Brothers | Dylan O'Brien (ENG)

6.

Thomas found me some clothes that were a bit too big for me, but it didn't bother me at all.

Later he showed me where the bathroom was so I could wash and change. So that's what I did. I took a quick shower which refreshed me a bit, then I shed my dirty clothes and put on the ones Thomas gave me. They were dark jeans that were a bit too loose at the waist for me - but luckily I also had a belt with them - and a white blouse with a red and black checked shirt.

I put the old clothes aside as Thomas told me to do - he said he would take care of it later.

I left the bathroom with wet hair and sat on the armchair. Thomas was nowhere to be seen, but Mitch was here.

"Hungry? " He asked and I just nodded. "That's good. " Replied and handed me a bowl of soup.

I started eating it right away because I was so hungry. I didn't care if it could be poisoned because I knew it wasn't. Why? Because then Mitch would be screwed up at Thomas.

"I already thought you'd ask if it was poisoned. " He said and sat down next to me, and I just laughed softly. "Don't worry, I have no reason to kill you... At least not yet. " He added and I looked at him.

"You want to kill me? " I asked uncertainly.

"No, not yet. " Replied indifferently and lay down on the couch. "Unless you give me no choice. " Added and put his hands under his head.

"You're jo king, right? "

"Yeah. " He replied. "Tommy would kill me. " He winked at me.

"Exactly. " Thomas interjected. "Then you better get your hands off." Added and knocked Mitch's legs off the couch so he could sit there himself.

"Who were these people? " I asked, changing the subject.

Brothers exchanged glances.

"They were very bad people. " Mitch said.

"I know, I noticed. " I replied sarcastically. "I'm not a child. "

Mitch wanted to say something else, but Thomas punched him so he restrained himself.

"They were looking for you. " Older brother said. I wanted to say I noticed that too, but I abstained. "They think you have a flash drive."

"But it's you who have it now. " I said.

"Well, not really. " Mitch blinked several times.

"What? " Thomas and I asked simultaneously.

"Mitch. " Younger brother sharpened his tone. "Where's the flash drive? "

"Good question, little brother. " Brunet clapped and scratched his neck.

"What did you do with it? " Thomas took Mitch by his tailcoats and slammed him against the wall.

"A minor problem..." Man began, but didn't finish because Thomas cut in on his words.

"Because of your 'minor problem' we can pay with our lives! "

"Stop it! " I walked over to them and pulled Thomas away from my brother. "Quarrels won't help here. " I added.

After a few moments, brothers calmed down a bit and then Mitch could tell us what happened. He said he went to see a man named Jake who was supposed to help him with his Luke case. Generally, Jake agreed, but later, when they were attacked, he took Mitch's flash drive and left him there for the people to kill him. But they failed.

"Do you know where he can be? " I asked, glancing at Thomas, who was barely holding back so as not to attack his brother again.

"You could say so. " He replied, but when he met his brother's gaze he immediately added. "I know. That's why we're going to pick it up tomorrow morning. " He added and then he got up and went to the other room as if nothing had happened.

Thomas and I exchanged glances.

"How are you with him? " I asked incredulously.

"With difficulty. " He replied. "Come on, we're going to go to bed, tomorrow as my dear brother said..." He looked towards the room where Mitch was now. "We have to get up earlier. " He finished.

***

We got up at five in the morning and hit the road to see all this Jake. I was sitting in the back so I was able to take a little more nap. Honestly, I was really exhausted and wanted a bit of a break after yesterday evening.

I don't know how long I slept, but the ringing of my phone woke me up. I looked in surprise at the display which showed an unknown number.

"What's wrong? " Thomas asked and glanced my way.

We were still in the car, and this time Mitch was driving.

"Number unknown. " I replied thoughtfully and after a while I picked up the phone. "Hello? "

Nobody spoke for a long moment, but after a while I heard a voice so familiar to me.

"Lydia..." My mother said in tears.

"Mom? " I straightened up, and both brothers glanced my way. "Mom, where are you? "

"You'll know in the right time. " A foreign voice said.

"Who are you? Where is..." I started, but the stranger interrupted me.

"As I said... All in the right time. " I looked at brothers, Mitch told me to turn on the loudspeaker so I did. "You get your mother back as soon as you give me the flash drive. "

"But I don't have it. " I replied quite honestly at which the stranger only laughed.

"If you want to see the mother alive, I advise you to bring it. " Said dryly. "Even if you don't have it, find it and bring it to me. "

"But..."

"No buts." The stranger interrupted. "You have two days to find the flash drive and bring it to me. I'll give you the details when you find it. " He added and then hung up.

I looked at brothers.

"And what now? " I asked.

"We'll find the flash drive. " Mitch said confidently.

"And we'll save your mom. " Thomas finished.

I hope they're right.