Dark Envy

Ch. 28 · Prison Escape

Chapter 28

Prison Escape

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Making their way back to the Tunnel, Leila felt a weird sense of calm come over her. Like she had just been accepted fully into the fold. She had a new brother, a dad and a grandfather now. Growing up Leila never had that, She had her brothers Frank and Dave but they weren't mush use. They were dealing with their own stuff, Franks left when they were both young as he couldn't cope with their mother beating on him anymore. Which you couldn't blame him.

But here she felt like she didn't have to hide who she was, that murder was the easist she had ever commited a crime before and it felt good, like she belonged.

"How did that feel Sis," Soule asked

"Just like a walk in the park

"I knew you would, I just knew you were part of this family.

Pulling up to the entrance of the tunnel, Soule drove the car inside and they contined the car journey till they took a shapre left turn into another tunnel, it felt like it took less time to get back than it did coming and going the first time, they came down.

When the car came to a stop and Soule parked the car, both Leila and Soule existed the car and went in side, where both their dad and granddad was waiting for them to let them know how it went.

" Well, baby girl how di it go," Asked Johnson Snr

"It felt good , no issues, in and out. Like I said I would be," Leila explained

"That's my girl," Johnson said.

Just then the doors opened and in walked five other men, dressed in dark robes. One of the men said " It is time for the next meeting

Following everyone as they walked towards Leila's room and turned right and unlocked a door, that lead to another room with a big round table in the middle, each man sat in a chair around the table, Leila was walked towards a chair and sat down as instructed. Leila was then given a robe to put on, then one of the men placed three small square parchment sheets on the board. When Leila focused on the table more intently, she noticed it was a CHESS BOARD and three names were written on the parchment sheets.

" Can I ask a question," Leila asked

One of the men nodded his head

"Is this a game of chess, as I like chess," Leila asked

"Yes, my dear it is and we have been playing this game since 1575. We don't choose a target or victim, we play chess and the game decides for us. Three parchments sheets with three different names on the sheets, Donald will know make his chess move, which will decide who dies next.

Sitting at the round table, Donald was focusing on his turn, studying the board, Leila noticed that it will take at least three turns for Donald to land on one of the parchments sheets, it will take Johnson two moves to land on a parchment sheet. It took nearly ten minutes before Donald made his move, he moved his rook to the left by two spaces landing two spaces away from the first parchment sheet. Then Johnson moved straight away, moving his knight to the right by one space. Leaving him at least three spaces away from another parchment sheet. Donald moved next using his ROOK, landing clearly on the first parchment sheet.

The move has been done, this parchment sheet will be the next target to be terminated, explained, the older gentlemen, who's name no one knew. He then picked up his phone and called a number, when they answered, the gentleman said " You are up, Terminate and report back

Then the line went dead , everyone stood up and left the table, not one word to each other, just stood up, walked out of the room, then walked out of the door of the unit they came in.

"That's it????

"Yes, we don's need to speak to each other, we come together once a month, to do what we need to do and then, everyone goes back to their respective life's.

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