TWENTY- EIGHT

I was eating a papaya while studying on my laptop for an upcoming test when I saw a news headline from a news app on my phone, it read,"Hardened criminal Clark Nelson just escaped from jail and injured at least twenty police officers."

I spat out the fruit pulp in my mouth and clicked on it then saw the video, right before the camera was shot by the person without watching.

But the camera recorded him saying something,"Thank you ' big brother '."

Oh no.

Mark, I need you now more than ever.

I went to the police station and saw that all the cameras had been shot the moment he did the dive twirl.

He has an aim which is out of this world!

But why did he leave the last camera?

It's like he was sending me a message.

Knowing that Mr Nelson had such dangerous people working with him gave me a chill up my spine...

Am I also going to die protecting my family?

Then so be it.

But they'll be in danger without me.

I felt fear grip my heart for everyone I loved.

When I went back to my room, I met my roommate and he was tied up with a handkerchief tied to his mouth.

I ran to him and freed him then he gasped for breath. I asked him who did it but he couldn't speak, I asked again then someone said,"Why? Cat got your tongue?"

I looked and saw the man.

He was squatting on my desk and front flipped down and landed right in front of me. He looked into my eyes then chuckled and said,"Meet me alone at the bayou of New Orleans at midnight of the next full moon, and just so I'd be certain you'd come..."

He showed me a video of Lucille who was tied up and begging me not to come. My heart sank and I looked at him then asked,"Which bayou?"

"You know who to ask."

Then he fell through the window and I ran to check, he was gone.

I went to the bar right after that and went to Rose since she wasn't in her room. I asked her which bayou he was talking about and she wasn't sure, so she pondered on it then got an idea.

She entered exactly what I said he had said into her laptop then worked on it, she treated it like an anagram, I could tell.

She arrived at the answer,' The largest '.

I turned back but she said,"Let us help you, please."

"He said I should come alone."

"It's definitely a trap."

I looked at her and said,"I have no other choice."

Then I walked away.

That full moon I went there and met him, he said,"So you came? I thought she'd have to die after all."

I said,"I've come now let her go."

He gestured me and said,"Take her."

The moment I took a step, there was a bang and a bullet zipped right past my ear.

He was aiming his gun at me and said,"Go on, take her."

I knew he was going to shoot me if I walked closer so I ran behind the trees and there was another bang.

I yelled as the bullet scratched my shoulder then hid.

Lucille was crying and begged him to stop but he ignored her.

He said,"Hide and seek? That's a new one."

He walked through the swampy vegetation singing ring around the roses.

Then I suddenly jumped on him and we struggled for the gun then there was a bang and we were both still.

I stumbled backwards and touched my abdomen, my hand was covered in blood.

He had brought out his second gun and spun it then said,"Piece of advice, never try to take my guns."

Then he roundhoused me in the face and I fell down.

I coughed out blood as I stumbled to my feet then he moved like a lightning bolt and held me then punched me in the gut and elbowed me in the head.

I fell to my knees then he said,"Resilient, I like that."

Then he kicked me and I fell.

He turned back and I suddenly stood up and tried to attack him but he shot me in the shoulder, backwards then said,"I can't believe you caught so many of my brother's men, you are hardly a challenge."

I was on the ground and I tried my best to stand up. He just walked to me and said,"You kill my brother's girlfriend, I kill yours."

I then yelled and got up to my feet but he kicked me down a cascade. Lucille screamed and he walked to her and dragged the chair she was on.

She yelled for him to let her go but he slapped her across the face. She started crying silently then he murmured,"I hate kids."