Chapter 89: Chapter 89

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Aria has no idea how long Henry has been gone but she knew he'd be back soon and had to move faster. She hurried back to the bathroom and searched for anything sharp but found only an old toothbrush stuck at the trash can and quickly retrieved it.

Breaking off the edge against the hard floor, she rushed over to the door and began to use the edge to pick the locks in hope it would come off.

She could feel the hard imprint of the locks pressure, pressing against her palm but she was far from giving up.

It was either now or never.

She was half drenched in sweat and her own tears by the time the lock finally came off. Her joy was short lived when she felt another wave of pain shot through her and making sure to draw a wail of agony from her lips.

The contraction was becoming more frequent than normal. She noticed the warm liquid trailing down her thighs and knew her water has broken.

The inevitable was about to happen and she knew it. She took a deep breath for a moment to numb the pain before she began to drag herself out the door. If her baby was bend on coming then it was wise to leave now that she could.

She needed to get out of there before he returns and find her in that condition. She could call for help as soon as she makes it out and far from there.

Still biting down against her lower lips_she gathered the last bit of strength left and grab hold of the sheet from the bed and had it wrapped around her shoulders before making her way out the door.

Aria gasps in shock when her eyes settled around the décor in the living room. She could have guessed it earlier if only she was not too occupied with thought of breaking herself out.

It turns out Aria has been locked inside his bedroom all along and was just a stone throw away from her own apartment. She stumble across the living room in the dark in search of the light switch when she felt another surge of that familiar pain building up in her abdomen and grab hold of the cushion for support.

She waited for another five minutes to gain relief and was about to take another step towards the door when she noticed the door getting jerked from the outside and freezing her completely where she stood.

Seems Henry got back sooner than she thought he would. She crouch onto the floor behind the cushion in pain with tears swelling in her eyes while praying silently for the ground to open up and swallow her whole. It'd be better than getting locked up again.

She noticed a bottle of whisky lying behind the cushion and quickly reached for it. With her hands wrapped firmly around it and waiting, she continued to hide behind the cushion in the dark like a predator waiting for its prey.

She bite her tongue in panic the moment she heard him push the door open and turned on the light_followed by his heavy footsteps moving across the tiles floor towards where she was.

She peeped through the little space and back at him and it was indeed Henry with bags in both hands.

He pushed back the door with his left foot before proceeding towards the bedroom in search of Aria.

Aria dashed towards him the moment his back was turned at her with the intention of retrieving the set of keys from his pocket and hit him across the head as hard as she could and watched in horror as he collapsed to the floor with a loud groan.

She quickly grabbed the bunch of keys from the floor and rushed towards the door and unlocked the door. She didn't make it far before she collided with another figure outside his door way who seemed to be breaking in as well.

Two set of strong arms reached out and grab hold of her before she could land on the floor.

"Let me go" she cried out. Still trying to break free from the strangers grip.

"Shssssh Aria! Calm down. It's me!" The voice had cooed at her ears causing her a great deal of instant relief the moment she realized who the voice had belonged to.

It can't be! She thought as she began to blink her tears away before reaching out a hand to caress his face in the dark even though she couldn't see him properly.

"Frank?How_how did you find me?" She half cried before grabbing him with both hands.

He pulled her into his arms and held her closer as if he was afraid she might disappear again if he let go even for a second.

"I followed that bastard here. I just knew he will lead me to you" he uttered with a bit of relief while searching for her face in the dark hall way.

Her grip around his shoulder tightened the moment she felt another wave of contraction and cried out in pain.

"Are you okay?" He pulled back a little to look at her in alarm.

She only shook her head with great difficulty. "My water broke a while ago. The baby is coming"

"But you are not due until months from now. Is this supposed to be happening?"

"I can't say for sure but it will be born prematurely" the last word barely escaping her mouth as tears trail down her cheeks.

His eyes only widen slightly before he was thrown into a state of panic at her statement and realized he has to get her to the hospital soon enough.

"Where is Henry?" Frank had asked looking behind them, towards where she had ran out from.

Aria only shook her head in tears. "I think I killed him"

"That's good because if you hadn't, I would have done it myself"

Frank doesn't have to say it twice for her to know he was absolutely serious about killing Henry after all he has done.

He reached back down and scooped Aria into his arms and was about to carry her away from the hall way and towards the exit when he felt something pricked him from behind.

He turned around almost immediately to find Henry standing there with a blood stained face_still dripping down the collar of his T-shirt.

Frank felt immovable almost immediately due to the sensation shooting through his body and he knew something has gone wrong. Even Aria could feel something was not right as Frank had almost collapsed with her to the floor if not for the little strength he had to summon to steady them against the wall.

"What have you__done_you bastard" he spoke through gritted teeth at Henry who had a satisfied grin plastered on his face.

"You will have to stay awake to find out!" He utterly dryly before turning to glance at Aria who recoiled away further into Frank's weakened body crouching on the floor beside her.

Frank couldn't fight the heaviness that threatened to overpower him at this point but he wasn't about to give in without a fight. Turning to Aria with his last bit of strength.

He whispered at her "Run!"

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Frank woke up thirty minute later with a loud grunt and found that he was tie to a chair. His limps still feel numb and the heaviness in his eyes was still there._he was practically struggling against the effect of the drug in his system at that point.

He hoped with all his heart that Aria had gotten away at the neck of the moment because if she hasn't then he wouldn't know what to do while tied to a chair.

His head snapped to the side when he heard a familiar whimpering from the corner and blinked away the heaviness from his eyes a bit more while trying to settle on the figure hovering around at the corner.

"Please Henry! I can't anymore" he heard Aria's tired voice begged causing his blood to boil instantly with rage.

"Get away from her you bastard" Frank had yelled at the figure he assumed to be Henry bending so close to Aria on the bed.

He heard a manic like laugh escape his lips as he turned around towards his direction "Look who is finally awake!"

Frank jerked forward at his taunting words but was pulled back against the chair drawing a frustrated growl from his lips instead. "You will pay for this!" He threatened.

Henry only shook his head at what he considered to be empty threat because let face it. He has the upper hand in the situation not the one tied to a chair and dashing out threats.

Frank in his own desperation tried to rid himself of the restraint again but couldn't. His strength still eluded him. "You are a fucking psychopath you know that?"

"Tell me about it" Henry had answered with a taunting laugh.

"I will kill you!_I swear it" he sneered at him even more.

Henry finally came to a pause at his statement as he took two angry stride to where he had Frank tied to the chair and pulled him towards himself with a snarl "this is all your fucking fault asshole. Everything was going smoothly between us until you took her from me. And now you will watch as I take her from you, her and the baby you fucking piece of shit"

Frank spat at him and earned himself a punch across the face almost immediately. "Do that again and I will be the one killing you" he hissed at his ears before pushing away from Frank on the chair.

"Just seat over here and watch your child get born because that's the only memory you'd have of them both"

"You won't get away with this even if it's the last thing I do"

Henry only laughed at his words. "I think I already am if you look closely"

Aria's estranged wail and groan on the bed had snapped their head both at their direction as she cried out for help. "Please help me" she cried.

Henry quickly rushed over to knee beside her on the bed before pulling her into his arms. "Calm down darling. You will be fine. I will take care of you right here" he assured her with a smile. Aria only groan in protest.

"Take her to the hospital before she loose her life and my child. You can't fucking keep doing this" Frank had yelled from the other end still trying to break free but to no avail.

Henry's restraint seem stronger than he could imagined.

Beads of sweats were scattered all over her body at this point as she continued to bite down at her lower lips in an attempt to numb the pain.

Aria was starting to loose every bit of strength left. She couldn't fight the pain nor could she stop her child from trying to come out prematurely.

She was overwhelmed and weak and doesn't know how long it will take before she loose it all.

Henry's eyes widen in shock when he felt for her pulse and realized how low it was becoming. He reached over and adjusted her on the bed before rushing out the door.

"Where are you going. You can't leave her here". Frank had yelled at him but he was already gone.

Frank could only curse at his luck.

How would anyone find them without calling for help. He wondered where Kelvin was and groan in frustration.

"If you can hear me dear then I need you to stay strong for us. I won't let him hurt you or take our child. I will get us out of here"

Aria gave no reply causing him to panic even more than he already was. Frank knew he needed to find a way and began to pull at the strains more even though each pull hurt more than the latter.