Shawn POV
What the heck!
I glanced at mom and she looked shocked.
"They've captured Julia." She mouthed to me. "Don't give up Shawn, don't listen to them." She said encouraging me.
"Surrender Shawn and I'll spare you. You wouldn't want to get involved, would you?" The man asked in a loud voice.
"Mom, I've got no other options than to do what he says, call the police," I instructed mom and she nodded.
I went out there and stood in front of him then I raised my hands as a sign that I've surrendered.
"Put down your gun, slowly." He ordered, his gun still pointed at Julia.
I looked around and saw that the five men remaining had their guns pointed at me. I recognized a guy who was not less than my age, he was the one I had tied up.
So, he had escaped? How was that possible?
He smirked at me and having no other options, I dropped the gun on the ground.
"Good boy." The man who was holding Julia captive said and laughed.
"Listen to me and do as I say, else I'll blow up your house. Your friends and relatives are out there in the underground house, right? A man, a lady, and three kids. They'll all die if you try to act smart. He said and laughed dryly.
"Go in there, bring Poojah and I'll leave quietly with Julia. I wouldn't hurt any of you."
I was infuriated.
"You can't do more than a dead rat." I cussed and hissed.
"Wow! This is getting interesting. Watch me then as I would make love to your beloved Julia, right here, right now."
"I'm gonna kill you, I swear. Just lay a finger on her."
To Julia, he said;
"I know you are falling in love with him. Let me warn you, you shouldn't because you'll surely be broken. I won't tell you, you'll get to know it yourself. Guess he hasn't told you and I'm sure he won't."
"Julia, don't mind him, he's taking bullsh*t," I said feeling scared already.
"Why do I even care? Let's get down to business." To his men, he said, "hold him, don't let him move."
They all crowded around me and held me back as I struggled free from their grip, but it was useless. The man pushed Julia to the ground and she winced, falling backward on the floor. What baffled me was that she didn't move, neither did she struggle. She lay motionless while he pulled down his trousers and shorts.
Hope she hasn't fainted.
I exhaled deeply, worried.
The man bent over her, wanting to pull off her skirt when she kicked him in the groin.
So she had been pretending all these while? She's a wise lady.
He growled as he clutched his groin. She used the opportunity to stand him up while she hid behind him. One of the men fired a bullet at her and it hit the man on the chest. Blood splattered like water and Julia shrieked, panicking due to fear.
They were distracted, so I used that opportunity to escape, but someone fired a bullet at me and it grazed my arm. I winced.
I looked behind me and saw that all the men were dead and I was shocked.
Who killed them all?
"You've angered me," A man said in a loud voice, "I will kill all your relatives in the underground house."
What the heck! I thought all the men were dead. How many were they then?
Julia POV
I ran into the building while two men followed me closely, I went into the underground house but before I did, I looked back to see that they were all dead. The guy who saved me earlier, the one who escaped winked at me and headed out of Sophia's room.
He has saved me twice now. Why's he doing it?
I went into the house to look for the bombs so I could diffuse them.
"Mommy, look what I found" Ciara called immediately I entered. I went to look and realized that it was the time bomb. They were two in number and were hidden. I stared at it, unsure of what to do.
How was she able to locate it?
"What's wrong?" Mia asked coming towards us.
"Bombs were implanted here," I replied.
"Bombs?" She asked shocked. "Oh my goodness! How were they able to locate this place?" She asked and I shrugged.
"What are we going to do?"
"Pliers., I replied and Steve went to a drawer and brought out one. I used it to cut some wires without knowing exactly what I was doing, praying that I was right.
"You've angered me." A man said in a loud voice, "I will kill all your relatives in the underground house."
My heart was pounding furiously within my ribcage because I wasn't sure if I was right. Smoke oozed out of it after some seconds and we used water to quench it.
Shawn POV
I expected the whole building to go up in flames, I breathed a sigh of relief when he didn't. The man himself was shocked, he made to run away but was shot by a guy.
Who would've diffused the bomb? Was it Mia, or Erastus?
I went towards him and he stared at me.
"Who are you?" I asked him, but he kept mute. Just then, the lights were turned on and I could see his face clearly.
"How did you manage to escape?" I asked again but he gave me no reply.
Was he deaf-mute
He turned around and made to leave but I held his hand.
Just then, the sound of the siren was heard and he trembled. Finally, they were here. I didn't even need their presence anymore.
"You've got to help me." The guy said at last, "don't report me to the police, please." He said and dashed into the building.
I didn't know whether to help him or not. For crying out loud he was one of them.