Kia hands trembled and with a final twist, he managed to untie the ropes that bounded his wrists. He rubbed his sore wrists together and sighed in relief. Freedom.
With his hands now free, it was easy for him to get the ropes attached to his legs off. It was only a matter of few minutes that also came undone.
"Yay, you are free mister." Sofie clapped in excitement and Kia couldn't help but smile, although it quickly dropped. He stood up, his legs feeling numb from being tied for too long and his entire body was sore. Despite this pain, only one thing came to his mind. He had to get out of here.
Quickly he rushed to the door, Sofie following closely from behind. Once he reached the door, he tried turning the handle, but it wouldn't budge. He tried again, pulling and pushing with all his might, but it was stuck fast. He let out a frustrated sigh and stepped back. It was locked. How could that not cross his mind? After all it was the only logical thing to do as they were seen prisoners here.
Sofie tugged his hand and looked up at him with big, worried eyes. "What's wrong, mister?" she asked, her voice trembling.
Kia let out another frustrated sigh and fell to the ground, resting his head against the door. How could he get out of here! He thought and looked around the room, but there were no other exit.
He was so fucked up and as if things couldn't get any worse, they heard footsteps outside the door. His heart began racing and Sofia held onto him tightly.
The jiggling of keys reached their ears
Kia hesitated, unsure of what to do. But Sofie's tug on his hand made him look down, and he saw the fear in her eyes.
He quickly got to his feet, his gaze then shifted around the room and he saw the the mess he had created. If they find this he would be in bigger trouble. He frantically snapped his head back and forth thinking of a possible solution but fuck it! There was no use, he couldn't cover up his escape plans on time. They were busted and that was it.
The door soon burst open and Don walked in, he had a Stern expression as he examined the room. Sofie rushed to hide behind Kia not wanting to look at the scary man even though he was staring directly at them.
A loud sigh escaped Don's lips causing kia's fist to clench but instead if yelling and scolding him on spot, Kia simply heard him say. "You are coming with me."
His words were cold and detached.
"What for?" Kia asked. Although he tried to sound tough, his legs were shaking beneath him. Death wasn't something he was scared of at this point but being killed by someone other than himself sounded terrifying or perhaps it was that he had been starved all day.
"You are not in the position to ask questions."
Don walked over to Kia and gripped his shoulder pulling him forward to come with him. Sofie followed closely behind him as soon as Don noticed it, he placed his hand in between them trying to separate them from each other.
"Not you. You stay here." he said firmly.
"Wh-what do you mean?" Kia's eyes widened.
Don let out another sigh. "Hey kiddo!" he half yelled. "I have no time to explain shit. So shut up and fucking do as I say!" he didn't mean to sound harsh, but his patience where wearing him considering the situation they were in. He just had to do his job.
Sofie's eyes welled up with tears, and she clung onto Kia even tighter than before, refusing to let go. "Please!" she begged. "Dont take him away." she didn't want to be left alone in a dark scary room.
"Mister!" she cried out as Don now gripped her, lifted her off the ground and tossed her to the side like a rag doll. She landed on the ground with a thud and one could see the instant regret that flashed in Don's eyes but it was quickly replaced with seething anger.
Kia struggled against his grip, but as expected, Don was just too strong. Unwilling, he was dragged away leaving Sofie behind.
The door closed shut behind and Don locked it using the key while still holding onto Kia in his death grip.
Kia had no other choice to comply, momentarily glancing behind as they moved further away from the door.
"Where are you taking me?" He asked.
There was no response which frustrated kia even more.
"If I am going to be killed, at least don't be a coward and tell me to my face." He spat out. It sounded pathetic, even to himself, knowing who indeed was the coward in the room.
Don's grip on his shoulder tightened, and he dragged him further down the corridor. "You're are not going to be killed…yet," he responded. "You are sadly as unfortunate as we are. I don't know what plan Logan has for you but it's death either way. So just shut up and let me do my job."
Kia heart sank. he glanced back one last time. He glanced down, that was when he noticed the gun on Don and he went silent.
Finally he wasn't resisting, Don thought but as they turned a corner, Kia suddenly kicked Don in groin.
It came so sudden and unexpected, causing him to double over in pain. "Ah, you little shit!" Don growled, clutching his groin in agony. "You are going to pay for that!"
Kia took this momentary distraction to his advantage and wrestled free from Don's grip. He quickly snatched the gun from Don's holster and pointed it at him.
"Don't move," he warned. "I promise I will shoot." Before Don could even come up with a response, Kia slammed the gun into his head, immediately knocking him unconscious.
Kia was left dumbfounded as he stared at the man lying motionless on the ground. How did he do that? It went easier than what he planned . He couldn't believe himself but thankfully Don was still breathing.
He shook his head to clear his haze. He had to move before Don woke up or the others arrived. He quickly searched Don pockets, finding the key and a radio. He took both and with the gun in his hand he began running back to the room they had left sofie.
As he got closer to the room, he heard a voice crackling through the radio.
"We...under attack...everywhere...coming from...directions..." The voice was shaky and unclear, but one word came through loud and clear: "Zombies!"
"I...repeat...under attack...got in...got us...Fall...back..." The voice began to break up, words missing or distorted. "Fall...back...please...help...!"
The line crackled and popped, words becoming indistinguishable from the static. "...attack...oh God...please...!" The radio went silent, leaving only the sound of static and the eerie feeling of silence.
Kia footsteps faltered and His heart beat raced louder than ever.
Ding!
The sound coming from his watch startled him.
[Danger.]
His heart beat paused.
[Five infected spotted]
The color drained from his face and his eyes widened in horror as he saw them standing directly in front of the door where sofie was locked.
He took a step back, his eyes fixed on the zombies, but his foot accidentally hit a soda can, causing it to clatter loudly on the floor. The zombies heads snapped towards him.
"Oh, fuck." He muttered.