We could literally feel the van leave the ground, refusing to open our eyes in fear, we landed into the water with a splash.
As soon we got in, there was an outburst of water from the window I broke. The water came in contact with my skin with a push, only then did I open my eyes.
"Merylin!", mom called now letting go of me as our natural instict to survive kicked in.
We began to panick, walking about the shallow waters confused.
Soon the water covered the entire van and it was almost certain that we weren't making it.
Just then I felt the van move, almost like something heavy was on it.
And afterwards, I could feel it gradually leave the ground. This went on until we were out.
Still swimming in the water tight van container but up in the air.
Then suddenly, we felt it hit the ground although gradually, but hard enough to feel a little impact.
Pow!
The door was ripped open and all the water in the van escaped.
"Hurry!", I heard some men say as they rushed in.
With both hands on the floor, I began to cough.
"Mom!", I coughed.
"There are 3 bodies! 2 alive, one seemingly dead!", one said as he helped me up, while the other went for my mom.
"Has the driver been found?", another asked as the brought us out of the van.
"Negative sir, they are still conducting a search!", the other replied.
"If it weren't for that asshole, he wouldn't have ran away. What sort of strategy was that?!", he spoke as some medics hurried up to us with towels.
As soon as he saw the medics, the familiar police left us while he continued making his call.
At some point, I honestly forgot that the police existed, all I thought of was Caleb.
"Honey! Merylin!", I heard dad's voice call and my mood was lit by a thousand times.
I raised my head up and saw him running towards us.
"I am so sorry!", he said as he hugged us both.
"Why sorry?!", mom asked.
"If it weren't for me you guys wouldn't have been out in the first place. It's just..... Caleb!", he said sounding angered and paused.
"Why would he just leave without talking to anyone, doesn't he know the effort we've put into making him stay with us?!", dad added pissed.
"Making me put my wife and daughter in danger. I am done searching for him! infact he isn't welcome into my home anymore; I don't care what the church says!", he added.
"Dad!", I spoke surprised at his utterance.
"Yes Merylin! Learn from this experience, anyone whom you give a hand to and doesn't want it, please take back your hand else you might just end up loosing that arm.", he added with an an incredible amount of conviction.
At this point, I couldn't really say anything.
........
Caleb's P.O.V:
On the roof of the Fultain building, there I stood with my back pack on my back and an umbrella on my hand.
The building was built in such away that the top floor was directly above the mall; while directly above te restuarant and the toilet was nothing.
I wore Marloy's mask and walked on the roof.
Even though he had seen in me in the camera, having me up close would give him a more clearer view and I am not planning to knock him out like I did Chris.
I went on top the other the roof of the first floor listening for the sound of computers. As soon as I was certain that I was directly above the camera room, I gently pulled off the roof breaking it gently.
When I was done, I jumped in, standing on of it's pillars and listening for the camera guy to acertain what he was doing.
I could hear him spin his chair around, and the sound of the clicking mouse; with all this I could tell the position of the computer that he was operating the computer, so I made the break in.
"Ahh!", he yelled holding his head.
"Shhh!", I said pointing the gun at him.
"Drop it and get up!", I added.
He dropped his phone immediately and got up.
"Slide it over!", I said referring to the phone.
"I said slide it over!!!", I added aloud.
In fear, he did.
"Turn around and take off your clothes!", I commanded and he did, shaking and pleading that I don't shoot him.
As he did, I took off mine as well.
"Throw it over!", I commanded and he did.
Throwing over his clothes and then his ID card.
I quickly pulled out the main part of the ID card and retained the rope, keeping the ID card in a corner so that when they do a thorough investigation, they would find the card and the camera guy not guilty.
"Now wear this!", I commanded throwing mine at him.
He wore mine and I wore his, once we were done with the exchange, I asked him to pull a his chair directly underneath the ceiling from whence I came and stand on it.
"Go up only when I ask you to!", I commanded.
I quickly shot the Tv and every screen I could find as well as the CPUs aimed at their hard drives.
"Ahhhh! I thought we had a deal!", he cried as he peed his pants.
The sound of the guns was heard by those downstairs and so they began to run up as planned.
"What deal?! Go up before I blow your brain out!", I screamed and he quickly went out, reaching out for the ceiling pillars and pulled himself upwards with the adrenaline received strength.
I quickly put my gun in my bag, and used the mask like a beanie to cover my head.
A few seconds after he had gone up, the armed men quickly came in, "Freeze!", they yelled pointing their guns at me.
I raised my hand up acting terrified.
"Please don't shoot, he went up! I am just the camera guy!", I said sounding scared as I pointed at the hole I had made.
They all quickly took the bait as quickly made my way through the door raising my hand as the rest armed men passed me.
Seeing that the ones I passed said nothing the other didn't feel like doing same feeling like I was clean and checked by his colleague. And besides, they could subconciously see the ID card's rope on my neck.
Coming out, I saw that they had already broken into the toilet and were now making their way to the roof, so I rushed out raising my hands up in the air.
The cops in front pointed their guns at me, but seeing that I made it out with the armed men in their, they too had their guards down.
"Please don't shoot, I am the camera guy!", I said sounding terrified.
"Where's your ID?", the cop asked.
I quickly pulled out the camera dude's rope.
"The card must have fallen!", I said sounding frustrated as I held unto the empty rope.
"Stay here!", he said pulling me aside as he turned to look up at the men who had apprehended the real camera guy dressed in the Fultain uniform like I did while perfoming my actions.
I quickly slipped into the crowd and was off.
.........
After walking a while, I made my way into a nearby forest, where I made a little fire with sticks and stones.
After settling down I brought fought my bag pack and opened it, brought out the box and watched stared at it for a while wondering if all this struggle was worth it.
To be continued...
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