Held Captive
Ellie has a passion Craig has a band Spinner has a secret, how will it all end?
Contains; Romance, Discussions about cutting
Pairings; Ellie?, Ashley Craig, Marco Dylan
Chapter Ten; A Web Of Us
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I sit there. With my hands tucked between my legs and my eyes stuck to the floor. My feet won't stay still and neither will my eyes. I just hear Darlene talking. I bite my lip. What will she say? What will she do to me? The phone clicks a second time. Then silence falls before us. I become still and only my eyes look up at Darlene who has her fingers laced together.
"Ellie, are you okay?" she asks her eyes squinting. I don't move for a second. What did she mean? I slightly nod. She nods back. "What you're doing is great, okay? Don't feel bad, or scared," she assures me. If only it were that easy. "Your mom," she paused. "She unquestionably agreed to do it," Darlene stood up. I looked up at her.
"She's going to get help? She agreed to stop drinking?" I say standing up too. She smiles.
"She said she'll enter the program, Ellie," she said happily. I try to smile but only get a smirk. Will she really get help for her drinking? Will everything be the same? I'm not sure.
"Thanks for everything, Darlene," I say still smirking. She grins.
"Ellie, it's not problem at all!" She looks up at the clock. We both do. Then she looks at her watch. "Hey, it's 12:40! We better get you ready!" she says sweeping me aside. I watch her.
"I've been ready since I got here," I say walking after her. As we walk, I hear a familiar voice. I look up but don't see anything accept the long hallways. This is the first time I ever even worry about my arm. I look down at it. It's covered with my arm warmers but I can see the slight rise of my stitches. I try to ignore the stings I finally realize.
"E-L-L-I-E, N-A-S-H," a voice says slowly. I know that voice. As I approach my room and look around the corners ahead of me. I see the tips of his uncombed hair. Craig. My eyes widen. He catches a glimpse of me. The lady in front of him goes on.
"You can not be in section of hospital," the Mexican lady tries to say. "You leave now, please, now," she says starting to grab his arm. We stare at each other for a second before he hurries over to me. "No! Mister! No!" the lady calls out. Darlene pokes her head out of my room.
"Ellie," he says almost in a whisper. I say nothing I'm too scared.
"Excuse me," Darlene stands in front of me almost for protection. "You are not scheduled to see Ms. Nash. I'm afraid you'll have to leave," she says. I stay quiet.
"No, I just want to talk to her, please?" he asks. The lady stands behind Craig.
"He can't be here. He not allowed. He-he ran through doors after told no," she says with her strong accent. Darlene looks back at me.
"Do you know him?" she asks. I look at Craig. I nod.
"Yeah, he's-"I pause, "my friend," I finally say. Darlene looks at the lady.
"Maria, there is no problem here okay? I will take care of this young man, all right? You go back to work," Darlene says. The lady shakes her head.
"No, he not suppose be here," she calls out. Darlene takes her to the side and looks back at me and mouths 'quickly'. I nod and look back at Craig. I turn away and walk into my room. He follows and shuts the door behind him.
"Ellie, I just found out, you were," he stubbles over the words. "What happened to you?" he asks. I turn to him and, with a slight hesitation, stick out my arm, and pull down my arm warmer. He observes it. I pull it back up. "Ellie!" he says a little loudly. I bite my lip. "Spin said you did something stupid," he looses breath. Spinner told?! I pull my arm away.
"Spinner told you?" I say firmly trying to keep my voice down. He stares. I turn my back to him. I look down at my arm and bite my lip hard to stop the crying.
"Ellie, why would you do this? Doesn't it faze you?" he asks. I swallow.
"Yeah, it hurts me, Craig. But so does everyone else. So why does it matter?" I say practically in a whisper turning back to him. His mouth is partially open.
"It does matter! This is so," he can't find the words, "someone could have helped you," he says. I shake my head. I thought I knew someone who would be there, who would . . . stay with me. That person seemed to know nothing. I can't believe he told!
"No one can help me," I say to him. He comes closer and points to himself.
"Why not me? I've been through some deep stuff too, Ellie," he says. "I could try," he explains.
"What would you know about my life? Why would you ever want to help me?" I ask angrily.
"Because I care about you!" he says louder. Things become quiet. "I care a lot," I see his Adams apple bounce. I nod.
"Thanks, but every time someone says that, they end up proving it wrong," I admit. He looks angry. He shakes his head and walks out the door. I start sobbing as he slams the door with a great sound and vibration. It stirs me. I end up falling onto my bed that absorbs my tears and my broken heart.
After a while Darlene enters the room and shakes me. I look up at her. I must not have looked like I was crying because it didn't seem like she cared much.
"Ellie! Ellie, do you know what time it is?" she asks concerned. I sit up.
"No," I say grabbing my knees to my chest. She puts her hand on my shoulder. I shrug it off and she doesn't dare to comfort me anymore.
"Well, I won't ask what happened," she says quietly. "But it's 1:30 and your ride isn't here yet," she says. "Your things are packed like you said. Lets wait in the-"I cut her off.
"He told me he'd meet me up the road," I lie. I grab my black bag as soon as I jump off the bed.
"Oh," she says. I look back at her.
"Yeah, so I'll just go," I say. She hurries to me before I open the door.
"Ellie, maybe we could talk before you leave? You don't look ready yet," she says. I look back at her. I sigh.
"I've been ready, Darlene," I sob. She looks confused. I try to chuckle. "I'm just worried what people will think of me when I get ba-"I pause, I blink my tears away, "I just want to get away from here," I nod. She nods back. She grabs me and hugs me tight. I oddly hug back.
"God bless you, Ellie Nash," she says. I nod as we pull apart. I swallow my tears and start walking away. I know she watches me walk down the halls as I think about what to do now.
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After escaping, I start down the street. With my light bags and my uncomfortable shoes. I watch the cars go by. None of them Spinner. I shake the thoughts out of my head and hope I'm going the right way. It is until I see a big black truck. A boy with a black cap on drives and a blonde headed boy looks out the window. Spinner. I noticed I've stopped and so have they, next to the street. I look back at them but then continue walking. I hear the car door shut and then running feet down the sidewalk behind me. I don't stop.
"Hey, Elle!" he calls. I stop and spin around.
"What do you want?" I snap. He reacts.
"Anyway to greet someone who has come to save you?" he says.
"Save me?" I ask. He does nothing but squint from the sun that beams down. "No thanks, I can walk home," I say turning back around and start walking. He stops me.
"What's wrong? I thought you wanted me-"
"To not tell everyone that I-"my voice trails off. His eyes soften. I stare at him. I shake my head and try to walk again.
"Is that it?" he asks. My eyes widen when I twirl around again.
"Spinner, you told my most horrible secret! I thought you wouldn't tell anyone!" I say louder.
"I only told Craig," he says honestly. "He was asking about you, so I finally told him and I only said that it was something serious," he goes on. He comes closer. "I'm sorry, I didn't think you'd get mad," he says in a whisper. "Really, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that, it wasn't my business to tell."
"Well," I start but don't finish. I look down angry at not completing my comeback. He smiles slightly.
"I missed you," he sweetly says. I look up at him. I smirk. We both chuckle.
"You're such a cornball," I say. We both start walking back to the truck and before we reach our destination, his hand creeps over and slyly jumps into mine. I look over at him as he looks back at me. We smile at each other. I wish this walk would last forever.
A/N: hope u liked the chapter!
Ellie has a passion Craig has a band Spinner has a secret, how will it all end?
Contains; Romance, Discussions about cutting
Pairings; Ellie?, Ashley Craig, Marco Dylan
Chapter Ten; A Web Of Us
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I sit there. With my hands tucked between my legs and my eyes stuck to the floor. My feet won't stay still and neither will my eyes. I just hear Darlene talking. I bite my lip. What will she say? What will she do to me? The phone clicks a second time. Then silence falls before us. I become still and only my eyes look up at Darlene who has her fingers laced together.
"Ellie, are you okay?" she asks her eyes squinting. I don't move for a second. What did she mean? I slightly nod. She nods back. "What you're doing is great, okay? Don't feel bad, or scared," she assures me. If only it were that easy. "Your mom," she paused. "She unquestionably agreed to do it," Darlene stood up. I looked up at her.
"She's going to get help? She agreed to stop drinking?" I say standing up too. She smiles.
"She said she'll enter the program, Ellie," she said happily. I try to smile but only get a smirk. Will she really get help for her drinking? Will everything be the same? I'm not sure.
"Thanks for everything, Darlene," I say still smirking. She grins.
"Ellie, it's not problem at all!" She looks up at the clock. We both do. Then she looks at her watch. "Hey, it's 12:40! We better get you ready!" she says sweeping me aside. I watch her.
"I've been ready since I got here," I say walking after her. As we walk, I hear a familiar voice. I look up but don't see anything accept the long hallways. This is the first time I ever even worry about my arm. I look down at it. It's covered with my arm warmers but I can see the slight rise of my stitches. I try to ignore the stings I finally realize.
"E-L-L-I-E, N-A-S-H," a voice says slowly. I know that voice. As I approach my room and look around the corners ahead of me. I see the tips of his uncombed hair. Craig. My eyes widen. He catches a glimpse of me. The lady in front of him goes on.
"You can not be in section of hospital," the Mexican lady tries to say. "You leave now, please, now," she says starting to grab his arm. We stare at each other for a second before he hurries over to me. "No! Mister! No!" the lady calls out. Darlene pokes her head out of my room.
"Ellie," he says almost in a whisper. I say nothing I'm too scared.
"Excuse me," Darlene stands in front of me almost for protection. "You are not scheduled to see Ms. Nash. I'm afraid you'll have to leave," she says. I stay quiet.
"No, I just want to talk to her, please?" he asks. The lady stands behind Craig.
"He can't be here. He not allowed. He-he ran through doors after told no," she says with her strong accent. Darlene looks back at me.
"Do you know him?" she asks. I look at Craig. I nod.
"Yeah, he's-"I pause, "my friend," I finally say. Darlene looks at the lady.
"Maria, there is no problem here okay? I will take care of this young man, all right? You go back to work," Darlene says. The lady shakes her head.
"No, he not suppose be here," she calls out. Darlene takes her to the side and looks back at me and mouths 'quickly'. I nod and look back at Craig. I turn away and walk into my room. He follows and shuts the door behind him.
"Ellie, I just found out, you were," he stubbles over the words. "What happened to you?" he asks. I turn to him and, with a slight hesitation, stick out my arm, and pull down my arm warmer. He observes it. I pull it back up. "Ellie!" he says a little loudly. I bite my lip. "Spin said you did something stupid," he looses breath. Spinner told?! I pull my arm away.
"Spinner told you?" I say firmly trying to keep my voice down. He stares. I turn my back to him. I look down at my arm and bite my lip hard to stop the crying.
"Ellie, why would you do this? Doesn't it faze you?" he asks. I swallow.
"Yeah, it hurts me, Craig. But so does everyone else. So why does it matter?" I say practically in a whisper turning back to him. His mouth is partially open.
"It does matter! This is so," he can't find the words, "someone could have helped you," he says. I shake my head. I thought I knew someone who would be there, who would . . . stay with me. That person seemed to know nothing. I can't believe he told!
"No one can help me," I say to him. He comes closer and points to himself.
"Why not me? I've been through some deep stuff too, Ellie," he says. "I could try," he explains.
"What would you know about my life? Why would you ever want to help me?" I ask angrily.
"Because I care about you!" he says louder. Things become quiet. "I care a lot," I see his Adams apple bounce. I nod.
"Thanks, but every time someone says that, they end up proving it wrong," I admit. He looks angry. He shakes his head and walks out the door. I start sobbing as he slams the door with a great sound and vibration. It stirs me. I end up falling onto my bed that absorbs my tears and my broken heart.
After a while Darlene enters the room and shakes me. I look up at her. I must not have looked like I was crying because it didn't seem like she cared much.
"Ellie! Ellie, do you know what time it is?" she asks concerned. I sit up.
"No," I say grabbing my knees to my chest. She puts her hand on my shoulder. I shrug it off and she doesn't dare to comfort me anymore.
"Well, I won't ask what happened," she says quietly. "But it's 1:30 and your ride isn't here yet," she says. "Your things are packed like you said. Lets wait in the-"I cut her off.
"He told me he'd meet me up the road," I lie. I grab my black bag as soon as I jump off the bed.
"Oh," she says. I look back at her.
"Yeah, so I'll just go," I say. She hurries to me before I open the door.
"Ellie, maybe we could talk before you leave? You don't look ready yet," she says. I look back at her. I sigh.
"I've been ready, Darlene," I sob. She looks confused. I try to chuckle. "I'm just worried what people will think of me when I get ba-"I pause, I blink my tears away, "I just want to get away from here," I nod. She nods back. She grabs me and hugs me tight. I oddly hug back.
"God bless you, Ellie Nash," she says. I nod as we pull apart. I swallow my tears and start walking away. I know she watches me walk down the halls as I think about what to do now.
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After escaping, I start down the street. With my light bags and my uncomfortable shoes. I watch the cars go by. None of them Spinner. I shake the thoughts out of my head and hope I'm going the right way. It is until I see a big black truck. A boy with a black cap on drives and a blonde headed boy looks out the window. Spinner. I noticed I've stopped and so have they, next to the street. I look back at them but then continue walking. I hear the car door shut and then running feet down the sidewalk behind me. I don't stop.
"Hey, Elle!" he calls. I stop and spin around.
"What do you want?" I snap. He reacts.
"Anyway to greet someone who has come to save you?" he says.
"Save me?" I ask. He does nothing but squint from the sun that beams down. "No thanks, I can walk home," I say turning back around and start walking. He stops me.
"What's wrong? I thought you wanted me-"
"To not tell everyone that I-"my voice trails off. His eyes soften. I stare at him. I shake my head and try to walk again.
"Is that it?" he asks. My eyes widen when I twirl around again.
"Spinner, you told my most horrible secret! I thought you wouldn't tell anyone!" I say louder.
"I only told Craig," he says honestly. "He was asking about you, so I finally told him and I only said that it was something serious," he goes on. He comes closer. "I'm sorry, I didn't think you'd get mad," he says in a whisper. "Really, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that, it wasn't my business to tell."
"Well," I start but don't finish. I look down angry at not completing my comeback. He smiles slightly.
"I missed you," he sweetly says. I look up at him. I smirk. We both chuckle.
"You're such a cornball," I say. We both start walking back to the truck and before we reach our destination, his hand creeps over and slyly jumps into mine. I look over at him as he looks back at me. We smile at each other. I wish this walk would last forever.
A/N: hope u liked the chapter!