Hey kids!
I'm so so so so so so SO sorry for the lack of updates. I've been super busy with work, and I know that's a suckish excuse but... y'know.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter! I'm sorry for any spelling/grammar mistakes, it's almost midnight here and I'm practically asleep already!
xoxo
Tori's long brunette hair flew behind her as she and Andre fled down the stairs, missing out several steps and almost falling in the dim light, neither of them caring as they stumbled - they were desperate to hear what the lead was. They ran down into the living room and found David standing in the kitchen with his phone in his hand.
"Dad?" Tori asked as she and Andre approached him.
"We might have something," David smiled at his daughter and her boyfriend.
"What?!" Tori asked eagerly.
"Well, it's not much, but someone just reported seeing a suspicious looking van in Jade's street just before you two got to her house. They said it was there for around ten minutes before it sped away. They managed to get the license plate, so we're investigating it now," David informed them with a hopeful smile.
"Yes," Andre breathed in relief, hope finally filling his heart now that they were at least one step closer to finding their friends.
"We should tell Robbie. And Beck," Tori decided, knowing that they would want to hear the good news.
"Lets go tell them," Andre smiled, taking Tori's hand.
Tori's brown eyes found the clock on her kitchen wall, "Now?" she asked, "It's almost two in the morning."
"Honestly, I don't think they'll care," Andre told her as they rushed out of the house, not even caring that they were in their pyjamas. Their hearts pounded as they climbed into Andre's car. They couldn't wait to see the looks on Beck's and Robbie's faces when they heard the news.
"How did he get you?" Jade's hoarse voice echoed in the small room as she questioned Robbie, who was now sitting up against the opposite wall with Cat curled into him as far as possible.
"That blonde woman showed up at my door and told me her car had broken down, so I went to help her," he sighed, shaking his head at his own naivety.
"That's what happened to us," Jade sighed, resting her head against Beck's shoulder as his hand gently massaged her thigh comfortingly.
"It was my fault. I offered to help her," Cat shook her head, "God... if I hadn't been so... nice," she grit her teeth together, believing that she was responsible for everything.
"Don't," Jade cut her off, "Don't you dare, Cat."
"It's not your fault, sweetheart," Robbie whispered, pressing a kiss to her forehead, squeezing her body tightly against his - ignoring the aching all over his body as he did so.
"It's up to Tori and Andre now," Beck sighed a few moments later after silence had fallen over the room.
The teens jumped in fright as the door above them swung open and crashed against the wall loudly. A small sliver of light appeared through the doorway before a figure began making its way down the concrete steps. Four pairs of eyes followed the figure until it stood above them in the form of Stanley.
He looked over the teenagers for a few moments before raising one hand and suddenly pointing down at Jade, "You," he spat, causing Jade to look up with fear in her eyes, "Come with me."
Beck's hand immediately tightened on Jade's thigh, not liking the look in Stanley's eyes one bit. When Jade made no move to get up, Stanley sighed and reached down to grab her shoulder tightly before hauling her up to her feet.
"Where are you taking her?" Beck demanded, glaring up at Stanley.
Stanley sighed and pulled his hand back, bringing it down hard upon Beck's already bruised cheek, making Cat whimper as she watched with Robbie across the room.
"Was I talking to you, pretty boy?" he spat, glaring down at the teen. Beck returned the glare but said nothing as the pain coursed through his cheek, he could only watch as Stanley unlocked Jade's cuff and forcefully pulled her up the stairs.
Jade's eyes caught her boyfriend's just before she disappeared, and Beck could only see the absolute terror reflecting in them - a rare sight to see on someone as brave and fearless as Jadelyn West.
"Do you think he's letting her go?" Cat asked hopefully.
Robbie could have cried at the naivety in his girlfriend's voice as he knew himself that Stanley would most likely not be letting Jade go. In fact he was almost 100% sure that Stanley was only just getting started.
Andre's car pulled up outside of Beck's silver RV at around two in the morning. They climbed out of the car and rushed over to the door and began pounding on it, ready to tell Beck the news.
"Beck! Open up, we have to tell you something!" Andre yelled.
"Beck!" Tori cried, the excitement evident in her voice as they knocked loudly on the silver door.
"Shut up! People are trying to sleep!" an elderly lady yelled from the house next door to Beck's parent's house.
Tori's eyebrows raised as the old woman slammed her window closed, "Rude," she mumbled.
When the door to the RV remained closed, Andre peeked through the window closest to him and frowned, "He's not home."
"Maybe... he's out?" Tori offered.
Andre shrugged, "We'll call him. C'mon, lets go tell Robbie."
After pulling up outside Robbie's house, Tori and Andre rushed up the front path towards Robbie's front door. But as they approached, they realised that something was wrong. The front door was open - a sight which was becoming increasingly familiar.
"Robbie?" Tori called, leaning her head in the doorway - not really wanting to go inside the house.
"Yo, Rob!" Andre yelled.
When they received no response from inside the house, the couple turned to each other.
"Something isn't right," Tori voiced her thoughts.
Andre nodded, "Yeah, this is weird."
Silence fell between them and the only sound around them was the soft chirping of crickets hiding in the bushes.
Moments later, Tori's eyes widened as realisation dawned upon her. She turned to her boyfriend, "You don't think... Stanley's got Robbie and Beck... do you?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper.
Andre thought about it for a moment before his heart stopped.
"Oh God."