Fifty-five

Maisie arrived at the location which Jeffery had sent her with her nerves going crazy. She knew that she could be dead before Zach got there; she just hopes that Betty and Zach should be alright after this whole incident.

“Well, well we'll. Look who came.” Jeffery said as he came out from behind a pillar and Maisie jumped in shock.

“Where is Betty.” Maisie asked in a small voice.

“Why, you don't want to hang out with your future brother-in-law. I heard Zach proposed to you and you said no.” Jeffery said making small talks as Maisie try to hedge far away from him.

“None of that.” Jeffery warns as Maisie froze.

Maisie had to try a couple of times before the word could leave her throat. “None of what?”

Jeffery scoffs at Maisie as he moved towards her. Maisie didn't dare to shift back in case he decided to punish Zach for her actions. On getting to where Maisie is, he gripped her hair in a tight hold as Maisie let out a whimper.

“Do not play dumb with me. I am not Zach who enjoys girls who deceived him. Get that in your head. I get what I want when I want it.”

Maisie gritted out, partly out of anger and the other part out of fear “like killing your brother?”

Jeffery froze in shock then he chuckled, he would have loved to have Maisie for a few days so he could break her spirit, but he knew that he didn't have time for that some instead he pushed her to the ground. “Mind how you talk to me. I am the one with the gun.”

“And also, the psychopath.” Maisie added as Jeffery let out a chuckle.

“I would have loved to have enough time to deal with you but I don't so I will have to do with what I have.” Jeffery said and Maisie raised her head to see what Jeffery would do but Jeffery kicked her in her face. “No, I was not supposed to do that. I am supposed to kick the door called the child in your stomach.”

Maisie had a split second to move her hand to protect her stomach as Jeffery kick landed a kick on her arms and then continued to lick her stomach as Maisie screams in pain. After a few kicks, Jeffery stopped and dragged Maisie using her hair to another part of the building where Betty was tied up with tears streaming down her face.

“What are you looking at.” Jeffery screams at Betty who raised her head and looked at him with so much hatred then tried to struggle against her bonds as she released muffled noises which Jeffery knew were either curses or threats. No pleading came from that girl and he would have admired her spirit if she were not on his enemy's side.

“Betty.” Maisie said as she spat blood and tried to crawl towards her friend as she lets out a whimper.

"Where do you think you are going, bitch.” Jeffery asked her as he used Maisie's hair to raise her from the ground and threw her backward as Maisie started crying.

“Now where is your phone. We need to call your boyfriend to save you and put himself in danger.” Jeffery laughs as he searched for Maisie's phone. Saw it and made Maisie unlock the phone as he calls Zach...

*******

Zach was getting antsy; he knew that Maisie should have called him a while ago to confirm if he was alright, but she hadn't.

“You are strange Stephens.” Cassidy said as he sat down close to his friend again with a beer this time.

“How?” Zach asked.

“You are worried because she didn't call you to ask you if you are okay.”

“Yes. She should have called.” Zach said absentmindedly.

“If you are that worried. Just call her.” Cassidy points out.

“If I do, she will think that I want to go home. I don't know when Jeffery is going to attack, and I don't want to stay cooped up inside that house again.” Zach said.

Cassidy just shook his head at Zach. While Zach looked back at his phone which just started to ring. “Oh, look it is her.” Zach picked the call with a smile. “hell...”

“Hello, Zach,” Jeffery's voice said.

“Jeffery. How did you manage to get Maisie's phone?” Zach said as he puts the phone on loudspeaker and Cassidy started to record the call on his phone.

“You should be more concerned about your fiancée and her best friend.” Jeffery said.

“What did you do to them.” Zach asked with dread in his heart.

“Nothing life-changing yet, oh except in the case of your child in Maisie. All I did to her stomach should mean that your child would be dead by now... But since you seem stubborn maybe your child might be that too. So just in case, your child is still there...” Jeffery left the rest unsaid as he delivered a kick to Maisie's stomach and Zach heard the muffled cry like she was covering her mouth to keep herself from crying out.

“I will do whatever you want, just stop hurting them.” Zach said quickly.

“Good I was hoping you would say that. Now we are getting somewhere.”

“What do you want. Money, my assets.” Zach asked as he started pacing around.

“Neither of those things. All I want is your death by my hands, in exchange for your fiancée who is no longer pregnant, and her friend who has a set of balls. It is a good deal right. Two for one. You wouldn't see anything like that anywhere else.” Jeffery said with a chuckle.

“Fine. Where will I meet you?” Zach said as Jeffery laughs at that.

“Smart boy. You remember where I tried to kill you before. I want you to come there. You will see us waiting for you.”

“Okay. I am on my way. You have one hour, and you know the drill. Don't call the cops.”

“I do. See you there.” Zach gritted his teeth as he ends the call.

“You can't be thinking of going.” Cassidy said as he ends the recording.

“Oh, I am going.” Zach said as he paced around. “Twenty minutes after I have gone. I want you to drive to the closest police station near where I was found and bring them to the place. Meanwhile. You said you were an agent right.”

“Still, I am.” Cassidy answered consciously “Good. I am going to need a gun.” Zach said.