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Post by Thursday on Feb 27, 2006 20:43:28 GMT -5
I frantically put my ropes back in place to make it look like I was still tied up all the way. I had just finished when in stormed my captor dragging someone behind him. He threw him to the ground at my feet. " Here you go Miss Hannigan! I brought you some company!!!" He said with a sneer before he stormed back out as loudly as he'd come in. I couldn't believe it. My "company" was... Patrick!!!!
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Post by Thursday on Feb 27, 2006 20:55:42 GMT -5
He was cursing loudly. Well, could you blame him? His hands were tied behind his back much like mine and the fall hadn't done him much good either. "How did you know I was here?" I asked as I finished untying myself. " I - hey how did you do that?" " I used to read a lot of Nancy Drew," I replied as I untied him. I didn't get a chance to say more because the moment his hands were free he threw his arms around me in a bone-crushing bear hug. It felt good to be in his arms again. " I'm so glad you're safe!," He said as he let go of me. "How did you find me?" I asked again. "Well, after you ran away from me-" His voice was bitter. I felt my eyes well up with tears. "I'm so sorry Patrick-" "Don't worry about it. We have bigger things to worry about." His voice was still cold. I didn't need to wait for these people to kill me. My heart was breaking right now.
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Post by Thursday on Feb 27, 2006 21:05:22 GMT -5
" Anyways after you ran away, I saw those guys nab you, so I followed. I got caught snooping around outside trying to find a way in." "But that was hours ago!" "Once I knew where you were I figured your aunt and uncle would want to know." "Then did you go to the police?" "No," he said sadly.
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Post by Thursday on Feb 27, 2006 21:12:28 GMT -5
"No? What do you mean "no"?" I asked. "Your aunt and uncle wouln't let me." "Wouldn't let you? Patrick, what is going on?" "Sophie? Why do you leave with your aunt and uncle?" I was bewildered. "What does that have to do with anything?" I was so confused. "Everything Sophie. Just tell me. I need to know." His voice was so urgent it was scaring me a little. " My parents died in a car crash when I was two," I said. Patrick shook his head sadly. " I'm afraid your aunt and uncle lied to you Sophie."
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Post by Thursday on Feb 27, 2006 21:42:03 GMT -5
"What do mean?" I asked confused. What was going on? "I have a story to tell you that your aunt and uncle told me. Before you were born both of your parents witnessed a known criminal, Mike Snell, kill 3 men. They helped apprehend him and both testified against him in court and sent him to prison." "So? I don't know where you're going with this." "Just listen. But Mike got out of prison. He had connections you know? And he hunted down your parents and shot them in cold blood." I gasped. Suddenly the ground didn't feel all that stable. I started to wobble until Patrick grabbed hold of me. " After that he came after your aunt and uncle, but they got away and were placed in the witness protection program. The car accident was to fake their deaths so no one would question where they had gone." Suddenly it all made sense. The moving around, the weird phone calls. "And now he found them and is going to kill them?" " Not just them, Sophie. He wants you too."
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Post by Thursday on Feb 27, 2006 21:57:38 GMT -5
I sank to the ground. I couln't believe it. Patrick sat down next to me and took my hand. "I'm going to get you out of this Sophie," He said. I smiled sadly at him. "Before you got here I figured they were going to kill me anyway. The only thing I could think about was you. and.. the way I left things at the creek." He had dropped my hand. "Don't worry about it. I can't help it if... if you don't feel the same way about me as I feel about you." He voice was so sad. Tears started to pool in the corner of my eyes. " Is that really what you thought?" "What was I supposed to think Sophie? You ran off because I was such a bad kisser?" " No you're a great kisser. That isn't it Patrick." "Then pray enlighten me." His voice was cold. I stood up and began to pace the attic. I couldn't face him while I said this. " I have a bad habit Patrick. I always fall for my guy friends and I always destroy my relationships with them. I fell for you the moment I saw you. You became my best friend Patrick. Probably the best I've ever had. And I wanted it to be so much more. But I couldn't do anything. I didn't want to lose you. I love you Patrick." I finally worked up the courage to turn around and he was right behind me! He stepped closer to me as I looked down at our feet. He gently put his finger under my chin and rose my face to his. And I was lost just like that very first day falling into his green, green eyes. " I would never let that happen Sophie. Never." and then he kissed me. It was the most beautiful, passionate kiss I'd ever felt. I just let go. I forgot where we were and what we still had to do. All I thought about was Patrick and kissing him. And this time, I didn't pull away.
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Post by Brett on Mar 1, 2006 18:13:10 GMT -5
We were still kissing later( I don't know how long but we'd been going at it for a while!) when in burst a very angry lokking man. We were so..um busy that we didn't hear him came up the stairs. " Oh look we got a couple of lovebirds here!" He yelled to someone at the bottom of the stairs. " I don't give a damn!! Just bring them down here!!" said the voice. A knot was forming in the pit of my stomach. Something was about to happen. Something bad.
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Post by Thursday on Mar 1, 2006 18:30:15 GMT -5
The man was Mr. Dora the Explorer. Just without the mask. His not wearing it made me very nervous. He grabbed my arm( very painfully might I add) with one hand and Patrick's with the other. I could tell Patrick was going to put up a fight. I mouthed to him behind Mr. Dora's head."Don't" He gave me a pleading look but I shook my head. When we got downstairs we were steered to a living area where 3 very big and heavy armed men stood. A fourth was sitting down on a chair polishing a pistol. "So happy to have finally made your acquaintance, Miss Hannigan." said the man. This was Mike Snell.
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Post by Thursday on Mar 1, 2006 21:02:26 GMT -5
He didn't really look like a hardened criminal. Kind of like how you would think you friend's dad would look or something. He had shaggy blond hair and was baldly slightly. He was kind of chubby too. not really that intimidating except for the pistol in his hand. " Your family has caused me enough trouble. Today that will all end." he said. His voice was cold. " What about Patrick? Will you let him go?" I asked. I might be able to save one person. He chuckled. "Ah yes. The boyfriend. I'm going to have to dispose of him too." "You already killed my parents! What kind of sick satisfaction are you going to get out of killing my aunt and uncle and 2 innocent teenagers?" I was already dead so why not find out. " I want your family to suffer!! If they had just kept their noses in their own buisness they might be alive today!!" I saw that I had struck a nerve. " So are you really going to kill me yourself? Or are you too much of a coward? Are you just going to get your thugs to kill me?" " No! I will sincerely enjoy shooting you Miss Hannigan. What do ya' say Joe?" He was addressing Mr. Dora. " should I kill the girl first and let the boy watch? Or vice versa?" It was here Patrick started yelling you dirty bastard you lat one finger on her and I'll slit your throat!!" Patrick had exploded form the grip of his captor and I'm sure if 2 of the thugs hadn't tackled him he'd have beaten Mike Snell to a bloodly pulp. " Let's get this over with." He began to walk towards me. Suddenly I felt as if I was watching the whole scene unfold before my eyes from somewhere high up. My heart started to speed up. This couldn't really be it could it? All I could think about was Patrick and my aunt and and uncle. Had they gotten help? Would they survive? I knew what I needed to do. " Can I have a last request?" I voiced the question so softly Mr. Snell asked me to repeat it. I did and when he heard it, he threw back his head and laughed. "Well Why the hell not? You're about to die anyway. What do you want?" "I want to talk to my boyfriend. Alone." I pointed to Patrick. Out of the corner of my eye I say him smile at the word boyfriend. " Ah the lovebirds. You got 5 minutes." He and the thugs walked out of the living room but still stayed close. Mike was muttering something about about ordering pizza. Great he guy was about to commit 2 murders and he was ordering pizza. THe delivery guy better not forget the garlic bread for Mike might kill him too. Patrick had just gotten to his feet. I ran towards him and threw my arms around him. He hugged me so tight I could barely breathe. But it felt so good. " I love you," I whispered softly in his ear. " I love you more." A single tear began it's journey down my cheek. " If I end up in Heaven, I'll see you there. But if I end up in the other place, I'll be real good so maybe I can come and visit you." His words while said lightly carried a grain of truth in them. We both thought it was the end. Just as our lips were about to meet in one final kiss- Mike and the thugs burst in. " Time's up." 2 of the thugs took hold of Patrick. I could see the pain written all over his face. He wasn't struggling. Just looking at his feet I couldn't blame him. I wouldn't want to see him get shot either. Mike Snell placed his pistol on my heart. "Any last words?" he asked with a sneer. "Yeah," I said my voice shaking. "Go to Hell!!" I heard the thunderous explosion of a gun being fired.
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Post by Thursday on Mar 1, 2006 22:21:05 GMT -5
What happened next I had told to me by Patrick and Aunt Gene because according to Patrick the moment the gun fired I passed out if a dead faint. When I woke up I was in my own bed in my own pajamas. I put my hand to my heart relieved to not find a giant hole in my chest. But what about Patrick!! I sat up suddenly only to find Patrick taking what was probably a well deserved nap in the arm chair by my bed. Questions filled my mind. I was so confused! How did I get back home? What had happened? Why were we still alive? What happened to Mike Snell and his band of thugs? What about Gene and James!!!! Were they okay???
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Post by Thursday on Mar 1, 2006 22:24:23 GMT -5
I sprang out of bed and tore open my door only to find a very startled Aunt Gene with a tray of juice and toast. I threw my arms around her knocking the tray to the ground. " Aunt Gene!!! You're okay!! What happened??? Is Uncle James okay!!!! Why aren't I dead? Are we going to have to move again? "
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Post by Thursday on Mar 1, 2006 22:31:53 GMT -5
Aunt Gene laughed. " Calm down my dear!! Everyone's fine!! and no we're not moving!" She said with a smile. " We're not!! That's great!! But what happened? I'm so confused." " Not to worry sweetheart!! I'll let Patrick tell you everything when he wakes up. Speaking of Patrick... He um.. tells me you are.. Oh how is it you kids put it? An item? We'll have that talk later." I felt my cheeks flame up. Great I was going to get the sex talk.. " Meanwhile try and get some more rest. You've been through an ordeal." She made a fuss about tucking me back into bed and telling me my questions would be answered later. I thought I wouldn't be able to go back to sleep but no sooner than my head hit the pillow I was asleep dreaming about Patrick... (( Sorry guys I'll be back later!1))
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Post by Thursday on Mar 2, 2006 20:12:17 GMT -5
The next time I woke up, Patrick was sitting on the edge of my bed looking down at me. " Hi," I said sleepily. " Hi," he said softly. " Okay now tell me what happened!" I demanded as I grabbed twin handfuls of his shirt. He laughed. "I'm supposed to let you rest! They think you hit your head when you fainted.They want you to go get a CAT scan and then the F.B.I want to question you." " F.b.i.? What happened Patrick? If you don't tell me right now I'll never kiss you again!" " Well we wouldn't let that happen would we? Okay from the beginning. After I told your aunt and uncle about you, they told me to stay put. But obviously I didn't. They figured I would do something like that so they contacted the F.b.i agent in charge of their case. The shot you heard was from the gun of an agent and it killed Mike Snell." "So he's dead? It's over?" My heart felt like it was going to burst with happiness. " Yeah. Then like 50 agents came swarming in and arrested the thugs. They're going to get 5 to 10 at least. They're singing like canaries. And that pretty much brings us up to date." He smiled and took my hand.
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Post by Thursday on Mar 20, 2006 19:09:46 GMT -5
"I told you I'd get you out of this," he said with a grin. "Yeah, you and the F.B.I.," I replied with a snort. "So what happens now with me... and you?" I couldn't help but blush as I asked the question. The previous events still didn't seem quite real in my mind. It all felt like a dream. A really great dream. I just had to see if it was real. Patrick proceded to answer my question by leaned down towards me and whispering in my ear. "I love you Sophie Hannigan. Always have and always will." My heart felt like it was going to burst with happiness as I wrapped my arms around his neck. "Well you saved my life and made me fall in love with you Patrick Willson. What are you going to do next?" "This," And then he kissed me. -The end (( K guys I know it was short but I'm working on a new one!! When in my mind11))
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