To Murder Or To Kill The Murderer (4) DRAFT

Chapter 5

Amy's POV

We all meet at the computer area about two minutes before Gary is supposed to call. Everyone looks worried or scared, possibly bored. Hard to tell. We all learnt how NOT to show our emotion except the ones we want to.
Soon his face appears on the screen.

"Hello rebels." He says coldly. "I have given you two hours to consider my offer, what is your answer?" I step forward and nod at the screen gesturing to say "I will go". No one makes any noise or any reactions.

"I'll come." Vira says. Jaz whispers something in vira's ear.

"Excellent. Where shall I meet you?" Gary says. He's smiling happily with a cold look in his eyes.

"The White House." Jaz says.

"Why the White House?" Gary asks somewhat suspiciously.

"Why not?" Maddy asks. He eyes her for a minute before sighing in defeat.

"Fine. Outside the White House. I'll see you tonight." Gary says.

"Tonight?" Jason asks. "We can't do tonight. How about, not tomorrow, but Thursday!"

"Fine. See you then." Gary says smiling evilly before disappearing from the screen.

"Vira, please tell the others what I whispered in your ear." Jaz says.

"Gary didn't realise we were tracking that signal. He's in the White House and we have a map of it." Vira says. No one says anything.

"Vira." I mouth to Jaz.

"Yes. Vira, I don't know what we're gonna do, Gary's gonna kill you. But surely-" Jaz says. "What Amy?" I stop waving my arms in the air frantically.

"What if, Vira becomes, my personal servant? I can make sure, that Vira isn't harmed." I mouth slowly so everyone can read my lips.

"Sure. I'll do it. That's fine. If it secures my life. By the way, Jason, how are we getting to the White House and why not tomorrow?" Vira asks. We all turn our attention to Jason.

"Well, I have a friend who can lend us a helicopter and he's leaving it outside the cemetery tomorrow. Can anyone drive a helicopter?" Jason asks. I glance at dr jones who's gone pale. Jaz and Maddy look down. I look at the wall and Vira glares at the roof.

"I can drive a helicopter." Dr jones says quietly.

"Have a history with them?" Jason asks.

"I woke to the sound of the helicopter. I sat up to find myself in the Eiffel Tower on a platform. I saw Maddy knocked out unconscious being dragged to the helicopter where Amy and Vira were. I ran to try to stop them but did not reach them before they took off.

I waited a couple of minutes still feeling slightly dazed but feeling better until dr jones came. Dr jones and I did a leap of faith into the helicopter. I positioned myself by holding the edge of the door. I watched through the windscreen the other helicopter.

It was then I saw the barrel of the sniper that Vira was holding. She was aiming carefully at where the engine was situated. I then realised she intended to make us crash which would supposedly kill us. She fired a few shots hitting the propeller and the engine. I swore as we began to fall like a bowling ball been dropped. We were a few metres above the ground when I jumped. I landed safely and ran a safe distance away from the helicopter which landed exploding.

I was about to run and rescue dr jones when arms grabbed me and pulled me back. Police were surrounding the place. I used the officers that held me tight grip to flip back and knock them over.

I ran into the burning helicopter and grabbed dr jones. I half dragged half carried her out of the helicopter just as it exploded behind us sending me hurtling through the air and leaving her within the explosion's range. I see my friend sprawled on the ground barely breathing with burns and bruises all over her. I could barely move as I watched the fire spread closer and closer." Jaz recounts the Eiffel Tower incident. I'm looking down as is Vira, Jaz, Maddy and dr jones.

"Wow." Is all Jason says.