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Helli:No, come with us!
Helli:This is why I didn’t tell you he was here
Helli:Don’t put yourself in danger for him again
Ria:What, you giving me dating advice now?
Ria:Bit rich considering we were enemies only a few days ago
Helli:Your funeral
I grabbed some documents off Apollo’s desk – random, non-confidential ones – to use as a decoy. Then I took the real documents from the safe, stashed them in the utility cupboard, and legged it to the ground floor.
As I left, Forest was saying: “Throw your worst at me. I’ll tell you anything you want to know.”
I hoped he’d wait until I was there to give up any more of his secrets.
On the ground floor, I approached the door to reception.
I could hear Apollo saying: “Still, a win is a win. I’ll take it. Farewell.”
I jammed the door release button and kicked open the door. Apollo was right in front of me. His guards rushed to grab me by the arms.
Apollo snatched the documents out of my hands. “What was the point of this? You just handed me back the evidence you need.”
I smiled. “Take a look.”
Apollo scanned the documents, and then looked back up at me. There was little in the way of his usual theatrics when he spoke, in a low, horrible tone. “Youbitch.”
Forest ran at Apollo. For a moment I had a glimpse of that fury, so reminiscent of our last interaction, but thankfully not directed at me. “You watch your mouth!”
But security stopped him in his tracks before he could get close. He struggled against them, but his one-man tai chi and fencing strength was no match for Apollo’s beefed up security team.
Apollo drew closer to me, his loathsome face inches away from mine. I could tell he was no longer enjoying himself even remotely. “Where are they?”
I smiled very sweetly. He could be asking about the documents or the twins. Either way, my answer was the same. “They’re about to depart the building. You’re too late.”
Forest frowned in confusion, talking more to himself than anyone else. “But this is the only way out.”
I winked at Forest around the arms of the security holding us both in place. “I think you’ll find there’s one other way.”
The unmistakable sound of a helicopter starting up could be heard outside, from the roof. Its arrival not long before had been thankfully masked by the more abrasive sound of the ‘code red’ alarm.
Apollo turned away from me and bellowed to all assembled at the top of his voice. “Security. To the roof.Immediately.Don’t bother with her – get to the roof!”
The armed guards started running in the direction of the elevator. The ones holding me by both arms, after a brief confusion, let go. They let go of Forest too. I shook my arms amidst the chaos. My upper arms were going to be bruised tomorrow.
Forest raised an eyebrow in my direction. “Sylvester?”
I nodded my head and grinned. “Come on, let’s get out of here beforecode redgoes off again. If I never hear that siren again in my life it’ll be too soon.”
I ran in the direction of the exit – and then, as if it were the most natural thing ever, grabbed Forest’s hand and pulled him along with me.
Outside, still holding hands, we stood on the grass and looked up at the sky. We could hear yelling, even from down here, as security and Apollo arrived on the roof to the sight of the helicopter pulling off into the skies.
Forest watched the helicopter go. “Ria, you’re amazing. How did you do it?”
Despite the cool outside air, my body flooded with warmth. “I am quite amazing. But actually, we did it together, you and I.”
