Saving Zoey
Chapter Two:
The Key
The first thing Zoey noticed when she opened her eyes was a pair of very worried green eyes above her. Her head was throbbing and
she was tired. The second thing she noticed was her hand in Chase's. She felt him relax slightly.
"Zoey," he said quietly. Zoey smiled weakly. He let out a sigh of relief and gently kissed her knuckles.
"What happened?" she asked, her throat dry.
"Lola found you in the lounge unconscious," he told her. Suddenly, everything came rushing back to her. She tried to sit up but failed
miserably. Her throbbing head began to spin.
"Where's Nicole?" she asked, panicked. Chase was confused. Zoey's hand jumped to her neck. She felt around frantically, like
something was missing.
"What's wrong, Zoey? Chase asked. Zoey began to explain:
Flashback:
"Hey, Zo, what do you think about Jake Hansen?" Nicole asked. Zoey shrugged and grinned.
"Another crush, Nicole?" she asked.
"Well, at least I'm not completely clueless to not know when a guy I know is in love with me," Nicole said, pouting and folding her arms
across her chest irritably.
"What are you" Zoey was cut off by two men grabbing Nicole roughly by the arms. One man grabbed Zoey's arms and shoved her to
the ground.
"Zoey!" Nicole exclaimed. She tried to pull away from the other man but he held her firmly. Zoey stood up quick as a flash just as the
man who pushed her turned away. She grabbed the object closest to her, which was a mop, and swung it at the man. The mop made
contact with the man's temple, knocking him to the ground. She ran towards the man holding Nicole and punched him as hard as she
could in the stomach. The man was stunned for a moment, but soon regained his composure. Someone grabbed Zoey around the waist.
She flung her arms out to Nicole, who did the same. Zoey stomped on the man's foot and gripped onto Nicole's arms, trying to pull her
away from the man. Nicole caught onto Zoey's key necklace and accidentally broke the chain. Suddenly, pain flooded Zoey's head.
Zoey fell to the ground. Before she blacked out, she heard her best friend cry for her:
"Zoey!"
End Flashback
"Do you have any idea why they were after Nicole?" Chase asked Zoey, who was pale with worry. Zoey shook her head, which made it
spin. Then her eyes widened.
"I do remember something else though. One of the guys said, "Now Brooks will feel bad for putting Rico in jail." Zoey told him.
"So… they're after your dad?" Chase asked gently. Zoey nodded. "Why did they take Nicole?" he asked, puzzled.
"No idea," Zoey said just as her brother came running in. Her brother hugged her tightly. Zoey looked over his shoulder at the other
people in the doorway. All of her friends were standing there, all looking extremely worried.
A/N: Preview next chapter: An old friend of the gang's is kidnapped.