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The Clues of Caterina Valentine
Chapter Twenty Eight: Best Birthday Ever... I Wish
Beck slammed his RV door shut making it echo throughout the metal trailer. He stormed into his home throwing his car keys and leather jacket to the floor and kicked his shoes off. He threw himself onto his bed, angrily wrapping the covers around him. He sucked in hard angry breaths trying to get over his anger, but he couldn't.
How could they? First Robbie betrayed him, then Andre? He couldn't believe it. Before he knew it, tears were sputtering from his eyes.
Stupid Robbie. Stupid Andre. Stupid Tori. Stupid Jade. Stupid Trina. If he would have gone, he would have gotten Cat back, but no, he just had to watch Robbie.
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She rubbed her eyes trying to wipe her sleep away. Oh, crap! She quickly ran over to the window pulling off the cardboard. She prayed she wasn't too late. Please just, no, please don't be too late. Her heart sinks. It hits her, hard. She's too late. It's daylight again. Stalking back over to her bed, she could feel the tears starting to burn her eyes. How? She planned it out perfectly. All she was going to do was take a five minute nap, but no, she had to sleep through the whole entire night. Why? Why, why, why, why, why? Every time when she felt like she was going to get out of here, something always had to ruin it! She thought she could have freed herself when that chance when the screwdriver came. The former redhead thought Jade was going to take her with her, but those guys having guns ruined it. Then when she was going to sneak out the window, SHE FELL ASLEEP!
Cat Valentine threw herself onto the bed harshly as tears began to fall down her checks. She silently sobbed out hot angry tears, words not able to explain how she felt. She couldn't even think straight. How could she have been so stupid? To think that she had a chance to make it out of here? Alive? She couldn't help but let out a dark laugh at the thought of that. She was just meant to die and suffer, wasn't she? Maybe she could try again tonight. Yeah, that's it. Just get some sleep throughout the day and then she's home free. Literally. The door opening and closing pulls her away from her thoughts.
It's Haley. She had clothes in her hands. She hands the crying girl a flowy white spaghetti strap top, and black leggings. She guessed it was shower time. She angrily took it from Haley. Her only friend here smiles at her though. Cat doesn't think she's ever seen her smile before. It makes her a lot more pretty, she should do it more often. "Happy birthday, Cat." The girl in question furrows her eyebrows in confusion. What? She wants to ask, but she thinks her expression says enough. "It's June 26. Your birthday."
Wow, June 26. I was kidnapped January 27. That's almost half a year. "It doesn't seem like a happy one." She mumbled staring blankly at the floor.
Cat's eyebrows knit together as Haley stands abruptly. She looks down at her feet. "I'm so sorry." Her voice is low and everything she's showing just seems to represent regret. The next thing that the petite girl knows, Haley's storming out of the room leaving her alone. That was off. Something was wrong. Very, very wrong.
Once the brunette finishes taking a shower, her hair's all dry, and she's all ready, Cat walked back into the room noticing Haley wasn't there waiting on her like usual. Weird. She lays down on the bed, and hugs her dirty clothes to her chest. Might as well take a nap. There was nothing special about today so why expect some miracle to happen?
The door opened and in came Haley. "Here, I'm sorry about earlier." She apologized grabbing the filthy clothes. Cat gives her a blank stare. She remembered a time when she used to hold so many emotions in her brown orbs, but now they only held emptiness. Exactly how she felt. "By the way, for your birthday, Danny wanted to do something nice for you, so he got you something."
This takes her by surprise. She quickly sat up and folded her arms over her chest. "Why?" Cat glares at her with a sharp tone. It's then that she wonders when she had gotten so mean. Was this place really changing her? Maybe she did wear a mask at school, but it always melted away at home or when she was with certain people like Beck or Jade, but now she wondered if that girl was forever lost.
"Like I said, he wanted to do something nice for you. Here, come on." Her friend bends over and unlocks the cuff on her ankle. Then she walks over to the door and opens it. Curious, Cat followed her because she just needed to get out of that room, and maybe she wanted to know what Danny got her. What's going on? Once they're out the door, Haley almost ran into Danny. They both have wide eyes. "I was about to take her to you." She stuttered out.
He seemed just as lost for words. Cat narrowed her eyes looking between the two. What were they up to? It seemed way too tense and she couldn't help but put her guard up even higher. Something wasn't right. The awkward, sorrow filled exchanges they gave each other said something, but what? Did it deal with her?
"I'll take her. There's no way out of this." Danny sighed. Haley nodded before stepping cautiously away from them. Cat reached out for her, but stopped herself from saying anything. No, don't go. She pursed her lips and rolled her eyes at the man in front of her. What was the thing he had to give her? He didn't have anything in his hands. "Uhh, I guess follow me?" He nervously scratched the back of his neck. She blinked and then shrugged her shoulders.
Silence overcame them as they stood there silently. Well, when was he going to get on with it? She motioned with her hand to go on. "Oh." He mumbled and made his way down the hall. She tiredly followed him not really wanting to know what he had for her anymore. It couldn't excite her. Nothing seemed to excite her anymore. He opened the door and it seemed to be a kitchen of some sort with a table and four chairs surrounding it in the middle of the room.
"Uh, just sit." Cat did as she was told, cautiously pulling out a chair and sitting on it before propping her head up with her hand, her eyes never leaving his form. She tapped her fingers along the table making an impatient beat that she made sure told him that she was waiting. That she just wanted this to be over with. He opened the small fridge that was sitting in the corner of the room and took something out. She hasn't said a word to him and she wasn't planning to. What was she going to say? How amazing her life has been since he entered her life again?
She was pulled out of her thoughts when something was placed in front of her and Danny was seated across from her. She was slightly surprised as she rose an eyebrow at the two objects in front of her. A glass of milk and a cupcake. A red velvet one. "Umm?" She managed to stammer out and she found herself being shy and confused again. Her eyes widened and she looked up at him searching for an answer and she felt her eyes water, but not out of anger, but of, she couldn't describe the feeling.
"I know how you always loved red velvet cupcakes." He told her with a small smile present on his face. "Happy birthday, Cat. I know it's not a happy one considering what's been happening."
Just that one simple act and those few lines made her heart crack. Just that one cupcake and she was hugging herself with her bottom lip quivering desperately trying not to remember him because he was always there for her. Always there to help take the pain away. It brought back so many memories that made her want to scream because she'd never have any of that again. She could only drown in her memories and know that she wouldn't be happy again. Who survived from this kind of situation? Not many. They had to be lucky and who said she was very lucky?
She opened the door after quickly trying to wipe away her tears so that whoever was on the other side of the door wouldn't know she had been crying. Because nothing ever hurt her for long and who ever heard of Cat crying and being sad and lonely and just so sad? That's why when she opened the door and he came in with a bag in his hands, she was speechless.
"Hey, Cat." He said with that smile that made her heart flutter and made her want to throw up because of how disgusted she was with herself. This was her best friend's boyfriend for crying out loud. She shouldn't be having feelings for her best friend's boyfriend and she'd have to forget about them because no matter how much she tried, the feelings just wouldn't go away.
But he was obviously here for a reason.
"W-what are you doing here?" She asked. He just waved her off and Cat frowned following him into her own kitchen. Why was he in here like he ran this place?
"Do you have milk?" She was about to answer his nonchalantly asked question, but he was already rummaging through her refrigerator and pouring a glass of milk.
"What are you doing?" she questioned again because him appearing at her house out of the blue without explaining himself was so unlike him.
"Close your eyes." He sang out pulling out a chair for her. She wanted to ask why, but he stopped her. "Just sit and you'll know why." That smile that showed no lies broke a small grin onto her own face so she complied. As she placed her hands over her eyes, she heard him messing with something. "Okay, open." Cat's eyes widened. There in front of her was the most beautifully made red velvet cupcake. His warm smile made her dizzy. "Happy birthday, Cat. I know it's not a happy one because of what happened with Tori, but I just wanted to make you happy."
"Why?" Cat laughed biting into the cupcake. It was as good as it looked.
This was when she knew he wasn't as happy as he made himself appear. Just by the way he sighed running his fingers through his hair told her everything. "Jade broke up with me because I guess I can't make anyone happy, but it's whatever." Then his beautiful smile was placed onto his features again. "I wanted to prove to myself that I could and I know that with you, I can always be happy."
Cat picked her head up to look at the boy across from her. "What'd you do to it?" She gave an accusing glare at her ex boyfriend who was also one of the people keeping her captive. She just couldn't bring herself to trust anyone anymore. He promised so long ago that he'd get her out of here, but she was still here.
Danny simply gave her a tiny smile as he reached over and dipped his finger into the red icing before placing it into his mouth. "Nothing."
She grabbed the cupcake and took a big bite from it. Oh, how she longed for this. Sure, it wasn't as amazing as the one that Beck had given her ages ago, but it was still delicious. Her stomach craved actual food instead of peanut butter jelly or ham and cheese sandwiches that she had been eating since who knows when. She drank all of the milk before finishing the rest of the cupcake. She basically just devoured his gift. She felt really bad. "Thanks." Cat mumbled sheepishly with a small smile.
Danny only chuckled. She wondered if he'd keep his promise. You know, save her, and bring her home to her family already. But it also made her wonder.
What was the bad horrible thing he had to do? The bad thing that he had to do to her.
After a good hour or so of small talk and just enjoying her small freedom of being trapped in her room, she became extremely tired. She could feel herself slipping. Her eyelids were lower than they usually were when she was tired. What's wrong with me? All I ever do is sleep so I shouldn't be this tired. "Um." She started out finding it extremely difficult to talk. "I'm tired. I think I should sleep." She whispered coughing in the end. Something was wrong. Very wrong.
Best birthday ever? I wish.
He only nodded with concern written all over his face. He quickly looked down to his folded hands on the table. Cat quirked an eyebrow but the sudden movement caused pain to erupt into her head. She winced.
She stood up from the chair ready to go to her 'room' and sleep, but as she stood up, the room whooshed around her. "Ahh, too fast." She whimpered shutting her eyes and putting her hand on the chair to keep herself from falling. Her head was pounding. As she tried to blink away the pain and just leave, it only worsen and she stumbled back onto the chair. The room spinning and making her lose her balance was too much for the dizzy redhead.
"Here, I'll help you." Danny offered and he wrapped his arm around her waist leading her out the room and down the hall as she slung her arm over his shoulder for more support. She felt so helpless having to use him to support her balance. She tried opening her eyes, but everything just blurred and made her want to throw up and fall. She finally gave up and squeezed her eyes shut again. A door opened and Danny lead her a couple steps forward as she heard a door click shut. Wait, usually her door slams shut even when not out of anger. The door is too heavy to just click shut.
This isn't her room.
Before she knows it, she lets out a strangled scream as she's being thrown down. Cat falls onto something soft, a bed. Her heart pounds in her chest as the throbbing pain in her head only gets worse and worse. She feels herself fall farther into the bed as something heavy lays on top of her. Hands run down her side before gripping her hands and bringing them up above her head. Her eyebrows only furrow more. She's so confused. What's going on? The pounding in her head won't let her concentrate.
Cool metal wraps around one wrist and clicks tightly before she hears another click. She looks up and squints her eyes desperately trying to focus on her hand. It's handcuffed to one side of the headboard! She quickly looked to her other hand feeling cool metal around her left wrist as well. A pale hand was handcuffing her other hand to the other side of the headboard. "Mm!" She mumbled out trying to free her hands. She could barely breath as the person pushed themselves onto her. Fear erupts through her and she could feel tears starting to slide down her cheeks. She didn't understand.
Why were they restraining her arms? The person placed their head into the crook of her neck. She inwardly shivered as they breathed into her ear. "I'm sorry, Cat." The voice! It was Danny. He sounded so far away, but she knew he was the one talking in her ear. His voice sounded so, so, pity filled. Then he propped himself up by placing his hands on either side of her head. She widened her eyes staring into his sad ones as she panted, desperately trying breath, desperately trying to search his face for answers. He then bent down so that his lips were right by her ear. "I, I told you I had to do something really bad." He whispered darkly, regretfully.
Tears flowed down her cheeks carelessly as she tried to say something. Anything to stop this. Her breath only caught in her throat. She was so scared. She never imagined that this was what he had to as his lips kissed down her neck hurriedly. "Danny," She managed to cry out. "Stop, please. Please stop." She let out a soft gasp trying to kick him off, but she could barely move her legs. What did he do to her that made her so weak? She clenched her teeth pulling her arms, but to no avail, she couldn't free them. "Stop!" She wined as he pulled the straps of her shirt and brad down her shoulder with his teeth. It was like he was ignoring her pleas.
She brought her knees slowly to her chest and tried to push him off with her legs, but his hands quickly grabbed them spreading them apart as he pushed onto her more.
She closed her eyes sighing in defeat. There was no way she could stop this. She could barely move and she was dizzy and she was handcuffed to the bed. She couldn't fight and she couldn't even scream. She tried thinking of anything and everything as his hands rummaged down her body. If she didn't think that this was happening then the sooner it'd be over. She thought of her friends, her family, her school, all her stuffed animals, the songs she wrote in her journal, the memories she made with every single best friend she had at the moment. Anything to keep her mind off this. It'll be over soon. It'll be over soon.
It ran through her head every five seconds. A cool breeze brushed over her legs as a loud tear was sounded. He ripped off her pants! She squeezed her eyes shut tighter. Don't think about it, don't think about it, don't think about! Remember happy times! She screamed at herself. Why was this happening to her? What did she do to have this all happen to her? Why did it have to be Danny that was doing this to her? Why did it have to be someone she used to share kisses and silly secrets with? Why did it have to be someone she considered a friend?
Why did it have to be someone she knew?
She let out a sharp yelp and threw her head back as her eyes opened in pure shock and pain and looked up at the spinning ceiling. Extreme pain coursed through her entire body as everything started to fade. Whatever Danny gave her finally passed her out and took her out of her misery for the moment, she knew one thing for sure.
She officially wasn't a virgin anymore.
Preview for Chapter Twenty Nine: You Liar!
She stopped pounding her fists against the metal top and stopped flailing her legs as realization hit her. She was leaving this hell hole. Sure, not the way she wanted at first, but she was still leaving. Tears slid down her cheeks as a smile fell onto her face.
She was finally free.
