Out There (The Ted Armitage Trilogy Book 1) by Amy Cross

Author:Amy Cross [Cross, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blackwych Books Ltd
Published: 2021-02-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

“It's in my shoe.”

“What is?” she asked.

“You've seen me in action,” he continued with a sigh. “You know the kind of thing I get up to. Don't you think I've prepared for different eventualities? Well, not this one specifically, but... the point is, I have something in my shoe that we can use to get out of here, but I can't get to it. I thought about slipping my shoe off and trying to kick it round to my hands, but I don't have good joints, I'd most likely miss. But you...”

He paused, watching her carefully.

“I can get the knife out of my shoe and slide it over to you,” he explained, “and then you can use it to cut through those ropes.”

“What -”

Hesitating, she tried to work out whether there was any way he was trying to double-cross her. On the face of it, his offer seemed surprisingly positive, but she still wasn't sure that she was able to trust him.

“I'll show you,” he muttered, and then he used one foot to pry the shoe off the other. Tilting the loose shoe, he managed to give it a shake, and a moment later a small knife fell out onto the basement's concrete floor. “See?” he continued. “Its serrated edge should make short work of the ropes. That's another reason why I don't think this fellow has done anything like this before. Most people would have checked for hidden weapons.”

Charlotte stared at the knife, before telling herself that she had nothing to lose. Sure, Ted was untrustworthy, but she really couldn't see how he was hoping to screw her over by giving her a knife.

“Send it over here,” she said cautiously.

She waited, but Ted hesitated.

“You see,” he replied after a moment, “now I'm the one who's in a spot of bother, because I need to know that you won't just free yourself and leave me down here.”

“Didn't you just say that we have to trust one another?”

“Sure, but the moment you have that knife, you might think you don't need to work with me.” He paused again. “I need you to understand something. You won't be able to get out of here without my help, and you won't be able to reason with that guy, so you have to untie me once you're free. No funny business.”

She considered his suggestion for a moment, and then – realizing that he had no way of enforcing the agreement – she nodded.

“Deal?” he asked.

“Deal,” she said, reluctantly.

Ted hesitated for a moment longer, and then he twisted his foot around and prepared to push the knife across the floor.

“I have to get this just right,” he muttered, “or we're back to square one. Are you ready?”

“Just do it!”

“Make sure you don't accidentally -”

“I said do it!”

He sighed, and then – after preparing for a few more seconds – he kicked the knife and sent it sliding across the floor until it came to rest right next to her right foot.

“Perfect shot,” Ted said with a grin.

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