Then I hear someone laugh...
"Finally awake little girl?"
"Who is there?" I try to say. But I can barely get my words out. My throat hurts. I guess this is the price for standing in the rain for nearly an hour. I can barely swallow.
"Oh you know who I am"
I know that voice... And there's only one person who calls me 'little girl'. "Chloe?" I rasp out.
"Good job" she chuckles "at least you were able to figure out who I am. Not that it really matters through since you won't be getting out of here alive"
"Why are you doing this?" I whisper
She smirks, "sorry, I can't hear you. What was that?"
I'm overcome by the urge to cry. But I won't give her the pleasure of seeing me in tears. I want to close my eyes and pretend this isn't happening. It's funny to think that twenty four hours ago my life seemed to be perfect. Now everything seems to be crumbling apart around me. Eddie hates me, I've been kidnapped, and it seems like I have laryngitis, not that it really matters since according to Chloe 'I won't be getting out of here alive'.
"Please let me go" I croak out
"Oh no, I can't let that happen after I went through all the trouble to get you here"
"Why are you doing this Chloe? I've never done anything to you" I wince, my throat aches at the effort of talking
"Nothing?" she yells, "Your fame was supposed to me mine! I was to supposed to be Eddie's girlfriend. Ever since you came along, my life has been a disaster and it's all your fault! Now I intend to make you pay for taking away what was supposed to be mine!"
"You're wrong Chloe" I respond, trying to speak as normally as possible, "you brought this onto yourself, you're the one who cheated on Eddie, that's all on you not on me. Maybe if you weren't such a bitch, people would like you more"
She looks furious at my words. Next thing I know, someone delivers a blow to my cheek. I cry out from the pain. I feel another punch on my face and then a kick to my ribs. "Stop" I cry out. The kicking continues until my vision starts to dim and the only thing I register is pain.
"Maybe you shouldn't have said that" it's the last thing I hear before everything becomes dark.
Eddie's P.O.V
"What do you mean if I ever want to see her again?" I respond panicking
"Exactly what you heard pretty boy, we have your girlfriend and if you don't do what I tell you to, you won't see her again"
"Ple... Please don't do anything to her" my heart's racing and my voice trembles
The guy laughs "I don't think you're in position to be asking that. You should be thankful really, who's behind all of this doesn't plan on keeping her alive for much longer but you guys like me, don't keep promises so I'm doing what I want and what I want is cash"
"Just tell me what to do"
"Alright then" he continues "I'll send you an address. Meet me there tomorrow at 7:00 am"
"Tomorrow? That's too long! I-"
"Hey, hey don't get ahead of yourself. I make the rules here and you do as I say so"
"Ok, alright, I'll be there. Ju... Just please don't hurt her" I plead
"I don't think that's possible" and he hangs up
I stand frozen. I can't think. What just happened. Everything seems like a nightmare and all I want to do is wake up. I hear Mel's voice calling my name and I'm pulled away from my thoughts
"Eddie! Please say something! What's going on?"
"Someone kidnapped her" I whisper. At that moment when I say those words, the fact that she's somewhere alone, probably scared finally sets in and my vision becomes blurry.
"Loren? Loren got kidnapped? Please tell me it's not true" she cries
All I can do is nod
"What's all this commotion going one here? And why are you both crying?" I hear another voice say
"Adriana... It's Loren, she got kidnapped" Mel responds
"What do you mean she got kidnapped? I heard her telling you that she was going to a bungalow with Eddie" Adriana questions
"We did but- but I found out about some stuff and I kicked her out."
This, this is all my fault. If I hadn't-
"Was it something about her cheating on you?" Adriana whispers
"It seems like everyone knew besides me" I say. Right now, it doesn't matter that she was cheating. She's in danger. I can't let anything happened to her.
"I'm sorry" she says and starts to cry
"It's not your fault"
"It is!" She sobs "I don't like Loren but I didn't think something like this would happen"
"What do you mean?" I ask
"This is my fault! Chloe said that she wanted wanted to get back together with you"
I interrupt, "What are you talking about?"
"She said that she wanted to make it seem like Loren was cheating on you and if I helped her, she would talk to her boss about me becoming a model so I agreed. I-I heard Loren and Melissa talking about the tattoo she got and telling her about how you actually had liked that thing she had recommended to do. So I told Chloe about it and that's how Tyler knew about that. I'm sorry!"
I register her words in my head and I fall to my knees.