Lexi's pov;
For straight two days,we were getting tortured by two particularly fierce men. The pain was unbearable for me. Not because I was tortured more than others but because it was painful watching my mother been tortured and not been able to do a thing. I felt so helpless.
We heard gunshots. I was scared to death. The door opened and Drey entered, drenched in blood,guns in both hands.
" Stay strong guys". He said as he moved past us shooting in different angles.
Our mouth were already taped so we couldn't talk even if we wanted to. I was grateful someone came to our rescue. Mom was already exhausted. She wouldn't be able to endure for much longer.
I looked towards Drey,he was looking at Mom. Then I saw a man sneaking up on him from behind pointing a gun at him. I wanted to alert Drey but I couldn't even get a word out. And he wasn't exactly facing me so he didn't see my movement. I was frustrated.
The person suddenly held him by the neck and put the gun to his head. Another man entered. He was much older than the first.
" You're the Don?". Drey asked and looked him in the eye. I was like,' is he asking for death. Just a pull of the trigger would send him to his death yet he's being so carefree'.
" Yeah. Williams bestfriend. It's a pity he died so early". I was shocked. Although Drey's face seemed neutral,for a millisecond,his face betrayed his shock.
" You know my Dad?". Drey asked with no traces of emotion whatsoever.
He didn't reply, instead he walked to Mom and forced her head up making her open her eyes. She was visibly surprised.
" You remember me?". He asked with an evil smirk as he forcefully removed her tape. Her mouth were all red.
" M-Morgan Molly". She crooked.
" You sure have good memory". He chuckled. Then he faced all of us.
". Since it's your last day, I'll be generous and tell you something you don't know. I killed your father. He knew what no one should have known. I'm generous aren't I? So any last words?". He looked at Mom.
Fear gripped my heart. He shot her two eyes," he saw what he should see, you shouldn't do the same. I'm so kind". And then he shot her head.
Hot tears were streaming down my face. Watching my Mom get killed. There was nothing more traumatic.
He pointed the gun to me next," pretty Diamond, you got last words?". He said as he signalled someone to remove my tape.
I couldn't say anything. I closed my eyes awaiting death and the pain that comes with it. But the pain didn't come. I heard three gunshots but no pain.
' was I not supposed to feel pain?'. I opened my eyes to see the man shot in the leg and Drey lay in the pool of his own blood. He seemed to have been shot twice in the head.
" No brother". I screamed wanting to be free of the rope that bound me. Wanting to go to my brother. I couldn't feel as the rope cut Into me.
The man that shot Mom seemed to have fainted. The one that shot Drey, he was grinning like a mad person, I felt like tearing off his face.
Suddenly,the man was stabbed from behind. He yelled in pain as the knife was removed. He was shot in the head trapping his scream as he fell revealing Max.
" Max". I called. My voice barely above a whisper.
" Max, they shot Drey. Check him,is he fine?". I was crying even more.
He went to check his pulse then came to me.
" He is fine right? I knew he'd be ok, he's strong headed". I smiled but Max didn't answer me. My smile faded as tried to figure out what the silence meant.
Could he be dead? The thought scared me. Max freed me and went to free Mira too. He also helped her remove the tape carefully.
" Can you walk?". He asked her.
" Un".
He came back and carried me in his arms.
" What about Drey?". Mira asked her eyes filled with unshed tears.
" Don't worry about him. Let's get you to safety first. That's what he would wish". Max said.
" Un". She tried to stop her tears from falling but it seemed she's not doing a good job of it.
There was a car outside that I recognized as one of Max's. He put me in the backseat and Mira came in from the other side. Max closed the door and made to leave.
" Max,are you going to bring Drey?".
" Xandra, just remember this. I love you, so much. Always remember". He said and ran away before I could even ask what he meant.
' Is he not coming back? I was terrified. I don't even know the condition Drey is. Max refused to let us check. And now, he's saying all those weird stuff'.
I didn't want anything to happen to Drey but what can I do?
The car was started. That was when I noticed we had a company.
" I'm Jade". I heard him said before I blacked out.
I woke up to find myself in a bed. I couldn't remember what happened at first but after few confusing minutes, the memory came rushing back.
" Oh my God, Drey,is he ok?". I thought as I stood up.
My injuries were already cleaned but they still felt sore. The room was not familiar but some how, I felt safe there. I went out of the room and downstairs.
I saw Mira and an unfamiliar guy. Mira was crying her balls out. I rushed down.
" You're awake". I recalled him driving us and telling us his name is Jade. ' Jade, isn't that Drey's friend's name?'. I thought.
" Mira,what happened? Why are you crying? Is Drey's condition that severe?". I sat beside her. She didn't reply me and cried even harder.
" Mira,will you answer me? What happened to Drey? Infact, I want to see him this instant". I yelled. I was panicking.
Jade nodded and said for us to enter the car. Mira kept crying all the way. I was scared and my palms were sweaty.
' could he have passed away? That's impossible. My brother is so strong headed. How could he die so easily'.
" Jade,what about Max? Why hasn't he come?" I asked.
" Same place". He said curtly.
' if they are in the same place and it got Mira weeping like this, then they must be in some serious condition'.
I was lost in thought until Jade's voice brought me back.
" We're here". I opened the door and came outside.
We were in Drey's house. ' if they are not in the hospital doesn't that mean it's nothing serious. Then why does Mira keep weeping'.
We entered with Jade leading the way. He led us past the living room into the computer room then into the cold room.
I had never been there before. It's not that the whole room is freezing though. There are beds there. It's those beds that are freezing cold. You couldn't possibly touch it without freezing within minutes.
Such things should be used to preserve bodies. Why would Jade bring us there? I wondered as I let my eyes roam the room.
My eyes landed on two beds beside each other. They were occupied. I could see figures in the cold smoke.
My mind went blank. I could swear my heart stopped beating for a moment. ' they can't be the one there. It can't be. They can't be dead'.
I shivered, my legs suddenly became wobbly. I went closer. The bodies were badly burnt but I could still recognize them as Max and Drey. ' they are really dead. Really dead'. That was the last I remembered as I fell into darkness.