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We’re Trapped, See – Page 4

“That’s quite a broad you’ve got there.” A man behind me said.

“Yes, isn’t she though?” I replied.

“What did you say to her to make her do that?”

“That’s between her and me, see?”

“All right, all right. Are you the one who wants to know something about the DG?” I nodded. “Well, come right this way.” He said, getting up. I stood up, and followed him. I motioned for my “muscle” to stay put. Walking through a door, I saw two figures sitting across a table in the dark.

“Good evening, sir. Or should I call you, Detective Schofield?” One of the men said, as the guy standing next to me took out his gun and pointed it at me.

“Take off his mask.” Another said. They were starting to take it off when the door opened again. In came another two guys with Tracy. One of them had his hand covering her mouth. “Well, well, well. If it isn’t your fiancée, Tracy Hatch. Don’t you two make a cute couple?” He asked sarcastically. “Take them in the other room.”

“Yes boss. One of them said. We were taken into the other room. Tracy’s purse was taken, and they took my jacket, wallet, and everything I had on me. “Here you are, nice and cozy.” The one man said. He tied our hands behind our back. He tied Tracy and me to a pole, sitting down and facing opposite each other, around the waist. Then he tied our feet and gagged us.

“And just so that you don’t think that you can escape, see this.” He said, showing each of us a box on the wall. “This is a motion detector. It’s hooked up to this gun over here. If it senses motion… Bang! Tracy’s dead. Have fun!” The gentlemen left, and as he shut the door, it turned on the sensor. What do I do now?! I knew that I shouldn’t have been a detective! I reached around the pole, cautiously, and found Tracy’s hand. She grabbed on to mine, and we sat and prayed.

The next morning, we awoke because there was a window and the sun through the snow made enough light in the room to wake us. The motion detector was still on, and we heard some noise above us. I couldn’t quite make out what was going on, but it sounded like David. He was trying to find out where we were. He left. I felt the ring on Tracy’s finger and had an idea. Somehow, I got it off of her finger, and started using it to cut her ropes. Since the motion detector was on me, it wouldn’t care if she moved. Slowly I cut through the ropes. It was night again. I eventually got through them, and she took the ring and started to do the same with mine.

All of a sudden, some of the snow by the window started to move. I saw a face, and then the window opened. It was Kristin. I focused my eyes on the motion detector, and she got the idea. She went over to the gun and dismantled it, but heard someone coming. She quickly got back out the window. Two men looked in the room, flicked a switch, and then entered. Going over to us, he took off our gags, and fed us some food. He then put the gags back on our mouths and left the room. We said nothing. Kristin was nowhere in sight, so we decided to get out ourselves. I managed to wiggle an arm free and I took off our gags. “Quiet.” I whispered.

“What now?” She whispered back.

“Now we see if we can get this knot untied.” I managed to untie the knot and we untied our feet as well. She looked at me, and I at her. We embraced, and kissed. “I’m so sorry this happened.”

“It wasn’t your fault. You didn’t know what would happen.”

“But you could have been killed.”

“Right, but I’m not, and that’s what’s important, see. Now let’s go get us a gem!”