Chapter 13 - A brave face

"What kind of distraction?" Alex says. I can tell he's surprised and...I wasn't so sure, there was something in his voice that made me think he was hiding something.
"Well, um...we're meeting up with someone and I need you to distract them while I, err...do something," I gobble quickly, hoping I didn't sound too scared.
"Oh. Okay. I can do that. I thought you meant to take your mind off whatever it is that is worrying you."
"That would be good too." I hear myself reply.
“Okay. I can do both. I’ll tell you this thing Reggie did once,”
I gap as he starts to reminisce about his girlfriend. What was he trying to do? Break my heart? He had to know I liked him, didn't he? The signs were all there...I thought Alex was, nice? I can feel tears prick my eyes as he laughs about oh so special gift of "gum". I can't help think what I a lousy girlfriend she is, and that I would never give him "gum" if I was his girlfriend.

Stop getting your hopes up thinking about something that will never happen! He's obviously in love with Regina and theres no way he's going to like you after this freak incident!


BANG! I hear the sound of a car door slam, awakening me from my thoughts. Oh no. He's here. "We have to go," I manage to say.

The time is ticking.

I open the door and try to put on a brave face. Instead I feel tears running down my cheeks and my heart beating like a drum, on speed. Alex runs up to me and grabs my arm, "Hey, are you crazy?" His words stab me in the back. I turn to him, "I thought you said you would help me," I say, hearing a desperate sound in my voice. Alex must have heard it too. He opens his mouth, about to say something that could tear me into pieces right there and then...but stops, "I am,"

We run like the wind, towards the prison, hand in hand. I can tell Alex is confused, scared and a bunch of other things. I can't say much for myself. All I know is that my hearts beats have become so fast it feels like one sound, a soft hum. We reach the prison gates, exhausted and out of breath. I tap on the metal, a timid knock.

"I see you brought company," I menacing, evil voice sings from behind us. "Nothing you're afraid of, right?" I challenge him, my voice coming off brave, but not feeling it. "Hahahaha, no...because I brought some company too," The soft hum of my heart stops. I think I'm having heart attack. "What have you done with Aunt Freeda and Rose!" I shout, as loud as I can. "Please don't scream so, my darling. You'll wake up the dogs...and we don't want that do we?" I stop. Maybe I don't want to be killed just yet.

I look behind to Alex, his face half laughing, he thinks its all a joke. "What is this?" He laughs in my fathers face, "Some kind of joke, is it?" My father looks irritated, "NO!" he pulls out a knife from no where and places it near Alex's neck, "Does this look like a joke, to you?" He pulls the knife away from him again and turns to me, "Oh Hanny's been a very naughty girl, hasn't she? Keeping secrets from her boy-friend,"
"He's not my boyfriend, so just leave him alone! You want me, and thats it!" I again, hear myself shout. I want to shout "help!" but that would only result in my death. I suddenly realise that Alex cannot handle my father.


Why didn't you realise this before?


I'm the one thats supposed to handle the distraction! Alex should find Aunt Rose and Freda! Why, oh why didn't I think of this before? I didn't know what I would do for a distraction but I had to try. "Where is Aunt Freda and Rose?!" I shout. "Well...in a few hours they'll be floating up to heaven...haha," my father replies happily.


Oh no, we don't have much time!


Time for the distraction! "Not if I kill you first!" Wow, I never thought those words would be coming out of my mouth. I grab the nearest object to me: luckily a hammer. I charge at him shouting. He just laughs, "Boys, get her!"
"Haha, Poor little daddy is chicken is he? Afraid he'll lose so he has to call out for backup?" I smile. His expression changes, "Hold back boys, I'm going to kill her myself,"
He grabs a metal pole from behind him and attacks, I try to dodge my way around him. I'm not sure if I can keep this up much longer, "ALEX! TRY TO FIND AUNT FREDA AND ROSE!"


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