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looks.” He released the kid’s arm, leaving behind a white handprint. Otso rubbed the back of his knuckles, then pushed his hands into jacket pockets.
What was that about? Leah had never seen such emotion come and go so quickly.
Otso’s watch beeped. He angled for the door. “I should go. The commander will send someone to get you.”
“Wait.” Leah’s pulse raced with fear. “Who is this commander? What does he want?”
“Well,” Otso grinned, “I hear he’s a--what’s the word-- badass.” He turned contemplative for a second. “I suggest you stay away from him and his men. They can be a rough group.”
“Rough?” Leah leaned to her side and grabbed the handcuffs Ivan picked earlier. “Some bastard monster cuffed me to the pipe, then he—” She tossed the metal hoops at him.
“He what?” Otso caught the incoming missile.
Leah shrank against the wall and wrapped her arms around her bent legs. “Nothing. Never mind.”
He remained quiet for a moment, staring at the restraints. Her fear was thick in his throat. “I’ll bring food later.” He locked the door behind him. She laid her head on her knees.
“Hey, what’s wrong?” Concern painted Ivan’s voice.
“I was thinking how much of a…bully that bald headed guy was.”
“I hate bullies.” He scrunched his face and in a “Dirty Harry” voice said, “You have to approach them like you’re a badass.”
“Ivan!” She couldn’t believe that scheme came from his innocent brain.
“What? That’s what my mom says. You have to be just as tough, or they’ll beat you up and take your lunch money. That sucks.”
A motherly anger flipped her stomach. She would’ve taken out every one of those punks if she were there. “Older boys stole your money?”
He punched his fist into the air. “Yeah, but they stopped picking on me after I tripped and accidentally punched the biggest guy in the nose.”
She glanced at his still untied shoes. “I believe that.”
“After the teachers dug me out of the trash dumpster, bullies never bothered me again.” He jabbed with his other fist. “I showed them!”
She ran her palms over her face, partly to hide her smile, but worry ate at her. She’d keep Ivan safe no matter what she had to do. It would not be her fault a child dies…again.
They needed to escape this steel vault. Her eyes scanned the room contents, and she grinned. “Ivan, tie your shoestrings. We’re getting out of here.”
NINE
The external lever keeping the small room a prison scraped across the door, sending a deep shiver through her tensed muscles. Ivan sprang to his feet and raced for the dark washroom. Lying on the hard floor, she looked at the boy and gave him a nod. He returned a toothy smile with lots of nodding and hair flopping and a big thumbs up. Leah rolled her eyes and lay back. If they made it out of here alive, it would be a miracle.
The man who brought food with Otso earlier peeked around the door. She sighed with relief. Monster guy wasn’t the one taking them. The visitor came into the room and looked down on her. “Vamos.”
Leah eyed his lanky build and raised her hand toward him. Be nice. “Would you help me up, please?” The second she was on her feet, she drove a shoulder into the man’s stomach, stealing his breath and slamming him against the wall. As he slid to the floor, the second person in the hall rushed in.
From the restroom, Ivan lunged forward with a shoddy wooden crate held to his chest. Leah turned in time to watch the boy trip over his feet and go airborne. A bone crunching collision carried the two out of sight.
Leah hurried into the hallway and stared at the unconscious pair. She grabbed the stranger under the arms and dragged him into the room then locked the door behind her. At her feet, Ivan moaned and rubbed his chest. “What happened? Did I get him?”
She smirked. “And yourself, too. Now, get
What was that about? Leah had never seen such emotion come and go so quickly.
Otso’s watch beeped. He angled for the door. “I should go. The commander will send someone to get you.”
“Wait.” Leah’s pulse raced with fear. “Who is this commander? What does he want?”
“Well,” Otso grinned, “I hear he’s a--what’s the word-- badass.” He turned contemplative for a second. “I suggest you stay away from him and his men. They can be a rough group.”
“Rough?” Leah leaned to her side and grabbed the handcuffs Ivan picked earlier. “Some bastard monster cuffed me to the pipe, then he—” She tossed the metal hoops at him.
“He what?” Otso caught the incoming missile.
Leah shrank against the wall and wrapped her arms around her bent legs. “Nothing. Never mind.”
He remained quiet for a moment, staring at the restraints. Her fear was thick in his throat. “I’ll bring food later.” He locked the door behind him. She laid her head on her knees.
“Hey, what’s wrong?” Concern painted Ivan’s voice.
“I was thinking how much of a…bully that bald headed guy was.”
“I hate bullies.” He scrunched his face and in a “Dirty Harry” voice said, “You have to approach them like you’re a badass.”
“Ivan!” She couldn’t believe that scheme came from his innocent brain.
“What? That’s what my mom says. You have to be just as tough, or they’ll beat you up and take your lunch money. That sucks.”
A motherly anger flipped her stomach. She would’ve taken out every one of those punks if she were there. “Older boys stole your money?”
He punched his fist into the air. “Yeah, but they stopped picking on me after I tripped and accidentally punched the biggest guy in the nose.”
She glanced at his still untied shoes. “I believe that.”
“After the teachers dug me out of the trash dumpster, bullies never bothered me again.” He jabbed with his other fist. “I showed them!”
She ran her palms over her face, partly to hide her smile, but worry ate at her. She’d keep Ivan safe no matter what she had to do. It would not be her fault a child dies…again.
They needed to escape this steel vault. Her eyes scanned the room contents, and she grinned. “Ivan, tie your shoestrings. We’re getting out of here.”
NINE
The external lever keeping the small room a prison scraped across the door, sending a deep shiver through her tensed muscles. Ivan sprang to his feet and raced for the dark washroom. Lying on the hard floor, she looked at the boy and gave him a nod. He returned a toothy smile with lots of nodding and hair flopping and a big thumbs up. Leah rolled her eyes and lay back. If they made it out of here alive, it would be a miracle.
The man who brought food with Otso earlier peeked around the door. She sighed with relief. Monster guy wasn’t the one taking them. The visitor came into the room and looked down on her. “Vamos.”
Leah eyed his lanky build and raised her hand toward him. Be nice. “Would you help me up, please?” The second she was on her feet, she drove a shoulder into the man’s stomach, stealing his breath and slamming him against the wall. As he slid to the floor, the second person in the hall rushed in.
From the restroom, Ivan lunged forward with a shoddy wooden crate held to his chest. Leah turned in time to watch the boy trip over his feet and go airborne. A bone crunching collision carried the two out of sight.
Leah hurried into the hallway and stared at the unconscious pair. She grabbed the stranger under the arms and dragged him into the room then locked the door behind her. At her feet, Ivan moaned and rubbed his chest. “What happened? Did I get him?”
She smirked. “And yourself, too. Now, get
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