Evelina The Alpha

CHAPTER ONE-4

Marson now on advantage in his own territory deep in the east corner shielded by his men and women without delay made his

men and women form another inner core with them forming an impenetrable membrane with Evelina now part of them. That meant two teams. Two arches of men and women separating Marson and Evelina from David and his team. That gave Marson confidence. As the hopes of being rescued faded Evelina momentarily changed from fighting hard to going with the flow. As she was now fearful for her life. That made her fight less for her life hoping to be taken away alive as David and his team now we're almost facing possible death. This is because a new group that was at the back presumably less important therefore not afraid or nor protected had taken center stage in the corner. Now Marson in a bonding stunt of confidence with Evelina grabbed her hard. Bringing her very close to himself clipping her neck with his hand now facing David and his team with his men covering him. Now all eyes now on a safe exit. Realizing that a new group has advanced less important than those surrounding Mason at first. David realized that if he let Marson out of sight. He and his team were finished. Lightning flash. A rush of fear-feelings caused him to roar on-the-spot startling Marson that he stopped and looked fear-struck as well. Evelina instantly saw the last chance to fight for her life. Like the last kicks of a dying horse, she elbowed Marson in the stomach stamping on his boots before inserting her teeth in his hand.

“One step and you are dead. I am not bluffing,” roared David. Marson did not scream or react to Evelina’s attacks. Instead, he tightened the grip leaving her protesting and in pain.

“Move! Damn it!”

He shouted. That seemed to have energized him and gave him guts that he pulled her hard back to the secret passage. Pretty quickly he realized why suddenly David was yelling and shouting.

“Let us go, let us go!” Shouted Marson.

Marson ordered his men to retreat until they were all close to him. Still his gun pointing at Evelina. David realized that was as close as he can get. Lightning-fast his team moved a step ahead to where he was standing and aimed at different members but Bogdan and Carolina expeditiously reinforced David’s attack on Marson and all pointed at him. The second Marson realized that danger had heightened. He roared as a deterrent and quickly pulled Evelina to his body and increased the grip. Stepping back to the exit’s secret passage as his men and women followed. One step backward by Marson. Instantaneously triggered a step forward from David and his team. The tension was high. The stakes were raised. One mistake and all were destined to die on the spot in a blood bath. The voice patterns and the breathing noises were high with everyone locking eyes with at least one member on the opposite side. Sweat pouring down as the tenseness increased. The stakes and risks had climaxed. Reached their zenith point but still hanging in the balance. With everyone careful not to suddenly slip. The tension was unbearable. David could feel his body vibrating hard as his heart pounded. Everyone knew that any single shot would trigger massive shootings. They all knew that the risks were heightened. Heart rates were at their maximum. Most were in a panic. David realized the loss that could happen, and that Evelina now was at great risk. The perceived risk had become real and imminent. That triggered this last move that he went into a propulsive mood. Shooting out, hoping this last thrust can save her but knowing also that it can either get all killed. Now the ground his team covered increased hugely as they thrust forward as a reflex-act trying to stop Marson. Who at this time was in the fear-mood? Feeling cornered in the east corner with no space to step but go down the broken rusting step ladder. He knew with his weight it might collapse while going down with Evelina. That made David close in. No space to retreat anymore now close to the door. The walls had put an end to his retreat. He couldn’t move anymore. The fear and panic attacks of being cornered and shot at close range triggered him into shouting as an attack as well as a defensive stance. He yelled at his men so hard that people panicked even his own men and women. Yelling at them to go at the same time with him but asking a few to cover him. He then yelled at David’s team.

“I said stop advancing unless you want me to blow her head off on the spot!”

Roared Marson.

“Stop advancing! Or she is dead meat. I mean it,” he further demanded.

This is it, David, and his team reckoned. Impulse without further ado kicked in. Now as they have nowhere to go. Cornered by the walls and with a small secret passage for them all to escape. A broken ladder increasing the danger of something bad happening caused panic attacks in Marson. That he lessened the grip on Evelina. She felt like kicking a tantrum of attack for the last time but when she looked at David, she read his fears. The risks were heightened. A simple slip on the broken ladder was sure to trigger shootings at will from both sides as a defensive move. The danger of stampede; that is collision and impact was increased considerably among Marson’s men as well due to the narrow-broken ladder and passage. Triggering a huge feeling of suspense and danger. It was now a matter of when in terms of time. That increased anxiety and stress in Marson as witnessed by his voice patterns as he yelled for his men and women to create space for him and to cover him. Involuntary muscle spasms triggered by the approaching danger and the hesitancy affected Marson as David advanced now fearlessly with everything to lose if Marson’s men were to open fire. The closer they became in terms of space. The more Marson could relate to what David was going through. The close and more imminent and inevitable the danger became. As they closed in. David’s men and women on the sides closed in faster as to surround him and Marson’s men at the same time.

“It’s a narrow passage, and a broken ladder as well; to bless us even more. We are destined to take as many of you as you go out. So better let her go right now,” shouted David.

The sounds of c*****g guns startled Marson and his men as the danger became real. That prompted him into action that the tension became too much. That at one point, he felt like he had been shot. Making him check himself as he started breathing hard, but David’s tantrums triggered the climax.

“Last chance. Let her go right now.”

Somehow the sheer realization that all this time David or anyone had not fired a single shot, somehow dispersed the danger and the tension that Marson deflated. Right off the risks of real danger elevated greatly as he suddenly, realized that it is now or never. He shouted to his men, who without delay opened the door. David and his team in shock looked at each other and tried to solve what had changed now that made Marson fearful to run for his life or fearless to walk away as they were pointing guns at him.

As he walked fast pulling Evelina down the stairs, he smiled realizing that he was still alive. That triggered feelings of being invincible somehow, that he pulled Evelina rough and fast that she screamed for the first time in a long time. Herself relieved that she was alive even though that was still bad, but the danger had passed. Soon after Marson felt fearless but somehow blanked out that he stopped not knowing that which he wanted to do. The sound of revving SUVs kicked him into action. That he pulled Evelina. Now pushing her forward in front of him but like a shot, the outside door opened to the altar monument that he lickety-split grabbed her by the throat and shielded his body. “Don’t follow us! You follow us, and she is dead. You must pick up her body by the roadside. I damn right mean it. You stay there. Then we can negotiate. I will tell you when and where to meet,” he roared.

David looked at Evelina’s face and saw her wearing a haunted face. She looked like she wanted to cry. Hopeless but somehow thanked God that she was still alive. Last chance.

“Damn it. You are not listening to me. You bloody stop right there,” roared David.

“All my team aim just at Marson. Now!”

The sound of guns c*****g instantly made Marson stop just near the door.

A gunshot rocketed the skies leaving everyone ducking laying on the ground.