CODE X:Episode 1 Read Online Free Page A

pleads.
    Parks digs down, “What happened? Did the
great Dr. Landau finally make you believe your own press
clippings?”
    Vicki frowns, “You’re being mean
Nicholas.”
    “This stinks. We agreed to make the decision
together, but you made it all by yourself today.” His retort brings
Vicki close to tears.
    “Nicholas, I’ll turn it down.”
    “Don’t lay any regrets on me Vicki.” He
turns away from her.
    Vicki goes to him, clasps the back of his
neck, and pulls him to her. “Hey, Nick. I love you. You are the
captain of my ship of love, my heart would sink without you in my
life.” She kisses him with loving passion.
    She whispers, “Hold me tight, Nicholas.”
    Parks hugs her tight. “I love it when you
hold me,”...her voice fades, and as he closes his eyes, he
remembers back to a time five years ago in his past.
     
    Parks, now trim, younger looking, walks with
Ginny, a lovely brunette at night down an LA Brentwood neighborhood
street.
    A van full of street punks, cruising,
looking for trouble, pull alongside Parks.
    The van drives at their walking pace as it
tracks them like prey.
    The driver yells out the window, “Hey, looky
at the sweet meat. You gotta share that bitch! We gotsta have
her.”
    “ Nick, I’m scared,” as she grips his arm
tight.
    The car stops. Five of them pile out. The
driver slowly rolls the car as the punks circle and stalk them.
Parks keeps walking. Two jump in front. Three stay behind.
    “ Man, we want the whore.”
    Parks tries to reason, “Please, we want no
trouble.”
    “ We do,” the leader puts his hand on
Parks’ chest to stop him.
    In a flash, Parks grabs his wrist, side
turns, bends his arm over his knee and hears the loud crack it
makes. He dislocates the thug’s arm.
    From behind, one of the punks covers Ginny’s
mouth and drags her back. All remaining three pounce on him. Two
behind punch Parks in his face. No effect.
    Parks spin-kicks the knee of the one in
front. He finishes facing the other two. The closest one, from the
side, cold cocks Parks’ face. Parks punches his gut and the
gangster collapses, gasping for air. He whirls back to face the
other two.
    They whip out long switchblades that snap in
place. One lunges, Parks catches him with a kick in the gut and
disarms him. The driver jumps out of the car with something shiny
in his hand.
    Parks watches in a slow motion state as he
notices the driver swinging a metal baseball bat to the side of his
ribs. He goes down on one knee. His vision fades when he’s hit
again, this time on his head. Through a hazy blur of vision, Parks
sees Ginny dragged to the car’s open back door.
    He can see her eyes - frozen with fear,
begging Parks to help. She offers no resistance, just those
pleading eyes to her love.
    The leader straddles Parks. Then he jerks
his head up by his hair. “Hey, tough guy, takes a look. I’m gonna
let you live. I wants you remember what we are doing to your bitch
for the rest of your life. I’m your judge and it’s my life sentence
for you. (He laughs) Someone grab this guy and make sure you hold
his head up so he can watch the show.”
    The driver nods to his gang holding Ginny on
the back seat. They rip off her blouse, then start licking her face
and groping her. She thrashes weakly to escape.
    The leader tells Parks, “Watch what I do
with this.” He approaches, then smiles as he starts to pound him
unconscious. Parks’ vision fades back to the present...
     
    He shakes his head to clear it of the ugly
scene he replayed to himself. Abruptly he returns to...Vicki.
    She sees tears streaming down his cheeks.
Vicki grasps his face. “Nick, snap out of it. I’m here.”
    Parks says, “Honey, when we met at
rehab…”
    “Shhhh...We beat our addictions together. We
are stronger now.”
    “No...I killed her.”
    “They murdered her.”
    His shoulders sag, “I fought them. They took
it out on her.”
    Vicki, “You defended her. I won’t let you
blame yourself.”
    “I’m