Chapter 96: Locked in.
"Shit!" Theo cursed dashing into the hallway, pressing hard on the middle of the false wall so it could open quickly.
Theo was absolutely terrified. Not because he thought she was going to suffocate in the basement- she had a few hours, but because he had locked her up and was now scared she was going to find out.
"What happened?" Tristan asked coming up behind him, Troy on his trail, both of their shoulders mirroring Theo’s seriously tensed ones.
Theo didn’t answer. He hurriedly slipped past the small space that had opened into the dark staircase, literally flying down the stairs then paused when he got to the door, taking a shaky deep breath.
"What the hell happened?" Troy asked this time, the suspense was killing them. He needed to know if they needed to break down the stupid door or something.
"I locked her in. I’m worried she might have found out. It’s been a while since we cut off her footage." Theo said lowly, his worry beyond audible.
Tristan and Troy stayed quiet for a few seconds, processing and thinking of the best possible replies to give their brother.
They couldn’t tell him that all was going to be okay, because they knew that if she did try to open it and realized that she had been locked in, Bethany wasn’t going to take it lightly with him, and they weren’t sure how well he was going to take her anger.
He could go into full blown depression. Yep, that bad.
"Just calm down." Tristan soothed, his hand on Theo’s shoulder. "If she did find out she’d be pissed, but she can’t be pissed at you forever. You did it for her safety. Nothing else, just remember that." He said softly.
"Yeah. And we’ve got you, all the way. You know that." Troy added, patting his other shoulder.
Theo took another deep breath, soothing the handful of his nerves that he could. With borrowed confidence, he unlocked the heavy metal door with a passcode, stepping back as it opened before him.