Kevin watched the guards and figured out they changes shifts ever hour. When the guards leave there is a two-minute period where there is no one guarding the entrance to the prison and after hearing some of the guards talk seems it is the same way inside only not at the same time. He would have to get in and wait for the inside guards to change to move around. Or...... Then an idea struck Kevin like a ton of bricks.
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Nick woke up to a scream. He lifted his head and he saw that AJ was still with him, sleeping, in the cell and he sighed with relief. 'How could he sleep through that?' Nick thought to himself. The screaming continued for a few more minutes until it died down. Nick found himself thinking of his family and he silently started to cry. He just wanted to go back to 1992 when he was a kid and was with his family. Be like it was before the war.
He heard the cell door open and looked over and saw a guard walk in. The guard pulled him up into a sitting position and Nick groaned in pain.
"There is someone here to see you." He said hastily and walked out. Nick then saw Jahed walk in. His heart was beating so fast if felt like it would leap out of his chest. AJ had woken up from hearing the guard and sat it the corner and watched.
"Hi Nickolas." He said calmly. "I treated you so well. Better then other slaves and you repay me for my kindness by escaping?" He asked getting angrier. Jahed stood over the sitting Nick and Nick felt like he was 5. That's how small he felt. Jahed then backhanded Nick hard across the face. Nick almost fell over from the force but was able to keep his balance. He groaned in pain.
"Well, to teach you a lesson you will stay here for a while just to see how good you really had it at my place." Jahed said and hit Nick across the face again. AJ winced but there was nothing he could do. If he tried to help Nick then he could get himself or even Nick killed and he didn't want to risk Nick being killed because of his actions. Jahed left and the guard closed the cell.
AJ moved his way over to Nick. He was looking down with silent tears rolling down his face. AJ just put his arm around his shoulder and tried to comfort Nick as best he could.
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The next day Angel woke up with hopes of seeing Nick there somewhere. She looked over at the sleeping Brian and got up quietly. She went from one room to another hoping to see Nick and Kevin somewhere laughing and Nick being ok. But Nick and Kevin were nowhere in sight. She let out a sob and tears slowly ran down her face. With her head down she slowly walked back to the sleeping quarters and looked at the sleeping people knowing that they all were looking for someone. But she doubted if any had found that person then had them taken away again a short time later. That hurts more then never finding the person. She went in to the make shift bathroom and cleaned up then went back to Brian. She sat there in silence and prayed for Nick and hoped Kevin brought him back safely.
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Kevin didn't know why he didn't think of this before. He stayed behind a bush that was just out of view of the prison. The guards walked back and forth through here to get to and from the prison. He would have to wait for a lone guard to come by in order to pull this off. He had to be very careful doing what he was about to do because if he were caught it would mean death. This by far is the biggest risk in freeing someone he has taken. Nothing could go wrong. He had ripped off his sleeve to use it to cover his face. He couldn't be identified when this is over.
He waited for a few hours until he noticed a lone guard coming down the path. Once Kevin saw that there wasn't anyone else around and that the guard was out of sight of the prison Kevin leapt out and jumped the guard. He didn't know what hit him. The guard went down with a thud. The guard looked up in fear but all Kevin could see was the guards' eyes. His face was covered as well. A fight went on but Kevin was able to knock the guard out. Kevin then took the guards clothes and put them on. This was it. He was going in. he took a deep breath and head towards the prison.
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For Nick this was the longest two days of his life. But the good thing was AJ was with him. He wasn't alone. He heard the main cell door open so he and AJ separated so the guards wouldn't wind up separating them. There were two guards. They stopped in front of his cell door and opened it up. The men went up to Nick and lifted him up. He cringed in pain. AJ watched and winced he didn't want his brother to be in pain but he couldn't do anything in his weakened state.
"You think it was bad being Jahed's slave, well you are in for something kid cause you donno how good you really had it." One of the guards said to Nick. The two guards laughed. Nick was struggling to stay standing. His legs were weak and everything hurt. The guards seemed to feed off his pain. They laughed and began to hit him.
"You stupid American's! You don't know when to do what you are told. You need everything your way." The other guard said with some annoyance in his voice. He hit nick hard in the stomach then again in the face. "What? You not gonna beg?" that same guard said.
"Ok we can continue until you do beg for mercy." The first guard said. And the two took turns hitting him. A few minutes later Nick couldn't take it anymore.
"Please" He whispered, "stop." The two guards looked at each other.
"I think he is begging." The second one said. "What's that slave? What did you say?" He said tauntingly.
"Please stop. Please." Nick begged.
"You know what to say." The first guard said. Nick sighed a little and looked down.
"You are strong and I am weak." He whispered.
"And?" the second guard asked.
"I'm no good and I deserved it." Nick finished about to cry. He hated feeling like this and he hated giving in to these assholes. The to guards let him go at the same time and Nick fell to the floor.
"Well said slave. We'll be back later." The first one said and they both laughed at Nick who was in pain and humiliated. "Your next tattooed freak." The second one said as the closed the door and left.
AJ scooted over to Nick who was lying on his side against the wall. Nicks eyes were closed and AJ saw the tears that slowly made their way down his face.
"Nick?" AJ whispered. Nick slowly opened his eyes. One of his eyes was swollen so it only opened a bit.
"I want to go home." Nick whispered then closed his eyes again.
"I know. So do I." AJ whispered back.
