I've always been the patient type, never too impatient but in this type of situation. It was nerve wracking. I couldn't help but think about all the possibilities that could go wrong. Vance was all dolled up looking like Jack. God, if you hear me please make this work out.

I twirl the pocket knife Vance had given me in my hand. He said to use it when I needed to protect myself.

"Ok Vance. You understand what to do right?" Finney asks as Vance adjusts his shirt, he had to take off his vest which he gave it to me to hold onto. He kinda said it was his good luck charm for me but then continued to threaten me if I messed it up.

"Of course I fucking do. I'm not stupid." Vance scowled out but even I heard the slight tremble from his voice.

"Alright we'll cover the window from any light source so that he can't see us." Bruce adds as he gets a piece of carpet ready to cover up the window so that it won't shed any light.

"Robin, Bruce, and Billy stand in your corners and make sure to stay hidden. Y/n and Griffin just stay in the back. I'll take the corner behind the hole so that he can fall in if we lure him." Finny says aloud. It was decided I'd stay with Griffin because his anxiety has been through the roof. He's been here the longest and so he's desperate to get out of here which only heightens his nerves.

"You got it." I nod and grab a hold of Griffins hand. Vance stiffens a bit but Griffin savors the feeling of comfort. I give Vance a comforting smile and he gets back into his usual tense stance. Griffin was 2 years younger then most of us. Me, Billy, Bruce and Vance were sophomores while Robin and Finny were freshman. Griffin was still in 8th grade and missed a lot of it.

"Ok everyone this is it. All or nothing." Finny adds. Everyone starts looking at each other.

"Can we all...can we all just to a group prayer? Even if you aren't religious...Just this once?" I ask. Everyone nods and we all rush into a circle hugging onto each other huddling against each other. Vance is on my right as Finny on my left.

"Guys before we do this...I love you all like family." Bruce abruptly says. A tear slipping down his face, never had I seen him cry since he was here. But once in a while I would hear the silent sobs of everyone.

"Yeah, you guys are familia to me now." Robin adds a grin tugging at the side of his mouth. Everyone had silently agreed with Robin.

"Ok start your prayers Y/n, I don't need to see these fuckers start sobbing yet. Not until we kill the bastard." Vance commanded. Everyone had laughed at Vance's comment.

"Ok, dear heavenly father. Please give us the strength to make it out. Bless us all and let us all get out of here safe, and I'm sorry for the language but the motherfucker is going down today." I say lastly before we all say Amen.

Now we were all getting in position readying for what's to come. Finny and Bruce would bang on the door and go back to their spots. Billy has been tracking the times when the Grabber would come down and exactly what time of day. So there's a definite chance he should hear the banging.

I take a deep breath in and Griffin squeezes my hand. The priority was getting Griffin out first since he was the youngest and then the rest would unravel.

Finny and Bruce banged on the door loudly, the room was sound proof but the Grabber would be sure to hear the banging on the metal door. It takes a couple of minutes before the door swings open. I glance at the light intruding in, as Vance stays tense his head facing down as he looks like the boy the Grabber once knew.

"What's the meaning of this-" The Grabber looks at Vance standing in front of him but instead he's fully in trance. Like something he lost so long ago has appeared once again. "Jackie...". Did he mean Jack Davis?

Vance looks at him with dirt smothered on his body and glares at him. "You did this to me." Vance says in a melancholy way, even I shiver hearing it. The Grabber doesn't even notice the boys hiding in the corner.

"You look as precious as the day I found you dead in here. Suicide took you away from me to early. I couldn't even have fun with you." The Grabbed remarks make me cringe and cover my mouth. A sob tries to wrack through me violently but I keep my hand over my mouth.

Vance's uncomfortable movement makes the Grabber look excited as if he's trying to live in the memory.

The Grabber takes a few steps in and is aligned with the hole covered by carpet. "Now!!!" Finny yells and then comes Bruce barreling into the Grabber as he falls into the hole screeching in pain because of the metal bar he just fell into.

I yank Griffin taking him with me and shoving him up the stairs and everyone starts barreling up the stairs when I realize a particular blonde isn't with us. Fuck! Quickly rushing to where I saw Vance last, the Grabber crawled out of the hole coming out with only one of his ankles broken as he jumped onto Vance. Vance struggled with the Grabber trying to overthrow him but the Grabber grabbed him by the neck.

"Go!!!" Vance tried to screech out as the hands around his throat tighten.

"Vance!!!" I yelled running to him but the Grabber releasing one hand off of Vance's throat had just pushed me and I flew onto my ass. Vance struggled trying to get the Grabbers hands off of him.

I could hear everyone else flying down the stairs to help, before I knew it I was taking the pocket knife Vance had given to me. I charge for the Grabbers neck. A moment later, not realizing what I had done. Copper fills my tastebuds as blood splurges from the Grabbers neck. The knife that was once in my hand and is now deep inside his neck, I take a step back as he gets up from strangling Vance and starts rushing towards me as I end up tripping backwards. The Grabber charges for me not caring of the knife sticking out of his neck with blood all over, it isn't until the Grabber is pushed back by Finny and Robin.

The Grabber falls down onto his knees as Billy and Bruce come up from behind me and starts kicking the Grabber senseless. A loud pinging rings as the boys take down the Grabber making sure he doesn't get up but also the slight taste of revenge. I scramble onto my feet and walk around letting them take care of him as I find my way towards Vance. He's sitting up against the wall holding onto his neck.

"Angel, fuck." He says trying to wipe off all the blood on my face but so much has painted it's way onto me. "Why would you do that?"

"He was going to kill you." I trembled, I just stabbed a man. Vance holds on to my face putting his forehead against mine. This movement gives me the strength to take a quick breath and help him up.

Vance looked around realizing no one had listened to him when he told them to go. Everyone had came back knowing a man was down. The Grabber was laying, the bruises forming from all the beatings he was getting.

"Vance, your kill if you want it." Robin says aloud. Vance just looks as if he's confused to whether he should or not.

"Griffin." Vance just says. Griffin was just watching everything unfold and he was trembling with fear. "Do you wanna kill the fucker, you've been here the longest."

Griffin just gaped at the given opportunity. Slowly he made his way towards the downed Grabber and slid the knife out of his neck which made him yell out in pain. "You damn kids, someone pick the phone up. I can hear it ringing."

"You can hear it too..." Finny mumbles. The Grabber gives a sadistic laugh but before he could finish his curdling laugh Griffin sunk the knife through his eye. No remorse filled Griffins eye knowing that it would kill the Grabber once and for all.

It felt like a weight was taken off our shoulders. We all starred at the dead body in front of us. Taking a look at the open door, a tear slid down Griffins eye finally.

Griffin broke into a sob, then soon Bruce and Billy broke down. Soon it was all of us crying together, Vance even shedding a tear. We all got away from the body and we all just huddled up, being free hadn't sunken in yet.

We all just starred blankly at each other as we got our sobs out. "You guys wanna make a blood pact before we get out of here?" Billy adds.

"Sure, I'm in." Bruce replied quickly wiping the tears from his puffed eyes. Everyone shortly agreed. We were exhausted but happy it was over.

"After all we've been through, we stay together after this." Finny says. "Say I swear."

"I swear." Billy responded.

"I swear." Bruce chimed in.

"I swear." Robin rejoiced.

"I swear." Griffin replied.

"I swear." I said smiling.

"I swear." Vance's wicked smirk forming.

"I swear." Finny stated.