Beneath The Mask

chapter 24 RD

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[Meet me at the cafe. 10 minutes]
C:
[Who/why?]
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[Its about Jim]
## add
[Eraser said you could be trusted]
C:
.....
::hesitant but... ::
::goes to the café::
#add#
::on time::
::as she's on her way to the cafe, there's the occasional pedestrian sharing the walk::
::but two guys walking the opposite way grab her as they pass by:
:
::lifting her off her feet and rushing her to a van parked in the alley::
C:
::helpless, but screams::
::which likely will bust their eardrums::
1:
::clamps his hand over her mouth::
C:
::tries kicking but obviously useless::
::forces herself to calm::
::by this time the van is on the road, driven by a third person making at least 3 in the group of attackers::
C:
::takes this opportunity to get a good look at these ppl so she can figure out what to do when she gets free::
#add#
you know Jim and the Eraser.
So what's this about?
2:
The less you know, the better off you'll be
C:
::@@::
Of course.
1:
::proceeds to start duck taping her hands::
C:
So exactly how much do u know about me, then?
::doing her best to remain calm::
::not fighting 1::
2:
Enough
C:
Mycroft has been on my tail for the past month
::simple fact::
#add#
i wouldnt b surprised if he still is
2:
Well now you've got a bigger problem don't you
C:
Why do u say that?
2:
::not answering any more::
Driver:
::turns up the radio::
::imma say its Beyonce lol::
## note there r no windows
#lol, srsly?#
C:
::starts singing along like its a road trip::
::cuz she's tricking her mind into calm::
::after a 15 minute ride the van stops::
C:
::keeps singing until van is shut off::
::van is shut off::
1:
::slips a hood over her head::
2:
::opens the door::
1:
::pulls cameron out of the van and walks her to the building she can't see::
C:
::forces herself to chill::
::reminding herself that fear is key in kidnappings and if she takes the fear out she takes the point out: :
::starts humming a song::
laced eight feet up::
1:
::continues leading her into the building and soon enough takes the hood off::
::empty room with high cielings, one chair, one light, and one window p
C:
::forces herself to keep calm by saying::
Cool.
This place has great echo. Bet I could sound like a choir in here
2:
::@@::
Better be a quiet one
C:
::chuckles::
That's too bad. The better the echo, the more notes I get to hit
1:
::@@::
Try and contain yourself a little while alright? We're low on duck tape.
2:
::smirks::
C:
::actually laughs::
know how hard it is to keep quiet when a song is welling up inside and it just wont go away?
1:
::exasperated @@::
2:
::leans against the wall, prepared to wait::
-meanwhile-
J:
::gets a phone call::
...hello?
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Up to organizing a bank job?
J:
W
..what do u mean?
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Get that job done by monday or you'll be riding of into the sunset alone.
J:
I'm not going to address the fact that you're terrible
at this
What have you done with cameron?
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::hangs up::
ho is this?
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You received a proposal a few days ago
J:
Which I refused
It was idiotic
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Will you still think so when you're missing a girlfriend?
J:
.
C:
::smirks::
::after less than five mins, she's belting out a difficult song that she can only master in echoy rooms::
1:
SHUT *UP*!
C:
well i've gotta keep myself occupied *somehow*, i mean, clearly im not going anywhere anytime soon
::clearly unphased by him yelling::
1:
::annoyed::
2:
::pretending he's not here::
C:
How about a word game.
Words that start with U.
Umbrella.
1:
I've got a better idea lets play the quiet game
::puts the roll of duck tape ro her mouth::
C:
::licks her lips messily just before to make the tape less sticky/painful when it comes off::
::yep, she's gonna b bored outta her mind::
::allows her mind to wander to wherever james is::
J:
::calls Cameron's phone::
::goes straight to voicemail::
::hangs up::
::thinks about calling raven but.... no::
::decides to call his contacts togethe
onger, its late and she decides to check phone location::
::not found::
::....::
::worries her cuz it almost always works::
-meanwhile-
::cameron will be
there until the next morning::
::after a few hours the kidnappers actually left the room so she was alone all night::
::and in the morning there's no si
r to try and meet the demand (supposedly)::

R:
::when cameron doesn't come back for a while, she calls::
::voicemail::
...
::hangs up::
::after a while l
gn of change or rescue::
C:
::during her alone time she tries pulling the duct tape off her mouth::
::they duct taped her hands together but not her fingers::
::then she works at using her teeth to get her hands free but gives up::
::the free end is on the wrong side::
::tries sleeping on the floor and after a couple hours succeeds::