" Okay, this is it Alex. We have reached the location. You need to stay in the van till we return. You'll not get out of the van at any circumstance. You need to give complete assurance to me." Mr.Smith the head of the rescue team said. " You don't need to worry about me Mr.Smith. I'll be safe. Now please go and save my parents " I said in a positive tone. Mr.Smith gave me a unconvinced look but nonetheless left along with the others. I waited for ten whole minutes and decided to sneak in. When I tried to get out of the van, something slipped under my leg. I bent down and took the thing. It was a beretta 92FS inox gun. I have read about the pistol in some of my novels. The magazine was loaded. I placed the gun in my jeans incase there was any need to use it in the future. I inspected my surrounding for any threat. When there wasn't any, I proceeded to move forward. The neighbourhood looked like a family friendly one. There was not any creepy vibes coming from that place. The buildings were colourful and filled with emotions. Maybe that's the reason the terrorists should have chosen this location to reside. Noone will suspect them. The military wouldn't even find anything suspicious about it. That's how the terrorists should have surived all these years without getting caught. I scanned the buildings to find the right one. I memorized the directions when Mr.Smith was defining it to the fellow team members. As I passed down several buildings, my eyes stopped on a particular one. The rescue team were taking their positions around the building. I slowly sneaked inside the building without beign seen by the rescue team. I thought I have managed to sneak in safely, that's when I heard a deep voice.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?" A tall man with a dirty beard asked me. He looked like he was in his late thirties. " Uh..Um" I swallowed deeply and answered. " I was looking for Mr.Brown. I work in the mechanic shop two streets across. He gave me this address and asked to collect money for repairing his car " I said boldly. " There is no Mr.Brown here boy. You have come to the wrong address. This is not the place for young man like you. Leave immediately" he said firmly. "Whoa, okay. Calm down. I am leaving" I told him raising my hands in defence. I pretented to walk away from the building. 

Suddenly, the tall man's phone rang. He took the call and walked to one side of the entrance to answer it. Soon he started to yell at the other person on the phone. It seemed like he was having an intense argument. I supposed that was the right moment to sneak inside the building. I walked softly to the far side of the building. I somehow managed to reach the narrow sideways of the building. I could have either sneak in through the back entrance of the building if there was any or climb the long pipes to reach the windows of any room. I was convinced that the later will be a better option incase there was another nasty man guarding the back entrance. I climbed the elongated pipe and managed to make my way up without falling. I came to the first window and peeked into it. The room was absolutely dark, covered with dust. It looked like a old store room. I climbed further up the pipe and reached the second window. This room was completely empty except a long table and some chairs. Maybe it is some sort of meeting room. I evaded it and climbed further up. I peeked my head slightly through the window, the sight infront of my eyes made me devastated. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. My parents were tied up on a chair. Their face were swollen and drained. They had random bruises all over their body. I was extremely relieved when I heard their muffled shuffling. I scanned the room to verify there was  anyone else. To my relief the room was empty. I jumped into the room and walked towards my parents. " Mom, Dad wake up. It's Alex " I said in a quiet tone. They opened their eyes slowly and took in my appearance. "Alex" my mother whispered softly and touched my face. That's when realization hit her and her eyes widened in shock. "Alex, you are here" my mother said in complete disbelief. " What the hell are you doing here Alex? You are not supposed to be here. Leave before anyone sees you" my father whispered angrily. " No dad, I am not going to leave you both here. You shouldn't have lied to me. I won't allow anymore danger come near both of you. We'll either make it out alive or die in the means together " I said firmly. 

Suddenly many gun shots were heard throughout the building. I guess the rescue team broke into. " We don't have much time. We need to get out of here" my mother said panicking. I untied them as quickly as I could. When they stood up from the chair, the door opened suddenly. Two bulk men entered the room with guns pointing at us. " Who are you? How did you get in?" the fat man in a shabby clothes asked me. I didn't answer him. I just stared at him. " I asked you a question. Answer me you filthy piece of shit" the fat man said angrily pointing the gun straight at my head. " Just leave him please. He doesn't know anything about this. If you want to punish someone, just punish us. Leave him out of this" my mother begged him. "So the little twat here is your son. Let's see if he can handle the beatings like you did" the muscular man with a deep cut on his face said taking a threatening step towards me. " No, don't you dare. Even if you lay a hand on him, I'll kill you myself" my father said while moving infront of me to block me from him. " You son of a bitch "the muscular man said and raised his gun towards my father. "Stop" someone yellled near the door. I tilted my head and saw Mr.Smith standing at the entrance of the door with a gun. " Surrender. All your men have been shot. It's just you two now. So don't you dare move" Mr.Smith threatned them in a serious tone. " You think you have got us? Let's see how much you value the life of the little piece of shit over here" the muscular man said yanking me towards him suddenly. Mr.Smith's eyes widened when he saw me. "Alex,what are you doing here? You promised me that you won't get out of the van" he said in a worried tone. " I am sorry Mr.Smith" I whispered and I slowly took the gun placed in my jeans unnoticed. " Okay, enough of your family drama. Give us what we demanded otherwise none of you will leave this place alive" the fat man said raising his gun towards  Mr.Smith. " You think you can get away easily after messing with my family" my father said lunging towards the fat man. Before I could blink the muscular man raised his gun towards my father. Without thinking any further I pulled the trigger of my gun. I closed my eyes and heard two loud gun shots. I opened my eyes nervously not wanting to take in the scene in front of my eyes.