Raise by A Thief

Chapter 13

Alexa POV

" Go, Julie! Run!" Max scream at me. He told me to run.

" No Max!" I yelled at him as I tried to reach for his hand.

I tried so hard to reach him, but I can't get him. And then I hear him laugh.

No! It can't be him! I feel so scare and looked around to find him. Where is he? I hear his laugh is so close.

And then something pulled max away.

" Run Julie!!!" I hear Max's voice

"Max, don't leave me!! Max!" I scream at his name. I cried. I was so scare, but max is not here anymore.

And the man laugh again, closer

I crawling back away from where the voice came from. And there he is, with his fancy suit and scar in his temple, he walked closer to me. I tried to stand up and run. I run as far as I can. But the man run faster and grab me. He grab me and throw me to the ground.

" There is no way escape little girl" he said laughing evilly to me.

" No!! Leave me alone!! No!!" I cried and struggling as he pin me and force me.

I kicked him and punch him with all my power.

" Let me go!!!!" I scream.

" Alexa! Wake up!" another voice told me.

I keep punching and kicking as I fell my arm being gripped tightly. And then he release me and holding my wrist tightly, stopping me from punching.

" Wake up" the voice said louder

And I opened my eyes. My breath was panting.

A pair of blue orb looking at me with worried. Took time for me to realize that it was Jack, and I was just dreaming.

Wait, Jack the FBI agent? How he can be here? I wasn't in Chicago anymore. I remember took a bus to St. Louis and rent a hotel room. So how can he be here in my hotel room in St. Louis? How he found me? I've been cautious all the way

I jump back reflectly as I response to a threat for me.

" Calm down it was just a bad dream." he said. " And stop right there, you'll hurt your self" he added, told me not to move further.

And I realize he handcuff my left hand on the bed as I feel pain I my wrist.

" how... How do you find me?" I asked him. He didn't answer but gave me his handkerchief from his pocket

" Here" he said as he pointing to my cheek and temple.

I took the handkerchief and wipe my sweat from my temple and my tears in my cheek. Am I actually crying?

" How do you find me?" I asked him again. I feel a bit calm down right now.

" One way and another." he said as he gave me a bottle of water. I didn't take it. I was being cautious.

" It's only a water. You need it." he said as he move closer. I took the bottle and drink it empty. He was right. I need that after the nightmare I had.

" What dream did you had?" he asked me. How long have he been in my room?

" It's not your business" I said. He raise his brow hear my answer.

" It's looked like you've seen a ghost" he said.

It was. And I have to run from it all my life.

" I saw you." I said shortly. He gave a small laugh.

" Better get used to it. I had to bring you back to the head quarter tomorrow." he said as he lay him self in the couch.

That can't be good! I can't go with him to FBI headquarters. I should find a way out.

I clear my throat.

" What time is it Agent Hampton? "I asked him.

He looked at his wrist watch

" 5" he said " Get back to sleep Alexa."

" I need to go to the bathroom" I said

I hear he sighed. I smile a little. It feel good to trouble him.

He stand up from his couch and walked toward me. He open my handcuffed and walked with me inside the bathroom.

" You are not going to stayed inside right?" I asked him glaring.

" No." he said as he handcuffed both of my hands.

" I'll wait outside, don't lock the door!" he warn me.

" If you do that, I swear I'll burst in." he said.

He walked out and wait for me outside the bathroom, and I closed the door.

I took a pee and do my other things. And then I take my wig and took a bobby pin and hook it inside my skirt. And then I opened the door and he was there looking at me.

" Done?" he said

" Ya," I said as a walked passed him back to my bed.

He took my left hand cautiously and handcuffed it to the bed.

" Don't try anything stupid" he said " and go to sleep."

And then he took one of the pillow in the bed and bring it to the couch. He layed there comfortably.

Go get sleep agent Hampton. I can't wait to see him in deep slumber so I can get out of here.

I pretending to sleep, but I keep checking on him. he didn't move more than a half hour and his breath was steady. He must have slept already.

I took out the Bobby pin from my inside skirt and started to open the handcuff. I know how to do it. Max teach me. And just in few second, it was open. I step down slowly from my bed, and walked to the side table to take my backpack and my stuff. I put it slowly not to make any noise. I looked at Jack, he was still asleep. I walked to the door and open the door slowly

" Aa.. Not so fast Alexa" Jack said as he point his gun on my shoulder. I can feel it was a gun. Damn. I thought he was asleep.

I let go the door handle and raise my hand.

" Move away from that door" he said.

I move slide away from the door. He close it and locked it.

" Look Agent Hampton, I can't go with you." I said.

" It's not your decision Alexa, hands against the wall." he said " now I had to search you."

Really?

"I said hands against the wall" he repeat his words.

I sighed and do what he said.

He took of my backpack and my hood from my hands and I put my palm on the wall.

"You don't have to do that,Agent Hampton. I don't bring anything." I said facing the wall.

" Tell that to the Bobby pin" he answer.

Damn.

And then he started to search from my shoulder. And I don't feel comfortable with his hand trailing on my body as I bite my lower lips. I feel something burning inside me. He move down to my back and then my side. He clear his throat.

" I have to do this." he said.

Shit! I just realize I didn't wear bra. I took it off when I want to sleep earlier before he came.

" Just do it" I said. And he move forward to my breast. He didn't squeeze it, but his firm hand were there, searching around my cup and it gave me a sensation, and I feel the room is getting warm. s**t! Why am I feeling this?

And then he move to my belly and going back to my lower back thru skirt waist and go lower at the back when she stop.

Okay, why he stop there? I don't hide anything there, except... Oh s**t! Did he feel it? I don't want him to find it, I don't want him to see it.

I still wear my 2 piece bodycon top and skirt, so it was easy for him to see it by lowering my skirt waist a little lower. And he did that.

I reflectly turned around and push him. He fall to the ground and I see this is my chance to get away. I take my hood and my backpack on the floor and run to the door. I turned down the door handle but it was lock, and Jack was fast enough to catch me back. He grab me in his arms and pulled me away from the door. I pushed him to the back and we both fall to the ground.

I tried to wake up but he push my shoulder back and I fall to the ground again, and he climbed on my top prevent me to escape

" What are you hiding there? He asked me as he hovering me and hold both of my wrist above my head. His face was closed to mine.

" I'm not hiding anything" I said looking at him, struggling to escape.

" lier! " he said. He took his handcuff and cuff my hands to the table foot on the floor. It was the kind of a heavy table from wood, and I cant move the table how hard I tried.

Then he turned me around.

" No!" I said, rejecting him. I tried to kicked him and almost got him.

" Gosh Alexa, I just want to know what you hiding there" he said

" No!" I said. But he insist. He pin me and lowering my back skirt waist. And he finally see it. The burn stamp that the scar man gave me as a mark 7 years ago.

And I feel something when he rub it with his finger. Not scare. Not hurt. No pain. But it was warm.

" Who did this to you?" he asked me. I didn't answered him, or even looked at him or struggle anymore as I know my tears is falling down.

" Have you done with the search Agent Hampton?" I asked him with my trembling voice. Took awhile before he answer me.

" Ya, I'm done."

He uncuffed me and help me stand up and put me back in bed. He handcuff my left hand against the bed. He looked at me while doing it.

" Did Max did that to you? " he asked me.

" Max is not a monster!" I said in high tone, looking at him sharply.

" Than who is the monster?" he asked me again looking at me deep demanding an answer.

I looked away. I don't know the answer. I don't know who he is, what his name, I just know his face. Max never told me the man's identity.

Jack walked back to the couch. He stayed silent. He hold his temple with both his hands.

" I'm sorry" he said at a sudden.

" I.... I'll get us some breakfast." he said again and then he left the room and locked it from outside

I should have listen to Max when he offer me a plastic surgery for the burn scar. I don't know why I refuse it at that time. It only gave me pain inside.