Chapter 26: Vivid Dreams

 Jason was in his car when his phone rang,when he took the phone from his pocket and looked at the screen,it read unknown number. His head went back and rested on the chair's headrest before picking the call

"Hello"he said

"I told you to refrain from trying to find me. But you, like a cockroach just seem to find a way not to leave me be with my business" A deep,weary and scratchy voice came from the other end of the call

"I haven't tried anything. I did what you told me. I haven't gone against your rules"Jason replied

"Rules. Rules. Rules. They are there for a reason,why people have rules, why organizations have rules, why societies have rules. Without them, chaos would roam free. There will be havok all over. That's why I gave you rules Ghost, to ensure that nothing goes out of order. And I told you, breaking any of them would lead to dire consequences. Or I didn't make myself quite clear Mr Ghost?" The voice asked

"You did. And that's why I'm telling you I didn't try to go against any of your rules, you have to believe me. I can't risk going against them"Jason pleaded

"Well either you are a very good liar or you might just be telling the truth. Either way, someone was trying to look for me and find my secret stash. It seems like I didn't make myself clear when I said there will be consequences." The voice said

"Please, let's not make any hasty decisions. Whatever you want to do, please don't. Let's be reasonable"Jason said

"It's too late for that.I need you to come over to your partner's house, I'm preparing something for you as we speak"the told Jason

"Wait, hold up. Let's not take it this far. Like I said, I didn't go against your rules, there's no need to let it get to that. Don't do what I think you're about to do, you don't have to. I'm begging you, he's innocent. He's just my partner, and you have everything you wanted."Jason said as he set the car to ignition ready to drive as he noticed how fast the situation had escalated

"It's too late now to make any rational decisions. Now, like I said get to your partner's house. It seems like a great day to paint the sky red"the man on the other end of the call said before he ended the call

It was around ten thirty at night, raindrops fell on the windows of the car that Jason was in while once in a while thunder rumbled and lightening flashed once too often. He was parked in the parking lot outside the residence he resided in. The moment phone call ended Jason put the car into gear and drive off from the parking area like a mad man high on heroin with a cocktail of ecstacy and morphine in his system. All that went through his head was saving his partner's life at any cost. The only obstacle in his path was a thirty minute drive through one of the busiest roads at the worst possible day of the week, a Friday. Once he got to the main road he swerved through lanes doing a ninety on a fifty road. One would think he was casted in a fast and furious movie because he was definitely going fast and was furious alright. Jason struggled to make way through the traffic congested streets, at some points he even drove through the sidewalks in order to avoid being caught up in traffic.

It didn't take long for him to get the attention of the police after tons of drivers had called in to the police reporting about a rogue driver loose on the streets. When he was just about fifteen minutes out two squad cars appeared on his rear view mirror with their sirens on and within no time he was involved in a high speed police chase. At this time, he didn't care about the police or if he ran over anyone. He was more concerned about his partner. He pulled out his phone and dialed the number that had called him. It rang about three times without being answered. Furiously Jason redialed the number as he tried to evade the cops, this time it was answered

"What is that that I hear Ghost? Do I hear sirens? Don't tell me you're going to sleep on the cell today, who is going to save your partner if you in jail for the whole of the weekend?"the man on the other end asked sadistically." Now let me tell you something...."

Jason didn't even wait for him to finish his statement before he cut him in," No you shut up and listen to me you piece of shit!!! If you even dare as much as as to lay a finger on my partner I swear to God you will regret it!!"

"Whoah! Someone needs to watch his mouth around me!" The man said a little taken back at Jason's sudden burst of emotions"I want you to listen to this," he said as he put the phone on a table." Please tell Ghost what I am holding in my hand"

A faint voice which was clearly in pain was heard ' Ghh...Ghost,I'm sorry but I had to go after him. It's not your fault'

Jason with tears running down his face heard something get hit, like someone being punched.

"I said tell him what I'm holding in my hand!!!" The man rumbled

"He's holding a knife"the faint voice replied

"And where am I holding it to?"the man asked

"My neck" the faint voice said weakly." I'm sorry Ghost'

"You should be" the man said as he slit his throat

Jason could hear his partner gurgle over his own blood and heard a thump when his partner's body fell to the ground. It was at that moment that he lost it. He slammed his foot on the pedal and hit at least 120km/hr and that's when the police called it in for all hands on deck. Every patrol car near the vicinity way on his trail. But the phone call wasn't over,

"So this is how this is going to play out..."the man said after a long dry maniacal laugh

"Play time is over you sick bastard!!!" He shouted into the mouth piece." You just killed the only leverage you had on me. You're a dead man to me you hear?!! I don't need to tell you what I'm going to do to you but just for the record, I'm going to break both of your fucking legs, snap your right hand in three different places, rip your left hand from it's socket and save the best for last. I'll cut off your head and play with it like a freaking Mikasa ball during the fifa 2010 world cup!!! And don't forget that! I'll find you, you can run to any place on the planet but I promise you this, I'll find you!!!" Jason shouted at the top of his lungs as he continued with his hot pursuit chase.

He was about three hundred metres from the building where his partner lived when all of a sudden he ran over spikes on the road making him loose control of his car. All his tires got punctured within a second, all that followed seemed to go in slow motion. He tried to control the car but with the speed he was going he found it near impossible to do. Out of reflex when he saw that he was about to drive into an oncoming car, he immediately swerved to the side making his car skid of the road and flip over rolling to the side of the road a couple of times before it came to a stop when it crashed into a tree. Luckily he was wearing his seatbelt so he only had a couple of injuries but he was still awake. As he struggled to open his eyes he could see more than twenty police men with rifles ready waiting for him to come out while others were shouting for him to get out of the vehicle with his hands raised. Mustering up all the strength he had and fighting through the pain he crawled out of the car with blood oozing from his body and sure of a few broken ribs. When he finally got to his feet he remembered why he was driving so fast but before he could even say anything he was tackled from behind and put in handcuffs. All that he could do was scream and shout to the officers that his friend and partner had just been murdered but they didn't hear him.

Suddenly Jason jumped up from his bed. He was sweating and his heart race like a bunny's on heat. He turned and looked at his alarm clock. It was six am on Wednesday. It was just a dream.