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Chapter 18: Saved

- My son has disappeared for 24 hours and you have no track ?! scolded Madame Arlert, who was being restrained by her husband.
- Listen madam, the police are investigating ...

Armin had not returned last night, which worried his parents a lot because it was not at all his habits, he always warned if he was late or a problem. They had tried to call him several times, but no answer, he never wandered without his cell phone.
The old lady was also worried about her sudden disappearance, it was strange, just after being questioned by the investigators, Armin volatilized? Her disappearance was linked with Annie's, she was sure of it, if only one clue could confirm it ... She was going the same way as the teenager before it disappeared suddenly, and his eyes were attracted to something of primordial: a laptop. She knelt down and took out a piece of cloth so that she would not run out before taking it and trying to light it, he was walking. After her discovery, she had handed it to the Arlert and the police, who had made a statement of borrowing. He had their first suspect.
Armin woke up in a room, a room with a bed, old light blue tapestries and frames hanging on the wall. He sat up while rubbing his tired face, he had not slept much, at the same time how to do it? The door opened, letting the light blind its eyes before it disappeared all at once, with the door closing. The doctor came to bring him food, while putting this on the dresser at his side.

- How is she ? worried the blond, muttering.
- His condition is stable, eat a little.
- How long exactly has she been like this?
- About two weeks.
- You know what kind of coma she is?

- The Glasgow scale is an indicator of the state of consciousness. In an emergency context, it allows the physician to choose a strategy for maintaining vital functions. It is a scale that ranges from 3, deep coma to 15 perfectly conscious person, and that is evaluated on three criteria: eye opening, verbal response, motor response. For Annie, her eye opening is nil, for the verbal response, it emits only grunts, or mumbles, spontaneously or pain and to complete the motor response, spontaneously: respond appropriately to simple orders. She moves her finger for example but no more.
- Tell me frankly, she is likely to come out of her coma? Armin added, holding his breath for fear of his answer.
- Yes, she is in a coma between 7 and 9, a heavy coma, but she responds, which means she hears what's going on around her. When Mr. Leonhart took him, I was scared because she did not answer at all, no movement, she was in a deep coma almost dead, but for a few days, she began to move her hand, she squeezes it when we take her, she mumbles, and it's a good start. But we must quickly take him to the hospital, I do not have the necessary equipment here, that's why we act now. I prepared two syringes to sleep, I give them to you. At this time, there is only one of the three who walks in the house, the other two patrols around, you must attract him here and plant him in the neck. Will you manage to keep him out of here?

-Okay," Armin replied, listening to every instruction to the letter, while his heart was beating loudly because of fear. It was risky.
- Then you will join me and we can call the police.
- If the other two arrive?
- We'll have to deal with it before, but for the moment, hold on to the plan with the man, okay? I have to go back to Annie. His life depends on your success.

"His life depends on your success." These simple words gave a strength in Armin who refused to fail. He must not, he forbade it.

The man was quietly walking around the house, playing with his weapon, he saw the doctor go as if nothing had been, towards the room where the sleeper was. He did not suspect the cooperation of the two prisoners, at the same time he had nothing in his brain. Armin had his hands off and held one of the two syringes in his hand, it was the kind of liquid that was used during the operations to put the patient to sleep, it was immediate. Now he had to attract his aggressor, easy, he just had to make noise. Armin started violently in the door, making a not-so-sound that quickly annoyed him. It was so easy.

- Damn you're going to curl it! shouted the aggressor, opening the door roughly, noticing anyone.

He scowled when he felt something close behind him, Armin appeared behind him and planted his syringe in his neck, his muscles tensing and the aggressor whirled around.

-Sleep well," said Armin, pushing him to the ground.

The doctor approached Annie and checked her condition, always the same. He saw his teammate come towards him, weapon in hand, that of their aggressor.

- You succeed ?
- Yes, I tied him up and locked him up.

The two patrollers were wandering around the house, not knowing what had happened to their friend. They discussed what they would do with the money they will receive, go on a trip, pay for parties with girls, alcohol, a real pleasure ... One of the two abusers sneered when he heard a noise, a sound he knew very well, the siren of the police. They understood and fled as far as possible, but they were already surrounded, even the presence of a helicopter hovered over them.
Armin's mother was pushing all the journalists who blocked her way in search of her son, and saw him near an investigator, covering him, his face hurt by the beatings he had received. He was answering questions before being taken to the hospital for a check, he had been hit in the stomach many times. Armin turned to take both of his parents in his arms, who collapsed in tears, happy to see him alive. In the case of Annie, she was immediately taken to the hospital, she was taken care of by a medical team. The doctor's wife who had been a hostage had been found a few hours later in good health, she had apologized with her husband to the Arlert family. Armin had been treated for injuries that were not reported as serious. But now, Annie was still in a coma, which she did not want to get out of ...

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