hi there! i wasnt going to update today, but reading one of the reviews gave me an idea for the story, so let me know what you think! :) i hope you like it!
"I know that is a lot to process and I don't expect you to know what to say to that. Not many people really do. But I just had to tell that to someone and you are one of the only people here that I really trust. I mean I don't think I ever really trusted Jonny. And the fact that you came to check on me and-" Austin put his finger to my mouth to quiet my rambling.
"I just can't imagine having to go through that my whole life. You probably don't want anything to do with me after what I told you earlier then…" he said looking away.
I grabbed his chin and turned his face towards mine and said "Just because you had an addiction, doesn't mean I don't want anything to do with you. The fact that you found the strength to quit makes me have so much more respect for you. I am so glad you are here with me. I don't know how I would be handling this situation without you right now-" I got cut off by my dog barking. I whispered her name harshly to get her to be quiet but she was really barking and growling. She must have just heard a plane or a car going by or something. But then my heart skipped a beat when I heard the faint sound of the alarm system letting us know that a window or door had been opened. "Austin?"
"Yeah?" he whispered and I could tell he had heard it too.
"Do you remember if I locked the door?"
"I don't remember.."
"My heart was thumping in my chest and I slowly reached for my phone and my first action was turning on the tracker we had installed in my phone. Then I shoved it down in my bra. I tiptoed to my bedroom door. I know. What the hell was I thinking? At this point in the movie you would all be yelling at the stupid girl not to go into the dark closet or something, but don't bother because I was just too curious. I slowly turned the door knob, and next thing I knew, two men in hoodies rushed at me.
Gary (the next door neighbor)
I didn't know what I was watching. I was instantly curious when I saw an unfamiliar black car car pull into the driveway next door. I saw two men in hoodies get out and start creeping around the house to the back yard. I know, alarms should have been blaring in my head but I just couldn't force myself to move. Wait a minute.. that car.. I had seen it before. It had been driving down this street a lot in the past hour. I had never seen the woman in the driver's seat in this area before. It had Illinois plates on it. Maybe it was a relative of Liz and Glen's… but then why would those guys be creeping around the yard in the dark. I instantly ran and called the police when I saw the two men come running out of the house with two bodies slung over their shoulders. But I was too late. They were gone and out of sight before anyone even picked up. I explained the situation and they said they were sending squads out right away to look, but they would probably be long gone by then. As I was about to call Liz and Glen to break this news to them, I saw a light go on in the house. I grabbed a baseball bat and sprinted over there, because as far as I knew, only two people had been in that house at the time. I felt bad enough letting them get kidnapped, but there was no way I was going to let the house get robbed too. I walked through the door they left open and ran to the room I saw the light go on in. Just as I was approaching the door, an elderly woman opened it up and we were both shocked to see each other.
"Who are you?! What are you doing here?!" she yelled clearly shaken up.
"Wait! If you are still here, who else did those guys take?" I asked pretty confused.