The Last flower

Chapter 4

ISAAC'S POV

Opening the door for my dad you can clearly see he was in game mode. Whatever plan he had with the black clothes, combat boots, and duffle bag on his shoulder, I knew I was not going to like it. I stepped aside and he walked into the house and dumped the contents he had in the bag on my dining room table.

"Right, I have tape, rope, a tranquilizer gun that I use for hunting. I mean these women are going to die anyway right, why should I bother hunting down human tranquilizers when I have some of this horse one that works just as well. We just put a smaller dose in the darts. What else, oh yes last resort my pistol." he said rearranging his stuff on my table.

"So, you are ok k********g these women?", I asked my dad.

"What do you think? On my way here I thought maybe this is a joke and called August's father. When I told him that you found those women and August threatened that you bring them to the house which I didn't appreciate, he just laughed and said to follow his son's orders. If I heard clearly, he even poured himself a drink." Dad rolled his eyes.

"I have worked with this man for a very long time we may as well be brothers at this point and I can't believe what his family has been doing all these years. So to answer your question, you can put two and two together on what or else mean. l want my family safe and to ensure their safety it means we have to do this", my dad then located my sofa and sat down.

l took the alcohol bottle l had started on and handed my dad a shot glass which he gladly took,

"Ok, so what's the plan. l made a real c**k-up of the whole thing earlier dad. I was not in my right state of mind when I located her at the hospital, I followed her and she caught me. I was reckless", I said ashamed.

Being in the army, I have been on a lot of missions and stealth was something I was really good at. you need to be the best if you are a snipper and I was never caught. I took out my targets and got back to base without a tail on my behind. That was all forgotten today and I was ashamed of myself. Well, maybe that was a lie because I ended up getting a very good look at Melody and did enjoy what I saw". Must have zoned out because I got out of my trance with my dad laughing at me.

"I know that look. it must have been a good sight judging by your face. l have that same look around your mother. She is a vision"

"Shut up dad", annoyed now that he is enjoying himself at my expense.

"So back to the simple plan, you go back on your computer and look at the hospital plans. Look for a better route to the grandmother's room with little to no cameras. I will prepare the tranquilizer and we can go collect the girls. Whether it's lifting them out of there or pushing them in wheelchairs, we will find a way when we get there. We deliver them to August's house and then I can go back to your mother. I am regretting not going on that trip your mother was suggesting last week, it would have been more fun than this", Dad finished his plan.

I thought about the plan for a little while when a thought came to me.

"Dad isn't the grandmother on a lot of medication. Tranquilizing her may as well kill her before we get to August's front porch. I'm not in the mood to listen to him going on and on about how he wants to be the one killing them. Earlier he did suggest I kill them for him but then he turned around and stated he wants to kill them himself and slowly", I said.

What I said must have been funny because my dad was doubled over just laughing. lt took a while before he was back to his normal self.

"Let me get this straight, August told you that he wants to kill these women slowly", as soon as he finished talking he was laughing again I could have sworn I saw some tears in his eyes.

"Yes, he said that, why are you laughing", I myself was amused my dad could laugh like this. He rarely showed his humorous side except to my mother.

"When you were in the military, we were in a meeting and talking about different ways to improve the business on security. John had the greatest idea for August to join you in the military so that both of you can absorb as much training as you can so that you can find new ways to better the business. August spent the duration of the meeting whining about how he felt sick at the sight of blood and how his dad is trying to punish him for impregnating the company's accountant who sadly had a miscarriage two months ago. He even begged not to sleep with anyone until he gets married. I even bet $100 that he will only last a week before he breaks his promise. Could have been richer right now because I was not the only one betting. Everyone in the meeting wanted a piece of the action. John stopped the bets when then he started going on about how unprofessional we all were. His son is a wuss and a delinquent and everyone knows it", with all this talking it destructed me from my bottle of alcohol, and looking at it now my dad had done it justice. How did I not notice him drinking more after that first shot?

I then located my computer for my bit of the plan that my dad suggested.

"Yeah, he is, isn't he. Anyways when I found out that the grandmother was admitted to the hospital I did a bit of research of where exactly she is and it's not really that hard to locate her. The main problem is the exits, they always have cameras on the entrances and exits. We can walk in via the access door in the loading bay and then take the elevator to their floor which is the easy part. I guess on the way we can get the wheelchairs to wheel them out using the ER doors which I saw Melody go in through when she was going back to her grandmother. We can just make it seem like we are taking our ill relatives out for some fresh air. ", I played the plan over and over my head to try and see a flaw and that was the best I could come up with considering my tipsy brain and the time frame.

"Good then let's go, you are driving", before I could even put on a shoe dad was out the door probably waiting in the car.

Wearing my shoes, I collected my car keys and exited the house locking the door. Since my dad was already sitting in his car, it made sense for the mission. He had a canopy for his trunk which is perfect, no one would suspect a thing as they cant see two sedated bodies in the back of the truck.

Joining him in the car, we started the drive to the hospital which only took 15 minutes. all the way there, I just stared out the window not really paying attention to my dad talking about his plans of going on that trip he refused for my mom to plan.

Everything had been going at the speed of light and with no time to have to myself and think, my mind was in knots trying to understand why the Augustus family would do such a thing. If I had the strength to be an accessory and help a family bloodline to end. Thinking about it, it didn't sit well with me at all. l didn't get much time to think as well parked in the hospital parking.

"Can you get up your ass and let's do this alright", my dad turned off the car and exited the car.

What happened after that is a blur.

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MELODY'S POV

My grandmother was sleeping when I entered the room and proceeded to the chair that I was always sleeping in. Wrapping the blanket around my body I summarised the events of the day before I let sleep take me. My grandmother telling a story about my family which only created more questions as I didn't know the whole. And the meeting I had with a very handsome boy in the park earlier.

It was hard to look at the woman who has raised me so frail and ill in the hospital. Growing up, she has been everything to me, my strength and shoulder to cry on. She helped me with all aspects of my life and I was forever grateful. My parents had passed when I was 9 years old, my grandmother took the role of mother and father making sure I had everything I needed. Her losing her son and me losing my dad, we had something in common. Although I don't remember much about my parents, it is always nice to hear stories about them from my grandmother from when they were young. In the comfortable position, I was in it didn't take long for sleep to come and soon I was in dreamland.

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My face was covered and felt like I was in utter darkness. From what I could tell I was sat in a very cold room on a very uncomfortable chair, with my hands tied behind my back. I understand when people say if you lose some of your senses, the rest of them will be sharper. Without my sense of sight, I could hear almost everything that was happening around me. That is when I heard a voice I have never heard before,

"Well, you did it, Isaac, from our conversation before you didn't seem keen. But thanks man you are a lifesaver", this mysterious man said excitedly.

I did not understand why someone would be happy to have someone kidnaped. Remembering the story my grandmother was talking to me about at the hospital, I felt I was in danger and the guy who I was talking to at the park was involved. At that moment I regretted not taking my grandmother seriously. So much for trying to be friendly to a stranger and giving him the benefit of the doubt. My grandmother was not going to be happy about this. Talking of my grandmother, where was she, I thought. I hope wherever she is, she was in a better situation than I was at that moment.

"Wow, I kidnap someone for you, and you tell me I'm a lifesaver. Seriously who dropped your head when you were a kid. I only did this because you threatened me AND my family so please tell me what choice did I have." said Isaac angrily.

He may have been threatened but I swear to God if I was not tied up, I would have killed him myself. Slowly, painfully and any other way that comes to mind. I kept still as to not show that I was awake and listening. I also wanted to save my energy and use it on something that will benefit me but getting out on this hell I just found myself in.

"Jeez bro, I didn't mean what I said. I was just playing with you. Anyways what do you think the finale should be. From what my granddad told me the first member was burnt at the stake. I would do the same but I'm not a big fan of smelling burnt fresh, and the cleanup will be a nightmare. It's not like I can also burn a person on a stake and no one will notice as well, I'm too good looking for prison. So the finale needs to be just as good minus the burning of flesh. I had a few options, but I need to run them by dad" the mysterious man said.

At this point, my heart was going at a hundred miles an hour. No one wants to know when and how they die. Escape was not an option for me with how I was blindfolded, and my limbs were tied on the chair. l didn't know how long I had been tied up for and it was showing how numb my legs and arms felt.

"I'm glad you are going to ask your dad because you will not get anything from me," Isaac said.

I heard him walk to the other side of the room. Another set of footsteps were coming towards me which was making me nervous. The owner of the footsteps then removed the fabric that was covering my face.

Before I could make out my surroundings, I felt a sting on my right cheek. Judging by the way my cheek hurts, this person was not playing around. I decided there and then to play fire with fire. I was not going to show any weakness and let these people kill me without a fight. I tried to ignore the pain as much as I can.

I looked up at the man in front of me. He was tall and I would say handsome if not for the lines on his forehead and most of his face like he had been scowling all his life. For someone who looked a bit young, he did not take care of himself.

"Wow was that all you can do Mr frowny face", I said spitting out the blood that was collecting in my mouth.

The man's face started to change to that of annoyance. Straightening out the jacket he was wearing, he walked to the side and picked up a chair I did not know was there, and carried it before dropping it in front of me. He sat in the chair and then just stared at me which made me really uncomfortable.

"If I didn't hate you, I would have slept with you already I'm sure," he said looking at me up and down.

"if I didn't hate you too, I wouldn't feel like I have ants crawling all over me", I said looking at him with disgust. The thought of having this man touch me made my skin crawl.

I hit a nerve with this man because he stood with so much force the chair he had sat on before tipped over. Walking back and forth, he was saying something under his breath that I could not make out. After what felt like a minute or so he stopped and looked back at me.

"Let us get the introductions out of the way, my name is August Augustus. I guess you know my surname" he said. Before he could continue his introductions, I was laughing my ass off. I even had stitches on my right side laughing at him. When I could not laugh anymore that is when I managed to blurt out

" Jesus your parents did not love you when you were born did then. And your parents predicted that you will always be frowning and probably an asshole alcoholic with the stench of your breath, that's why they named you after AA meetings. Was it a secret reminder for you to always keep yourself on the straight and narrow every time you see your initials", I laughed some more.

August's face was not frowning anymore, he looked angry. I knew I was not going to laugh like this for a while. To make matters worse someone from behind me was laughing as well. When I turned my head, I noticed Isaac was still there. My laugh died down then as I was still angry with him for k********g me in my sleep. For someone who seemed like he was respectful, he was a d**k k********g me for this bulldog face-looking man.

"She totally owned you mate", Isaac laughed walking towards us.

"And YOU i***t have resorted to k********g ladies in their sleep. Speaking of ladies, what did you do with my grandmother", I rolled my eyes at him. I wish my grandmother was ok and not right about me trusting people too easily because if she were in this room and found out I had talked to Isaac, I would have never heard the end of it.

This time it was time for August to laugh and his laugh brought shivers down my spine. He looked me dead in the eyes and said, "The old bat is fine but not for long. she can take a bitting that I can say. After l gave her a few good kicks she collapsed on me from the pain I guess. l don't think she will be waking up anytime soon though but no matter you can keep me company for now"

Hearing that just broke me. l felt helpless.