Chapter 4 Towards the Unknown 2*

Chapter #4: Towards the Unknown 2*

LILIBETH

I'm shaking all over, my heart in my throat, as I hold the girl and we enter one of the bathrooms. I don't even notice if it's the same one I was in moments ago. She's about to collapse, so I hold her to help her sit down. She signals for me to pass her the cell phone, takes it, touches the screen twice, puts it on speakerphone, and lowers the volume a bit. Someone answers, and oh God, that voice makes me forget everything, including the fact that the plane is being hijacked, that I have a girl almost fainted at my feet, and that I don't know what to do. I swallow hard, my heart stops beating and accelerates at the same time. The husky and sexy voice says:

"Lale, little sister, it's rare for you to call..."

"Ryan, poison," the girl says with a furrowed brow and extreme pain on her face.

The man gets upset. "Where, when, tell me who did this to you?! Lale, Lale!"

The girl, no more than 20 years old, signals with her eyes for me to take the phone and talk. "Ahm... Hello..."

There's pure silence for a few seconds, and then he says with a firm and angry voice, "Did you do this to her? You'll pay with your life!"

My heart almost jumps out of my chest. Lale, now I know her name, says, "No, she's helping me, listen to her."

I drop the phone instantly as I look at her; she's about to faint. There are noises of people crying, punches, and more. As I drop the phone, I tell her, "Look at me, hey, Lale, beautiful, everything will be okay. Try to breathe, don't faint. I promise that when this is all over, I'll take you to a hospital."

She smiles and says, "Wow, your touch calms me down; it's like anesthesia combined with joy and peace."

I smile back at her, realizing I have one hand on her chest and one of her hands on mine. She signals for the phone again, making my brain remember the man with the sexy and growly voice on the other end.

I say hello again, removing the speakerphone since we're still hiding in the bathroom. He demands in a loud tone, "WHO ARE YOU?!"

In a whisper, I say, "I'm Lili; I found your sister almost fainted in the plane's hallway. I didn't have time for anything because I heard them say the plane was being hijacked."

Lale squeezes my arm for me to look at her. I do, and she says between pain-filled gasps, "Tell him... Tell him it's because of me they're here."

I tell Ryan the same, and he lets out a surprising roar. "Tell her I'll talk to Ted; everything will be okay."

I can't respond because they're trying to break down the door. I look around to see what we can defend ourselves with. I see a broom in a corner but don't take it because, as I try to reach for it, a tall man with black hair and eyes, muscles, and all-black clothing breaks the door. He has a smile that's both eerie and arrogant.

"Look what a beautiful thing I've found here," he says, looking at me with extreme malice.

My heart almost jumps out of my chest as he lunges at me. I scream as he pulls me out of the bathroom, kick and hit him, but he just laughs recklessly, saying, "Beautiful, don't try to fight; it's futile."

He positions himself on top of me, starts smelling me, and says, "Oh, oh, I like it."

He tries to kiss me; I bite his lower lip. He stands up a bit, claps, and continues, "How aggressive; I really love it."

He smiles, licking his lips, looks at Lale, and smiles. I take advantage of the moment to punch him, which makes my hand hurt. He moves away from me, laughing and murmuring. I try to take the broom as best as I can; he holds my hand. I turn a bit to hit him with my knee in the groin; he makes the usual pain face.

I head towards the broom, breaking it almost in half. He lunges at me again; I wait for him with my weapon in hand, stabbing him in the side with the stick. He stumbles a bit and falls, laughing like crazy.

"What's wrong with you, why are you laughing like this is funny?" he says, throwing himself to the floor as if trying to calm down. I take advantage of the moment to glance at Lale, who has her phone to her ear. I don't get a chance to say anything to her because I'm grabbed by the feet and my head hits the floor with a loud thud, causing Lale to scream this time.

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❀ LILIANA SANTOS ❀