Patch's POV

My first thought when I open my eyes is what the hell?

I don't recognise the place I'm in. It looks like I'm in some kind of basement. It's completely empty, and there is a single bulb hanging from the ceiling that is the only source of light in here; there are no windows whatsoever.

I realise at that point that I am lying down on the floor. I manage to get up into a sitting position, and then I stand up and start pacing the room, trying to fit the pieces together. I have no idea where I am. The last thing I remember is going to sleep, and then waking up because I heard a strange noise in the house, like someone was breaking in. I didn't want to wake up Nora and scare her, so instead I got up and went downstairs to the living room to check what was going on. Then, as soon as I entered the living room, I felt myself being injected with something, and everything went black.

I have no idea where I am, or what's happened to me.

The one thing weighing on my mind, however, more than anything else, was Nora.

Was she safe? Was she kidnapped too? I hoped, at the very least she was safe. If I was the only one kidnapped, and she was okay – I could handle that. She'd be dying of worry, and she'd kill me when – or if – I came back, but at least she was safe.

On the other hand, if she was kidnapped too, I would never forgive myself for putting her in such a vulnerable position.

Right now though, I needed answers. Like what the hell happened to me. And then a way to escape. Assuming I could figure out where I was.

The thoughts are all still being processed in my head, when I hear footsteps, and then a door open. A man wearing a mask steps into the room, and I feel a sense of déjà vu. I feel like I've seen him before.

"Well, well, well. Finally awake now, are we? You've been out stone cold for about fourteen hours now. And now, we get to talk all about the little job I have for you." He laughed menacingly, and my brain clicks.

I knew that voice. I knew that laugh. I knew that man.


Nora's POV

"Okay," Vee's telling me. "Calm down, Nora."

As soon as I found out Patch had gone missing, the first thing I did was call the one person I trusted more than anyone else in the world. Vee. She immediately rushed to Patch's house, where I was currently staying, in order to find some way to help me. Unfortunately, the only thing that had happened in the past few hours of her being here was seeing me panic.

I take a break from me pacing Patch's living room, and give Vee my death stare.

"Calm down? CALM DOWN?!" I shriek at her. "Vee, are you aware of the fact my boyfriend is missing, and I have no clue whatsoever as to where the hell he is?! He could be in hell for all I know and-"

"Nora," Vee says to me firmly. "Don't think like that. Patch's feather is safe and sound, and not to mention Patch can handle himself. He's strong, he's resourceful, and whatever happened to him, you know that he, more than anyone else, will find a way back to you. Okay?"

"I know that," I whisper. "But I still can't help worrying about him, and I have no idea how the hell I can even try to find a way to find him."

"I have a way," says Vee confidently

Slowly, I turn to Vee so we're face-to-face. "What do you mean you have a way?" I say half suspicious, half hopeful

"You know my friend Mark?"

"Mark from algebra?"

"Exactly. You see, he also happens to be a world class hacker and he owes me."

"Okay, so…"

Vee looks at me like I'm dumb. "So, we can get him to hack into all the CCTV cameras nearby, to see if we can figure out something about what happened. Maybe he was kidnapped or something and we'll be able to find the car that took him."

I sigh. "Vee, I live in almost the middle of nowhere. The nearest CCTV camera to my house is at least three miles away, and there's no guarantee that whoever took him would have used that road."

"Would you rather he tried to hack into the CCTV cameras and found nothing, or you sitting here worrying and doing nothing?" She challenged me.

"Okay. Call Mark."


Patch's POV

It's been two hours since he left with his 'job offer' - though it was more of a threat than any kind of offer.

I had no intention whatsoever of letting that slimy son-of-a-bitch have the satisfaction of thinking he's got me where he wants me – but the sacrifice for not doing it could be my life. Or Nora's. And her life was something I would fight for until my last breath.

I knew I couldn't leave Nora without saying goodbye. I had already decided to try and make peace with my fate, but not before letting her know why. That was the least I owed her. She would hate me for leaving her, and it would take her a long time to make peace with it, but I had no choice.

The past two hours had led me to a lot of thinking, and a lot of pacing. After some brief exploring of the basement, I struck some luck and found some blank paper and a pen. I decided I was going to write her a goodbye letter.

Dearest Nora,

I have no idea how to start a letter like this, but I'll start by saying I'm sorry. I know you're angry, reading this letter, because if you are, it means that I can no longer be with you, because the worst has happened. This is a goodbye letter, Angel. This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do, and I don't have any words to describe just how much you mean to me.

I love you. Insanely. You're my first thought when I wake up, my last one before I go to sleep. You're beautiful, and brave, and intelligent, and I know that no matter what happens to me now, you'll be okay on your own. It'll be a while before you make peace with what's happened to me, and a while before you start to move on with your life, but you have great people surrounding you, and I know that they'll always be there for you, when I can't be. Your mom, Vee; hell, even Scott. They're not my biggest fans, I know, but they are yours. And they'll help you move on, and find happiness in your life. They'll help you be yourself again, after all this.

I know that it's going to be hard to move on, Angel. But I want you to know, that no matter how hard it is for me to write these words on this paper…I give you my blessing to be happy with another man. I know it would be selfish of me to expect you to remain single for the rest of your life just because I'm no longer there. But I give you my blessing, to be happy with him, to marry him, maybe even have kids someday with you; even though the thought of it is killing me, because it should be me you spend the rest of your life with. But you deserve all the happiness in the world, Angel, and if that man, whoever he may be, makes you happy, then who am I to deny you that?

I hope you find some way to forgive me for this, Angel. I love you so much.

Yours Always,

Patch


I know this isn't the best chapter, for some reason I found it harder to write this chapter, and that's why it took me slightly longer to update. Don't worry, you will find out exactly what happened, and who the man is, just not yet ;)

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