Chapter 318 - Team of six (7) (1/2)

Philip was slowly walking toward Sarah and extended his right arm slowly as if he wants to touch her. His movements were completely non-threatening.

However, Sarah knew that there is something hidden in his right palm. When he was one step away, Sarah stepped on the side and leaped toward him. She grabbed his extended forearm with her hands and pushed it back to him. Her push made Philip step back, at the same time, one of her legs circled behind him.

Philip tripped on her leg and fell on the ground with a loud thud. His right palm ended on his neck. For a second, he froze. Philip stared at Sarah with his eyes open wide, shocked. He didn't expect her to be so swift, he always saw her as someone timid and weak. Even that time in the University hallway, when he grabbed her arm, she didn't even try to get herself free, it was Aiden who came to her rescue. How can she be so fast? And so strong?

By the time Aiden reacted, Philip was on the ground. Aiden rushed out of the truck, while two young men who were few steps behind Philip, hesitated for a second before leaping to save their companion. Sarah needed to let go of Philip in order to avoid two men. She jumped backward. Two men were focused on Philip, and Sarah used their distraction to swiftly circle around them and inject two men with sedatives, one each, in the neck.

By the time Aiden reached, all three men were on the ground.

He knows that Sarah had only two injections, but he sees all three of them down. ”Which one did you take care of?”

”The henchmen.”, she breathed heavily, mostly from excitment.

”What's with Philip?”

”Whatever was supposed to happen to me.” Sarah observed Philip from a distance and didn't want to come close to him.

Philip could not move his legs or speak. At first out of shock, but now the drugs kicked in, and he was truly unable to stand up. His arms moved weakly, apparently out of his control.

”Watch out for his right hand.” Sarah warned Aiden, seeing him approach Philip. ”I still don't know what he used, but it went into his neck.”

”It seems to be the same drugs he used last time on you.” Aiden analyzed, and looked around. ”We need to get them into the truck.” There are no people in the area, but there are few cars parked nearby. Someone will come to get their car, eventually.

Sarah frowned. ”They are heavy, get the truck closer.”

…

Sarah and Aiden dragged four people inside the large abandoned warehouse outside of Fairfield city limits. Two henchmen were in one corner one the floor, leaning on each other, gagged and with cloth bags over their heads. Philip was few feet away leaning on the wall, tied up, gagged, and also with a bag over his head. Vivian was propped and tied up on a chair, gagged, in the middle of the warehouse. One light from the top was right above Vivian, so others were in the shadows, only partially visible.

Sarah observed Vivian for some time without a word. Vivian's eyes showed that she is terrified. She was looking at three men on the floor but could not see who they are. Aiden was further in the dark, and she could only see his shadow, but since Sarah is here, she assumed that is Aiden. Sarah approached her and removed cloth which obstructed her mouth, and then walked back in front of her.

Aiden was standing in the back, silently observing and wondering what Sarah is going to do.

”What are you doing?” Vivian spoke in raspy voice full of horror.

”Can't you guess?” Sarah asked.

”No... no, I can't. Why are you doing this?” Vivian's voice was breaking.

”Think about it... Why would I do such a thing? Did you ever do something to cross me?”

”No, never...” Vivian vigorously shook her head. ”We are friends... best friends. I would never cross you.”

”Oh?” Sarah tilted her head left and right while analyzing Vivian's expression. ”Let me see if I can help you remember few things.” Sarah walked to the pickup truck and got a laptop from there. She opened few emails side by side and showed the laptop to Vivian. It was Vivian's email exchange with Philip about Sarah's activity on campus.

Vivian's eyes opened wide in shock.