Risk

Chapter 2: The Voice

Kristine

Kristine woke up, sitting in a chair, handcuffed to a desk in front of her. She took a look at her surroundings and saw a plain white room, a bed behind her and a door on the other side of the room. "W-Where am I?" She asked, still looking around.

She rattled the chains and yelled out at the top of her lungs, "LET ME OUT!!" The only thing the kidnapper could hear was her voice echoing around the room.

Kristine sighed, "I need to get out.."

Another voice came from the room, the red-haired girl recognized it. The voice from her ring, Shade. "Don't worry miss, we'll get you out," it told her.

"I told you to shut up."

"Kristy, you know you need my help."

James walked into the room and sat across from Kristine. "Hello. I see you're awake now."

"What do you want?"

James tried to be intimidating, but Kristine was used to this. It wouldn't work on her. "I want information," he replied.

She glared at him. "I'm not telling you anything."

"I want to know what you are doing and why you wanted Thomas." A screen came down from the ceiling, facing Kristine. "If you don't speak then say goodbye to your friend." The screen showed Mavi in a chair with wires all over it.

"W-What are you doing to her?" Kristine asked, shocked.

"Electrocution."

"What!?"

"Crimes of manslaughter, kidnapping and breaking and entering. If you don't want her dead, you better answer now."

Kristine sighed, "What do you want to know?"

"Why did you want Thomas and who are you?"

"Kristine, be careful," the voice muttered.

James lit a cigarette, "Time is ticking."

"I have to do jobs for Mavi." Kristine explained. "I have no idea why she wanted him. Something about being an android."

"Okay. Who are you?"

"Well my name's Kristine. Kristine Lacrosé."

"Details, kid."

"All I do is odd jobs for Mavi. She kinda forces me to do this shit."

"Who is Mavi?" He took a look at his watch, "You have five minutes."

"I don't know much about her. She gets me to do many things all while threatening me."

"Last question," the man stated. "Who are the voices?"

"Voices? What do you mean by that?" Oh shit.. He's onto me.

"The ones that talk to you, kid."

Kristine started to get nervous, "I don't know what you're talking about."

James slamed his hands onto the table. "Don't fucking lie. You have two minutes to explain yourself or your friend is kaput!"

"Okay! Okay! The voice is-" She's cut off by Shade, who stopped her with a force she's never felt before. It constricted her and stopped her from speaking.

James shook her, "Keep talking."

In her head she heard Shade. "This is for your own good." Once again, she fell unconscious.

*****

James

James called Thomas, who was sitting outside the room. "Open the door."