Love, loathe, betrayal - a gang story

Chapter 37

I feel the warm tears padding the inside of the bag over my head. "Will you shut up lady" I hear from my left and I'm stunned into silence, I recognised the voice but it sounds young. "Who are you?" I ask "non of your concern" he reply's "how old are you?" I ask "god what's with the questions? Shut up will ya!" He remarks with sass. "You only sound about twelve years old" I say without thinking, which I regret as my stomach is pummelled with something hard "I'm thirteen actually" he corrects. "Damn they really be working they young huh?" I say confidently seen as though I'm only up against a child. I'm always the damsel in distress - it's my turn to get myself out of trouble "loose them attitude or I'll hit you again." He complains "wait you're the boy from the recording, from the trap" I reveal as it starts to make sense in my mind. "Bingo! Now shut up we're almost there" "why would you do that? Who are you working for?" "You'll find out soon enough, I think our leader will be really proud of us." He says giggling, slowly removing the bag from my head.

"Such a pretty one." I cringe "stop flirting with my your literally my kidnapper" I take a good look around I am in fact in the back of a van the boy looks young too, dark ginger hair with freckles, dressed up like a 1990's action spy figure. I can't see the driver as it's boarded up but now I can see my chance to make a move. I try to wriggle out of the rope binding my hands together but it's no use. The boy is sat opposite me grinning, the van is full of clutter I'm sure something is sharp enough to cut through the ropes. "I have cramp in my foot may I stand up?" The boy looks confused "I guess so" he lifts me up to my feet and I start pretending to stretch out my legs, I see a knife hooked to the boys belt. This could work.

I run towards the boy and ram him into the side of the van, he wasn't expecting it so he was disorientated, why put a thirteen year old in charge of a nearly eighteen-year-old. I sit on top of him until his knife is in my grasp, I fight as best I can with no hands and hair falling in my face. I cut myself loose surprisingly easy then threaten the boy "tell me who you're working for, now!" He holds his hands up in submission "I'm just a boy, you wouldn't hurt a boy would you?" "You'd be surprised what I do these days now tell me!" I take a step closer, in turn he steps back, he doesn't say anything.

"Fine have it your way" I take the rope and attempt to tie the boy up "let's see how you like it." He kicks and screams with everything he's got, I drop the knife but tie him up successfully. "Now, you wanna tell me where we're going?" He shakes his head tears threatening to fall down his face - I do feel bad but he was willing to do all this to me. I feel the van slow down to a halt. Okay Florence time to fight your way out of this. I take a deep breath and put the knife in my pocket.

The van doors slide open and it's pretty much dark outside, we were travelling for probably 40 minutes, two tall, broad and muscular men are stood outside, I loose every ounce of confidence I just had as their faces grow stern. I sigh "shit!"

"Cody you had one job – keep the girl tied up with the bag over her head," one grunts "she's stronger than she looks, sorry" he says ashamed. "She has my knife too" he spits out quickly as I grind my teeth and kick him in the leg "thanks kid." Both the men put their hands on their pockets and I decide I should make my move I run out the door and through the two men, they quickly gain on me as I try to navigate the massive labyrinth of a maze garden, it also doesn't help it's dark. They must have taken my phone so I can't call for help. I hide behind a wall and as I look up I see a massive stately home like a mansion. I am in awe of its beauty but I don't have time to be amazed I need to get out of here.

I clutch the knife and slowly make my way back towards the entrance. I see a hose pipe on the ground, probably for caring for all those plants and bushes. I tie one end to the post and pull it along so that it trips anyone who passes it, especially in lowlight. I see the two men approaching "over here!" I yell and they run towards me, stumbling on the hose pipe I run the other way laughing a little when I stumble on a rock. I scramble to my feet but I hear the men approaching again. I throw The tennis ball sized rock and it smacks one in the face and he falls to the ground unconscious. The other man growls and lunges for me I roll away and try to run but he catches me. "Not so fast little lady" I kick his back as he lifts me over his shoulder I reach for my knife and jam it in his shoulder - he yelps in pain and drops me abruptly, I rush away from him when I'm greeted with three more guards, why is this like a dumb video game with levels getting progressively harder and harder.

I sigh and dash the other way I've lasted longer than I thought I would but I have a feeling this will be my demise. The guards split up and I run a different direction, I climb the nearest tree and see one of them clueless underneath me. I drop on top of him and reach for my knife "shit" I left it in the other guys shoulder, so I improvise and hit him as hard as I can until he too is unconscious. I'm tired of running now so I climb back up the tree and take a breather. "There she is!" I hear someone shout and I get down the tree and am greeted by the two remaining guards, they grab an arm each and drag me me through the doors to the massive house.