Chapter 30

“Brian, you will get Baylee back that’s all that matters. Whatever they want is with me and Pamela. You can’t come; there will be no discussing about it. He only wants me and Pamela to go in.”

“He’s right sir, if we are going to catch these people we have to do what they want. Don’t worry we will be prepared to go in with any signs of struggle or sounds of bullets. We will surround the whole area and they won’t even know what hit them,” said officer Daines. “Ok your ready Mr. McLean and Ms. Fernandez? Its show time, it will take you exactly thirty minutes to get to the warehouse.”

“Yes we are, just please don’t let them see you, I want my daughter alive!” was all Pamela wanted. Pamela was ready to confront the person who took away her daughter.

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“I want to let you know Pamela that not matter what happens tonight, I love you and I love Amber. I won’t let them harm you both. Stay close to me at all times.” He kissed her softly on the lips and took the keys out of the ignition. “Let’s go.”

“Ok, but please Alex promise you won’t do anything stupid.” She said as she opened the door to car.

“I’ll try not too, that’s the best I can offer.” He said as he got off too.

Holding each other’s hands they walked up the cracked pavement. They could tell that the warehouse was old and the smell of damp carpet hit there nostrils as they opened the door to the warehouse they had been indicated to go into. There was a dim glow coming out of the tinged glass of the warehouse. Slowly Alex opened the door to the warehouse and was surprised at the sight they saw. Candles lit the well decorated room, white and red petals were scattered around the carpet. Bouquets of roses stood around the room and in the back of the room stood and improvised alter…where two men stood. One was dressed in a robe, as a priest the other was dressed in a suit, a dirty and ripped suit. Right away they recognized him as Baylee, Pamela ran to see him but was stopped in her tracks.

“Don’t take another step or he gets it,” said the man in the robe. He flashed them the gun in his hand.

Alex came to Pamela’s side and spoke, “Ok, we are here let him go.”

“Sure, with pleasure…” said the man as he undid the rope from Baylee’s hands. “Now undo your blind fold!” he demanded from Baylee as he pointed the gun at him.

Baylee undid the blind fold and looked around the place. He then cried as he saw Alex and Pamela standing there, “I haven’t seen Amber since we been here” he told them. Only to be hit in the stomach by the man.

“You are not allowed to speak, now go before I change my mind. Grab the keys from Mr. McLean, and I don’t want any stupid movements or ideas. Remember I still have the girl.

With his trembling hands he grabbed the keys from Alex’s hand. “I’m sorry for this, it’s my fault, but I tried to fight them, I did but they were to strong for me.” he gave Alex a squeeze on the hand started to walk toward the exit.

After Baylee had exited the warehouse, the man cleared his throat and spoke, “Now we can start the ceremony…”

Out of nowhere a song started playing:

Maybe it's intuition
But some things you just don't question
Like in your eyes
I see my future in an instant
and there it goes
I think I've found my best friend
I know that it might sound more than
a little crazy but I believe

I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life

There's just no rhyme or reason
only this sense of completion
and in your eyes
I see the missing pieces
I'm searching for
I think I found my way home
I know that it might sound more than
a little crazy but I believe..

She suddenly stopped listening to the song and memories from the past came to her. “Of course this is exactly how I feel about you Pamela. Why wouldn’t it be a good song to dance to?” She saw Victor’s face come up as she listened again. “Red and white were the colors I had chosen when I was going to marry Victor.” She said out loud as she faced Alex.

The music stopped all of a sudden not allowing the song to finish. Out came another man holding Amber, or more like dragging her. Pamela looked at the man closely and she suddenly she felt like the air in the warehouse was not enough. She felt weak and soon she fell toward the floor loosing conscious. Alex caught her and held on to her as he too recognized the man holding onto his daughter.

“I am glad you made it Alex… I see you’re not dress for the occasion though. He undid the rope on Amber’s hands and took off the blind fold.

She cried out as she saw her dad holding her fainted mother. “Dad is she ok?” she asked as she tried to make her way toward them only to be stopped by a sharp hold on her arm.

“Where are you going dear? How about you put some make up on instead?” he handed her a make up bag. He then whistled and out came three more men. “Blade, make sure Pamela wakes up. We need the bride to be fully awake for her wedding!”

Alex was very upset and was not going to allow that man to touch Pamela. He out of instinct swung at the man as he bent down to see Pamela. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you,” said Blade as he pointed a gun at him. He poured something on a towel and started to wave it in front her nose. Sure enough Pamela started to cough.

“That’s enough, she’s awake,” said Alex as he helped Pamela stand up. “Are you ok, Pam?” he asked her as she hugged him for support.

“Please tell me that what I saw is just a dream.” Pamela could not believe that Victor was behind all of this and that he dared to touch her daughter. She finally got the strength she needed and she turned around to face the man she once knew as a docile person. “Why?” was all she said as she glared at the man?

“Honestly Pamela I don’t know? I was minding my own business and had to in some degree gotten over you. But, then comes the news about you having a child with this bastard. You know the consequences from you cheating on me! Anyway at first I thought at least this bastard is taking care of his mistakes and then I hear about the engagement. THAT’S when my blood started boiling, because the truth was I loved you but, that didn’t stop you from doing what you did. I had made these huge changes in my life to forget all of it and it had worked since you vanished for a long time! Then when you come back you rub this all over my face…when I have never actually forgiven you. You know my wife she is sweet and she has treated me well – she isn’t you though. I truly never been happy I guess, because I have always wanted you. YOU that is my problem I guess…So anyways after a couple of calls I was able to put my plans to work.” He told her as he handed Amber to another man. “The good thing is now I have you and I suppose the two people you love the most. Or am I wrong?” he smiled at her. With a snap at his finger out came Ricky holding what looked like a wedding gown. “So do you like how I decorated the building? For your wedding with him. Why do look surprised? Do you honestly think I am that cruel? Come on I want him to suffer like I did when I lost you! Can you picture it? You get married to him and then you leave him here and you leave with me. He will never see you again; the good thing is he at least enjoyed you again on Saturday night right? That will only make him miss you more. Ok, that’s enough chatting lets get this ceremony started. Now get dressed. ” he threw her the dress. He then came face to face with Alex who was standing next to Pamela. He started to laugh as he saw Alex’s face it was full of anger. He stopped laughing when he felt the spit on his face.

He was going to pay for this, with that Alex spat on him and spoke, “You piece of Sh*t, don’t you get it! She didn’t LOVE YOU! How low you’ve come.” That was all he could say, then all he felt was a sharp pain on his stomach from the punch he had received from Victor.

He was lying on the floor in pain and he was happy about it. He laughed as Pamela went to his side asking him if he was ok. “Pamela you may become a widow before even getting married, if your fiancé doesn’t keep his mouth shut.” He laughed and turned to walk toward Amber who was being held by some other man. That’s when someone pounced on him from the back making him fall to the floor his gun sliding away from him. “Ricky idiot you were suppose to keep an eye on…” he was cut off by punch on his face.

Ricky had smoothly made his way to the man wearing the priest robe and was now holding a gun to his temple. “Sorry uncle Vick, but this is not for me I didn’t think you’d go this far. I was stupid when I thought you were right but I just can’t do this… if you want to live make sure the other three put there guns down.” He told the man he was holding to by gun point. “Now!” He yelled…”

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“Officer I think you should go in, it’s been forty five minutes since my son came out.” Brian was getting inpatient this was not the way he expected to loose his friend. Besides he was younger than him he couldn’t die like this.

“Mr. Littrell, with all do respect, let us do our job we have surrounded the building already. We are waiting for the right moment, so that your friends can come out alive…” he stopped talking when he heard a gunshot. He quickly turned around and started to command everyone to enter the building.

Brian closed his eyes and hoped for the best as he got out of the way….

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Pamela made it to where Amber lay, hugging her tightly. “I am sorry honey this is my entire fault.”

“No, its not mom.” He hugged her mother tightly too.

It had all happened so fast the four unknown men, had agreed to leave and escape. After they had heard about the cops surrounding the building, with Ricky’s threat also in hand they had discreetly left and were trying to escape. Leaving only Ricky, Victor, Alex, Pamela and Amber in the building, Ricky had shot a bullet up the ceiling to get the cops to come. It had been very difficult to separate Alex and Victor from each other.

“It’s me you want Victor, I am the one that seduced her! I am the one she left you for. Now be a man and fight! Come on, or are you afraid because you don’t have a gun? Victor you’re stupid and even if I am angry at you for trying to hurt MY FAMILY. I feel more sorry for you, cause you had a wonderful family who cares for you, I’m sure and you have lost them after this. I don’t know about you but, my daughter means the world to me and I would think twice to do something stupid because of her. She is my main priority and to keep her safe I will kill! You apparently don’t care about your sons or nephew!” he pointed to Rick who stood there looking at them fight.

After that everything came as a blur, cops everywhere. They separated them and took Victor into custody. Victor willingly gave up and started walking out the building with the officers. He turned around to see Ricky talking to the cops and there stood the happy family hugging. It made him mad, everything came out wrong he wasn’t going to give up just yet. All of a sudden he freed himself from the officer’s grip and took the officer’s gun. Running toward Alex he screamed, “Your right I may have lost it all so will you!” He laughed and opened fire just not fast enough to prevent Ricky from getting in the way! He looked in horror at the seen in front; he had just shot his own blood! His sister would never forgive him for this…he subtly looked around to the cops trying to get to him. He smiled and then turned around to Pamela and spoke, “You win! But, today will never leave your head though and knowing you, you will never be happy again.” then he put the gun to his temple and fired…

Alex had caught Ricky who was severely wounded. “Thanks son for saving my life.” He felt a knot form on his throat as he saw the young man. He didn’t deserve this, no one did.

“I…your welcome…” was all he could get out before he lost conscious….

“I knew I loved you” Savage Garden

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