Nate;
It's been days since we started looking for Charmaine. We've looked everywhere. We told her mom & that's really when she had a mental breakdown.
Never left the house since.
People say she is nowhere to be found in town, but I don't believe them. I'll never believe them
I'm determined to find her & I will find her even if it costs my life.
-o-
Staring up at the ceiling gets boring when you've been lying in your bed for hours.
I got up, fixed my hair & changed into some new clothes. I sighed & laid back on my bed.
"I miss you Cherry." I whispered to myself.
I stared at the ceiling a bit then someone knocked on my door.
"It's open."
"Hey hun, did you find Charmaine yet?"
I sat up & my mom came & sat down beside me. I shook my head.
She ruffled my hair a bit & sighed. "Don't worry hun, we'll find her soon."
"How about if she's dead already? I'm telling you Bi-"
"Bianca has her & she can kill her if she wants to which is like anytime. I know. You told me already."
She looked at me & kissed me on the cheek. "Neil & May are downstairs in the living room. You should go down."
I shook my head again. "Tell them to come up."
She called them up & went back downstairs.
I went into my balcony & sat down on the chair.
Someone put their hand on my shoulder.
I turned around seeing Neil & May behind me. "Hey."
"You okay?"
I nodded.
May sat down in the other chair across from me. "Something you need to say?"
Should I tell them? Wait. Yes. No. Yes. No. Yes. No. C'mon! Just say it Nate, say it!
"I-"
They both looked at me.
"I-uhh.."
"Nate." Neil sighed.
"I love her. I want her to be found. I don't want her dead. Help me?"
May patted my knee. "Nice to let out, right?"
I nodded & cleared my throat. "Where can we check?"
"There is-" Neil took out a map of the town.
"We've checked everywhere, including the city. The only thing we didn't check was uhm.."
He pointed to a building on the map. "The uhh, the abandoned wearhouse."
"Maybe we should check there."
May started. "But Nate, it's dangerous there."
"It is the only place we didn't look & we might have a chance of finding her."
I got up & went down into the living room, having Neil & May follow me. "You really think we'll find her there?"
"I'm positive."
"But you know they're doing construction there. They're going to knock the building down today."
I looked at them & grabbed my phone, keys & my shoes. "Then we better get going."
Charmaine;Tears kept running down my cheeks. Whatever Bianca did, it never stopped me from stopping my crying.
I just lay here, day & night, on the cold-stone floor.
"So Charmaine, you having a great time today?"
I kept sniffling & wincing whenever I moved my body.
"Is that your answer?"
She bent down beside me & scanned my arm with her nail. I cried out loud & winced even more with the pain of her sharp, long nails.
"Now, tell me, why did you take my boyfriend?"
I opened my mouth, but nothing came out.
"WHY?" She lifted my face & looked at me. "Tell me .. now."
"I-I-I-didn't.."
She dropped my head back on the floor which made me cry out loud even more. I just want to die, now. I don't want to feel anymore of this pain. It's been weeks & nobody has come.
I can tell my dad is helping me because I'm still alive.
I wish I was with him, right now, feeling no pain.
I looked up when I hear some banging outside.
"Hmm, looks like they're going to tear the place down." Bianca looked at me & gave me an evil smile.
-o-
We heard some footsteps upstairs & people talking.
They say;
"Hey guys, you can't go in here, we're going to break this place down." "Look, you don't understand. There are two girls somewhere in here & we need to find them." "We checked everywhere. Nobody is here." "They are there, sir. We know it." "C'mon, leave. We're starting soon." "Listen here, buddy, THE ONE I LOVE IS IN THIS BUILDING ABOUT TO DIE & IF YOU DON'T LET ME GO & LOOK FOR HER, THEN I'M GOING TO STAY HERE UNTIL YOU LET ME GO." "Alright, alright. I'll tell them to wait. You have .. mm .. 10 minutes." "Thank you, sir. C'mon guys." -o-
"Hmm, well, they're never going to find you." She laughed & pulled out a gun from her pocket.
"Before I go, maybe I should use this."
I looked at the gun & closed my eyes.
I heard footsteps coming down the stairs, but right now, I didn't care. I was going to die, I know it.
I opened my eyes to see that Bianca dropped the gun & hid it behind some old, wooden boards.
The walked up to me & bent down beside me , feeling all the cuts on my arm. I winced from the pain.
I can't take it anymore.. I can't take it..
I closed my eyes & I felt myself go into a deep, sleep.
Nate;
I walked down the steps & opened the door which led into a small, dark room.
I opened the lights & see Bianca bent down beside
"CHARMAINE!"
I pushed Bianca out of the way letting Neil & May take her hands. May took out her mom's handcuffs & handcuffed Bianca.
"Hey! Let me go! Maaaaaay!"
"Sorry Bianca. Neil, let's go."
I stared at Charmaine in the corner until I couldn't hear them anymore.
I walked up to her & looks at her body.
So bloody. So many cuts. So many bruises.
I stroked her hair & just sat there, beside her. Waiting for the ambulance to come. I hope she isn't dead.
I put my hand on her bloody chest, I can't feel a thing. My hands were freezing .
I wanted to lean down & kiss her. I really wanted to, but right now isn't the time.
I heard the ambulance pull up & sat for a few more minutes until the paramedics came down.
I got up & watched them put her on the gurney & wheeled her away.
I followed them to the ambulance where I found Neil & May talking to May's mom.
I put my hand on Neil's shoulder & joined in on the conversation.
"Thanks mom for getting here quickly."
She nodded & put Bianca in the car. "Don't worry guys, she won't be going anywhere for a while."
Bianca looked at me while the car drove away.
I sighed & said bye to Neil & May.
I hopped into the ambulance & drove off watching the warehouse fall to the ground.