Die Trying

Chapter 3

Paul had ended up falling asleep while he was there. Once he woke up, he noticed that someone had bandaged his legs where he had been shot. Each move hurt. His muscles were in so much pain from the fall he took when he was pushed down the steps of the basement. He decided he wasn't going to try to escape again...........well, not yet.

Paul was hoping his friends were looking for him. He started craving a cigarette. Usually when hes in a stressful situation, like, arguing with John or anything else along those lines, he always got himself a smoke. But this time, he didn't have any on him. Paul knew he was going to be there for a bit. The only hope he had was waiting for his friends to come and find him.

The basement door opened and someone came down the stairs. Paul hadn't recognized him. The figure approached him and knelt in front of him.

He spoke with an american accent. "It wasn't my idea that your here. I was against it."

"So why don't you help me escape?" Paul said, his voice shaky from fear.

"Because he would kill me if he found out I helped you. He already knows I bandaged both your legs and he gave me hell for it. I'm trying to help you survive whatever he throws your way. I would help you escape if I could."

"What does he want?"

"He doesn't want to hurt you. I assure that. He shouldn't have shot you in both legs. It wasn't right."

"It wasn't right to take me in the first place. Me mates are going to wonder where I am. They'll know something happened."

"I know that. Right now, I can't hint to them about anything about what's going on."

"So are ye saying you will soon?"

"Maybe. If I get lucky enough to tell them. David never leaves the house so it's hard to sneak past him. He has cameras in and around the house. That's how he knew you tried to escape the first time."

"So, there's no way out is what yer saying?"

"Right now, yes. You'll be fine."

"That brings back the same question I already asked. What does he want?"

"His daughter Virginia is a huge beatles fan. She's older than he led you to believe. She's 15. After she meets you, he said he would let you go."

"Is that a guarantee?"

"As far as I know. He never goes back on his word."

"So, when is his daughter supposed to show up?"

"Well, not for a while. His ex-wife divorced him last year and took their daughter. Virginia made her choice not to see her father. He said he was going to do the same thing he did with you. Take her unwillingly. He thinks that if she saw you, she would love him more."

"So he's just using me is what yer saying."

"Yeah. That's what I'm saying. Don't fight back. He could be a violent person. That's why you were treated the way you were."

"Makes sense."

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Brian had gotten the cops involved in the search for Paul. The other three have dang near gone crazy because the cops wouldn't let them help with the search.

All they could do was wait......and wait.......and wait some more.

Finally, John broke the silence. "We need to go out there."

"John, we can't. Not when there's cops inside the hotel watching to make sure we dont run away to find him."

"I don't care what they think. Paul could be hurt. We need to find him quickly."

"He's been gone for ten hours. How quickly can we find him?"

"If we get to looking............we can bring him home before tomorrow hits."

"John, let the cops do their jobs. Not us. They can find him. They have training in this type of stuff. We don't."

John looked over at Ringo, then at George. "Alright fine. But while I'm waiting, I need a drink."

He stood up and went to get some whiskey. After pouring himself a shot, he lit a cigarette.

"Feel better?" Ringo asked.

"Not really. Paul should be here. I can't stop worrying about that bloke. Maybe he just got lost."

"Do you really think that's the case?"

"No. I don't. I think something else happened. We need to start keeping a close eye on each other. This wouldn't have happened."