May lets Amelia loose

Amelia thrashed in the chair, her eyes pleading as she struggled against the ropes. May’s chest tightened as she stepped closer, her mind spinning in every direction. What had she done? How had it come to this? “I didn’t mean for this to happen,” she said. She knelt down beside Amelia. She hesitated for a moment before gently pulling down the gag from her friend’s mouth.

Amelia coughed, gasping for air as soon as the gag was removed. Her voice, when it finally came out, was raw. “What the hell is going on?” she spat. “What did you do?!”

May recoiled. Tears stung her eyes. “I—I didn’t know they’d do this! I swear, I just wanted them to talk to you, to convince you not to—”

“Not to what? Tell the truth?” Amelia shot back. Her eyes blazed. “You sent these freaks after me!”

“I was scared,” May said, her voice breaking. “I didn’t know what else to do. I thought you’d tell Roger, and if he finds out, I lose everything…”

Amelia stared at her in disbelief. “So you thought tying me up in some warehouse was the answer?”

May’s hands trembled. “I didn’t know it would go this far.”

Amelia’s chest rose and fell rapidly as she tried to process her friend’s words. For a long moment, the room was filled with nothing but the sound of her labored breaths and the distant hum of dock machinery. “What do you think happens now, May? Do you really think they’ll just let us walk out of here?” she asked bitterly.

May had no idea what these men were capable of or what they expected. And now, seeing Amelia like this, tied up and terrified, the full weight of her decision came crashing down on her. “I don’t know,” she admitted, her voice barely audible.

Amelia grit her teeth. “You need to let me go,” she said, her voice tight. “Untie me and we can figure this out together.”

May flinched, backing away from the chair. Panic clawed at her throat. If she untied Amelia, what then? Would she run straight to Roger, tell him everything in retaliation? Or would she try to fight back against these men, risking her own life? But if she left Amelia here, tied and helpless, what would happen to her?