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James was driving back home from the mall. He was changing the radio station when his phone began ringing.

"Hello?" he answered once he saw that the person calling was Logan.

"Hey, James," Logan greeted. "You called earlier?"

"Oh yeah," James said, remembering that he called Logan about an hour earlier because he had talked to Kelly. "Well...I wanted to know which of you guys were free," James explained. "I talked to Kelly, and she told me which hospital those two girls that were attacked are staying. I know Kendall would definitely want to go. What about you?"

Logan swallowed. "Um...Kendall already went," he said quietly.

"WHAT?" James asked, hoping he heard Logan incorrectly. "And you let him?"

"I tried making him stay," Logan defended. "I even tried going with him but he wouldn't take no for an answer."

James sighed.

"Look," Logan continued. "Kendall said that he was going to pick up some flowers before he went to the hospital. About a minute ago, he texted me letting me know that he made it there safely exactly eleven minutes after he left the Palm Woods-"

"So he's at a flower shop eleven minutes from the Palm Woods?" James asked for confirmation.

"Yup," Logan answered.

James thought for a while. He took a turn. "I think I know where that is," he finally said. "I'm gonna start heading over there. I really don't want him to be alone."

"I know," Logan replied with a heavy sigh. "Let me know when you find him, okay?"

"Okay," James promised before hanging up. James began dialing another number. He knew it wasn't safe to be doing that while driving, but this was necessary. The phone rang twice before someone answered. He didn't even allow for an answer. "ARE YOU CRAZY?" he blurted out.

"Nice to hear from you too, James," Kendall replied sarcastically.

"YOU LEFT THE APARTMENT WITHOUT ANY OF US?" James asked, ignoring Kendall's comment.

Kendall sighed. "James...don't lecture me."

"Logan said you're going to the hospital. I'm meeting you there!" James announced.

"Don't bother, James." Kendall replied. James could hear him talking to someone. James figured that Kendall was probably still at the flower shop. That's where James was heading now. Kendall started talking to James again. "James. I'm fine. I'm leaving the flower shop now."

"I thought we agreed that you can't be alone!" James said, making his way to find Kendall.

"Well I needed to go visit those girls in the hospital," Kendall argued. "Besides, I can-"

James felt his heart beat faster at the sound of Kendall gasping. "Kendall!" James' voice rang out. "You there?"

Silence from Kendall. All James could hear was a distant voice.

"KENDALL!" James called out. "WHAT'S GOING ON?"

Again, silence. "No no no no no no," James kept chanting as he pulled into the street of the flower shop. He was almost there, and he was praying that Kendall was okay.

He pulled into the flower shop parking lot a few second later. The first thing he noticed was Kendall's car, and discarded flowers beside it. The next thing James noticed was Kendall's phone, which had a large crack that wasn't there earlier that day. "Oh no," James breathed out in horror, looking around, feeling hopeless and confused as to what to do next.

Jennifer had finally returned home later that evening. Of course, as soon as she plopped down on the couch, close to the brink of sleep, her phone rang.

It was the police, calling in regards to the mysterious car accident that she had been involved in.

In all honesty, Jennifer had almost forgotten all about it. That's what she hated about LA police. They seemed to take forever in getting anything done.

After Jennifer wandered the Palm Woods, she finally found Katie, and the two of them headed straight for the police station.

"What?" was all Jennifer could ask once the cop had finished talking to her.

The young officer sighed. "The plate number you gave us belongs to the car of a missing person," he repeated. "That person was reported missing two days before the accident."

"Well what does that mean?" Jennifer asked.

The officer just looked at her.

"Wait a minute," Katie said. "You don't believe us," she concluded. "You think I gave the wrong plate number?"

"No one's mad at you," he replied. "We understand. The accident was probably really scary for you. Scary events can usually make anybody give out wrong information on accident."

Katie rolled her eyes, annoyed that this man was talking to her like she was a little child. "Well I'm not just any person," she argued. "I know what I saw."

"I know," the officer replied, trying to sound as nice and patient and possible. "But sometimes, things get jumbled up. Do you think that happened? Can you think back?"

Jennifer stood up. "I trust my daughter's words," she told him. "If she saw that plate number than I believe her. Did you not think of any other possibilities? Maybe the truck was stolen or borrowed? Did you think about that?"

The officer looked at Jennifer in shook.

Jennifer grabbed Katie's hand. "C'mon sweetie, Let's go," she said, giving the officer one evil glare before her and her daughter walked away.

Kendall's mind was racing almost as fast as he was running. His heart was beating faster and faster with every breath he took, with every step he took. Gavin was dead, wasn't he? They'd all gotten the phone call. It was even on the news. How was this possible?

The man that had broken him. The man that haunted his dreams. The man that hurt him. The man that took his innocence away.

The man Kendall thought he'd never think about or see again because he was killed in prison.

Kendall could swear that he hadn't run this fast before. Fear and adrenaline were pushing his body beyond its limits, but he didn't care. As long as Kendall could get away from him.

Kendall looked over his shoulder, surprised to see that Gavin was still behind him. He was far, but not far enough.

It was dark. The only sound Kendall could hear were the sounds of his feet hitting ground and his heavy breathing. At this point, he could feel tears burning his eyes. There was no way he could escape.

He suddenly turned the corner, hoping to find some form of cover to hide himself. Kendall ran a good distance before finding a nice dumpster to hide behind.

Kendall crouched down beside the dumpster, his body hidden from view. As tears continued falling from Kendall's eyes, he placed his hand over his mouth, hoping that the sound of his harsh breathing would be muffled. He couldn't risk being heard.

"Kendall," Gavin said in a sing-sing voice. "Come out, come out wherever you are."

Kendall's heart felt like it was about to jump out of his chest. Never had his heart pounded this fast and he could feel himself getting lightheaded.

All he could do was hope that James was looking for him. Kendall was now regretting leaving the apartment by himself.

Kendall started sobbing silently. He could feel his shoulders jerking and trembling. In his head, Kendall kept chanting James' name, hoping that his brunette friend would be close by, ready to save the blonde from this monster.

"I know you're here, Kendall Knight!" Gavin yelled. His voice had gotten closer, sending chills down Kendall's spine. "You always liked doing things the hard way. That's okay...I love playing games with you."

Kendall stayed completely still. He let his thoughts drift to all his loved ones. His mom, Katie, the guys, and his friends at the Palm Woods.

When he saw Gavin's shadow approach him, Kendall's blood ran cold. And the next thought to cross his mind was of his father.

His dead father.

"You'll be joining your dad soon, Kendall."

As seconds passed, Kendall couldn't help but feel that Gavin was right. Tonight was his end.

Tonight, he was going to die.

Kendall saw a pair of dirty shoes stand in front of him, and couldn't stop his eyes from moving upward to see that, yes, Gavin had finally caught him.

A devilish smile crept on Gavin's face. Even in the dark, Kendall could see his face. prison must have changed him a little bit. But Kendall knew Gavin's face and it was exactly like he remembered it.

"I missed you, Kendall," he said before lifting the frightened teenager into the air and watching as he hit the ground, landing on his back.

Kendall tried getting up. He was still willing to run more if it meant escaping this man. But as he struggled to get up, Gavin harshly put his foot on Kendall's chest, pinning the blond to the ground.

Kendall struggled a bit before realizing that his efforts were futile.

Gavin knelt down, entertained by Kendall's panic and heavy breathing. The blonde was weak right now, a side of Kendall the man loved seeing.

Kendall opened his mouth to scream, but felt a meaty hand cover his mouth. "Shh," Gavin instructed as he put a finger to his own lips.

"I've been waiting for this for a long time," he whispered into Kendall's ear.

Kendall shivered after Gavin whispered into his ear. He felt his eyelids drooping. Kendall tried fighting the inevitable, but finally, his body relaxed and his eyelids closed.

The last thing Kendall saw was Gavin's evil smile, but opened his eyes when he heard a familiar voice scream out in the distance.

"HEY! LEAVE HIM ALONE!"

Kendall turned his head to the direction of the voice. His eyes widened. It was James!

James came charging at the man, but stopped dead in his tracks when he saw a shiny piece of metal being pulled out of the man's pocket and held to Kendall's neck. But his heart stopped once he took a step closer to the man and saw his face more clearly. His eyes widened. No. It couldn't be.

"Yeah...Gavin's back," the man said with a confident smile, as if he was reading James' mind. "And you see this knife?" he asked. "You make any sudden move, and I'll make sure it'll be the last one Kendall sees."

James eyes widened as he looked to his friend, who had nothing but fear written on his face.

"J-James," Kendall helplessly said, feeling tears still falling down his face. The knife was still pressed to his neck and he wanted nothing more than to go home...or, if under Gavin's mercy, be killed quickly.

Gavin started stroking Kendall's tear stained face with his free hand. "Shh," he said once again. "You won't feel any pain when I'm done with you," he said, as if that would reassure the blonde.

James felt helpless. He was watching Gavin threaten his best friend with a knife, and he couldn't do a thing about it. It hurt James knowing that. But he could only imagine how much Kendall was hurting right now.

"James," Kendall said in a quiet voice, snapping the brunette from his thoughts. "G-go home. Please," he pleaded. He couldn't risk Gavin hurting James.

But James shook his head. "No," he responded. "I'm...I'm gonna help you." He wasn't sure how he was going to help Kendall, but he knew he was going to help him somehow.

Kendall shook his head, feeling nothing but disgust as Gavin watched their touching conversation with amusement. "No," he simply replied. "I-I can't risk you getting hurt."

"And I can't risk you getting hurt by this guy," James quickly said.

"I think I have a way to solve this," Gavin happily announced. In other words, he knew how he could make both boys unhappy while he walked out the victor.

Gavin ran his fingers through Kendall's hair. He leaned down to whisper in Kendall's ear, which made the blonde tense up. "I'm gonna make you scream for me." He turned to James for a quick second. "And pretty boy can watch. Isn't that what you've always wanted?" he asked Kendall.

Gavin straddled on Kendall, laughing as the blonde let out screams of terror.

"NO!" Kendall yelled, tried to fight. "GET OFF!" His breathing had begun to increase and his heart rate had gone crazy once again.

James had seen enough. He charged at Gavin, but apparently, the older man was expecting that.

But neither James nor Kendall was ready for what came next.

Gavin quickly rose off Kendall, standing up to face James.

James got ready to punch Gavin in the face when he felt a horrible pain in his chest.

"JAMES!" Kendall cried out, struggling to get off the ground.

James looked into Gavin's face, which had a smile, before he looked down at his chest.

In a blind rage, James had forgotten all about Gavin's knife, which was now in his chest, just like Gavin had planned.

He knew James well. Gavin knew James had a crazy temper, and didn't put a lot of thoughts into his actions.

James started breathing heavily. He felt Gavin get ready to pull out the knife, but James had other plans. James grabbed onto the knife as well, preventing Gavin from pulling it out. James turned to Kendall, coughing before saying what he needed to say. "R-Run," he grunted.

Kendall stared wide-eyed. There was no way he was running. His legs could no longer move because he was too in shock, and he couldn't leave James!

"Now!" James weakly yelled, snapping Kendall out of his stupor.

Kendall looked at James for what might have been the last time, giving him a look of gratitude and mouthing "I love you", before running once again.

Once James was sure Kendall was far enough, he finally let Gavin win. He let go of the knife, feeling his knees growing weaker and weaker.

Gavin ripped the knife from James' chest. That was the worst pain James had ever experienced, but he was too weak to react. Gavin just let him drop to the ground, looking at him in disgust.

"Pathetic," Gavin spat, looking down at James, who was laying on the ground.

"You're...not gonna...win," James struggled between breaths.

Gavin chuckled. "Says the kid bleeding out on the ground."

James coughed, blood escaping his lips.

"It was fun," Gavin said, ready to go. "But I must take my leave," he announced, rushing away to continue looking for Kendall.

"B-be safe Kendall," James whispered before his eyes closed.

Leaving James was the hardest thing Kendall had ever had to do. But if he wanted to get help, he needed to leave. James needed to be saved. James got stabbed because of him. Kendall teared up at the fact, but James would be okay if he could find some help, right?

Kendall ran out from the alley, hating the fact that it was night time and no one was around.

"Gotta find someone," Kendall whispered to himself as he continued running.

Kendall turned, seeing a man walking. Kendall smiled. There may be hope.

"Sir!" he yelled out, running up to the guy. Kendall might have scared him, but that was the least of his concern. "M-my friend," he struggled to say. "H-he got s-stabbed and I need you to call 911 PLEASE!"

The man looked at Kendall wide-eyed while taking out his phone and dialing. "Okay kid. Calm down and tell me where your friend is."

"Th-the alley...two blocks from here. Please there's no time!" he rushed out in one breath, imagining that James was bleeding to death by now.

The man was talking on the phone, calming Kendall down by only a little.

But his calm didn't last for long.

The man grunted, before falling forward, forcing Kendall to catch him. At first Kendall was confused, but after seeing the knife wound on the man's back, he knew exactly what happened. He looked up to see Gavin staring down at him. Kendall froze.

"You need to learn some manners," Gavin said with a smile. "Drop the man, and stand up," he instructed.

Kendall slowly did as he was told.

Gavin smiled, swinging the butt of his knife at Kendall's temple, and watched as the helpless blonde fell to the ground. Unconscious and vulnerable.

I'm sorry. I promise to make it up to you if you don't kill me!

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