After The End: Alex Rider FanFiction

~Chapter Twenty-Four~

Polly's (POV)

"Hey guys! You think Sparky here is afraid of water too?" Noah questions, looking back at his minions.

My heart squeezes as Alex looks over at us with empty eyes, no sign of that confident boy present.

Stupid Noah. Can't he see he's taking this too far?

I wiggle around, trying to loosen Cole and JW's grip they have on me.

I twist my head around in a attempt to hit someone with it, only to just miss JW's head by an inch. My glasses falling off in the process.

Rats.

Well, that probably would've hurt anyways. Curse my puny self.

I glance over at Mack, only to see he's not doing any better than I am. His broken leg not doing anything to help the situation.

I deflate.

They're too good at this.

Yuck, and Cole's slimy hand over my mouth isn't the.....cleanest.

"Yeah, why don't you see!" Cole shouts out towards Noah.

My eyes widen.

Idiots. They're all blubbering idiots.

I feel fury build up, and I narrow my eyes.

Anyone around this town can tell you this one thing: I have a mean temper.

Cole and JW have loosened their grips on me when I stopped struggling, leaving me a bit of working room.

Quickly, I jam my right arm forward. Then I forcefully bring my elbow back.....Right into Coles' stomach.

That probably didn't feel good. But that doesn't keep the smile from growing on my face.

Cole lets go of me, doubling over to hold his stomach. I jerk forward, trying to lose JW's grip also.

But sadly he doesn't let go. He just grabs me tighter, making me grunt in pain as he does it a little harder than necessary.

I turn my head, spotting Mack who's just staring over at me with wide, worried eyes.

Don't just stand there. Do something!

I snap my gaze back over towards Alex.

Noah's roughly holding onto Alex's bicep, dragging him backwards towards the water. The scene reminding me of something off a barbaric movie.

Alex is thrashing around, eyes wide with panic.

My heart speeds up.

This has to stop.

Noah turns Alex around to face the water, and I watch as Alex goes rock still. His muscles locking up on him.

Wait a second, I recognize these.....symptoms.

Noah stands Alex up, walking him closer to the waters edge.

   Don't do it Noah.

Then he throws him head first into the water.

Darn it.

I watch with wide eyes as Alex thrashes around in the three foot water. Desperately trying to get his head above.

Finally, his head pops up.