Something I'm Not 2- History (Sequel)

Chapter 21

We had gotten there the following morning and met Ed. We also met up with a friend that Alex managed to get on bored to go with us. He let us borrow his car and handed me a gun. I hesitated before I took it. It's been a very long time since I've touched one of these. I know better than to go in there defenseless though. I look at the older man and nod. "Thank you." I say for probably the thousandth time within twenty four hours. 

Alex drove and the man, named Jacob, was willing to go in with me. We parked in the alley next to the door and I swallowed the lump in my throat and stepped out of the car. I don't know what I'm doing. I held the gun in my hand and pulled the door open, Jacob followed. The atmosphere instantly brought me back to my old teenage days. The dark, damp, foggy air full of hellful memories. 

I stepped into a hallway until it brought us to the steps that lead to the lobby area. I stopped and looked around the corner, Matt stood with a drink in his hand looking through some papers. "You gotta plan?" he whispers to me and I shake my head. "Just stay here, if something happens, back me up." I whisper back and step out. He didn't notice me until I spoke. Gun pointed, ready to fight. "Where is she?" I asked darkly and he faced me, unthreatened by the gun. He chuckled. "Harry." He says and I keep walking until I'm a few feet away from him. "Where is she?" I shout at him. My hands squeezed the gun hard to stop my trembling from anger towards him. 

"It's about time you figured it out. Paybacks a bitch, isn't it Harry?" he smirks and when I went to step forward he grabbed the gun and twisted it out of my range of shooting him. He grabbed a knife out of his belt line and connected with my side, and despite the instant sting, I was too full of adrenaline to stop. I elbowed him and knocked him back a few steps. 

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(Caroline POV)

It had been quiet all morning here. I think it was going around noonish by now. I was now sitting on the floor against the wall hugging my knees, helpless, until I about jumped out of my skin when I looked up and saw the chilling face of.... Harry? My eyes shot wide open and I went to scurry away but he covered my mouth as he bent down and got close. He had blood dripping down his lip and it was a little swollen. Except that wasn't it, he had blood dripping from his black shirt that was hard to see until it dripped on the floor rapidly. I was shaking at just the sight of him. He's here. He's actually here. But I'm scared of him now and want nothing to do with him. His eyes were glassed over a little but held focus with mine as I trembled under his hand over my mouth. "We have to move fast. I need you to be quiet and listen to me, alright? If they find us, they'll kill us." he says softly and I nod for a reason I don't know why. He pulled me up and held out a key to unlock the handcuffs before chucking them on the bed and drug me out of the room. 

I had a hard time keeping up with him but when he met up with another man, I was terribly confused. Harry urged me towards him as he bent over. "Get her to the car." he orders and holds his stomach. Blood was still dripping but I couldn't find the source. His face was paling by the minute though. "Harry-" 

Harry points. "Now!" he orders the man and he takes my arm and pulls me down the hallway and out of a back door. I kept looking back until we both collapsed as something sharp hit the man and he accidentally drug me down when he fell. I looked over at him. "Get to the car, now!" he says and I scramble to my feet before the men could reach me and run out the door. A black car, that was not Harry's, was waiting and Ed had stepped out. "Caroline, in here." he urges quickly and I jog up to the car and he grabs my shoulders firmly. "Where's Harry and Jacob?" he asks. "They told me to get in the car." I say and Alex gets out of the driver's seat and meets Ed with a gun in hand. "Stay in the car and keep quiet." he tells me while they jog back up to the door.