Chapter 13: Rescue with consequences

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Jesses POV:

I woke up in a dark room. Tied up and gagged. Suddenly a bright light blinded me. I saw Heather and Nic. Both tied up, gagged, Nic still unconscious and Heather crying in fear. And i saw a gun held against my head. Lila smiled at me from behind the light. "Oh... you're finally awake, uh? How do you feel, sweety? Oh i forgot you can't talk!" Lila laughed psychotic. "What's happening?" I thought. I was scared and just wanted back into Michels save arms. "You're problably asking yourself what's going on, don't you? Let me explain..." She kicked against Nicholas' shinbone to wake him up too. "So... i told Michel once more to stay away from you... but he didn't want to listen again... so i put sleeping pills into your drink and kidnapped you and your little friends overthere... Mike has a chance to save you... but he needs to pay for it..." she laughed again and ran off. I tried to get out of my chains but i was too weak. I suddenly felt really lightheaded and passed out.

No ones POV:

The time passed and it was 09:57 PM. Mike just pulled up, turned his small bodycam on and talked one last time with Officer Thompson on the phone. "I'm going in. The camera is rolling. As soon as she is getting close to hurt anyone, come in. We have the element of surprise on our side." "Alright, good luck, Mr Orekhov." Mr Thompson said and Michel walked towarts the door of the gym.

As he entered everything was dark and silent. "Hello?" Michel asked really scared. Jesse tried to yell but the towel in his mouth made it difficult to speak. "Jesse? Where are you?" He yelled holding back his tears. The tall boy followed his loved ones noices until he found him, Heather and Nic tied up and gagged. He started crying but before he could run to them to untie them he heard a gun loading behind his head. "Well, well... Looks like you decided to come here... good... and you where smart enough to come without the police... i'm proud of you... i never thought you were this smart. Now that you're here we can play a little game... you need to decide who is going to die tonight... Sounds funny, right? Now... our first two candidates are Jesse and Heather. Now choose... Who is the one dying tonight? If you stay quiet, they both'll die..." she said in a creepy, psychotic voice. Michel was faced with the hardest decision he ever needed to make. Tears ran down his cheeks. Everythingwas silent for a moment. "Kill me... just kill me and leave my friends alive... It's all my fault that we are in this situation and you were right Lila... i don't deserve shit... i don't even deserve living... so kill me and leave my friends alone..." Mike said turned towarts the gun and closed his eyes, ready to leave this world behind. "If you say so..." The moment Lila released the shot, the police raged the building and handcuffed the psychopath. The officers released the three captives. "The shot only hit my shoulder, it'll be fine." Michel said but Lila giggled. "What's so funny?" Officer Thompson asked confused. "You thought i missed but the shot didn't need to kill him..." she said and kept giggling. "Is something wrong, Mr Orekhov?" "No i'm fine.... i... i-...." Michel suddenly staggered. He lost the feeling in his legs and fell. "I... i... i can't... move. M-my legs, my-...." he stuttered barely conscious and eventually passed out.

Officer Miller took out his radiotelephone and called the ambulance. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?!?!?" Jesse yelled furious with a waterfall of tears running down his cheeks and holding his loved ones haed. Lila just shrugged her shoulders and smirked confidently. "Get her and the rest of the bullets to the police station! NOW!" Mr Thompson commanded. The other two officers bundled her into the patrol car. The ambulance came and rushed Mike to the hospital to figure out what happend to the young man.

The doctors ran many tests and removed the 7-millimeter-bullet from Mikes shoulder. They bandaged the wound and brought him on the intensive care unit. Hooked up to a resuscitator and a blood pump the dirty-blond haired boy lied in the hospital bed. Jesse, Nic and Heather were sitting on the chairs beside him. The doctors came in with a clipboard in his hands. "After a couple tests we found out that the bullet which hit Mr Orekhov was drained with curare. It causes weakness of muscles and, when administered in a sufficient dose, eventual death by suffocation due to paralyses of the lungs. That's the reason for us keeping him hooked up to the resuscitator until the blood pump filtered the intired toxin out of his body. The reason for him fainting was problably him being overwhelmed and weakened by the whole situation." The doctor explained. "Alright, thanks doc." Jesse said and the doctor left the room.

Jesses POV:

It was completely silent. The only noises were comming from the heart monitor and the resuscitator. A tear rolled down my face. Nic put his arm around me. "Hey... everything will be fine... He'll make it... He is hero, like you... You saved his life, and he saved ours." A little smile formed on my face. "Yes, he is a hero..." i said and more tears fell. "Could you leave me alone with him for a minute, please?" I asked quiet. "Of course..." Nicholas said understanding. "We'll be in the cafeteria if you need us." Nic waved a goodbye at me and Heather and he left the room.

No ones POV:

Now Jesse was alone with Mike. He broke down in tears and leaned his head against his loved ones' bed. "It should have been me... everything... It's all my fault... Michel please... please don't leave me...i need you... i love you..." the short boy cried and wiped the tears off his face. He took his friends anemic, cold hand and interlace their fingers. Suddenly Jesse felt a little pressure on his hand. "I won't leave you... i made you a promise, didn't i?" A quiet voice said coughing. The dark-haired man looked up and saw Mike looking at him with a weak smile. "And i also promised to myself i won't let anyone hurt you ever again..." Michel added. Tears ran down both of thier faces. "I love you so much!" Jesse said with a shaking voice. "I love you too." Mike answered and used all his energy to softly kiss the short boys head. But the weakness caught him pretty quick and he fell back into his pillow.

A few moments later the door slowly opened and Nic and Heather came back in with three coffees in their hands. "Mike, you're awake!" Nic almost yelled and carefully hugged his best friend. Michel laughed as much as he could. "I'm happy to see you too, Nic." The tall boy quoth enfeebled. Heather gave Jesse the third coffee. "Thanks Heather." The short boy smiled and took a sip. Mike fell asleep pretty shortly after Nicolas and Heather came back. The young man was still drained from what has been happening in the past few hours. "Good night, Michel." Jesse wispered and placed a little kiss on the sleeping boys cheek before he and the couple left the hospital.

Heyy i hope you guys all have a great day and stay healthy. And i got an idea: Should i post three chapters this weekend? What do you think? Would you like it? Let me know in the comments 😌💕

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