At the Stroke of Midnight
Part Four
By: Amanda
amanda_miller33@hotmail.com

This is a Carter/Anna fanfic.

Thank you to Michelle and Erica for voting on this fic.

" Well Carter, are you gonna let us go?"

" I'm not sure. Maybe some of you."

Nobody said anything. Doug looked extremly mad. Carter thought it was
probably towards his parents. " Put the gun down Carter."

" Why should I Dr. Ross? Do you think I'm gonna shoot you?"

" Not really. I'm afraid what you might do to yourself."

" Someone's concearned about me? It's probably fake. Nobody cares about me.
I have to get the others."

He went into the kitchen. He noticed that everyone had gotten themselves
untied and were sitting quietly. They had all heard and were very quiet.
Carter told them to go into the living room. They headed out but he stayed
behind for a moment. He took a deep breath and headed into the living room
where everyone was sitting silently. No one knew what to say. " Seeing as
all of you are my coleagues I guess seven of you can leave," he sighed "
Elizabeth, Kerry, Mark, Doug, Carol, Lucy and Randi. You may leave." No one
moved. " Why aren't you leaving?" No one answered. " Is anyone gonna leave?
Anyone who wants to go, speak up now." Benton, Jerry and Amanda Lee got
up."

You three can go. If you do not leave now, you won't be able to leave
later." The three of them left. Carter locked the door behind them,
noticing no cops were outside. " Anyone else?" he sighed. He really did not feel up
to this anymore. Randi, Chunny, Malik, Lydia and Elizabeth stood up. " Just
go. Everyone." Only those five left. Anna, Lucy, Mark, Carol, Doug and
Kerry sat watching him contemplate what he was going to do. " Mark, you asked me
to let everyone go, and yet you remain. Why didn't you go?!" At this point
he was crying. He didn't feel like baby-sitting them any longer. He didn't
even feel like living. He thought about suicide and decided it might be a
possibility after this ordeal. He figured Kerry would probably kick him
out.
Nothing like being without a home. Why not without life? Later maybe. His
six captors did not like the way this was going. " You cannot go now. Every
last one of you shall remain until this is over.

" Please Carter, let us help you. We can."

" No you can't. No one cares what I do or about how I feel."

" Yes we do, Carter, yes we do."

TO BE CONTINUED

What happens next?

a) Carter comits suicide. In front of everyone.

b) Carter comits suicide in the other room.

c) Carter just runs out.

d) Carter finally lets them help.



Previous results

a) Carter lets everyone go 50%

b) Carter makes everyone stay 50%