In Between the Lines
CPOV
I woke up on the dirty floor of a warehouse. Great. Now, not only had I been kidnapped, but I also had sawdust in my hair.
"Chloe King," a deep male voice said in agony.
"Brian? What is going on?" I replied, deeply confused.
"How could you never tell me? I loved you, and you couldn't even tell me what you really are," Brian said, not even trying to hide the disgust in his voice.
"Oh. I can explain. I couldn't tell anyone. And I don't love you, I love Alek. We should just be…. Well, I was going to say friends, but seeing as you kidnapped me, I don't think so," I said sarcastically.
"I was sent here to kill you Chloe, but I don't think I can. I still think you are a good person, but it isn't love, you were right about that. I'm going to give you another option.
"Okay, I'll bite. What is it?"
"You have to disappear. You can't be in contact with any of your previous companions or anyone you know. And you can't leave San Francisco. You have to watch them live without you," Brian said menacingly.
"What? What are my other options? I asked with tears in my eyes.
"You die, all nine times. Make your decision. Now."
"Okay, I'll take the first one," I said in between sobs.
"Good. Now get out before they come back to check on the progress. Go. NOW!" Brian whisper-shouted with urgency. I wiped my eyes and kicked out a window. Once I was out on the street, I hid behind a building and wrote a letter to Alek, Jasmine, and Valentina. I ran to their apartment building and gave my note to Roger, my good friend who was the doorman there.
"Okay Miss Chloe. I'll give it to them. By the way, Mr. Alek wanted me to send you up if I saw you," Roger told me. I burst into tears and gave him a hug. With that, I left.
APOV
Why hadn't Chloe come up yet? I heard her heartbeat only five minutes ago come and leave. A few seconds later, I heard a knock at the door. Opening the door, I saw Roger's confused face and a piece of notebook paper in his hand. He handed it to me and walked back to the elevator. My eyebrows crinkled in confusion as I opened the note.
Dear Alek,
This is probably the hardest thing I have ever done. Brian has kidnapped me, and I am going to die for real today. Don't bother coming after him. Don't throw away your life for a corpse. I will always love you, but don't let this stop your life. I don't think I could bear it if I ruined your life.
Forever,
Chloe
I dropped the note and fell to the ground. Jasmine ran in and saw me on the ground. I pushed the note towards her and she read. Jazzy burst into tears and sat down next to him and just cried. Valentina walked in and picked up the note. Just like her daughter, Valentina dropped to the ground and cried too. I couldn't manage a tear though. I was too busy thinking about how I was going to live without my heart, seeing as it is broken.
CPOV
I watched from across the street and cried with them. How could I never see them again? And Amy and Paul? Those people were my life. But Alek was my heart. I couldn't even cry anymore. I was too busy thinking about how I was going to live without my heart, seeing as it is broken.