While Hale is watching the news about him, he eventually mentally breaks down. This is the most embarrassing part of his life. He is thinking about what his parents would think once they watched the news. What worries him the most is the possible uncontrollable reaction of his father.
When he was not able to bear the unacceptable truth, he had an asthma attack and his face turned blue as seconds passed by. His muscles were being tightened and he couldn't even move.
He passed out just after a half minute. His cellmate's friend panicked when he was seen lying on the floor unconscious. The person approached him and checked his heartbeat. He shook his body hoping that he would wake up.
"Officer! Help us, my cellmate has just passed out!"
The police just stared at him without minding the emergency. "Sus... Don't fool me with your drama. I already knew that kind of scene, I proved to myself that all those skits I have ever seen are just a gimmick."
"Why would you just help us?"
"Hhhmm... I don't fucking care. You are two criminals and you deserve to suffer to pay for your sins!"
The poor guy cried with his friend while trying to recover him. He attempted to execute CPR, but unluckily, it didn't work. Without a choice of what he's gonna do, he just faced the crucifix inside the cell and kneeled in front of it.
"Lord, please save my friend. Tell me what I will do. Please Lord, please!"
While he was praying, another police officer visited the jail. The officer immediately went to the cell to check what was going on. He quickly unlocked it and reached the unconscious transgender.
"What is wrong with you, Mr. Reyvas? Didn't you see there was a person inside dying? How could you just watch him suffer?" the officer scolded the attending police of the area.
He didn't waste his time, he lifted the trans and brought him to the clinic. Unfortunately, there were no doctors available in the facility. He doesn't have a choice but to call for an ambulance.
When he was going to contact the hotline, he accidentally smelled a burning scent. When he realized it was an odor from a sparkling live wire, he began to panic.
"Oh shit! I need to get outta here!"
He finds the fire alarm button to warn everyone to evacuate. He located an emergency exit to save himself from the person with him.
The live wire became aggressive until it touched an open gas stove. Just a second after, the sensitive material explodes like a bomb which turns the police department into a fiery living hell.
He ran like a horse when he left the building. He deeply sighed when he realized he was not dead. The gigantic fire almost touched him but he is lucky he escaped because of the risky jump from the second floor.
Unexpectedly, he laughed evilly like a devil while watching the explosions and fires. It's kinda weird why he is happy that someone is suffering from a disaster.
"Finally, I got you. I know your friend will try to save you and send you out of jail, Hale. If the law cannot make you suffer, I will be the one who will make your life a worst nightmare!"
"Hahahaha! Ahahahaha!"
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The man with a mask brought a pail of water full of ice. He shook the head of the victim and then surprisingly splashed all the cold water onto its head.
Hale deeply sighed and chilled real quick. He was trembling and freezing because of his wet clothes. He was supposed to shout but there was a duct tape pasted on his mouth.
He attempted to speak and it resulted in a mumble voice. The masked man gave him the favor to speak, he freed his lips with an aggressive pull of the tape which hurt Hale.
"What do you need from me? Get me outta here!" Hale gave him a sharp stare. "Who hired you? Is he Harrison? Huh?"
"Don't mention any names, darling. I don't even know him, it is my utmost interest to kidnap you. The first time I saw you, I fell in love with you," the man surprised him when he revealed his intention to him.
His both ears smoked and his eyebrows met. "You cannot fool me, ashoole! I knew it, you were paid by my boss to kidnap me.
"And if ever you are saying the truth, I am very disgusted with you! You're a son of a bitch, I will not, never, interact with such an idiot, dirty, beggar like you! Moron!" He spitted.
The masked man was provoked by Hale's insults. He didn't hesitate to grab the victim's neck and tried to squeeze it.
"Who do you think you are? Huh? Do you look at yourself as a saint? I know your kind, filthy, bitchy slut!"
Hale was shocked when he heard what that man said. It seemed familiar to him, he thought he heard it when he was a freshman.
The relevant scene flashed in his memory. He was dealing with his crush, that was their first meeting when his crush discovered that he used to have sex with other guys.
"F-F-Franco, is that you? You are that senior high school guy I met many years ago?" he is starting to cry because of nostalgia, "Tell me, are you that guy?"
The masked man became speechless. He thought he made a mistake, he should not bring back the memories. Because of his wrong move, he will have difficulty in salvaging Hale as he will be affected by the feelings.
However, he didn't listen to his heart. He was paid by Harrison with ten million pesos, so he must do his job.
"Franco, answer me! I just wanted to know," Hale tried to tame him but he failed.
"I can feel it, you are really Franco that I know. I know that you have a golden kind heart, we were friends, right?"
Franco was stopping himself from being controlled by his superego. He was trying hard to be cruel-minded. He went with this scenario during his training, it is such a big shame if he will be fooled with a drama.
Unexpectedly, he didn't notice that his face was getting wet. The more he heard Hale's voice asking for mercy, he eventually started to break down.
Just a minute later, he burst into tears and sobbed dramatically. His superego won and his mind is commanding him to let the poor kidnapped victim go and set him free.
He wiped his tears when he drew a final decision. He cannot endure the pain in his heart. The million pesos paid to him was carefully kept in his room and his family is aware of it. He is planning to make a sacrifice just to save his old friend.
He stood up and walked to the place where Hale was. He picked a small knife from his pocket.
"I am so very sorry, Hale. Please forgive me for what I did to you. Yes, I am your old friend, Franco. I will not deny that I was paid by Harrison. I just really need money, my youngest daughter was admitted to the hospital."
He sobbed again when he mentioned the situation of his daughter. Even if he is a police officer, he still has a soft heart. The task given to him by Harrison is genuinely challenging. He is not expecting that Hale will recognize his voice.
"Here is the knife, use this so that you can leave there," he gave the thing to Hale, and then he left.
Hale moved his fingers flexibly. He was attempting to sew the thick rope using the knife provided to him. His arms were going to be sore. It gave him a struggle to do what he was trying to do.
He moaned and unintentionally shouted when the sharp edge touched his skin. Little didn't he know that he successfully cut the rope.
He immediately ran and tried to find the exit. This place is like a maze and it gives him confusion about where to go to escape.
While walking, his eyes became blurry when the flying insect touched his eyes. He blurred his eyes and it made it worse. Due to his clumsy movements, he went to a station where the big empty cans were located and then ruined them.
The sleeping goons were distracted by the echoing sound from the cans. They moved quickly and ready their guns and knives.
"Shit! Hale is not here anymore! FRAAANCOOO!"
Franco showed up to them. "I'm here! What is going on?"
His head was stoned. "Fuck you! You were the last person who went to Hale, right? Where is she?"
"Uhm sorry, uh hmm... He went there, on the right side. He kicked my ass that is why I got distant from him," he taught them the wrong direction.
The goons ran to the right to catch the victim, while Franco went to Hale to save him.
"Hale, come follow with me..." he reached his old friend.
Hale was surprised when someone touched his shoulder. "Thank God you are here." He hugged him so tight and cried on his shoulder.
Franco thought that he fooled the goons, but unfortunately, he failed. The bad guys just caught them hugging.
"You fooled us, Franco! Now taste the capsule you deserve!"
(Bang!)
"FRAAAANCOOOO!"