Cassie saw Maddy come back out, pleading for her life and for Toni's also. Maddy, always the protective boss, little did she know what had just gone down. As Cassie was passed from robber to robber, she felt like a plaything. She gasped as the plastic tie was put around her wrists. It hurt, felt like it was cutting off her circulation. She knew if she moved the wrong way, they would cut into her flesh. Cassie locked her fingers together, ready to swing upward, knocking her current captor in the jaw. She was little compared to them, but she had power. She was ready until she heard Maddy's phone, now there was another glimmer of hope. They might still be reduced, they would just need to delay things just a little longer. Then perhaps the van would be here and this whole ordeal would be finally over.