iNeed to Grow Up

Chapter 9 of my iCarly story, now we see Paige's side of the kidnapping and find out what happened after the police left last chapter.

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Disclaimer: iCarly belongs to Dan Schneider.


iTrust Them

Paige Benson smiled; it was November 3rd, only twelve days till her birthday. Her adoptive Mother Carly was planning to make it special. School had finished for the day and she was waiting for Carly and Freddie to pick her up. Carly and Freddie were going to be a little late but would be here soon. Uncle Spencer and Grandma Benson were working so they couldn't come. She didn't mind waiting. She stood in the parking lot; waiting for their car to arrive.

"Hey Paige." A familiar friendly voice called out.

She turned and smiled, it was her friend, Lloyd Sadat.

"Hey Lloyd, how's it going?" She replied.

Lloyd returned her smile. "Great, you waiting for your parents too?"

Paige nodded and the two of them stood and waited together, making small talk. Eventually Lloyd's parents arrived to pick him up.

"If you want my parents can drop you off at home." Lloyd offered. "I'm sure it's no trouble, it'll save you waiting anymore."

Paige however shook her head. "It's okay Lloyd, I'll be fine, I don't mind waiting."

"Are you sure?"

Paige nodded. "Of course."

Lloyd bit his lip and then sighed. "Okay then, see you tomorrow."

With that Lloyd headed to the car and they drove off, Lloyd waved goodbye to Paige, she waved back and then continued to wait. It was then it happened; she had been waiting patiently when she heard a noise, before she could react to it however a hand holding a sweet smelling rag had covered her mouth and nose. Despite her struggles she soon passed out.

When she woke up it was to terror, she couldn't move. She soon realized she had been tied to a chair, a length of black material had been tied around her eyes, blindfolding her and several strips of tape covered her mouth, she was bound, gagged and helpless. Almost immediately she began panicking and fear took over, she struggled desperately against her bonds and screamed for help through her gag. But to no avail; it was then she heard a distorted voice talking and she froze.

"Good, the brat's awake now." It said. "We can make the phone call now."

Then another voice, also distorted spoke. "Okay, we're ready to go, make the call; I'll keep an eye on her."

Paige tensed fearfully; who were these people, what did they want with her? She soon got her answer when she heard them talking to Carly on the phone.

'A ransom demand, but why…' Her thoughts became sluggish and a new horror dawned on her. 'Wait, when did I last take my insulin…Oh no, I…They don't know I'm diabetic…I…I…'

Her thoughts were cut off when suddenly the tape was ripped off her mouth. She cried out in pain before her cheek exploded with more pain and the distorted voice spoke.

"Shut up brat, now talk, it's your dear mother. No trying to tell her anything, just let her know it's you." It taunted her.

Paige let out a shuddering breath, her cheek still stinging from the slap.

"C-Carly…Please, I…I…" She wanted to tell Carly about the danger she was in.

However when she heard how weak her voice sounded she was shocked. Before she could say anything more a hand covered her mouth and the phone was taken away.

As the phone call was finished the hand was removed from her mouth. But before Paige could cry out or do anything she was gagged with more tape. Then the one who had been on the phone grabbed her,

"Stupid brat, I'll teach you to act out." The figure snarled; despite the voice distortion it was clear this one was female. "This'll teach you to do as you're told in future."

Paige anticipated another slap, what she didn't anticipate was a heavy blow, likely from a hammer or similar object, slamming just below her right knee, breaking her leg and making her scream.

"What the hell?!" The other figure, a male, cried. "That's a bit far."

She heard a growl from the woman. "I'm not nearly done with this bitch yet."

With that she attacked Paige again and soon the girl was crying. However finally it stopped. Paige was still crying, still in pain and now could feel the perspiration on her forehead and the weakness; all the other symptoms were also beginning to come on.

'It's happening…I need my insulin…I…'

She soon lost track of time, wondering how long it would be before hypoglycaemic shock set in and from there, how long until she died.

She was brought back to reality by the sound of her tormentor's voice again. She was on the phone, making ransom demands. However through all the pain and her internal suffering, Paige couldn't properly make out what was being said; she just wanted it to all be over as she once more slipped inside herself. When she recovered she heard something, something that brought her hope, sirens, the police had found her. However it was then she heard her captors; they were panicking, doing something. Then suddenly Paige felt herself get hit by a wall of heat and heard the roar and crackle of frames. She screamed into the gag, they had set the building on fire, leaving her trapped; now the smoke was getting to her. Worse still she heard them talking as they began to make their escape.

"Wait." The male cried out. "What about her, we can't…"

But the female's response was cold. "What about her; she's useless to us now, why should I care what happens to her, now come on."

With that they left and Paige was trapped alone in the flames to die. She struggled but only succeeded in tipping the chair, sending more pain through her injured leg. She heard more shouting, this time, not distorted, heard the word insulin and then blacked out.

When Paige came to she found she was in a hospital bed, she felt a lot better, an oxygen mask was attached to her face, her injuries had been treated. Her right leg was in a cast and she was hooked up to an IV drip of insulin. Sitting next to the bed, holding her hand, was Carly.

"Paige." Carly gasped. "You're awake, oh thank god."

Carly hugged her desperately and, then, the words slipped out of Paige's mouth.

"Mom…"

Carly looked up, surprised. "Paige?"

Paige managed to smile. "It's okay to call you that, right?"

Carly smiled back and nodded.

"Yeah, it is." She said softly. "It's okay now, you just rest, you're safe now…We're all here, the others will be back soon."

Paige nodded and relaxed; she still didn't know who had kidnapped her or why, but she was relieved that, at least now, she was safe, she had a loving family who were going to help her get through this.


End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.