Before you read this chapter I just wanna point out that its like extremely dark, im being serious when I say that. The rating of this story is going to be changed to M for this chapter. Things will start to lighten up in the next few chapters but this one is like really... yeah. My mind I don't even know. Anyway don't say I didn't warn you. Here you go... Oh and hey wanna leave a review please? anyone? k
Previously
The bell had gone 10 minutes ago and there was still no sign of Alex. At that very moment Taylor came running down the hall towards me. She leaned forwards trying to catch her breath before she looked back up at me.
''S-she's g-gone'' She stuttered out.
''Taylor what are you talking about?'' I questioned worried now.
''Alex, Justin took her'' I felt like the whole world around me was frozen, I couldn't hear anything but my own thoughts. She kept telling me something wasn't right, Justin was acting weird. I told her she was paranoid. I told her I would keep her safe. Fuck.
I stood in the hallway with Taylor trying to process what was happening. Alex had been taken by Justin... I should have just listened to her when she said he was up to something. I sighed looking up at Taylor who was still trying to get her breath back to normal.
''Taylor can you take Max home with you?'' I asked and she just nodded. ''I'll pick him up later.'' And with that she turned and walked out of the school. I stood there for a while longer before turning and walking out to my car. My phone beeped and I took it out to see one new message from Alex's phone.
A: Don't look for her. Go home and go to this link.
At the end of the text was a URL for some sort of live stream. I threw my phone on the seat beside me and drove off home. As soon as I had parked the car, I got out sprinting up towards my house and into the kitchen where the laptop was. I didn't waste any time. I quickly typed in the URL from the text. I drummed my fingers on the table as I waited for the page to load.
The stream finally loaded. It was an image of a room, I could faintly make out someone sat on the floor in the corner but the room was dark. There was a sound of faint shuffling and groaning coming from my speakers followed by a beep. I looked down to see a chat bar down the side.
Oh good. Your here
With that the light came on in the room to reveal Alex curled up in a ball near the corner of the room. There was a single bed on the other side of the room. Her eyes were red and puffy as she cried to herself, hugging her knees to her chest. I couldn't tear my eyes from the screen, as much as it killed me staring at her like this I just couldn't. It was then that I received another message.
Let me tell you how this will work. Any retaliation from either you or Alex will end with consequences. I bet your wondering why I took her. We need money. Alex is one way to get that, she has no choice in this.
I gulped at that sentence, hoping it didn't mean what I think it did. Alex was already an emotional wreck from her father being abusive. If someone else was to happen like that she would just completely break down. I didn't like the way I felt at the moment. I knew what was coming but I kept trying to tell myself there would be another way.
Oh and one more thing. This stream will be constantly available to you only. Show or tell anyone else and we'll know.
With that a hooded figure stepped into the room walking over to Alex, grabbing her by the hair and making her sit up.
''Fuck off'' She growled. I watched in shock as the man struck her across the face. I tried to hold back the tears that were forming in my eyes as I watched.
''Have some respect'' A deep voice growled. I didn't recognise it at all; it wasn't her dads or Justin.
''No. You're a fucking ass hole. Go die in a hole'' With that came another slap to the face as Alex tried to get up. She ended up being pushed back down to the floor and kicked in the side numerous times. I tried to block out the screams that echoed through the speakers on my laptop. I knew this was going to end badly but I really couldn't stop watching. It was almost a sort of reassurance just knowing she was alive still.
I watched as the man walked out the door only to return a few moments later. Throwing two objects that I didn't recognise to the floor. Alex looked up in horror at the man as tears cascaded down her cheeks.
''Time for you to earn your keep and pay something for this family'' The voice sounded again before another man walked into the room nodding at the other man as he walked out the room.
''Oh Alex... what to do with you'' A new voice sounded as he walked over to her, caressing the side of her face. Alex quickly slapped his hand away which only returned in him delivering a blow to her face as Alex cried out in pain. ''Alright then.''
He picked her up walking across the room and throwing her onto the bed. She tried to get up but he came over picking up an object off the floor as he pushed her back down. The man quickly pulled of Alex's shirt and trousers leaving her in her underwear as I watched in horror. That was it, I couldn't watch this happen. I slammed my laptop shut sitting there thinking of a way to get Alex out of there.
After a few hours passed I opened the laptop again to see Alex laid on the floor closer to the camera. Visible cuts and bruises covered her body as she sobbed, her breathing becoming uneven. Her body started to shake as her breathing became even worse. I watched as she passed out her eyes fluttering shut and her body lay limp on the ground.
I got out of my chair. I wasn't going to leave here there for any longer than she had to be. I grabbed my car keys; I was going to her house to look. I knew it was dangerous and risky but there was absolutely no way I was going to sit back and wait.
I sat outside their house in my car watching for movement inside the house...There wasn't any. I crept towards the front door and knocked. I waited and there was no response, I knocked again and still nothing so I reached down under the mat grabbing the key and walking into the house slowly looking around. I crept around the house checking all the rooms nothing. I was about to leave again when I noticed another door. I creaked it open slowly to find a set of stairs going down. I followed them down to another door. I pushed it; it was unlocked and slowly swung open. I walked into the dark room to see Alex now laid curled up in a ball with silent tears rolling down her face. I didn't have time to respond before Alex looked up relieved but scared at the same time as something hard slammed into me sending me flying to the floor.
Alex's POV:
I didn't know what to do. I lay on the floor in pain after being kicked several times hoping that someone would come and save me. I thought this part of my life was gone to a certain extent but it just kept coming back. The man walked out of the room before coming back in with two objects throwing them on the floor. I looked at them, one was a pair of handcuffs and the other was a bottle of water, I looked up at him as tears flowed down my cheeks.
''Time for you to earn your keep and pay something for this family'' He said to me as a new man walked into the room whilst he walked out.
''Oh Alex... what to do with you'' The voice sounded as he walked over to me stroking the side of my face. I slapped his hand away only resulting in him hitting me. ''Alright then''
He picked me up quickly ignoring my struggles and threw me on a bed in the corner of the room. I tried to get up and run but he just pushed me back down placing the handcuffs next to me on the bed. He pulled off my shirt and trousers as he left me just in my underwear before taking off his trousers and pants. I tried to get up again as he slapped me before climbing onto me straddling me. He handcuffed one of my arms to the post of the bed. I kept pulling on it as he touched me but it only made matters worse as it broke my skin making the pain return. I tried to stop him but I couldn't. I couldn't stop the tears that fell from my eyes or the screams of pain as he just laughed in my face. I closed my eyes, I didn't want this.
I don't remember when he finally stopped. The only thing I remember was the pain throughout the whole time, screaming begging for him to stop. He just laughed and carried on as the pain continued to increase. By the time he was done I was completely numb. He un cuffed me and threw me on the floor kicking me, calling me a worthless slut as he threw some bills down on the floor.
I looked down disgusted at my own body as I saw various cuts and bruises everywhere. I just cried and cried as my breathing became uneven and I found it hard to breathe. I felt my whole body shake as I struggled to bring oxygen in my lungs and the next thing I knew I fell into darkness thinking how I would rather be dead right now then alive.
I don't know how long I was out for but eventually I opened my eyes and was still in the room. I was hoping it was all some sort of sick dream that I had but no. I curled up into a ball on the floor as more tears fell from my eyes. I heard footsteps and doors creaking upstairs but I just tried to tune it out. Eventually they got louder and louder, the door slowly swung open as Ms. Munroe appeared in the doorway stepping in. I looked up at her relieved that she was here to save me but then I saw him approaching from behind as he rammed into her, she went flying onto the floor.
He walked over to her laughing as he kicked her in the side. She cried out in pain as he bent down to her level tilting her head so she was facing me.
''You really think you would be able to save that slut so easily?'' He laughed again to himself. ''Your stupider then I thought, I did warn you about this. He pulled her up to her feet, walking her over to a corner with the chair. I just sat there not moving, watching. I didn't speak. I just continued crying. I didn't even react when he picked up a rope off the floor and tied her up. He slapped her around the face before turning to me and smirking.
''I told you there would be consequences. Just this time you won't be able to not watch'' He walked over to me as I backed away slightly, only cornering myself. He grabbed my hair yanking me up as I cried out. He pulled me across the room by my hair throwing me onto the bed. He did the same as the man before, removing my clothing and his own lower half as he straddled me whilst I struggled.
''STOP FUCKING MOVING'' He pressed his elbow to my stomach pushing down hard as I screamed with the pressure increasing. ''Now, you're going to watch this. Knowing it's your fault'' He spoke to Ms Monroe before laughing to himself as started to do the same as the other man. I tried my best not to scream out in pain, which only seemed to increase his pleasure. He occasionally hit me when I started to struggle again or when he got annoyed with the screaming. I had been through this once, wasn't that enough!?
I tilted my head to look over at Ms Monroe. She was sat there crying silently to herself as she watched. She mouthed ''I'm So Sorry Alex'' every so often when I screamed.
Eventually he was done, he got up slapping me once more. He walked out the room just leaving me there before throwing my clothes at me. I heard a lock click as I just laid there not moving, staring at the wall. I wanted to die. What was the point in living anymore? He had taken everything important from me. I was completely worthless to everyone, no one cared. I just wanted to end my life then and there. I couldn't live with this. Things were bad enough already.
''Alex...'' Sonny's soft voice broke me out of my thoughts. I looked up at her. ''Are you okay?'' I didn't respond. ''I'm so sorry'' I still didn't say anything. ''Alex please say something'' Nothing. I sat there in silence. ''Alex, please.'' She begged her voice cracking. I looked up once again at her still restricted, tied to the chair. I looked at her for a moment longer before I sat up slowly pulling on the old sweats and shirt that were on the floor before walking over to her. I untied the ropes before starting to walk across the room.
She reached out grabbing my wrist and I quickly flinched pulling back as I looked at her rubbing my wrist. She took my hand looking at my bruised wrist from earlier. She looked at me sadly before pulling me into a hug. I stiffened under her touch and just stood with my hands by my side before she pulled back. I walked across the room sitting on the floor pulling my knees to my chest watching Ms Monroe as she walked over and sat in front of me.
''Alex sweetie, please say something'' I looked up to her, looking into her eyes. I opened my mouth to speak but closed it again like a goldfish. I shook my head as fresh tears filled my eyes. ''Hey, I'm not gonna let him hurt you again Alex.'' She pulled me into her lap as she wrapped her arms around me protectively. I wanted to believe her but to be honest I didn't know what to do anymore.
Sonny's POV:
Alex hadn't said anything. She just sat there in my arms all through the night. The next morning I assumed judging by how long we had been here arrived, the room was completely silent apart from the sound of our breathing and the occasional creak of the floorboards above us. It was hard to tell how much time had passed though when footsteps were heard getting closer and closer before there was the sound of the key twisting in the door as it swung open. He stood there smirking as Alex buried her face into my shoulder.
''What do you want'' I spat out at him through clenched teeth.
''This has nothing to do with you'' He spat back as he walked across the room. I instinctively held Alex tighter as he tried to pull her from my grip. He ended up standing on my foot which led to me loosening my grip and for him to pull Alex from my arms as she looked at me completely terrified. I jumped to my feet running towards him and pushing him into the wall as hard as I could. He dropped Alex to the floor with a thud as she landed face first onto the floor. She rolled over holding her head before pulling her hand away to look at her hand. Blood. There was now a gash across her forehead.
Before I could react another man entered the room. Looking over at me smirking before he came over and pulled me up, taking me over to the chair where I was once again tied down. Alex didn't even react when the same man walked over to her caressing the side of her face like the man before. Soon enough the hooded figure left leaving Alex on the floor with the man glaring at her. He unzipped his pants as he made Alex kneel down on the floor. She kept shaking her head refusing but she gave in after a few slaps here and there. I closed my eyes in horror as the man repeated what the other two had done to her. This was really going to leave her scarred.
I kept my eyes shut the whole time, trying to block out the noises. When the room became silent I looked up to see Alex lying as a heap on the floor, her face completely blank. I looked over at the man who was stood over her, kicking her bare stomach. ''YOU DESERVE TO ROT IN HELL'' I screamed at him. He turned around, kicking Alex once more before walking over to me and un tying the ropes before walking out the door as the locked clicked.
I shot up and across the room to Alex, I went to touch her arm but she moved back. ''Don't touch me'' she whispered. I tried to get her to sit up but it made matters worse.
''DON'T FUCKING TOUCH ME'' She screamed as she held her arms around herself.
''Alex, I'm not going to hurt you'' I said calmly trying not to upset her even more.
''YOU LIED'' She screamed. ''YOU SAID HE WOULDNT DO IT AGAIN. YOU LIED'' She shouted as she broke out into full on hysteric sobbing. I could only watch as Alex rocked back and forth, broken, scared and hurt. For most of the day I sat on the opposite side of the room watching her as she sat in silence clearly in her own world.
She didn't even look up when the man returned with a single tray of food. I looked up to Alex who was already skinny enough already. I pushed the tray towards her and she didn't even look up, she just pushed it back towards me before turning away resting her head on the wall.
''Alex you need to eat something'' I said as I heard my own stomach rumbling.
''No'' Was all she said before blocking out everything else I said.
Later on that day I heard footsteps approaching again, I stood up hiding behind the door as he walked in. As soon as he entered the room I kicked the back of his leg making him fall to the floor.
''You son of a bitch'' He spun around getting up and charging at me but I dodged out the way as he ran into the wall. I ran to Alex as I pulled her to her feet, she struggled in my grip but I just kept pulling her as we headed towards the door but then grabbed her pulling her back and slamming her into the wall as he gripped her neck strangling her. I hit my fists against his back trying to get him to let go as Alex's face started to change colour. She didn't even fight back; she just stood there staring into his eyes, expression blank. I looked around the room for anything to help and spotted the chair, I grabbed it lifting it up and swinging it at him as it broke on impact. He dropped Alex to the floor falling on top of her as she screamed out in pain from the weight of his body on hers.
I didn't waste time when he rolled off her to get up. I grabbed her hand shoving her out the door as I quickly slammed it shut locking it and throwing the key onto the ground. Alex looked at me, frozen on the spot not moving. I started walking up the stairs pulling her behind me slowly. When we reached the top of the stairs I let go of Alex's hand and walked towards the front door. I turned around to see her stood in the same spot. Her face blank, her eyes empty and blood now running down the side of her face again from the re-opened wound on her head.
''Alex? Come on'' She still didn't move. I walked over to her grabbing her hand and pulling her behind me again to my car. She sat in the front seat in silence as I looked at her. ''Do you have your phone?'' She didn't say anything, just shook her head. ''Taylor has Max, where does she live?''
Alex gave me her address and that was all she said, she fell back into silence staring out the window as I drove towards Taylor's house. She didn't make an attempt to move when we reached her house. I looked at her worried before getting out and walking up to the house ringing the doorbell. I waited as a light came on, I didn't even think about the fact it was the middle of the night and at least a day later, who knew how long we were there for. By now everyone was asleep. Taylor soon answered though, her tired eyes scanning my face for any hint to the situation.
''She's in the car...'' I trailed my sentence off.
''That's great but oh my god, look at you what happened. Thank god your safe though'' She said smiling, glad Alex and I were safe and away from them.
''Yeah it is but not really'' She looked at me confused before I started explaining everything that had happened, what they had done to her. I didn't avoid anything. I knew Taylor was her best friend and to help she would have to know everything. I watched as Taylor burst out into tears looking past me to the car.
''How is she?'' She asked her voice shaky.
''I don't know... She won't say anything. She just sits there in silence not even moving. I practically had to drag her out of the house, she won't even let me touch her'' I sighed as Taylor looked sadly at me.
''I'll go get Max...'' She said as she walked into the house, returning a few minutes later with a sleeping Max in her arms. She put him into my arms before looking at the car again.
''Do you want to come with us? She might talk to you, I mean she's told you most other things before'' Taylor nodded.
''Yeah... Gimmie two secs'' She said running back into the house before appearing again with a small back pack. She followed me down towards the car as she sat down and pulled Max onto her lap. I watched as Alex glanced at him out of the corner of her eye before looking at Taylor and then going back to staring out the window. I twisted the key in the ignition and started the drive back towards my house.
I was seriously worried by now; it's not good to keep things inside like Alex. She needed to speak to someone about what had happened. I just hoped having Taylor and Max would make her talk to someone. At least she reacted in some way when they got in the car. It was better than her sitting there like a zombie.
When we got back to the house Alex actually moved, she undid her seat belt climbing out the car and walking up to the front door, waiting for me to come and unlock it. Taylor soon followed with Max. We walked into the house in silence. Taylor asked which room was Max's before walking up the stairs to put him to bed. I sat on the sofa before I looked around to see Alex staring at me with tears in her eyes.
''Alex come here sweetie'' She complied, walking over and collapsing into my arms as she let the tears fall again. Taylor soon came downstairs to see this as she sat on the sofa next to us, rubbing Alex's back soothingly.
''It's alright Alex, your gonna be fine'' Taylor said calmly.
''N..no I'm n...not'' She choked out.
''Yeah you are Alex, don't worry'' She said again. Alex shot up out of my arms to stand up.
''NO IT'S NOT! STOP LYING TO ME STOP'' She screamed as she fell onto a heap on the floor, curling into a ball as she rocked back and forth, forcing back the tears that continued to build up. Taylor quickly went over to her bending down on the floor next to her trying to help her up.
''NO NO NO'' She screamed as she covered her hands over her ears, rocking back and forth. Taylor looked at me with tears in her own eyes as we both looked at Alex trying to figure out what to do. There was only one real thing for me to do... I had to tell the police. I told Taylor what I was going to do and walked over to the phone. I was about to pick it up when I heard Alex speak again.
''I want to die'' She said quietly, I looked over to Taylor who was equally as shocked as me.
Guys I need your opinion about this story, how should I go from here. I have two possible ideas in my head but I really don't know. One would be down the route of like Sonny ending up adopting Max and Alex and then things start to like not gonna give too much away so I wont say. OR She can continue hiding it from everyone until she finally erm snaps. Or if you have any other ideas lemme know in a review? Yeah? K thanks. I suck at this erghh
