I tried to buy Kevin at an auction last week. One of those win-a-date things but you'll be surprised how much he went for... so unfortunately I don't own the JB.
Sanibel Island, Florida was where I was. I loved this place. It was so serene and plus I was with some of my favorite people. My family and my neighbors. No drama happened here. It was one of those secluded little places where the outside world just didn't affect me. Or at least that's what I thought.
It all started when I decided to go for a midnight walk. Well an almost midnight walk, it was more like 11. I wanted to see the moon and it was nearly full that night, so bright that I didn't have to turn on my flashlight the whole way to the beach. I was the only one out there that night which was odd considering the fact it was picture perfect. I sat in the edge of the small cliff high tides had carved out of the sand that afternoon and laughed as the waves curled themselves around my dangling feet.
In the midst of one of these giggle fits, a hand cut me off, pushing tightly down on my mouth. A second arm grasped my waist tightly and pulled me back onto the beach behind me. Eyes wide, I flung my feet upward and flailed against my captors... wait captors? Right as I had begun to struggle another pair of arms had wrapped them around me even tighter, pinning my arms against my sides. A third grabbed my flailing feet...
My mind raced. What were those defense techniques that they taught you in health class and that were in all of those annoying chain e-mails? SCREAM! I thought as I felt myself being lifted from the sand and toted across the beach like a sack of potatoes. Well screaming wasn't an option anymore. FIGHT! I tried to kick and struggle but 3 sets of arms just held me even tighter and after a few minutes I gave up, going limp. Surely my parents wouldn't look for me for at least an hour and by then... I didn't even want to think about it and despite myself tears started to fall.
"Dude, are you sure this was a good idea?" came a shaky male voice from the area of my feet. I could barely make out the shape of his head. It looked enlarged.
"Relax. We won't get caught. You won't tell on us will you?" another male voice asked, whispering the latter part close to my ear. Closing my eyes I shook my head silently, even more tears now streaming down my face as I came to terms with my fate. "Wait, she's crying," the same voice said, now laced with concern.
"Shit! What did you say!?" a third voice came, angry and impatient. I could only assume at this point that he was the one holding my mouth "Let's just get her in her and hope no one saw us."
"Hey! Why do you always assume that I was the one that said something!?" the second voice argued. This I barely heard though. I had retreated far inside myself and was currently trying to convince myself that this was NOT happening. So much for coming to terms with it all. I felt the sand beneath me and after a moment or two also realized that the arms had released their hold. I opened my mouth wide and took a deep breath in, pulling my legs up to my chest and wiping at the sticky tears that had coated my face. Then I opened my eyes to view my worst fears.
3 men... or maybe boys were squatted in front of me with serious looks on their faces. We were inside what looked to be a tiki hut, barely big enough for all 4 of us with a small lamp hanging from the ceiling. They were all dressed in black and looked extremely uncomfortable. We sat there in silence tears streaming down my face with a new force and my arms now wrapped around my legs to try to stop them from shaking so badly. It wasn't working very well.
The one of the left was the first to speak, " We aren't going g to hurt you. Please stop crying," His voice quivered and he reached towards me but I scooted away at his advance, a fresh batch of tears coming down.
"Really we just need to talk to you," the middle one said, I think he was the youngest; I recognized his voice as the one who was carrying my feet.
"Seriously? Do you think I'm stupid!?" I snapped, surprising myself as much as them, "Why in the world would you kidnap me if you just wanted to TALK!?" Taken aback, all the boys fell silent, well all except for Mr. young and chatty.
"We didn't think you'd listen," he stated simply, looking my straight in the eyes and refusing to break my gaze. I turned away when I had to blink and took that opportunity to study the other two. The one farthest to the right hadn't even spoken yet and his eyes were cast downward, seemingly ashamed. The one on the left looked full of concern, his face sympathetic. Now why the hell would he be concerned about me? I didn't even know who these guys were and they wanted to TALK!? This whole situation was extremely sketch.
"Fine, I'm listening but you guys better make it quick. My family will come looking for me." That was a lie but I didn't care. It's not like I had a choice at this point. They could easily overpower me if I tried to escape.
"Thank you," the youngest said and I realized that he still had his eyes on me. Awkward! "I'm Nick," he continued, holding out his hand for me to shake. I took it cautiously, still shaking a bit myself.
"I'm Kevin, " the one on the left said, also offering his hand. This time I didn't recoil from him but shook his hand firmly.
The one on the right kept his gaze down, oblivious until Nick nudged him gently. "Oh, I'm Joe." He said shakily and when he took my hand he pulled me closer whispering, "I'm sorry" into my ear. I merely nodded, not wanted to trust then until they explained what the HELL was going on.
"Wait..." I said, the light bulb finally going off. "Are you guys... brothers? And if so are you the-"
"Yes," Kevin quickly cut me off, peeling off the skullcap he had been wearing and shaking out his fro. Joe did the same with his, revealing a wavy fro. Nick hadn't been wearing a hat. That explained his enlarged head.
"Ok..." I was even more confused at this point. "Aren't you supposed to be in like Boston right now on tour?"
"Yeah," said Joe, "We ran away."
Sorry for reposting this but the typos were REALLY bugging me and I had to fix them.