The Body Swap (completed)

CHP26

Alex woke up feeling woozy and suffocated. She blinked twice to make sure she was really awake as it was pitch black. She tried to move her body but she was in a small enclosed area. Cars were honking and she could feel that they were moving. She knew right away that she was in the trunk of a car.

She wasn't tied or had her mouth taped. Instantly she screamed as loud as she can. Seeking for help. She screamed and screamed but no one heard her. The car slowed down and she continued to scream her lungs out. After a second it regained its speed.

Her hands searched for something but found nothing. She tried to nudge it open but in the end it didn't.

She couldn't do anything more but to lay there and pray that somebody would find her. Her throat hurt from all that screaming and her body hurt from her position.

She tried to scream again. "Anyone! Help me...Luke! Mom! Dad! Daniel! Sean......" Was it a bad sign that Sean crossed her mind last? Oh what was she thinking at times like this.

Alex hoped that everybody would not drown in sorrow if they found her mutilated body somewhere...probably dumped in a lake.

She forced the thought off her mind. You are not going to do Alex! You are not! You still have a lot to do in life!

"Where is the direction of the car now?"Ethan asked Sonya and Nat. Suddenly all of the cameras in all the screens turned static. Hacker took a seat and tried to figure out how to take over the cameras again.

"Nope. They totally wiped us out."He said after a few clicks.

Ethan grabbed the keys to the car and took a duffel bag. Filling it with weaponry."Alright. I'm going there. I knew this crap was a bad idea."

He carried the bag and walked outside the house straight to the car.

Hacker put on his earpiece and tried to figure out what was  happening to Steel." Steel can you hear me what is happening?"

"That's it. I'm grabbing the kid and going there."Gunman got out of his car and ran towards the school.

"Steel talk to us! The hell is happening?"

Steel wiped his nose."There's a big guy kicking my ass here. I can't use guns. That'll alert and scare the students and the school board. We can't afford another police chase or some sort."

"Is there any student around there?"

"Surprisingly no. No one really comes here."

"That's great. Drag him to a more secluded area."

Sonya stopped as if ahe forgot something. "Crap! What happened to Luke?"

Alex couldn't believe that she ended up in a dark smelly trunk of a car. The last thing she wanted to do on her list for the day is to not die.

Oh God...please help me. I'm sorry for everything I did wrong. I promise to be a better person....

The car came to a sudden stop. Her heart began to beat ten times faster than normal. Alex braced herself for the moment the abductor opened the truck.

She heard the car door slam shut. She waited and waited. The trunk never opened. Did the abductor just leave her locked up in the truck?

"Open this fucking crap now!"

No response. Just silence. Alex kicked the truck lid."Asshole come back!" She wondered what they were going to do next. Set the car on fire? Explode it?

Where was she anyway? She couldn't hear any cars honking anymore. Or at least people talking.

Alex closed her eyes. This was it. This is the end of her. She tried her best to breathe normally but it was hard. Tears started to run down her cheek and she started sobbing which made it more difficult for her to breathe.

Alex heard scraping of metal on metal."Alex! Don't worry I'll get you out." At first she thought she was just hearing things but then she recognized that voice.

"Luke? Luke! Oh thank God!"

"I'll have you out of there in no time. Just calm down Alex." The trunk finally popped open. Alex immediately clung on to Luke. She heard a metal tool drop on to the ground and Luke held her tight. As she did to him.

"Alex would you stop scaring me?"He said, his breathing fast.

"How did you find me?"

He met her eyes. Luke's eyes were not the same though. Now it was darker..scarier."I was on the way to your school when suddenly a car slowed down in front of me and I thought I heard you screaming. That's when I began to ran after the car and ended up here." He was still carrying her. Luke closed his eyes to take in what had just happened and his forehead touched hers.

They heard clapping from a distance. Three men took hold of Alex and Luke and held a gun on their heads.

"Let us go you dick!"Alex screamed.

"So sweet isn't it? Don't you worry... Now you'll have more time together. But first let's wait for your father shall we?"Kristina's dark outline came into view.

They heard a car coming. Kristina smiled."Speak of the devil." The car pulled over just meters away from them before Ethan got out of the car with a gun held out in his arms.

Alex had never seen this serious before. The atmosphere around him was just dark."Let them go before I blow your fucking head up." He didn't flinch.

"Let them go? After you ruined everything? After your men killed my brother ? I don't think so. I'll , however make a deal with you."

The two watched as his readied to pull the trigger.

"Bring the machine at Camp Crane 11:30 sharp or I'll fucking kill your daughter like how you killed my brother." Kristina pulled out a knife and slided it along Alex's cheek creating a small cut.

Ethan brought down his gun.

"Take them in."She commanded the three men. "Hurry up then. Time is ticking for your daughter and her friend."

He couldn't do anything but to watch them leave with his only daughter and Luke. Since he didn't bring his earphone, he brought out his phone and called Hacker.

"Hacker, prepare the machine....."