Aces

Chapter 26

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"It's okay Foxy" Ryan said to me again behind all the bruise, deep cuts and blood. "I'm not down as yet" he try to smile but I could see how it pained him to do so because he cough violently not too long after. I shake my head looking away, too embarrassed to even look at my best friend. Anytime I do, it reminds me of how much of a failure I am for not protecting him, for allowing those men to do all those things to him while I was smiling. "Its not your fault Foxy, don't beat yourself up because that's my job" he try to crack a joke but he was the only one who reacted to it because it still didn't ease how awful I felt inside myself.

After sometime he gave up trying to get through to me but even so he reminds me it's okay as he would repeat it over and over. He wasn't tied or bound, he was practically free but the actions of them rendered him bound to the floor, he couldn't even crawl without crying out. I know because he tried to free me of my restraints but in the end it cause him more pain that added to my guilt. We lay and sat here waiting for nothing, we sat in silence with each other as company, as strength we don't have and regardless I'm happy to have him here with me because what if he wasn't and they were doing way worse to him behind my back.

Of course I don't want him here periodt but I appreciate it that he's close by, grateful even. "We can't stay here waiting for them to come back and torture us some more." He said trying to get my attention, breathy words because he's been hit a few times in the stomach and chest which no doubt is causing breathing difficulties. "Arthur! You better snap out of your fucking widow phase and help me help you help us ok!" He took deep breathes and slowly my head turn to watch him.

He didn't look like our sweet Ryan on the outside anymore, wounds like tattoos on his skin, all over him. Bruises like birthmarks sitting so out of place of his clean skin that's blemish free and was once healthy looking. *I'm sorry Ryan" he smile forcefully as it pain but to do so.

"I know. Now snap out of it and get yourself free" he nod me on to doing so and I nod myself as I rock around a bit to find out if the chair was either in one with the cemented floor or not and it wasn't. I let out a breath of relief and slowly stood up so I don't stumble having not used my legs for so long, I stand a bit so blood could properly flow down there before I took a deep breath, move a bit forward then jump landing on the wooden chair that as predicted break in many pieces. Some was attached to other parts but I was able to move more freely to untie my ankles then bring my arms underneath them so my arms was no longer bound behind me but in front.

Ryan made a little victory sound that had me smiling a bit and I use my teeth to loose the ropes that was tied tightly. It took some time because damn Ashley knew how to tie but I eventually got them off. I hurried over to Ryan only to freeze has the fear and failure feeling came back, I look him up from head to toe as he shivers slightly from the cold floor but it also cause him to hiss from the pain it cause, I didn't know how to lift him up without adding to it.

"Just do it" he sigh as if prepared for what came with his decision. I nod not second guessing the situation because I'd be wasting time we don't have and right now the pain he'll feel now is by far better than what he will feel if we don't get out here before they come back. I decided to just lift him completely and carry him because it would be easier but then I remember the door so instead I lift him into a sitting position which I believe is better than the position he was in, I took my shirt off and place it over his body to help ease the shivering. I check his head to feel a fever and sigh looking around the room locating the door. "I'll be back" I told him and he nod seeming out of it "Don't fall asleep baby" I instruct and he nod again.

I walk up to the door seeing that it doesn't even have a handle, meaning it only opens from outside. Frustration build up and I slam my fist against the metal door and groan resting my head against the door but instead of giving up I walk over to the chair I destroyed, I took one of the broken pieces that could fit and jab it between the creases of the door and apply pressure to see if it would do some justify but as thought it broke without doing much.

I scoot out the room finding nothing to aid me in opening the door until a iron caught my eyes and it jog over to it feeling the stably of it after picking it up, it wasnt so bad so I tried it, I apply as much as I could. It was working for a while, I heard the door scrap again the cemented floor until the iron started to bend itself.

I slide down on the floor, my back against the door as I exhale. I thought of what else I could possibly do to get us out of here but there wasn't anything else, there wasn't anything else in this room. They made sure to clean it, removed all the weapons and when Ashley came to torture me he walked with his tools and he never leave so much as a pin behind.

The fucker get his kicks off poking me. Talk about freaky with a name like Ashley.

When Ryan cough violently I snap out of my state and stare at him worryingly as I hurry over to him. I cradle him into my arms even as his fever heat up my naked chest, he cough a few more times before settling down to just exhaling deep breathes, his breathing is getting worse. "I'm so sorry" I hug him tighter as I bury my face in his hair, his soft tiny hands barley squeeze my arm, his way of saying 'it's ok' but it's not.

Suddenly loud noise could be heard outside, I put Ryan behind me snatching the iron and wood off the ground ready to defend him even if it means getting beatings or cause my death but I'm sure I'll be taking all of them with me.

The door handle on the outside rattle, I hear the door scrap against the floor like before creating this uncomfortable sound that had me cringing. Finally the door open wide enough to allow anyone to step inside and indeed did someone step inside, well more than one person but my mind was only focus on the guy I couldn't wait to see.

I didn't know how much I missed him until seeing him standing in front of me.

Aces.

"Hey annoying peach"

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