnant woman close to me with the knife against her neck. Everyone looked shocked at my appearance and by the seriousness in my voice. But it was short lived when the woman sent an elbow straight to my stomach and escaped but not before I managed to slash open her neck, not too deep but enough to make her draw blood. I hadn't even noticed that 'Conner' had gotten on the boat and watched everything unfold before him.

"We'll take her too. She could be useful." Conner said as a couple of his recruits grabbed a hold of my arms while I was on the floor, and bound my wrists again before putting a black bag over my head so I couldn't see. I began to struggle against these people who were taking me before I was thrown over somebody's shoulder and then dumped harshly into another boat.

I knew that I was in deep shit nowand that it'd take a miracle to get me out of the hands of these psychopaths.

Fourth chapter guys and I really hoped you liked it. I didn't remember much from this episode so this is a very rough outline of what would have happened. Anyways please vote and comment on this story!

Love always,
Courtney xx