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“Contributions of Dilemma”

**~Chapter Twenty-One- “Wolf in Sheep’s Clothes.”

The thick metal door slides open allowing entrance into the cold dark room. Cyrus stares as two armed soldiers push Natalie into the room.

“Well miss Natalie welcome back. I see you spoke to the others about confidential details. I trusted you would have keep things just between us. But I see I was blinded to believe that. See Natalie I brought you back here to see what happens with those that tend to squeal.” Cyrus’s deep voice floats into her ears.

Natalie cringes and stares at the dark eyed man before her, “I didn’t think I had to keep quiet about this. I assumed they have the right to know their own history.” She whispers softly, her voice barely audible. Her coffee eyes blink back the stinging tears that were welling in her eyes.

Cyrus snorts and booms, “Well you assumed wrong. I thought you could keep your mouth shut through this whole ordeal but who was I kidding to believe that? Come now sweetheart. I want you to see what a mess you caused.” He tugs on her arm roughly pulling her to a large glass pane mirror within the room, only this particular mirror was really window in disguise. “Look through the window. Tell me, doctor. Who do you see?” Cyrus whispers eerily.

Natalie gasps to see A.J. and Summer cuffed to a metal operation table, the tables are lying vertical facing the window’s direction. A.J. and Summer seemed awake and unharmed. She gasps, “Why are they in there?”

Cyrus laughs, “You’ll see soon enough.” He places his large thick hand on the glass pane, looking into the window with glee.

“Please don’t hurt them.” Natalie asks nervously. It seemed her trust with Cyrus was at the brink of extinction and she felt at lost. She was so close to knowing Cyrus’s full intentions of the real reason he still held the others, but it seemed she might not know that now.

Cyrus smiles and eyes her, “Answer me this quick question Natalie? It’s quite a simple one actually. Do you like hot or cold?”

Natalie narrows her eyes and knew this will somehow involve someone getting hurt. “Why do you wanna know?”

Cyrus grabs some strands her dark brown locks in his hands and tugs painfully on it, “Just answer it!” Cyrus growls, his eyes boring in to her soul.

Natalie cringes in pain and tries to move her head away from his right grip but only made it worse. Cyrus clutches a fist full of her hair and pulls her to him, ‘Well? Your answer?”

Natalie licks her powder pink lips nervously as fear etched down her spine, “Co, cold.” She stutters.

Cyrus smiles and lets go of her hair, “Good. Cold huh? Very well.” And he pushes a small metal lever on the top of the mirror.

Natalie backs away from Cyrus, “What’s that lever for?”

Cyrus laughs, “Oh you’ll see Doctor. You’ll see shortly.” And walks to the entrance of the room, calling two other armed soldiers into the room. “Watch her. If she screams, shoot her.” And he leaves the room to join the two unfortunate souls in the operating room.

Natalie watches as Cyrus enters the operating room. Cyrus turns to face her direction and smiles, waving at her, knowing that Natalie was watching. Natalie gulps, “Please, no. No, don’t hurt them.” She whispers to herself as she hears the clicking of the loaded guns in the room from the soldiers. This is going to be a long day for her: she doubted she would catch sleep tonight.
~*~

Nick opens his eyes and sees Paige smiling down at him, “Hey you’re up! I hope you feel better now.”

Nick sits up and recalls the vivid images of the crimson liquid splashing out the picture. “It was real. It was so real. The blood, it came out when I touched Ana. It’s like she’s in pain. She needs help, but she can’t do it alone.”

Rose passes a white warm towel over Nick’s face gently, smiling she whispers, “Ana’s a strong girl. The strongest of all of us. She can make it.”

Nick shakes his head, “No, no she can’t. At least not anymore.”

Kimberly washing her hands on the rusty sink in the corner of the cell, turns towards to him. “Not anymore?”

Nick gulps, “Have you seen Steeles? The man is insane.”
“Steeles? Who’s that?” Alison asks.

Nick blinks his eyes hard and shakes his head, ‘You don’t know the whole story behind why you’re caught again right?”

“No. The ones that got us said nothing about it.” Rose states curious.

Nick raises his eyebrows, “Guess I’ll fill you in on it.”

“But wait before you do. Are you sure you’re ok?” Alison asks, her dark coffee eyes glimmer in hope.

Nick smiles and caresses the young woman gently on her cheek, “Yeah, feel much better now. Thanks. Now onto the story.”
~*~

Brian walks in the empty cell alone, with Kevin and Howie outside somewhere, Nick running off and now the guards took Natalie and later came for Summer and A.J. Brian was left to deal with this all alone.

“So how is my little grim reaper? Ready to cause destruction?” The deep voice of Cyrus shatters the peaceful hallways.

Brian glared at the man hatefully. “What did you do my friends?”

“Oh, you mean the woman and that guy. They’re playing. I’m thinking you could join them. Cause it seems you’re friend Natalie doesn’t understand the word private. You know about your past and that wasn’t suppose to be told to you. You caused enough danger, you don’t belong here Brian you know that right? I’m sure A.J. is getting hurt from what you were now know.” Cyrus painfully teases him, through the metal door that kept them separated.

“Leave A.J. out of this!” Brian came to his friend’s defense.

Cyrus laughs, “Oh but Brian! Then where will the fun be? Besides, A.J. along with all the others are in this knee deep since the beginning! Don’t you know you can’t run from your past. It’s who are you. You belong to us, to CAPPA, to Steeles if he’s lucky. So just learn to accept it already. The others have and they’re doing just fine. So come. Join the party. It would be sad to hold a party without your humble presence.” Cyrus whispers with delight.

Brian steps back from the metal door as it was opening to see five armed black attired soldiers all pointing their rifles towards him. Cyrus smiles, “The others are waiting for you to join them. I promise you’ll love what we have planned.”

Brian gulps as he follows Cyrus in front of him, he could hear the clumping of the soldiers feet behind him and every once in while, felt the cold pistol head scrape the back of his neck. He had an idea, though it would risk his life if he decided to do it. He slowly stretches out to touch Cyrus’s back and hoped he would live tonight to see freedom.
~*~

Kevin pulled unsuccessfully to free Howie’s from Ana’s vengeance. Ana’s pale hands gripped Howie’s throat tightly as her eyes spark bright blue. Jamelet grabbed Ana and manage to distract her long enough for Kevin to pull Howie away from her.

“STOP IT!! Both of you! What’s the matter with you?!” Kevin shouts out in anger, his emerald eyes turns a dark green tonight.

“He’s the problem! He left me to die!! And now he comes in here without a care in the world while I was battered and abused in the maniac’s mansion! How could you leave me there? Why didn’t you stay?!” Ana cried out, she sinks to her knees as Jamelet embraces the weeping girl.

“Stay!? I was gonna stay there and be with you! You told me to go, so I did!” Howie shouts out.

Kevin shakes his head and pulls Howie aside, “D, she only said that out of fear, she wasn’t really expecting you to leave her there. But you did! She’s hurt and it’s your fault. You could have done something, taken her with you or something.”

“I tried convincing her to go with me, but she refused! She wanted to stay there with Steeles. I don’t understand why!?” Howie whispers loudly in confusion. His normally tan complexion was now slowly returning after the fright Ana had given him and the others.

The lights in the room suddenly starts blinking and goes off. The entire cabin was filtered in darkness as the moaning of the sick creatures outside lurked around the cabin ready to feed on flesh.

“Great, this is nice. We’re in the dark and something out there wants to eat us. I say this is a prefect evening. It seems to complete all we’re been through.” Jamelet mutters sarcastically as she flops down the dusty rug on the floor.

Ana sighs and leans her head on Jamelet’s shoulder, “At least you guys found me.” Ana whispers as a tired and frightened Howie collapsed beside Jamelet on the other side away from Ana. Kevin stares at the burned out light bulb and makes it glow a dull red.

Jamelet smiles, “Hey didn’t know you could do that?”

Kevin smiles, “I didn’t know that either!”

This caused a small chuckle between the group.

“There some light. So we can see each other and talk. Especially between Ana and Howie.” Kevin murmurs and sits next to Ana.

Ana closes her eyes and falls into a deep sleep, her head lying gently on Jamelet’s lap.

“Or we can talk in the morning? Either way.” Kevin whispers quietly as Howie and Jamelet close their eyes to catch a small nap and rest. “Guess I’ll get some sleep now too. Night Ana.” Kevin whispers and pats her head softy.
~**~

**~To Be Continued…~**