A few weeks went by and every weekend Ryan and Rachel hung out. Some times Nick came along sometimes he didn't. Sometimes Seth came along sometimes he didn't. The two had gotten closer since they found each other again. They would talk about everything and nothing or sometimes just sit and watch tv or just sit in silence and that was fine.
One Friday after school Rachel took the bus to the entrance gate of the gated Newport neighborhood. Ryan was waiting by the gate and they walked together back to the Cohen house.
"The Cohens aren't home. They went to some office meeting thing and Seth went to check out the new comics" Ryan said.
"Oh ok. So how was school?" Rachel asked.
"Eh. It was fine." He said and they continued to make small talk on the way back.
As they walked up the drive way they didn't expect what was about to happen next. A man came up from behind them quietly. Rachel turned to her right when she heard a yelp from Ryan. She turned to see that Ryan had an arm around his neck pinning him to the mans body. Then she saw the gun to his head. She gasped. Ryan was struggling to get away until he heard the click of the gun cocking. He stopped struggling.
"Good boy." The man said. Rachel looked up to the mans face.
"D...Dad?" She stumbled. Ryan's mouth opened in shock.
"Hi there sweetheart. Surprised to see me?" He smiled idiotically. She was frozen in place. She didn't know what to do.
"Start walking in to the house." He demanded but she didn't move. He pressed the gun on to Ryan's head. "Do it or your little boyfriend here gets hurt." He said though clenched teeth. She turned and began walking to the house. She turned the door knob but it was locked.
"I...it's...l...locked." she stammered.
"Key boy." He said to Ryan. Ryan fumbled into in pocket and pulled out a key. Rachel slowly took it trying not to meet Ryan's eye's. This was all her fault. If she didn't come here then her dad wouldn't have either. She was wondering why he was out anyway. She opened the door and they walked in.
"Ok, I have been watching you for a few weeks so I know you have been here a few times. Where are the goods!" He demanded.
"I..do...don't know." She said about ready to cry. Her father was still pinning Ryan against him, gun against his temple. She could see Ryan swallow hard.
"Well you better find out before.." He stopped and looked at Ryan. "What's your name?" he asked angrily.
"Ry..Ryan" He stammered. Her father looked back at her.
"You better find out or little Ryan here won't see tomorrow." He said evilly. Rachel's father, John, was big guy about 6'4 and pretty big build. He must have worked out more in prison. Ryan only came up to the top of his chest.
"I really don't know...I n.never really l...looked." Rachel said still fighting tears. John then pushed Ryan forward and turned him around then hit him hard in the face with the butt of the gun. Ryan fell to the ground with a groan.
"NO!" Rachel yelled and John looked up. "I'll go look...please don't hurt him." Rachel pleaded.
"Hurry up! I don't want to be here when they get back." John yelled referring to the Cohens. Rachel took one last look at Ryan who was still on the floor grabbing his head and trying to get his bearings back before running upstairs too find anything to keep her dad from hurting Ryan again.
Once Rachel was upstairs John looked at Ryan on floor and pushed the gun on his head an Ryan froze.
"Don't move just stay there!" He yelled then took the gun away and sat down on the arm of the couch. Ryan looked up at him holding the right side of his face. When he took his hand away he saw blood and he knew that there was probably a huge gash and a big bruise there. John sat there pointing the gun at the teen.
"How..How did you..you get out?" Ryan asked softly not wanting to tick off the deranged man.
"I took a leave of absence." He said glaring at the boy. Ryan knew what that meant, he escaped. Ryan could tell that John was getting impatient waiting for Rachel. "Where the hell is she?" He mumbled. "RACHEL LETS GO!" He yelled
Rachel continued to look around the Cohens bedroom and found some money in a draw and some jewelry. She kept looking to see if she could find money cause she didn't want to take any of the jewelry. She spotted an envelope in the bottom draw it was marked 'money for Seth and Ryan's birthday's.' She opened up and saw close to a grand in there. 'sorry guys' she thought to herself.
"RACHEL LETS GO!" she heard John yelled. Then she heard something fall over. She gasped and ran down stairs. She saw Ryan on the floor this time in front of the couch. He was holding his side. She also saw that a vase had been broken.
"Here!" Rachel yelled handing him the money then going over to help Ryan up. "Are you ok?" she whispered.
"Yea." Ryan grimaced and got to his feet still a bit hunched over. John counted the money.
"That's it? for a place like this?" He said angrily looking at the two teens. He grabbed Rachel's arm and brought her close to him. She looked up at him and tried not to show fear but couldn't help it. "You." He said looking at Ryan. "You live here. Where is all the good shit?" he asked still holding Rachel's upper arm tightly. Ryan didn't answer. "Fine then." He said and hit Rachel the same way he had hit Ryan earlier. She would have fallen back but John still had a tight grip on her arm. She yelped in pain and tears started to fall from her eyes.
"I don't know where anything is!" Ryan said loudly standing up straight ignoring the pain he felt. John didn't like that answer. He threw Rachel on to the couch then he took out a cell phone and both teens wondered how he got it.
"You. Over here." John said pointing the gun from Ryan to the couch where Rachel was sitting. Ryan made his way over slowly and sat down putting a protective arm around Rachel. Rachel flinched and tried to move way but Ryan held on. John then dialed a number on the phone.
"Yea it's me...... No got nothing but 1200 here....it is just the two kids......ok...yea got it....bye" John said flipping off the phone then handed it to Ryan. "I want you to call who ever the owner of this house is and tell him you need 10 grand."
"You think he is just going to give it to me with out knowing why?" Ryan asked calmly.
"You better hope so." He said pointing the gun at him. Ryan dialed Sandy's number.
"Hello." Sandy said from the other end.
"Hi Sandy" Ryan said. His voice betraying him and showing a bit of fear.
"What's wrong Ryan?" Sandy asked concerned.
"I need you to do me a favor." He said seriously.
"Are you in trouble?"
"Kinda. Look I need 10 grand." Ryan stated and he heard Sandy gasp.
"What for?" Sandy asked.
"Please trust me Sandy." Ryan's voice pleading. Rachel whimpered a bit when John put the gun to her head. But it was loud enough for Sandy to hear.
"Is there someone there?" He asked worriedly.
"Yes." Ryan said closing his eyes.
"Did they hurt you?"
"Yes."
"Rachel with you?"
"Yes." Ryan said as Sandy fired off the questions.
"Hurt?"
"Yes."
"Ok I'll get it as soon as I can and bring it over. I'll tell Kirsten to pick up Seth. I know what you're thinking, no they won't be with me when I come." Sandy said quickly. Ryan sighed a little with relief. He didn't need to worry about Seth and Kirsten too and he was sure Rachel didn't either.
"Ok. Great." Ryan said eyes still shut tight. One arm around Rachel and the other tightly on the cell phone.
"Be there in an hour. Don't worry."
"Ok.." He said then hung up.
"Well?" John asked impatient.
"He will be here in an hour with the money." Ryan said opening his eyes.
"Okay. We will sit here until he gets here." John said and pulled some duct tape out of his jacket pocket. He taped Ryan's hands together and then his feet. Then he moved on and did the same to Rachel. John then took a seat in a chair next to the couch. Both Rachel and Ryan both held up their bound hands to their face. Both were bleeding and hurting.
"You ok?" Ryan whispered to Rachel. She looked at him and shook her head 'no'.
"This is my fault." She whispered back.
"No it isn't you didn't know." He whispered back.
"Hey you two shut up!" John said loudly and the two teens quieted down. It was going to be a long hour.
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how was that? please tell me.... any ideas on where to go? i am open to suggestions! I have a basic idea but not sure how to write it yet lol. so please review!
One Friday after school Rachel took the bus to the entrance gate of the gated Newport neighborhood. Ryan was waiting by the gate and they walked together back to the Cohen house.
"The Cohens aren't home. They went to some office meeting thing and Seth went to check out the new comics" Ryan said.
"Oh ok. So how was school?" Rachel asked.
"Eh. It was fine." He said and they continued to make small talk on the way back.
As they walked up the drive way they didn't expect what was about to happen next. A man came up from behind them quietly. Rachel turned to her right when she heard a yelp from Ryan. She turned to see that Ryan had an arm around his neck pinning him to the mans body. Then she saw the gun to his head. She gasped. Ryan was struggling to get away until he heard the click of the gun cocking. He stopped struggling.
"Good boy." The man said. Rachel looked up to the mans face.
"D...Dad?" She stumbled. Ryan's mouth opened in shock.
"Hi there sweetheart. Surprised to see me?" He smiled idiotically. She was frozen in place. She didn't know what to do.
"Start walking in to the house." He demanded but she didn't move. He pressed the gun on to Ryan's head. "Do it or your little boyfriend here gets hurt." He said though clenched teeth. She turned and began walking to the house. She turned the door knob but it was locked.
"I...it's...l...locked." she stammered.
"Key boy." He said to Ryan. Ryan fumbled into in pocket and pulled out a key. Rachel slowly took it trying not to meet Ryan's eye's. This was all her fault. If she didn't come here then her dad wouldn't have either. She was wondering why he was out anyway. She opened the door and they walked in.
"Ok, I have been watching you for a few weeks so I know you have been here a few times. Where are the goods!" He demanded.
"I..do...don't know." She said about ready to cry. Her father was still pinning Ryan against him, gun against his temple. She could see Ryan swallow hard.
"Well you better find out before.." He stopped and looked at Ryan. "What's your name?" he asked angrily.
"Ry..Ryan" He stammered. Her father looked back at her.
"You better find out or little Ryan here won't see tomorrow." He said evilly. Rachel's father, John, was big guy about 6'4 and pretty big build. He must have worked out more in prison. Ryan only came up to the top of his chest.
"I really don't know...I n.never really l...looked." Rachel said still fighting tears. John then pushed Ryan forward and turned him around then hit him hard in the face with the butt of the gun. Ryan fell to the ground with a groan.
"NO!" Rachel yelled and John looked up. "I'll go look...please don't hurt him." Rachel pleaded.
"Hurry up! I don't want to be here when they get back." John yelled referring to the Cohens. Rachel took one last look at Ryan who was still on the floor grabbing his head and trying to get his bearings back before running upstairs too find anything to keep her dad from hurting Ryan again.
Once Rachel was upstairs John looked at Ryan on floor and pushed the gun on his head an Ryan froze.
"Don't move just stay there!" He yelled then took the gun away and sat down on the arm of the couch. Ryan looked up at him holding the right side of his face. When he took his hand away he saw blood and he knew that there was probably a huge gash and a big bruise there. John sat there pointing the gun at the teen.
"How..How did you..you get out?" Ryan asked softly not wanting to tick off the deranged man.
"I took a leave of absence." He said glaring at the boy. Ryan knew what that meant, he escaped. Ryan could tell that John was getting impatient waiting for Rachel. "Where the hell is she?" He mumbled. "RACHEL LETS GO!" He yelled
Rachel continued to look around the Cohens bedroom and found some money in a draw and some jewelry. She kept looking to see if she could find money cause she didn't want to take any of the jewelry. She spotted an envelope in the bottom draw it was marked 'money for Seth and Ryan's birthday's.' She opened up and saw close to a grand in there. 'sorry guys' she thought to herself.
"RACHEL LETS GO!" she heard John yelled. Then she heard something fall over. She gasped and ran down stairs. She saw Ryan on the floor this time in front of the couch. He was holding his side. She also saw that a vase had been broken.
"Here!" Rachel yelled handing him the money then going over to help Ryan up. "Are you ok?" she whispered.
"Yea." Ryan grimaced and got to his feet still a bit hunched over. John counted the money.
"That's it? for a place like this?" He said angrily looking at the two teens. He grabbed Rachel's arm and brought her close to him. She looked up at him and tried not to show fear but couldn't help it. "You." He said looking at Ryan. "You live here. Where is all the good shit?" he asked still holding Rachel's upper arm tightly. Ryan didn't answer. "Fine then." He said and hit Rachel the same way he had hit Ryan earlier. She would have fallen back but John still had a tight grip on her arm. She yelped in pain and tears started to fall from her eyes.
"I don't know where anything is!" Ryan said loudly standing up straight ignoring the pain he felt. John didn't like that answer. He threw Rachel on to the couch then he took out a cell phone and both teens wondered how he got it.
"You. Over here." John said pointing the gun from Ryan to the couch where Rachel was sitting. Ryan made his way over slowly and sat down putting a protective arm around Rachel. Rachel flinched and tried to move way but Ryan held on. John then dialed a number on the phone.
"Yea it's me...... No got nothing but 1200 here....it is just the two kids......ok...yea got it....bye" John said flipping off the phone then handed it to Ryan. "I want you to call who ever the owner of this house is and tell him you need 10 grand."
"You think he is just going to give it to me with out knowing why?" Ryan asked calmly.
"You better hope so." He said pointing the gun at him. Ryan dialed Sandy's number.
"Hello." Sandy said from the other end.
"Hi Sandy" Ryan said. His voice betraying him and showing a bit of fear.
"What's wrong Ryan?" Sandy asked concerned.
"I need you to do me a favor." He said seriously.
"Are you in trouble?"
"Kinda. Look I need 10 grand." Ryan stated and he heard Sandy gasp.
"What for?" Sandy asked.
"Please trust me Sandy." Ryan's voice pleading. Rachel whimpered a bit when John put the gun to her head. But it was loud enough for Sandy to hear.
"Is there someone there?" He asked worriedly.
"Yes." Ryan said closing his eyes.
"Did they hurt you?"
"Yes."
"Rachel with you?"
"Yes." Ryan said as Sandy fired off the questions.
"Hurt?"
"Yes."
"Ok I'll get it as soon as I can and bring it over. I'll tell Kirsten to pick up Seth. I know what you're thinking, no they won't be with me when I come." Sandy said quickly. Ryan sighed a little with relief. He didn't need to worry about Seth and Kirsten too and he was sure Rachel didn't either.
"Ok. Great." Ryan said eyes still shut tight. One arm around Rachel and the other tightly on the cell phone.
"Be there in an hour. Don't worry."
"Ok.." He said then hung up.
"Well?" John asked impatient.
"He will be here in an hour with the money." Ryan said opening his eyes.
"Okay. We will sit here until he gets here." John said and pulled some duct tape out of his jacket pocket. He taped Ryan's hands together and then his feet. Then he moved on and did the same to Rachel. John then took a seat in a chair next to the couch. Both Rachel and Ryan both held up their bound hands to their face. Both were bleeding and hurting.
"You ok?" Ryan whispered to Rachel. She looked at him and shook her head 'no'.
"This is my fault." She whispered back.
"No it isn't you didn't know." He whispered back.
"Hey you two shut up!" John said loudly and the two teens quieted down. It was going to be a long hour.
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how was that? please tell me.... any ideas on where to go? i am open to suggestions! I have a basic idea but not sure how to write it yet lol. so please review!