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Past, Present, & Future

By KaySky

Part Four

All the lights were off in the Frye house. It was time for them to make their move.

They were quiet as mice as they leaned the ladder against the house. The first man, all dressed in black, climbed up. He was hoping he could see into the room well enough to determine if it was indeed the room of Kaylee Frye.

He peered in through the glass. There were two beds in the room. Only one seemed to be occupied with two people. He pushed open the window, and cut through the screen with his pocket knife. He crept ever so silently inside and motioned for one of the other men to come up.

When both men were in the room, the first man locked the bedroom door. The only way anyone was getting in was through the window. His soft footsteps towards the bed did not wake the two sleepers. It wasn’t until the outside sleeper felt the cold mouth of a gun barrel on her neck that she awoke.

She reacted. She swung her arm. It hit the man right in his stomach, knocking the wind out of him. The other sleeper awoke at the commotion. “Zoe…”

“Not now dear.” She was in the process of hopping out of bed, reaching for her gun when the other man aimed his gun at her. Wash stood up right behind her.

“Don’t think about it, honey.” His voice was rough and cold. The sound of his words sent chills running down Wash’s spine.

The other man had recaptured his breath and was now aiming his gun at the couple. “You’re not Kaylee Frye.”

“That ain’t really a concern of yours.” Thinking on her feet was something Zoe had grown quite good at, but she could think of anything at the moment to take these two down. She would wait for her moment to come.

“That’s where you’re wrong.” He paced back and forth across the room. It was going to be tricky getting Kaylee without causing an uproar. “Tell me where the girl is and you both can live.”

“Afraid I can’t do that.” Zoe didn’t hesitate with her an