Whispers in the Night

Chapter 9

Chapter 9 

I cleared my head in the shower and mentally prepare for what’s to come. I’m not the one who inflicts pain during  interrogations, I’m the one who comes in after that is done and close to their breaking point. I offer hope when none is to be had, only the strong cunning mind is aware of this. Most people crumble thinking mercy will be shown on them if  they tell all only for it to be  taken away in the end. My weapon is the mind,  I turn and twist it to give me what I want. 

I dress in a white tank top, black skinny jeans and boots. I do my hair in two braids to give myself the air of innocents. I cover the bruise starting to show on the side of my face where I was  hit with light makeup. Hopefully I can get one of them to talk before it darkens. Everything about me is to project a line of thinking to stir emotions. My clothes are comfort, bringer of light or darkness with a touch of bad ass. 

I arrive at the barn to find it heavily guarded. The men standing guard look at me with a new found respect. I’m sure they heard what I have done and seemed pleased to know I can fight back. What they don’t know is that it's easier to fight strangers than my heart and for a few years my heart belonged to Blaine. Then the fear he conditioned me to, I have to find a way out of that and fear him not. 

I fined Devon, Shane and Josh whispering in the corner. I want to know if they got any information out of them before I go in. 

Sky-” what’s their status?” 

All three of them have cold hard looks on their faces. Meeting their eye I brace myself for anything. 

Shane- “ They sang like a bird without much effort. Looks like they are from the next state over, a group of criminals trafficking drugs and guns and have their hands in other things. One guy said a pretty boy showed up one day not too long ago and hired them to find you. Gave a  picture of you and bring you to him. Said they could use you in any way as long as you weren’t bruised up too much.” 

Sky- “ How many talked?”

Josh- “ All of them.”

Sky- “ Did they all say the same and where is their leader? I doubt he didn’t let them come alone.”

Josh- “ Yeah they pretty much said the same thing. Looks like you took care of him in the  woods. He was the one that grabbed you, I guess he wasn’t thinking  you would fight back.”

I tapped my fingers on my mouth and paced back and forth thinking. It sounds like they were only given limited information. Only what the leader wanted them to know. Pretty boy sounded  like Blaine and having a pitcher of me makes me believe it was him. No one else would go to that extreme to find  me. He must have used up his contacts and is now resorting  to using outlaws. 

Sky- “ Sounds like they didn’t know much or it’s a script. I’m sure they didn’t expect me to fight back since I have never fought back to Blaine… except at the end and he probably thinks it’s a fluke or something. Looks like it’s my turn to go in.” 

Devon- “ I know we don’t know much about you. I think we got a glimpse of that already, are you sure you want t o do this? You don’t have to, you know.” 

Sky- “ True you don’t know a lot about me and I will fill you in but right  now this is what’s needed. This is part of  what I used to do, what  I need from you guys is no interference and follow my instructions.”

Shane- “ I’m not liking this and will not leave you alone in a room with them by yourself. I will do what you ask except for that.” 

I studied them for a minute before giving a  nod. They have a look of determination and I know they will not budge from it. I will just have to use it to my advantage. They lead me down to the cells. They say there  in the barn but in reality they're under it. I study each man before moving to the  next, they all have the  beaten down submission look. What I’m looking  for is the one pretending to be like the rest, that is the one who holds the information I’m looking  for. 

As I  pass the second to the last I see him twitch ever so slightly. I continue on like  I didn’t see it and pause at the end. The boys took up posts on one side of the room watching and waiting to see what  I would do. Letting out a small hum I tap my  fingers on my mouth walking back.  I stop in front  of the one  that twitched absentmindedly. Humming and tapping I look like  I’m lost in thought but in reality I’m studying him. Waiting for the  sign, I got it when he  raised his head and looked me right in the eye. He had a hard look about him,  thinking he has the upper hand. I point  to him and walk away.

I go into the interrogation room and get it ready. I see there  are tools in there hanging on the wall. A table is in the middle of the room with straps attached to it. I checked the table and was pleased to see the leavers to tilt and separate it.  The boys bring him in and I point to the table. They throw him on it and strap him down. I’m going with the table instead  of the chair due to not being softened up that much. He gave  up  some information to quick thinking  that will spare him and fool us. 

Josh, Devon and Shane each take a corner of the room  not saying a word. I bring  my chair close to his head and take a seat. I’m quiet and looking at him, the silence stretches out over the whole place, even the men upstairs are quiet. I look at him and wait. He glances at me once in a while,body tense waiting to see  what I will do. He looks at the things on the wall, things he knows will bring great pain. He starts to sweat, I see his pulse in his neck beat faster with his mind thinking of all the possibilities. 

Messing with the mind and creating doubt takes time and I have all the time in the  world. With me  sitting still in my chair with a relaxed pose is telling him that. Forty  five minutes  later he starts to squirm, trying  to flex his arms and  legs. He’s taking deeper breaths, I know what's coming next, he’s losing  patients and wants to get things started. Little does he know  it has already started. 

He looks at me with his best evil look and hisses “ what do you want? Let’s just get it over with already. You can hurt me all you want even tho I doubt you can do much, I’m still not gonna tell you anything.”  I look at him unfazed, “ What’s your name?” His eyebrows pinch in the  middle, “ Art”. I let out a hum of appreciation. 

Sky- “ Why are you here?” 

Acting as though I don’t know anything I ask simple questions he has already answered. Gets him used to talking. 

Art- “ we were sent here  to get you, didn’t know it would be this much trouble though.” 

Sky- “ why” I say in a small voice.

Art looks at me now with confusion, he’s studying me and picking up on the innocence. 

Art- “ He wants you back.” 

Keeping the same look I give a small hum after every answer he gives and he takes a deep breath when I do so. He’s starting to relax and looking for that reaction out of me. 

Sky- “ why” again in a small voice. His face contorts every time as if it gives him pain. 

Art- “ Look I don’t know. “ 

I don’t hum this time I look down and start to play with the end  of one of my braids. I don’t look at him but keep him in my peripheral vision and stay quiet. After some  time he starts squirming again, keeps glancing over  to me. He gets more agitated as the silence stretches out. 

Art- “ Don’t look like that. Why are you looking like that?” 

I give no reaction and stay the course. He’s gonna crack, I must remind him of someone. 

Art- “ Why won't you answer me!” he yells. “ Listen, that's all we were told I swear, just stop looking like that!” 

I continue playing with my braid and give a huff. 

Art- breathing deep “ Ok, ok, I might have overheard something.” 

I glance at him now, his eyes are boring holes in me I can feel it. 

Art- “ He  told Bill he would be staying close to wait for the  job to be done. I followed him wondering why he  was so desperate to get you back. He’s staying in a motel,  when he went in the room I sneaked close  to the door. I saw some mean looking guys in there  waiting for him. I was only able to see a small amount through the crack of the  curtains. They were yelling in another language at first, I couldn’t understand them. Then they started speaking English asking where their property was,  and they waited long enough. He said they will be receiving it soon and offered a discount since  they had to wait. They gave him only one more  week and SHE better be worth it or it’s  his head. That’s all I know I swear it is, if you're gonna kill me then do it already. Just STOP LOOKING LIKE THAT!!!!”

I kept my head down thinking about what he said, I picked  my head up and looked him in the eye. Gave a  small humm. “ Yes I do believe that's all you know, Thank you.” Relief washed over him and his body relaxing. I stood up and walked to the  door.  Walking  out with the  guys following I asked a guard to send  him back  to the  cells. 

Sitting in the  office on the top  floor of the barn I was ready for the questions. Shane had his normal cold look, Devon’s eyes shone with admiration and Josh had a confused look on his  face as normal since I had arrived. 

Josh- “ What the hell was that? How did you know he had information and the  others didn’t? It only took a few  hours and you got a whole lot more than we did. We said we  worked on them a bit but really it was a lot.” 

Sky- “ Right, time to fill y'all in on me. I’m a Medic with some specialties.  I’m a weapons expert, wilderness survivalist and trained interrogator. I have also studied attack and defensive strategies from military's to gangs going back  to ancient China.  That’s how I knew they were  trying to flush us into a trap.I also know  how to fight with about every weapon known to man. I worked on specialty teams for the police  department and military. I am far from helpless and have been on the run for so long.” 

They just stare at me with their mouths open.

Sky- “ Look I’m so sorry for everything, I didn’t mean to cause so much trouble. Your house is ruined and your people got hurt.. This is not what I wanted. I got to com” 

Shane cut me off, “ This is not your fault, it’s  HIS fault. Plus I can’t even tell you how many times we have fixed that house. You're  not going anywhere. How much longer do you really think you can run? Isn’t it better to stay and finish this with help then out there alone?” 

Sky- “ I hear what you're saying but I don’t want to put anyone in danger. Now that they know where I am they will be back.” 

Devon- “ Sky listen babe, we will give the men a choice, anyone who wants to step out can with no hard feelings, ok? But I have a feeling no one will but at least they will have a choice. Will that make you feel better?” 

I think about it and  nod my agreement. “ Only if they agree and that goes for you as well Josh.” Josh shakes his head, “Nope I’m all in to the end, you're my adoptive cousin and can’t leave you all alone  can I?” I shake  my head at him with a small  smile on my face. 

Josh- “ What are you thinking Shane? You’ve been quiet.”

Shane- “ About what that Art said. Those guys wanted their  property, sounds like you were sold to them and makes me wonder who your ex  really is. Or if you're really married or not.” 

Sky- “ I have someone I can contact to find out. It’s about time I started using him more now that they know where I am. It can't hurt.”