19

‘POLICE!’

The police rammed the door down to the flat four police officers entered the flat.

‘Nothing’

‘Shit they’re jumping the border.’

‘Looks like they’ve taken the girl too Sarg.’

‘Great phone round we’ll head them off before they leave the county.’

The police retreated leaving the flat.

Hail, Ging and Laila boarded the aeroplane to America.

Hail had given Laila an injection of the sedative as they boarded the flight. The flight attendant looked at Hail then at Laila, the back at Hail. ‘Is you’re girlfriend okay sir?’

‘She’s fine just sleeping.’

She smiled politely Hail returned her smile as he and Laila passed her, Ging had no problems boarding, they all sat down. The aeroplane took off as the police cars arrived sirens spinning round.

‘Damn we’re too late ‘

‘Now what sir?’

‘Call the NYPD.’

‘Sure Sarg.’

Laialh finally woke. ‘Where am I?’

‘On a plane.’

‘What! get me off!’ she said panicking.

‘Calm down.’

‘Calm down! CALM DOWN! I’m on an aeroplane.’

‘Yeah so!’

‘I’m phobic.’

‘What aint you phobic too?’

‘Sex!’ She replied Sarcastically.

Hail looked at her. ‘That’s not funny!’

‘Just get me out off the aeroplane!’

‘Calm down.’

Hail pushed her down on to the chair

‘Get me out of here!’

‘Calm down Laila everyone’s looking.’

‘I don’t care just get me the out of here.’

‘I can’t we’re up in the air.’

‘I’ll jump then.’

‘Don’t be stupid.’

‘Get me out of here!’

Laila felt a sharp digging sensation in her arm. Her eyes rolled and closed.

Hail slipped the needle out of her arm placing the cover over it slipping it into his pocket.

Laila slowly woke they were back on the road again, but where were they? Ging had hired a car when they had arrived in America and Hail had struggled to hold onto Laila’s heavy limp body.

‘Remind me again why I couldn’t kill her?’

‘I thought that you loved her?’

‘I do.’

‘Well then.’

‘That aint a good enough reason.’

‘We need her for this movie. You can do what you please with her after that.’

Ging replied as he drove away.

Laila looked out of the window dazed looking at all the large houses as they passed them. ‘Where are we?’ she asked groggily.

‘Oh you’re awake.’

‘Yeah where are we?’

‘Welcome to the U.S. of A babe.’ Ging said.

‘How did we get here?’

‘We flew.’

‘But I.’

‘Sorry babe I had to calm you down you were having a freak out.’

‘I don’t like aeroplanes and heights they make me panic.’

‘I noticed.’

‘Why have we come out here for?’

‘Ging has an idea in his head.’

‘When hasn’t he?’

‘He wants to get the movie onto big screen.’

‘But it’s all sex. I wouldn’t even go as far as calling it a horror it isn’t even long enough.’

‘It will be once I go and see someone, you watch babe we’ll be in the money.’

‘What if the cops see it?’

‘They aint caught us yet babe.’

‘What if they do?’

‘We’re too clever for them we left them standing at the airport, and they didn’t grab us through customs we’re safe.’

‘Where are we going?’

‘To where all the stars are born babe Hollywood could take a few days tops to get there, but we can rest on the way.’

‘How can you afford it?’

‘Acquaintances babe.’

‘Is that how you got the car?’

‘Don’t you ever stop asking questions. We’re safe and that’s all that matters.’

She looked at Hail nervously.

‘Just sit back and relax babe.’ Hail said gliding his hand down her face.

He smiled.

How could she possibly relax they’d taken her from everything she knew and the people that could’ve helped to get her away from them forever. How could she relax he’d already tried to kill her once what if he tried it again. Now they were out there, there was nowhere to run.

‘So where are we staying?’

‘Our old bud has a shack near the forest tonight then motels after that.’

‘Have all your friends got places for you to stay?’

‘Ask no questions and I shall tell no lies.’

She fell silent. What were they up to? And more important why had Ging stopped Hail from killing her?

Ging drove up the cove to the edge of the forest where he pulled up in front of a wooden shack. ‘Come on we’re here.’ He said opening the car door.

Hail pulled away from Laila and Ging got out of the car opening the other door, he held his hand out Lailah looked at him. He smiled. She took his hand and he pulled her gently out of the car.

Hail pulled himself out of the car. Both doors slammed.

Ging locked the car doors and they walked away from the car. Ging opened the door of the shack and they all stepped in Hail closing the door.

Two sofa’s and a log fire, laminated flooring all through the shack, a TV standing proud, alone in the corner of the room.

‘Well it’s better than the dingy bed sit.’

‘So where are we all sleeping?’ Laila asked regretfully, stupidly.

‘I’m in the bedroom on the left you and Hail the one on the right hand side of the bathroom.’

‘What if he tries to kill me?’

‘He won’t will you Hail?!’

‘No.’

‘So who’s up for a coffee?’

‘Being as you’re offering.’

‘Laila?’

She smiled politely.