Hey everyone! Here is Chapter 4! Thanks for all the reviews and comments! You guys are what keep this story going, not me! All right, enough of this mushy stuff, on to the story!
Thanks to Ireland Maslow who gave me ideas for this chapter. If you haven't read her work, hurry up and read some of her stories! She is an amazing writer and super nice!
Warning: This chapter includes more abuse, and yes, rape.
Disclaimer: I do not own BTR. I only own Andy Robertson, and he's no fun, or attractive, or sane -sigh-
Chapter 4.
Katie woke with a start and looked around the room. She saw Andy asleep on the bed and it was darker than it was earlier, so she was sure it was nighttime. Katie tried to loosen the rope around her wrists, but no such luck. She looked around to see if Andy had left anything out that might help her, but again, no luck. Katie took in her surroundings and tried to come up with a plan to escape, but that was easier said then done. She was tied up and couldn't move, locked in a shack with a madman, and still had absolutely no idea where she was. Katie considered giving up, but then she thought of her family. Her mother, Kendall, James, Carlos, and Logan all came to her mind. James, Carlos, and Logan may not have been her brothers by blood, but they were by bond. They were so much like brothers that she forgot they weren't really related at times. And Kendall, he was the best big brother she could ever ask for. He was funny and kind and could be overprotective at times, but in a good way. Her mom was so kind and only wanted what was best for her, she was the perfect mom. Thinking about everyone she knew and loved, Katie decided that no matter what, she was going to make it back to them alive and well.
Katie started planning her escape. So, Andy locked the door, so where was the key? Andy might be crazy, but he's not stupid. He wouldn't have put it anywhere she could get it. He must have it with him at all times. And what about a phone? Surely, he must have a cell phone somewhere around here. Then came the question of how she would get the ropes off. If she could just get the ones off her wrist, she could untie her ankles. But how? She decided she would sleep on it; she would need all the strength she could to make it through another day.
It only seemed like five minutes later when Katie was kicked in the side, a warning that it was time to wake up. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Andy leaning over the cooler and getting out a banana. He peeled it and threw it to Katie. She was about to ask how she was to eat if she was tied up, but thought better of it. She held the banana up with her knees and tried to eat it that way; it worked well enough. After she finished she looked over at Andy who pulled something out of his pocket. A cell phone. Katie looked at the cell phone like it was her lifeline, which it probably was. She knew what Andy intended to do with it, and it was not going to help her.
"Call them," was all Andy said to the girl and he tossed the phone to her.
Katie eyed him and after a minute, he realized what she was trying to tell him. He walked over to her and pulled a knife and cut the ropes around her wrists. A quick kick to the stomach was the warning she got not to try anything. Katie dialed the number she knew by heart and Andy told her to put it on speaker. The phone was picked up halfway through the first ring.
"Hello?" the voice sounded desperate and scared. It also sounded likeKendall.
"Kendall?" Katie croaked. She was surprised at how hoarse her voice sounded.
"Katie! Thank God! Where are you? Are you ok?"
"I-I don't know where I am."
Andy snatched the phone from her hand. "Listen closely, kid. I want $500,000, cash. I'll give you 48 hours to get the money, but if you don't, you can say bye-bye to little Katie."
"Who are you?"
"Now that doesn't matter. I'll send you the details later."
Suddenly it all became clear to Katie. No matter what her family did, Andy was going to kill her. Once he got the money, he would kill her and dump her body somewhere. Well, she wasn't going to let that happen. First thing she had to do was buy some time and tell Kendall not to give him the money. When Andy wasn't looking, she dove at him and grabbed the phone.
"Kendall! Listen to me! Do not give him the money! Do you hear me? DO NOT GIVE HIM THE MONEY!"
"What? Why not? He'll kill you!"
"He'll kill me anyways. DO NOT GIVE HIM THE MONEY!"
By now, Andy had gotten over the shock of Katie diving at him and was angry. He grabbed her by the scruff of the neck and threw her to the ground. She landed hard on her right wrist and Andy was sure it was broken but he didn't care. He kept going after her. Katie was sobbing with her pain, but Andy didn't care. He had had enough of this girl. He would make her pay. She screamed and cried, but he didn't stop. And Kendall heard all of it.
"Stop! KATIE! Are you ok? Talk to me, Katie! Katie!" he screamed to Katie.
Andy picked the phone back up. "Just get me my money." And he hung up the phone. He put the phone in his right pocket. Right pocket, right pocket, right pocket. Somehow, Katie knew she would need to remember that.
"Katie!" Kendall screamed into the phone, but the man had already hung up. He was mad. The man was hurting Katie, her screams was something he never forget. Everyone was crowding around, waiting for an explanation for what happened, but first he needed to sit down and comprehend what just happened. After a few minutes, he told everyone the conversation, word for word.
"$500,000?" Logan finally said. "Where are we going to get $500,000 in just 48 hours?"
"But Katie said not to give it to him," Carlos put in. "Maybe we should listen to her."
"But he'll kill her if we don't."
"Katie says he'll kill her anyway."
"You're supposed to give them what they want."
"But Katie knows more about this guy then any of us, I say we listen to her."
Logan and Carlos was going back and forth in their argument until Kendall finally broke it up. Logan and Carlos both crossed their arms and gave each other ugly looks, but neither said anything more.
"We're not going to help Katie at all if we can't stop fighting!"Kendallsaid. "Now, we need to figure out what to do. Mom?"
Mrs. Knight looked over to her son. She had no idea what to do and she hated it. She was the parent; she was supposed to have the answers. She was supposed to protect her children and she couldn't even do that. "I don't know."
"But-"
"Please, excuse me." Mrs. Knight quickly left the room and went to her bedroom. She couldn't be with the boys right now; she had let them down enough.
"I'll go talk to her," James said and surprised everyone.
"Are you sure, man?"Kendall questioned, he was a bit skeptical. "She's my mom after all."
"Nah, man. I'll go." With that, James left the room. He walked into the bedroom and his heart skipped a beat when he looked over at Katie's side of the room, but he shook his head and tried to focus on Mrs. Knight. She was on her bed with her head in her hands and shoulders shaking every once in awhile. He sat down next to her and put his arm around her. Mrs. Knight turned and put her head on his shoulder and cried. James finally let go and cried too. For awhile, they just held each other and cried, but finally James stopped and turned Mrs. Knight's head so she could see him.
"It is not your fault," James said.
"But I'm supposed to protect you guys. I've let you and the boys down, I've let Katie down, and I've let myself down." Mrs. Knight responded.
"There is nothing you could have done to stop this from happening, none of us could."
"But I-"
"No! You are an amazing mother. You are kind, and gentle, and always know the right thing to say. You keep Big Time Rush true to ourselves when Hollywood gets to us and you make some mean fish sticks. You have always held us up, but now it's our turn to hold you up. We are going to get Katie back, and everything will be alright."
"I love you, James."
"Love you too, Mama Knight."
They sat down for a moment longer, hugging and getting themselves together and then they went back to the rest of the group.
To say that Katie was in pain was an understatement. She was in an agony that she never thought possible. And it was because of Andy. Her mother told her it was not right to hate anyone; her church said that the Bible says if you say you hate someone, you murder them in your heart. Right now, Katie did not care. She hated Andy with every fiber of her being, and she was not going to let him win. She would get out, and she would get back to apartment 2J.
Katie was huddled in the corner she slept in, hoping against hope that Andy would just leave her alone. Andy had tied her back up after the conversation with Kendall, not being sensitive to her broken wrist. While huddled in the corner, Katie felt something sharp dig in to her non-broken hand. She turned and saw a large piece of wood coming out from the wall. She turned back to make sure Andy wasn't looking and pulled the wood from the wall. It took some time, the piece was very large, but eventually she got it out. It was very large, very sturdy, and very sharp. Was it sharp enough to cut through rope, Katie wondered. She attempted, but it was still too dull. Perhaps there was a way to sharpen it? She looked around and something caught her eye. The nail! The nail that had dug into her scalp when she first got here! And it was near enough that she could reach it without Andy being suspicious and sharp enough to sharpen the wood. Katie moved over to the nail and started to sharpen the wood. It was working!
Then Katie was pulled from the ground and she dropped the wood piece. It was Andy and he had a knife in his hand. He pinned Katie up against the wall and held the knife to her throat. He started pressing when he noticed Katie's chest. Katie saw his eyes move down and knew what he was about to do, but she would not allow it. Her hands were still tied up, so she used her elbow to hit the hand that was holding the knife which caused it to go into her left forearm. She let out a cry of pain and Andy just dug it in deeper and moved it side to side. The blood dripped from her arm to the floor but Andy ignored it. He raped Katie, all the while holding the knife to her throat warning her not to try anything else. That's when Katie knew that tonight she would make her escape. She would have to be careful; one wrong move could cost Katie her life, and she was not willing to lose that.
Ooooohhhhh! And the plot thickens! Will Katie make it out? You're just going to have to wait! But I have a feeling that you already know… This is the longest chapter so far and also one of my favorites. I thought it was so cute how James comforted Mrs. Knight, I thought I needed to add one of those. I feel bad for Katie though :( I'm so cruel… oh, and the thing about if you hate someone, you murder them in your heart, the Bible really says that! Words of wisdom if you ask me... Well, please review! Tell me what you think, tell me what you want, tell me something!