The song is Stronger by Kanye West! More plot hehe.
(Hopes POV)
I was sitting on my couch with headphones in talking with Holly about my few weeks back in Los Santos. Everything wasn't as fast paced as Liberty City was, but I was so glad to be back home. I was writing a small list about a couple of things I wanted to get done within this month till I saw Holly waving her arms to get my attention. I looked at the computer as she brought her fist together and bumped them together twice, one of her silent signs she taught me that she used with her group. The sign was someone was in the house that neither of us knew.
"Hey Holly, I'm gonna go take a shower now. We'll talk later alright?" I said loudly. She nodded her head and touched her elbow twice, she was going to call whoever lived closest to me for them to come over.
I barely closed the laptop and had her still on the call, so she'll be able to hear if something happens if she didn't hang up of course. I look around me and don't see anyone in sight. I take off my headphones and look behind the couch, no one still there. It might be one of the guys playing a prank on me, but from what's been happening, I can't take any chances. I made sure my switchblade was still in my sweatpants pocket, it was. I kept my hand on the handle of it and slowly walked to the kitchen, still clear from anyone.
I felt a hard hit on my shoulder and fell on my face. I turned on my back and saw two guys in black suits and tight black ski masks over their heads. The one closes to me holds out his pistol and puts his finger on the trigger. I kick my leg at his arm and knock the gun far from us. I push my self up as the other guy runs to me to try and pin my hands. I elbow him in the throat and punch him in the gut to make sure I knock the wind out of him. He falls on his back and grabs onto his chest. The first guy pulls out a knife but I grab his hand and with all the strength that I have, push it away from me as he struggles to try and get a stab in.
"HOLLY CALL EVAN NOW!" I screamed as loud as I could. If she couldn't hear me, surely at least one of my neighbors did.
I was able to knock the guy's knife also out of his hands and kick him back away from me as I ran over to the gun. I felt a hand grab my ankle and pull me towards them. I fell again and reached for the gun, it was just out of my grip. I kicked at whoever had my grip but it just made their grip tighten. I flipped over so I was on my back and sat myself up. I threw a punch at the side of the guy's head who had my grip and he let go of me.
The other guy was already reaching for the knife which was closest to him. I yanked his arm and tightly pinned it behind his back, to the point if where I pushed hard enough I could possibly break or dislocate his arm. I kicked the back of his knee in letting him fall to the ground, I grabbed the knife and stabbed him in his back he yelled out in pain. I was going to go for another stab but the guy on the floor pinned my arm behind my back and put me in a tight chokehold. With my free arm, I kept hitting him in the side with my elbow, he still didn't let go and I was starting to feel lightheaded from the lack of oxygen.
The guy with a knife in his back yanks it out and gets up. He points the bloody knife at me and goes to stab me when a silenced pistol goes off and the guy with the knife has a small bullet hole going all the way through his head. The blood splatters on me, even getting in my mouth. He falls down to the ground, dead on the spot. My eyes dart to where the shot came from, gray shorts and a black sleeveless shirt that said Metallica on it lead up to the famous orange, white, and black owl mask. Evan keeps his silenced pistol pointed at the guy behind me.
"LET HER GO OR YOUR NEXT!" He yelled. I was grabbing at the guy's arm to try and get a breath in. I was really becoming lightheaded now. I felt a pistol press up against the side of my head.
"You shoot, she'll be dead before your bullet reaches me." The guy says behind me. Evan keeps his gun pointed as he takes a step forward.
"HOPE NOW!" Evan yells at me.
I bring my head forward and bring it back as hard as I could. The back of my head caught the guy's throat which made him loosen his grip on me enough so I can breathe. I got my pinned arm out and elbowed him in his chest as I dove forward to get out of Evan's way. We practice this every day since I got back from Liberty City, he knew my life was much more at risk because of Warren and his men.
Shots went off and as I hit the floor, I turned back and watched the bullets enter and leave the guy's body. He fell on his back and never got back up. I was breathing heavily through my mouth as Evan ran into the kitchen and knelt in front of me. He yanked off the owl mask and I was greeted by his brown eyes.
"Let me check you." He was quickly lifting up my arms and legs to see if I got injured either when I was defending myself. He wipes the blood splatters off of my face with the back of his hand as best as he can.
"How did you get here so fast?" I ask him, finally catching my breath again and starting to slow down my breathing.
"I was on my way to the warehouse's gym when I was going past your apartment and saw those two repelling into your window downstairs in your room. I don't think I ever ran so fast in my life." He holds out his hand and helps me up.
"HOLLY IT'S CLEAR NOW! THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SPAMMING ME WITH TEXTS AND CALLS!" He yells out. I chuckle for a second as he turns back to me.
"That's the fourth attack this month, first Nogla and Basically back in December. Then last week was Del and Wildcat, and Craig and Brian, now you." He shakes his head and runs his hand through his hair. He walks out of the kitchen and towards the living room, shaking his head as he looks like he's contemplating something.
"We're leaving the state, all of us. Warren knows where we are the longer we stay here. We need to leave for a week or two and figure out a fucking plan. I don't know why he's going after us," he shakes his head again, "I'll help you pack some clothes and things, we're leaving today, who knows when the next attack will happen." He says as he walks towards the stairs, leading down to my bedroom. I run to catch up behind him.
"Where are we even going to go? If his men are everywhere, he'll find us and attack us when we're all together." I say as we reach my bedroom.
He grabs one of the duffle bags sitting at the foot of my bed and goes into my closet. I look over at my huge window and sure enough, there's a big enough hole for someone to get through. I start grabbing clothes off of hangers and stuff them in the bag.
"I have two places in mind, we go to Liberty City and stay with Holly and them until we have a plan, or we go back to my hometown in Canada." He stares off into space as I put more clothes into the bag. I turn around and go into the bathroom, grabbing everything that I need from in there and put them in the duffle bag. I grab a pair of black Canvas sneakers and put them in the bag. Evan comes back to reality as his phone starts ringing.
"Evan, what the hell is going on? Are you two alright? Both you and Brian texted me saying Hope got attacked as well" I hear Delirious on the other end say. Evan zips up the duffle bag and swings it over his shoulder as he goes back upstairs. I follow behind him.
"Hope and I are fine, start calling and texting everyone to pack a week's worth of clothes and possibly guns, and meet at the jet at the airport," Evan says, now holding the phone to his ear.
We get all the way up the stairs before I hear someone run into the apartment. I turn and see Brian with his gun drawn as he looks around the place, he finally meets my gaze.
"You alright? I got Holly's call telling me people broke in. I was up the road at Burger Shot thank god." Brian says lowering his gun. Evan sets down my bag on the kitchen island and brings his phone away.
"Help me real quick with these bodies Brain," he brings the phone back to his ear, "yes Delirious this needs to happen now. Go lock up the warehouse and have everyone meet at the airport in an hour." He ends the call and sets his phone next to my bag. Brian jogs over to the kitchen and looks at the two bodies.
"We're throwing them back out the way they came in. They have no respect for us anymore I'm not going to have respect for them." Evan says as he lifts up one guy's legs. Brian grabs the guy's arms and they both lift the guy up. Evan starts walking backwards to the stairs.
"Hope... call Holly, if she won't take us in, we're going to Canada," Evan says starting to go downstairs with Brian.
I run over to my laptop and see that the call did in fact end. I grab my phone that's sitting on the coffee table and sit down on the couch as I look for Holly's contact. I click call and wait for her to answer. It only took a second or two until the ringing stopped.
"Hope are you okay? Did someone get there in time?" She asks worriedly.
"I'm fine... Evan was closest and killed the two guys. I... I need to ask something huge here. This is our fourth attack against Warren and his men and Evan said that we're leaving the state to come up with a plan against Warren. He either wants everyone to stay with you guys in Liberty City or we go to Canada." I bring my finger to my mouth and start biting my nail. It goes quiet on her end but I hear someone talking in the background, I couldn't tell who though.
"How long till you guy's get here? I need to tell the others so we can clean up." She asks. I stop biting my nail.
"I would say a few hours from now. Six hours maybe more maybe less." Again it goes quiet on her end.
"Text me when you're at the airport, I'll make sure all the guys are there when you land." I almost want to cry, but I don't. I gasp and start to laugh.
"Thank you so so much Holly. You're doing us a huge favor, really. I'll keep you updated on what's happening alright?" She laughs before telling me she can't wait to meet everyone in person. We say our goodbyes as I hear running back up the stairs.
"What did she say?" Brian asks me, wiping sweat from his face. I smile at the two of them and nod my head.
"Tell everyone to pack some warm clothes, it's cold in Liberty City during this time of the year," I say still smiling. They both smile back at me.