Assignment: Joey Potter
Chapter 14
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Pacey slowly walked into the room Joey and him were staying at. After getting all the latest news on Bessie from Jen, he was worried if he could keep the secret from her.
He opened the door to find a ram-shackled room.
"Joey?"
"Joey where are you?"
He heard someone throwing up in the bathroom.
"Joey? Are you okay? why is the room all messed up?"
He opened the large oak door to the bathroom. Joey lay with her arms on the seat of the toilet and her head straining to see him.
"Pacey?"
"Yeah?" He comforted with a loving and soothing voice.
"Will you drive me to the airport?"
"Why?" Pacey had a burst of alarmingness. Why did she want to go on a plane?
"I need to go see Bessie. I need to help her."
"When did you find out?" Pacey questioned wondering if she found out before or after he did.
"I have 14 emails from him. The last one told me all about it. How could you of kept this from me?" Suddenly, a teardrop swam down her face. Then another one and another one. Soon she was crying as if she was going to try and flood a city.
"Joey. I had to. We knew you were going to try and leave. And if you do that, he will hurt you. We won't be able to get you back."
"I don't care. Bessie is the one with a baby and husband not me." She paused for a moment while she wiped more of her tears from her already wet face. "She helped me through everything. The death of our mother, when our dad got sent to prison, first day of high school. Every time I needed her she was there for me. Now for once she needs me. I can't abandon her now. I don't want Alex to grow up without his mother."
"Okay Joey. We'll get you there."
Slowly they both got up. Joey was so weak from her crying and vomiting, she fell onto his side. Pacey grabbed her from falling and carried her into the bedroom.
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"Peters here. Who's calling?"
Joey quietly spoke into the phone. Joey said to Pacey that she wanted to call Mike Peters instead of him telling how she found out and why she was going to Bessie.
"Mr. Peters. This is Joey Potter."
"Yes Ms. Potter what can I do to help you?" Peters asked wondering why she called
"Well I'm going to get Bessie safe and at home. I found out this morning that Breath had been emailing me and in his last letter he was talking about Bessie. Don't get mad at Pacey. He didn't do anything wrong. I need to get Bessie. You understand me. I will do it even if you say no."
"Ms. Potter. I understand but they will kill you. You know that right?"
"Of course. Bessie did nothing wrong........."
"And neither did you."
"That's besides that point. I need a ticket to Texas. Can you get me one?"
"Okay. I will call you back in 10 minutes when I have got it"
"Thank you again Mr. Peters."
"No problem. I admire you for your courage and please call me Mike."
"Will do Mike. Bye"
"Bye"
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"Matthews. I got the cops again and they say she says she agreed to the switch off. Tonight at 7 behind Parkers."
"Got it boss. Are you going to tell Bessie that's she's off the hook."
"Good idea."
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"Hey Bessie." She sat in mid-darkness, quiet as a mouse.
"Whiot doo yiu whad" Bessie said into the cloth that was bound around her mouth. Breath took it off so he could hear her.
"What do you what?" She said again but was much clearer this time.
"I came to tell you that the deal went through. Joey is coming to the back of Parkers and you're going to be let free."
"What are you going to do to her?"
"What do I do to every woman I got?"
Bessie sighed at him as she thought of what was to become of Joey.
"I will rape, then beat, then strangle, then cut, and then dice." He laughed as he said it.
"Please don't. I love my sister, You can't do that to her."
"I can and I will."
And with that said, he left the small imprisonment.
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"Pacey? Can I ask you a favor?"
"Sure anything" They were on their long flight back to Texas.
"Will you not come with me to my sister?"
"Why not?" He said a little bit hurt.
"Because I don't want you to see me die. And when they find my body, don't look at it. Promise me these things. Promise." Joey said in a stern but also sad manor and tone.
Pacey looked into her eyes and saw what she wanted. She wanted to be let go of everything that was happening to her. Pacey knew that she didn't deserve being put through this whole ordeal and he would let her have her wish. "Okay Joey. I won't. But promise me this. Try everything in your power to stay out of death's hands."
Joey pondered his question wondering what it really meant. " I will try."
"You have to promise." Joey looked up from where her eyes were plastered at her hands to Pacey's sea-blue eyes. That was one of the things she loved most about his face. His eyes were an intense shade of summer ocean that she couldn't kept her own eyes off of them. Joey started tearing up thinking of how much she was going to miss him. Finally after years of heartbreak and agony, Joey thought she was starting to fall in love again after her major breakup. But that hope seemed to drift farther and farther away just like the airplane flying away from Brazil.
"I promise."
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How did you like that chapter? I know it was kinda sad but it will get better. Find out what happens next in Chapter 15! Coming soon.