Chapter 02: Matthew to the Rescue
"Wilson Avenue, Abandoned Flat, Basement, 5:00 am."
PROSECUTOR Shawn saw that note inside the elevator after detective Larrson has been kidnapped.
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I opened my eyes but I can't barely see anything. The shining light from the spotlight was pointed directly on my face.
I am tied in a chair. I can feel my arms and legs numbing. I tried to shout, but my lips were sealed by a tape. My vision was distorted by the blood that was dripping from my forehead.
I tried to pull out my hands from the handcuffs. I did not stop until I agonized in pain. My hands started to bleed and the handcuffs are peeling off my skin. I was catching my breath at the same time moaning in pain.
I took a deep breath and pull it off real hard and quick.
"ARRGHH"
The bones in my hands cracked.
But after that I manage to pull it off. I rolled on the floor moaning in pain.
My left hand was fractured. My head was spinning, but I tried to stand up.
Step.
Step.
Step.
I heard steps approaching towards this room.
I looked around and searched for any exit.
There's no window.
Just a single door.
I pushed it open.
"Hello, Ms. Detective." Right after I opened the door a deep masculine voice startled me.
I WAS CAUGHT.
***
*Meanwhile, at Duskwind Police District, 4:00 am. *
"Alpha Team, we are assigned to a rescue operation." Captain Kelly ordered.
"Ms. Katelyn Larrson, 28, a newly hired detective assigned in DPD was kidnapped. Her last appearance was caught in a CCTV inside the elevator on the forensic building. It is discovered recently that the kidnapper left a note inside the elevator with an address written on it." Captain Kelly reported.
"Gear up Boys, we're expecting for shootouts." He uttered with a serious face.
***
I quickly crawled to reach for a nearby metallic pipe. I can hear his footsteps and he's running towards me. I grasped the pipe and roll over towards the wall.
I saw him, he is holding a baseball bat. He quickly swayed the bat trying to hit my head, but I managed to blocked it with my pipe. My left hand was totally useless in this situation. Another sway from a baseball bat break off sediments from the cemented wall, then I quickly rolled down to the other side trying to evade that swing.
I looked around and search for anything that I can used as a weapon aside from this pipe. I saw a small knife inserted on his side pocket. He's running towards me again while grasping his bat trying to knock me off with an enormous hit. I bend down, grab his waist and push him towards the wall followed by a low kick on his balls. I heard him groaned in pain. He stumbled on the ground cursing me.
"IT'S MY TURN."
I pounded him with the metallic pipe real hard using every ounce of strength I have. His face was covered by blood. He's groaning and started to beg for mercy. I stopped and picked the knife from his pocket, then I stepped out of the room.
The area was clear I can't sense any presence of people around the area. The silence comforted me. Suddenly, I heard a sound of a car outside the building. I quickly sprint and hide under the table. I heard the door sprung open.
***
*4:30 am, Alpha team was on their way to rescue detective Larrson. *
"We're on our way to the basement of an abandoned loft at Wilson Avenue." Captain Kelly uttered as we boarded in the police mobile.
Detective Larrson and I were classmates since pre-school. I saw her passion in catching bad guys since we were kids. She has extraordinary sense of justice that she won't get enough sleep just to solve the cases assigned to her. She always prioritized other people than herself. She's willing to put her life on the line just to give justice on other people's death. That's why I hate her more than anyone, she always makes me anxious.
"I WOULD NEVER FORGIVE ANYONE WHO DARES TO TOUCH HER."
***
"Hey, are you in there?" The voice was familiar.
He stepped inside the house cautiously trying to make his every steps silent as possible. He is loaded with a gun. The word "bouncer" suited him very well, he has broad shoulders with huge biceps. If I were to quarrel with this guy he will beat me into pulp and I am sure of it.
I was holding my breath so that he wouldn't notice me hiding under the table. I can hear my heart pounding and my legs were shaking. He peeks inside the room where I am tied up earlier.
"Hey, what happened here? Where's the girl?" He was shocked as he saw the bleeding guy inside the room.
I started to crawl and stilt on my way through the door to escape.
"Hey!" He shouted all the way from my back.
SHOOT, I'M DONE!
***
5:00 AM at Wilson Avenue, Abandoned Loft, Basement.
"Boys, get in your position, we're storming inside the building." Captain Kelly voiced over the radio transmitter.
I held my riffle firmly and pray, hoping that Katelyn was doing fine.
I can feel that there's something wrong going on inside the building. How could I supposedly stay still and wait for a goddamn command when that woman was in danger. I rushed through the basement without Captain Kelly giving his command.
"Sergeant Johnson was on the move, sir." Another police officer said over the transmitter.
"DAMN YOU, MATT JOHNSON! YOU SON OF A COW!" Captain Kelly shouted over the transmitter.
"FOLLOW that thickheaded bastard officer Jones, move!" Captain added.
***
I stand up and run for my life searching for the exit door.
He was running after me.
I stumbled down on my way through the corridor. I crawled towards a nearby chair. I sent the chairs flying at him trying to slow him down while I run for my life through the exit.
I can see the door a few steps away from me.
I sprint through the door, grab the door knob and twist it.
IT WAS LOCKED.
He quickly shoots me and sent me back rolling to the floor. The blood splattered everywhere. Then, he beat me up by throwing consecutive kicks at me while I was lying on the floor spitting some blood. I can't move even a single nerve. I was lying on the ground helplessly. My vision started to blurred out and my eyes were slowly shutting down.
"SO IT WAS DEATH, HUH?" I whispered to myself as my eyes slowly shuts.