Captured

Part 2~ The story

This wasn't war. We didn't want to take over Mexico or anything. These people, these men that were killing other men were our own. My dad's quote. The one where he says you got to trust that your soldiers won't stab you in the back. But in this case he was wrong. These soldiers were trying to stab him in the back. On the tv screen I saw the most terrifying thing I ever saw. I saw these men, these guys that I grew up with. These people that were so close to me and my family. Trying to kill Charlie. They were especially trying to kill MY dad! I never call Charlie dad unless I got a really good reason too. All these men I knew all too well were attacking Charlie. Some of the men were defending him, but to many were dying. They were getting closer and closer to Charlie and I didn't know what they would do to him. I can't live in this world without Charlie, without my dad. He's my best friend. I have to live with an adult until I'm 18, and that is still 7 months and 13 days away. If my dad dies, I will have to go into the system. I will have to become a foster kid. Unless of course my sister takes me in, which I doubt. And the only other possible way I would stay out of the system is if Melissa says she wants me. And I CAN NOT go to that monster. I don't want to live in California with her little family and have to pretend like everything is okay because to be honest, I will NEVER be okay if I'm with her. I love Charlie, HE CANNOT DIE!
" Charlie, no!" I screamed when I saw a family friend named Douglas getting his gun up and ready to shoot at my dad. At that moment my sister came barging into the room.
" What's wrong with dad?," Nancy asked worriedly. At that time she saw what I was worried about and sat down next to me. She began biting her fingernails. She only does that when she's nervous. Right before Douglas could pull the trigger, Andy another family friend that was defending Charlie leaped in front of him. Right when he hit the ground I knew he was dead. The gun shot killed him instantly. Shot him right in the heart and lung. It was a shotgun and I realised that a few pellets had hit Charlie. He was hurt but well enough to get to cover. That's when we lost sight of him. The cameras didn't follow him after that. I thought for sure that he was okay and that the good soldiers that were on our side would help him get back home safely.
So I continued my day as I normally would. I found out the next day that I was wrong. That day I stayed home from school because it was too nerve racking to go and pretend everything was normal. I knew everything wasn't normal because Charlie said that he would call us whenever he could. If Charlie didn't call us, maybe he died? Or maybe he never got rescued? All I knew was that my dad still wasn't safe until he came home and held me in his arms. Me and Nancy stayed near the tv all night and day. We kept waiting to hear more about the battle but all the news had on was the weather and about the pieces of asteroid that hit earth in Japan 3 days ago. After what seemed like years, we found  what happened during the battle.
The news finally explained what we saw yesterday. They said that about half of the US Marines turned their backs on the  head commanders. They were not being payed enough to feed their families and they thought they deserved more for what they had to do for the job. The US Marine Commanders would not bump up the pay or allow them all to leave so they made a plan. That on this day, they knew that mexico would be having a disagreement with the US. They thought it was perfect timing to take what they wanted, revenge. Many soldiers died and there will be a service Friday, December 18, 2015. Exactly a week from today. They wanted as many people to go and support the loss of our troops. They announced a long list of the dead and I only realized one thing, Charlie's name was not on that list. They then had another disturbing announcement that after I heard, I lost all hope in Charlie walking through that door and giving me that hug I desired so badly.
" This is an extremely rare case folks. The men who were part of this battle, kidnapped the following people and are holding them as hostages. They have... Sergeant Shay Whitman, Co-Commander Luis Perez, Lieutenant Martin Phillips, Gunnery Sergeant Nick McDonagal, and Head Commander Charlie Parker. They sent us the following video..."
The news then turned to a video sent by the terrorists. In the video were 4 men. Tied to the ceiling and cut at the wrists. They were bleeding. It they continued like that without getting those wounds wrapped up they can die of infection or just because they are losing too much blood. WAIT, 4 men. There should be 5. I looked at the bare bodies looking for a sign that one of those 4 men was Charlie. Charlie had a birthmark to the left of his belly button. I looked at all the men's bellies and didn't see any birthmarks in the same place I knew Charlie had one. I lost all hope. They killed him, they killed my dad and I never was able to say goodbye. But right when I lost all hope I heard a grunting and then a " get off me". I knew that voice. Charlie, it was Charlie's voice, he was okay. I didn't know where he was until one of the terrorists came into the view of the camera carrying a chair. He sat it in the middle of the camera, and then two men carrying Charlie threw him in the chair. They tied him up and I saw that one of the men held a revolver in his hand. He then pointed the gun at Charlie's head. I couldn't tell which man was speaking but I knew that voice. It sounded too familiar. I was so freaked out. Oh my god, this video was from before, It's not live. My dad could be dead right now and I would never know until this freaking video finishes. This is what the video said...
" Charlie, tell them exactly what we told you to say," the familiar voice said.
" My name is Charlie Parker. I am the Head Commander of the US Marines. I am telling the US Army that these men will not let any of us go until they get the exact amount of money they ask for. They are asking for one hundred thousand dollars. They want the money as soon as possible. The longer you take, the faster we die. They will shoot one of us every day," Charlie said. I could feel what he was feeling. He was being abused, he was hurt. The shot gun wound was bad and I see it on his bare skin. It was infected and if he didn't get the medicine he needed soon, he was going to die. The longest he had was 4 days at max. I needed to find him and soon.
" Charlie, finish the speech. Now!" And at that moment the guy that had been talking held a gun to Charlie's head. I knew who he was now. His name is Michael Krispen. We had gone to school together for 2 years, he was 2 grades ahead of me. He asked me out on a date when I was in 9th grade, he was in 11th at the time. I told him no because I wasn't allowed to date. Ever since that day he's hated me. He's gonna keep him till the end. He wants to torture me threw Charlie, he will regret it. He was the leader of the terrorist.
"It begins..... Now!" *BANG* as soon as Charlie said now one of the soldiers was dead. I had no idea who that soldier was until they pulled him down and took off his mask. Lieutenant Martin Phillips was dead.
" You have 24 hours until another one dies. Get me my money," Michael said and then video ended.
I knew something that nobody else would know. Charlie knew I would know it and so did Michael. He wanted me to come find him. I ran up stairs and went in my room and began to pack my bag. For my 16th birthday, Charlie had bought me a revolver. He said it was to protect me when he was not there for me, that if any harm was to come to me or any of my loved ones that I was to use it. This was a time where I needed that gun. I knew they had guns, so of course I needed one too. This is something Michael would not be expecting. I then packed my pepper spray, the large military knife Charlie had hidden underneath his bed for if someone was to break in, and then I ran downstairs and went into the safe. In there he had stocked everything a kid could dream of. Millions of guns and ammo, but that's not what I wanted. I went into a secret spot that nobody, not even Nancy knew of. In here he stocked all of our money and something I didn't know was there. He had hidden all our family photos there too. I knew I knew the place in the video. It's my old house. They were hidden in the first house I ever lived in. How did Michael find out about this place? Let's just say he has many resources and is a pretty creepy guy. As I was saying, this place is so far away. If I am to get there as fast as I can the fastest way is by plane. I could buy a plane ticket but the thing is how would I get there undetected. They would easily find me if I bought a plane ticket in my name. My sister would not give up looking for me. But I had to do this; I would figure it out along the way. I grabbed all my stuff, I sneaked into the kitchen, grabbed my car keys and sneaked out the doors. I climbed in my car, slowly closed the door and started the car up.