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Chapter 20

Jade's POV

I open my eyes slowly, trying to get used to the sunlight. I feel a sharp pain on my stomach and my head aches. The memories of what happened come rushing into my mind as I see where I am: my dad's car.

I'm on the back seat, while he is driving. I look at him through the rear view mirror, and he is looking at me, smirking deviously.

"So, slut, you woke up?" He says. "I'm going to make your life miserable, y'know? You'll regret telling the cops what I did. You'll even regret being alive."

I open my mouth to answer, but I can't manage to speak. I close my eyes, breathing heavily. I need to concentrate. I need to hold back the moans of pain that he wants to hear.

"Don't even try to sleep whore, we are almost there." He laughs. "I think I'm going to play with you a little before I kill you."

I sigh, and it makes me tremble. I feel tears running down my cheeks. I'm not crying because of the pain though. I remember what happened back at school. I told Cat to run away. I told her that it wasn't her fight, but she stayed. She put herself between my dad and I. And he slapped her. He kicked her and threw her on the floor. I couldn't stand it, so I went with him. I just hope that she is fine.

Tori's POV

"Cat, what happened?" I ask again, trying to stay sane.

"J-Jade's father. H-he took her." She says, barely a whisper.

I suddenly feel sick. "Beck, take these people out of here. We need to take Cat to the nursery."

Beck gets up and tells everybody to go to their classes. The crowd fades away gradually, until there's just one person there: Trina. As our eyes meet, she comes running to where I am. She doesn't ask me anything, just hugs me. I hug her back, tightly, as I start to cry. Within seconds, I'm sobbing violently. I don't know what to do anymore. My girlfriend is in danger, and there's nothing I can do. I'm not strong to beat her father, and I don't even know where they went to.

"Cat, do you know where Jade's father took her?" I hear Beck asking.

Cat sighs. "To the l-lake."

Beck gasps. I manage to stop sobbing as I hear his footsteps going from side to side. I look at him when I wipe my tears. "The lake?"

He nods. "He is really trying to destroy Jade's life. The lake is where he used to take her when she was younger and he was still married. It's the only good memory she has with him."

I don't understand how he can be so mean. What did Jade do to him? Absolutely nothing. I get up. "Beck, do you know where the lake is?"

"Yes." He looks at me. "It takes almost an hour from here, but I know another way. It's faster, and her dad doesn't know about it."

I allow myself to smile. "Great." I look at my sister. "Trina, take Cat to the nursery, then-"

"No." Cat manages to sit down. "I'm going with you."

I shake my head. "Cat, you can't. You're hurt."

"I don't care." She says. "Jade is my best friend, and I'm not going to leave her right now. Besides, I know you're going to ask Trina to go to the lake too, and I know where it is."

I sigh "Cat, if something happens to you, I'll-"

"I'll take care of her." Trina interrupts me. "I promise Tori."

I nod. "Okay. Trina, take Robbie and André too. Then, call dad and tell him the location of the lake. Ask him to bring the cops."

"I got it, sistah." She smiles. "Don't worry, we'll be there as soon as possible. Come on Cat."

Trina helps Cat getting up, and they go look for the boys. I can't believe I'm putting my sister and my best friend into this, but there's nothing else I can do. They want to help, and right now we need as much help as we can find.

Beck puts his arm around me. "Come on Tori, let's save Jade"

I sigh and grab his hand, leading him through the hallways. Once we are out of school, he takes the lead and I follow him to his car. He opens it, and I go to the passenger side. As he starts the car, I start humming the song Jade sang to me. But I have to stop when I feel tears forming in my eyes.

"She is going to be okay, Tori." He says, getting out of the parking lot. "We'll be there within minutes."

I nod. "Thanks Beck. You're the best."

"You and Jade are my best friends." He sighs. "It's the least I can do."

I stay silent for a while, thinking about something that has been bugging me. I want to ask Beck, but I don't know how he will react. But I need to talk with him though. I need to take what's happening out of my mind for awhile, otherwise I won't help anything.

"Beck?" I finally say.

He looks at me for a brief moment before turning to the road again. "Yeah?"

"Can I ask you something?" I'm nervous.

"Sure you can." He laughs. "And there's no need to be uncomfortable."

"Oh, thanks." I giggle. "Anyway, uh, do you still love Jade?"

He smiles. "I do love her, but not in that way. She is just my friend now."

I frown. "But why did you try to kiss her yesterday?"

"Because I thought that she needed someone." He sighs. "And I didn't know that she was dating you. I'm sorry, by the way."

I smile, rubbing his arm. "There's no need to apologize. I know you wouldn't do anything to hurt me or her."

"Well, I'm actually only going to hurt one person." He looks at me.

I narrow my eyes. "Who?"

"Her father."

He looks back to the road and turns left. It's a small asphalt road, and there's no one near. Beck speeds up, and I look through the window. It's a beautiful view. We're in a calm place, with tall trees all around. If I wasn't in this situation, I would probably stop to take some pictures and feel the fresh air. But now I have to concentrate on Jade and what will happen to her if we don't reach the lake in time. I tremble.

"Tori, calm down." Beck says. "We're almost there. She will be fine."

I sigh. "I hope so."

"She will." He smiles. "I promise."

I smile back, weakly. "Thanks Beck. For everything."

He nods. "There's no need to thank me. I didn't do anything."

"Stop saying that." I look at him. "You've been helping us, you've been supporting us, you've-"

"So does Cat." He interrupts me.

"I know." I look at my feet. "I need to thank her too."

"I'm pretty sure she will say the same thing." He giggles.

"That I don't need to thank her?" He nods. "But I have to thank you both anyway."

He smiles. "You're welcome."

"Finally." I laugh.

He laughs too, turning the car to the right. The trees are growing farther from the other every time there's a curve on the road. I look at the clock. Only fifteen minutes have passed since we left Hollywood Arts, but it seems like an eternity. Where is this l- Oh, my God.

"Here we are." Beck states as a huge blue lake comes into our vision. There's a small house across from us, and a little playground by its side. I can't help thinking about Jade playing there when she was little. There's a black car parked on the other side of the house. Jade's father's car.

A few seconds later, Beck starts driving again. As we approach the house, I can see that it isn't as small as I thought. Neither is the playground. Beck parks the car behind some trees and we get out, looking around.

The place looks deserted. But there's something about that playground that's worrying me. I grab Beck's hand and lead him there. As we are coming closer, I see two figures. The man is swinging the girl slowly. But the girl doesn't seem happy. And her hands are together in a strange way, almost if- Oh, my God!

"Jade!"

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