Chapter 7
At the high school, William had directed Roman through an ear piece as he climbed on the roof. He looked down through the glass ceiling into the gym. Roman removed his back pack and took out the gadget William had provided him with. He hooked it onto a lack on the roof just as he had been taught.
In the gym, Sasha was getting light headed as Bray watched her in amusement. Mickie was fixing her hair in hopes of seeing Trish. Outside, RHPD were arriving on the scene. Somehow, Renee had managed to sneak into the school, hoping to get a look at the kidnappers faces. But suddenly, the glass ceiling of the gym shattered as a man with a mask slid down on a rope. He landed on his feet right in front of Alexa and Sasha. He pointed a gun at Bray but he was clearly out numbered.
"Roman, what's going on in there?" William asked over the earpiece.
Roman began to panic as Mickie and Bray surrounded him. Renee hid herself behind the gym door and watched what was happening.
"Here goes nothing." Roman said to himself.
Alexa and Sasha watched as Mickie lunged at Roman. He ducked threw a punch at Bray, hitting his directly in the face. Next, Roman grabbed a pair of handcuffs out of his bag and cuffed Bray. Mickie kicked Roman across the face taking him off guard. He held his jaw for a moment before fighting back. He threw a punch but she ducked. Roman tried for another punch but Mickie was able to kick him across the face again, this time busting his nose open.
"Ah!" Roman yelled out as he held his face.
"That's all you got superman?" Mickie asked.
Roman now lunged forward and grabbed her arm aggressively, twisting it behind her back as he cuffed her hands. Renee was taking as many notes as she could but something about the man in the mask intrigued her. He walked over and took the tape off of Sasha and Alexa's mouths before untying them. Alexa rushed over to help Sasha.
"Um.." Alexa tried to think as Roman hit an odd button on his belt. The rope automatically pulled Roman up, through the ceiling. Renee watched in disbelief at what she had just seen. Alexa was shaking as she struggled to rip off a piece of her gown. Sasha was struggling to keep her eyes open as Alexa tied the ripped piece of her dress around her wound to stop the bleeding. Alexa helped her out of the chair and put Sasha's arm around her as she tried to carry her out of the gym. The police were in the process of surrounding the building when Alexa walked out holding up Sasha.
"Help! She needs help!" Alexa screamed out.
A few medics rushed to help the girls as Trish lead Miz and Shawn into the school. What they didn't expect was to find Mickie and Bray already handcuffed.
"What the hell?" Shawn asked.
Trish immediately made eye contact with Mickie.
"There's my beauty queen." Mickie tried to flirt.
"Get them out of here." Trish told the guys.
Phil was waiting eagerly to get a quote from the detectives when Renee walked up beside him.
"What are you doing here? I thought you were working the Reigns murder?" Phil asked.
"Yeah well.. I think I can manage more than one story." Renee said as she looked to the roof for the man in the mask. Unfortunately for her, he was nowhere to be found.
Within the next half hour, things began to calm down. Alexa was trying her best to keep Sasha company while the medics patched her up in the back of the ambulance.
"You don't have to sit here with me." Sasha said with a raspy voice.
Alexa looked up at Sasha for a moment.
"I want to." Alexa told her.
Sasha looked down at her as her eyes softened. Alexa carefully placed her hand on Sasha's to comfort her. Of course, Sasha's first instinct was to vomit at the mere thought of Alexa touching her but instead, she teared up. They were both scared and hurt and in that moment, Sasha didn't mind Alexa's company so much. Alexa held her hand a little tighter as a tear fell down Sasha's cheek. Then suddenly, Seth pulled up with Stephanie and Hunter. They rushed out of the car an ran to Alexa.
"Sweetheart, are you okay?" Stephanie asked.
Hunter put his arm around Alexa and lead her away from Sasha. Alexa glanced back at Sasha as her parents asked her a bunch of questions. As Sasha was watching Alexa with her parents, Ricochet pulled up with Bayley in his passenger seat. They got out of the car and rushed to Sasha.
"Oh my god, you're okay." Bayley said in relief as she hugged Sasha.
"What happened to your arm?" Ricochet asked.
"It's nothing." Sasha said.
"It doesn't look like nothing." Bayley told her.
Alexa looked passed her parents as Sasha as Bayley tried to comfort her.
"Just take me home." Sasha told Ricochet.
"Of course." He said.
Sasha followed them to the car and got in the back seat. She glanced at both of them with disappointment in her eyes, knowing that they were both lying to her. Sasha ran her hand over her wound and began to tear up a bit.
Alexa was told to wait in the car while her parents talked.
"Adam is done!" Hunter yelled.
"We don't even know what happened, Hunter." Stephanie tried to explain.
"Why are you defending him? The kid screwed up" Hunter said.
"But he is just a kid." Stephanie said.
"Which is exactly why I should have never let you talk me into hiring him in the first place." Hunter told her.
Stephanie was about to say something but before she could, Shawn walked over.
"How's she doing?" Shawn asked.
"I think she'll be okay. We just need to do a better job of keeping an eye on her." Hunter said.
"Well you guys know I'm always here if you need anything." Shawn told them.
"Of course, man. Thanks." Hunter said before getting into the car.
Stephanie stood back for a moment.
"What about you? Are you doing okay?" Shawn asked.
Stephanie stared at him helplessly for a moment like she wanted to tell him something..
"Steph?" Shawn asked with concern.
"We need to talk." Stephanie said to him quietly before getting into the car.
At Reigns manor, Roman was reading in his library when he thought he heard the wind blowing in. He looked back and saw that the window was open. Even though Roman didn't remember opening the window he got up to close it.
"You have your own library? What a nerd." Becky said.
Roman turned around in startlement as she sat down on the sofa and rested her feet on the coffee table.
"How did you get in here?" Roman asked.
"Look I heard your speech tonight. If you want my help finding whoever killed your parents, I'm in." Becky told him.
Roman gave her a skeptical look.
"Why would I need your help?" Roman asked.
Becky laughed to herself and got up to face him.
"Trust me, you do." Becky assured him.
"And why would even want to help me anyway? We don't even know each other." Roman asked.
Becky lost her confidence for a moment.
"If you want my help you've got it." Becky said as she walked passed him. "Let me know, rich guy." Becky said before climbing back out the window.
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