~ Planora ~
" So what now?'' Lily asked.
Looking around for a while, without replying, Gwen's eyes brightened up.
" Hand me the screwdriver Tamara." said Gwen, who received the screwdriver, barely two seconds later.
Gwen walked to the door, before passing the screwdriver through a tiny hole, beneath the knob.
Hitting the base a little, the screwdriver passed through it, creating enough space for Gwen to peep through.
She could barely see everything going on outside the door, but she could tell it was a little less busy. So she used the other end of the metal part of the screwdriver to twist the knob, without garnering attention from some men who would occasionally pass by.
Slowly, she succeeded in twisting the knob. Sticking her head out a little, after she opened the door, Gwen looked both ways before gesturing the girls behind her to follow, as she saw a path she suspected to be less busy.
They tiptoed their way to through the narrow path till it eventually led the girls to a staircase that headed downwards.
" Should we do this?" Lily asked, unsure of what might unfold if they took the stairs.
" Yes. Just stay alert and stay behind me." Lily said.
With that, the three ladies took the short stairs and before they knew it, they were outside. And by outside, it meant they still had to make efforts to regain freedom, because they were standing on the floor of a lower deck of a ship, which seemed like it was in the middle of an ocean.
" Oh my. No no no no no no this can't be happening." Lily said grabbing fistfuls of her hair, as her face began losing color rapidly.
" What are we gonna do?" Tamara asked, as worry and fear washed through her bones like the obvious reality was new to her.
" I do_ I don't know.." Gwen said, as she felt a thousand and one unpleasant feelings seeping in.
" What have you done Gwen? This is all your fault! If you hadn't led us out of there, we would've been safe at least!'' Lily exclaimed.
" Please keep your voice down Lily." Gwen pleaded, as she began to look around for where they could hide or run to.
" I should keep my voice down?" Lily asked, as she started getting even angrier.
" Please Lily, we don't want to attract them. We don't even know why we still can't see anyone yet and_''
" That's the point. The whole toolbox thing, that was part of the bait, and we took it.'' Lily said, raising her voice.
" We have to hide for now, and you gotta keep your voice d_"
" Don't ask me to do that! It's your fault all of this is happening, and you don't have the right to tell me how to react.'' Lily said to Gwen.
" Yes I do. And it's so we can all make it out alive." Gwen replied.
" Oh you mean, in the middle of an ocean? Of course.'' Lily countered.
" Please stop it Lily. Can't you see we're all victims here for fuck sake! " replied Gwen.
" We can't afford to get caught, we all have to be on the same page, please. I want to live, I don't wanna die." Gwen said, tearing up.
" Oh you will. You all will." The crazy man said before coming down from the stairs. But he wasn't alone, unfortunately.
" The only thing you have the privilege of choosing is how you prefer to die. More like your dream death." the man said with a wide grin, as though he was feeding off the fright in their eyes.
The three girls, instead of moving directly backwards, turned by their right before moving backwards so they would not fall off the welded construction by accident.
" Stay away from us. We won't say anything! Please. Just let us go!" Gwen pleaded.
" We didn't even report to the authorities or anything of that sort and we won't, I promise." Lily said, with a shaky voice that gave out her present state.
" Please." Tamara, who was already crying added, but that didn't stop them from taking slow steps backwards.
" I see. But first you'll have to drop those tools you're holding." the crazy man said to the three of them.
Gwen then turned back, to see if another person was coming from behind, but that wasn't the case because she then realized there was another path they could possibly take.
" Ok then." she spoke up. " We'll do just that. Let me go first." she added before bending slowly with her both hands held up.
" Gwen_"
" It's fine. I'll be fine.''
" I'm watching you..." the crazy man said in a playful manner, causing Tamara and Lily to almost cringe.
" I know." Gwen replied, before she squatted in the name of dropping the tools on the floor. Before anyone could say Jack, Gwen pulled out a slipper then flung it towards the psycho as it then landed on his weird looking face.
" Run." Gwen shouted, as they all took to their heels.
Unfortunately for them, they were caught this time by the guy Gwen bumped into before she lost consciousness.
" Hello ladies." he greeted with a smirk, before surprisingly stepping backwards. Then, the actual threats appeared, in the form of three men in Black leather jackets as well as about ten others with plain T-shirts.
" Choose." One of them said. " Choose how you wanna die." he added.
" We're not gonna die." Gwen replied.
" You seem to have some guts young lady." another said.
_
" Well then, you leave us with no option." the first man said. He then looked at one of his men before tilting his head to the side briefly.
Before they could even realize what was going on, Gwen, Tamara and Lily each felt strong pair of arms hold them by their shoulders from behind, before forcefully taking them to where the life boats were kept. And that was after snatching the tools they were holding.
" Put them in the boat, and... inflate it." a man in leather jacket instructed sternly after joining them, alongside the others. But the guy Gwen ran into previously named Bleach turned to look at him briefly, with an unreadable expression before turning to look at Gwen in particular.
" No... please! Don't, I beg you!'' Tamara pleaded, as they were all being dragged towards the rail of the welded construction where the said boat was.
" No! Stop." Lily shouted
" Let me go" Gwen shouted as well, while struggling to free herself.
But neither of the men paid heed to their pleas and yells. Amongst the three, Gwen was the most difficult to forcefully take to the boat, allowing Bleach to drag her himself.
But Gwen could sense he wasn't as rough and tough as the other guy and so she knew she had to take advantage of that since they were fast approaching the boat.
Pulling herself downwards, Gwen was able to free herself from his grip, surprisingly. Without much hesitation, she turned and kicked his jewels, before running towards Tamara and Lily.
'' What the fuck?" the first man said. " Get her!" he said to a man standing behind him.
" Are you that weak?" he asked Bleach who was still groaning because of pain.
" Let her go!" Gwen shouted before using her other slide to hit the man who was holding Tamara, followed by a kick on his stomach.
That caused him to free Tamara, who then ran to help Lily who was almost at the end of the welded construction where she would be thrown into the boat.
" Let her go!" Tamara shouted before using the edge of her own slipper to hit his head.
" Run Tamara!" Gwen shouted as she was struggling with the man, while others were fast approaching. Kicking his jewels this time, Gwen managed to push him aside temporarily before running towards her sister and friend.
By the time she got there, the men after her were barely four feet away.
" Stand back." Tamara and Lily shouted with a gun in their hands, causing the jerks to halt.
" How did you get that?" Gwen asked, before they both tilted her head towards the men on the floor.
While Lily was struggling with the man holding her, she took the gun from his side, while Tamara siezed it from the another guy who returned to attack her while Gwen was busy with the other A-hole.
" Stand back." Lily said, with a stern voice.
" One more step and I'll shoot." Tamara said, with a shaky voice.
" These scumbags!" another man in a leather jacket said before groaning at his men's foolishness. He promised Collins and 'Désnudo' he was going to take care of the girls, and so he couldn't afford to let his men's foolishness cost him his relationship with Collins.
He then started approaching the girls who were a considerable number of feet away in the boat section of the large ship.
" Give me the gun." Gwen said to Tamara, who's hands was shaking already. With all caution while warning the men to back off, Gwen collected the gun from Tamara.
" Get in the boat." Gwen instructed, with her eyes on the men.
" What about you?"
" Just get in!" Gwen shouted.
" Don't tell us you can use that." one of the foolish men said.
Without hesitation, Gwen pulled the trigger on his right knee.
" Anyone else?" She asked.
" I." the man in leather jacket said, causing others to make way.
" Join her Lily." Gwen instructed again, without replying the man.
" I can't leave y_"
" Just listen to me." Gwen shouted, causing Lily to jolt, before walking backwards with the gun in her hand, to join Tamara who was already in the boat, crying for her cousin.
" Not a step forward." Gwen said aiming the gun at the man approaching her.
" Can't you see? You've lost baby girl. The numbers are not in your favor." he said with a smirk.
" Leave Lily."
" No. I can't leave you." Lily replied.
" I won't leave you Gwen. Never!" Tamara shouted.
" Take my sister and leave! Right now." Gwen instructed, with her eyes fixed on the man.
" But_"
" Leave." she said again.
Looking into the water, Lily saw it was getting....red.
" I won't leave you Gwen." Tamara repeated.
" Don't make me repeat myself again." Gwen said, raising her hands which were getting tired from aiming at someone.
" There's blood in the water Gwen." Lily said.
" Do it or I'll shoot myself." Gwen said.
" Listen to miss courageous." the man in leather jacket said with an evil grin.
" We don't have a choice_"
" No, I can't leave her." Tamara blabbered.
Lily knowing Tamara would be unwilling pulled the rail and let their Boat fall into water, hoping Gwen would join them.
Turning to confirm that the ladies were in the water, Gwen got distracted for a moment.
Before anyone could figure out what was happening next, they all heard a gunshot followed by a loud thud. In a flash, Gwen fell into the water, like a dead body.