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The Clues of Caterina Valentine
Chapter 21: It Returns
Cat's POV
"Nana." I sang out hopelessly. There's nothing else for me to do except sing. "Na na na. Nana. I miss you. Miss you so bad. I don't forget you. Oh, it's so sad." I shift slightly from the position I'm in. I'm sitting on the mattress with my cheek pressed to the wall.
"I hope you can hear me." I hope they can hear my cries for help. That they can rescue me. "The day, you slipped away." The day when my friends, family, my life slipped out of my hands. Out of my control.
And I was sent here to suffer. "Was the day, I found it. Won't be the same. Ohhh." I pull on a strand of my now brown hair, the red velvet washed away. I laugh darkly. I think I am my mind.
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Robbie stormed into his room in a hurry. He could be there with them anymore. They're constant stares, begging him to talk. It was all just too much.
The guilt was eating him alive.
Just then, his phone went off. The bing for a new text message. Robbie rolled his eyes. It was probably one of the usually text messages he's been getting for the past hour since he left Tori and Trina's house. What's wrong, Rob? Why'd you run off like that? You need to talk to us! Why don't you talk to me anymore? Robbie wasn't even going to check the message, but he decided to just check who it was from.
'That's weird.' Robbie thought to himself furrowing his eyebrows. The number was blocked. Curious, Robbie opened the message. Robbie's eyes widened in shock. He almost dropped his pearphone.
"No." Robbie muttered hopelessly. This couldn't be. There was no way that someone could've found out. He didn't tell anyone.
Robbie eyes scanned over the text message over and over again. No, this couldn't be right. It just couldn't How'd they find out?
I know your secret
~C
Robbie threw his phone onto his bed in anger. How'd they find out, how'd they find out, how'd they find out?
He threw himself onto his bed clutching his pillow to his chest tears ready to fall from his eyes.
Ding!
Robbie jumped from his phone going off again. His shaky hand trembled as he retrieved his phone. He was so scared. What if it was C?
If you don't tell them, I will.
You got less than 2 months.
Better hurry. The clock is ticking.
Not only will your secret be told, but
~C
"But, what!" Robbie yelled to his phone fear evident in his voice. He could only imagine what they would do to him. What his friends would think when they found out. They would feel so betrayed.
Ding! Robbie's bottom lip quivered as he opened the message.
Her life is ticking too.
~C
Robbie's head snapped up in realization. "Cat." Robbie whispered. "No, but she's still alive. There's no way she could die in the next two months." Robbie tried convincing himself, but then he remembered what happened that night.
Robbie had been walking home since Rex got his eco friendly "car" destroyed. Don't ask why, Robbie didn't even know. The thing was, Rex was pants-less lying faced down next to his destroyed car. Rex was laughing though, so it was okay.
Robbie had just finished tutoring Tori for her test tomorrow. Hopefully she gets a B. He was able to see Cat's beautiful face, but the only bad thing was that she saw his secret collection of life-sized standees of her. Great, she probably thinks he's a loser and would never be his girlfriend. Robbie shook his head smiling. There was no way. She was naïve and clueless sometimes, so she would probably forget by tomorrow.
Bright headlights shone in his eyes as a SUV pulled over next to him. Robbie tightened his grip on his puppet and quickened his pace in fear. He remembered in a safety class in elementary that told him if a stranger pulled up next to him to just ignore them and to keep walking and if they followed you to just turn around and keep ignoring them and walk away. They'll have to drive away. But the car drove slowly next to him.
Robbie's breath hitched in his throat. 'Okay, Robbie, just turn around and they'll have to drive away eventually.' Robbie told himself. Just as he was about to turn on his heel, the window rolled down and the man in the passenger seat called out to him.
"Aye, you! You the nerdy kid who always hangs out with Cat Valentine? This girl?" He asked pointed to a picture in his other hand. "Ain't your name Robbie?" Robbie's eyes scanned over the picture with a confused expression on his face. His jaw dropped.
It was a picture of Cat. His Cat.
Robbie only nodded too stunned from shock. A smug smile appeared on all the men's faces that were in the cars from his reaction. "Well, we got a deal for you." The man put the picture down smirking. Robbie gulped fearing for his life because of the situation he put himself in. "You see, our," The man pause and looked at the other man in the driver's seat. "Our boss wants us to kidnap Cat and make her suffer making her and her dad suffer because of something that they did to him." The man blinked and waved off what he just said. Robbie felt his palms sweat. 'Kidnap Cat? Why? And why are they telling me?' "Anyways, you have to help us. I mean, it would work out for you in the end." It sounded as if the guy was really trying to convince him. There was no way that Robbie would help be part of the kidnapping of the woman he loves. No matter what he would get in return. "We'll pay you and Cat loves that one Beck guy and he loves her, but you love Cat and you think he doesn't deserve her." Robbie could feel the pang in his heart and it was true, but he didn't see where this was going. "Well, if you pretend to be the hero and 'rescue her'," The man put quotation marks with his fingers. "she would fall in love with you because you saved her from the Hell we're going to put her through. So, you in?"
Robbie rubbed his lips together. He was really considering this because all he wanted was for Cat to love him. "No, I'm sorry, but I couldn't."
"Oh, so you would rather see her with Beck rubbing it in your face that you could never have her?"
"No, it's just she's my friend and I couldn't lie to her." Robbie lied. He could lie to her, but the thing was he didn't want to be caught, be with these scary men, and hurt Cat.
"Oh, come on!" The guy in the driver's seat groaned. "You know you want to, you're just scared."
"I am, okay!" Robbie yelled clenching his fists.
"Whatever." A guy from the back said. "We got another guy in mind, who'll we'll threaten so bad because we don't want a scaredy cat like you. Just don't tell anyone about this." He said in a taunting tone.
"Or else we'll kill Cat, you, and maybe some other very important people in your life." The guy in the passenger seat said with a wicked smile on his face.
"Just promise me one thing." Robbie started. They waited for him to continue. "Don't do this and don't hurt Cat." They all just laughed at him. Robbie gulped and trembled in fear. What did he just do?
"We're going to end up killing her anyways." The passenger seat guy smirked pulling out a pocket knife. Robbie's eyes widened and his heart froze. He knew exactly what was going on.
The man leaned over the open car widen stabbing Robbie's arm making him stagger back, but the man snatched Robbie's collar bringing closer, and the knife still in his arm. The man wickedly smiled as he dragged the small knife down the open wound making Robbie yelp out in pain. Finally, the man pulled out the knife laughing darkly.
"Just a warning." He said bluntly. Then he held a finger to his lips a smile still present. "Shh, don't tell!" He taunted in a singsong voice. Robbie whimpered tears sliding down his cheeks as the men laughed and sped away. Robbie clutched his bleeding arm still trembling. As soon as the truck was out of view, Robbie ran as fast as he could to his house.
Robbie clutched his pillow close to his as he laid his chin on it with tears falling on it. He choked out sobs guilt practically eating him alive by now. He never wanted to relive that memory again. It was already in his nightmares.
Ding!
Robbie choked on his gasp. He only feared what C would say this time.
Awwww
Does someone feel guilty?
~C
Robbie sobbed uncontrollably. "I'm so freaking sorry, Cat!" Robbie screamed out hoping Cat could hear him. "I'm sorry, Beck, Jade, Trina, Tori, Andre for making you guys lose your best friend! This is all my fault!"
Ding!
"NO!" Robbie screamed not wanting to hear from C again. He read the message anyways.
From: Trina
Robbie, whatever's bothering you, you can always talk to me. You know that right? You don't have to tell me, but know that you can count on me like I've been counting on you.
Miss the Robbie who would talk to me for no reason.
~Treen
Robbie threw his phone somewhere behind him and it landed with a thump. "I'm so sorry, Cat! If I would've just told! If I would've warned you!" Robbie yelled into his pillow his sobs not ceasing. "Then you would still be here." Robbie said realizing his mistake for the first time. "I'm so stupid! You would still be here." His voice sounded dead.
Aw. =/ so now you guys know what happened! Told you it wasn't really bad. Okay, it is but at least he didn't help them. I was going to make this longer and go back to the gang at Tori's house, but I guess I'll just add that as a filler chapter for the next one. And guess what? It's before the Cat chapter! Oh, and it's the last Cat chapter before the bad Cat chapter happens. Yeah, be prepared to hate me. Sorry for no preview. Nothing really interesting happens and I was just so excited to upload this, so yeah. Well, don't forget to review!
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