Chapter 4
AL's POV
I couldn't believe what I was seeing in front of me. She was... She was Ivy. They had a recording, which was probably going live. They had a gun... Forced on her head... And... And she was not scared. Yes! She was not scared... But hell! I was!
"J... She's not from our world, leave her!" I yelled at him, as a smirk appeared on his lips.
"Oh really? Haven't you been following her around?"
"I... I haven't been doing anything like that... It's a misunderstanding" I said, my eyes still fixed on the video being played.
"Oh really? Now the most wanted criminal will go around a girl all day, save her, and still it's all just a stupid misunderstanding??"
"J, whatever it is, she's not related to us!"
"Maybe she wasn't, but now she is!" they said.
"Don't bring her in this, J!" I yelled yet again, but it didn't seem to affect him.
"I can shoot her any second," he said. "What can you do?" he said.
"Weapons down," I said and everyone looked at me confused.
"I said Weapons Down!!" I yelled and my back up kept their weapons down.
"Let's talk this out J," I said and he smirked.
"Huh? Really? But she's not-"
"I said we will talk and.."
"You'll do what we say!" he said.
"And... And. I'll do what YOU SAY!" I yelled at them, making them smirk evilly at me again.
"Fine," they said and went inside.
"J! Set her free then!" I said.
"After our pretty talk, brother"
"I said don't fucking call me your brother!!"
"Huh, you won't be free from some-"
"Just shut up & talk already!" I said as we reached the inside hall.
"Just one thing, my little brother. You've been trained so well, shouldn't you use it for some good? Come on, you just have to kill Mr. Joe" he said, as they made me sit on the damn sofa.
"K-kill?"
"Oh AL. You have been framed for so many murders... Don't you want to do one yourself?"
"I'll never kill anyone!"
"Not for this girl?" they said, making me look at the video again, in which they've pointed another gun at her.
"I.. I'll kill Mr. Joe... By this week"
"By this week? Are you fucking out of your mind?? The election is at the end of the week! He should be dead by tomorrow!"
"But-"
"This is the last chance to save her!"
"What? Ok! ok! I'll.. I'll kill Mr. Joe! But set her free!"
"That's good if you do so," they said and I stood up.
"But!" they said and I looked at them again.
"I still know her house and my men carry guns to even their relatives," he said. I knew he was clearly blackmailing me.
"Don't you dare-"
"Until you do everything under the plan and don't try to act over-smart"
"Fine!" I said and went out of the damned building, back to my house. I was hell worried about what I should do when I received a call from Felix.
"What did you say to them? Did the matter cool down?"
"Sorry Felix, but I'm out of this job for now"
"Out of the job? Means?"
"I resign to work with you"
"Wha- why?"
"I got a new boss"
"What the fuck are you talking about? Don't tell me you joined hands with-"
"I did"
"And?"
"I am not playing dumb anymore"
"What?"
"Everyone knows clearly that they are the boss"
"But-"
"Please Felix. AL out" I said and broke the connection.
I went to my apartment, which was an abandoned building.
I was not doing their job for God's sake if you all thought so!!
I knew they were spying on me!!
That's why.
Then I called Felix again and explained to him the situation.
"Oh god, you scared me"
"You really think I would join hands with those bloody rascals-" I started to speak whatever I wanted.
"I know. Just calm down and think of a plan"
"All they have is that girl"
"What?"
"That girl to keep as a hostage"
"So?"
"I'll go meet her then," I said and put the tracker off, I went to her house. I was on her house's roof. I have already hacked out her number.
I messaged her.
"Come to your roof - AL"
For a moment, I was confused will she come or not, but then I heard some footsteps approaching the roof, so I hide my face completely by the collar, hat, and glasses.
As she stepped up, I spoke.
"Please close your eyes," I said and she closed them at that instant, knowing how much my privacy meant to me.
Meant to someone like me.
"A-AL?" she asked, a little afraid look on her beautiful face.
"Yes I am AL, and you shouldn't be afraid of me," I said and I saw her calm down.
"Okay," She said.
"I'm sorry for what happened today, it was all because-" I was stopped as she interrupted in between.
"I know AL. I was not afraid because somewhere I knew that you'd save me again" she said and that made my heart have a different warm feeling at her words.
"But.. I don't know what's gonna happen next... This house is not safe for you now" I said. "I wanted to ask your permission... Can you come with me for sometime?" I asked.
"W-with you?"
"I would never have asked that if your house was safe for you"
"But-"
"I know. You'll need to convince your dad and maybe he doesn't really understand"
"Yes.."
"Just for two days"
"...."
"You can tell that you've been doing some research & report"
"Oh ya... Wait. How did you know I was a reporter??"
"What? Oh, that... What's difficult for me? I can find out anything"
"Oh ya sure. You're AL"
"Ya... So"
"Then I'll... Ok... Fine.. I'll come" she said and I went near her and patted her shoulder, making her feel that it's ok. I asked her to ask her dad. Her dad agreed after a long quarrel between them.
Now all I had to do was save her and do the right thing.