Chapter 2

Stephen was half dragged to the car with the gun digging into his back, there was someone in the car, he thought that it was someone who she had forced to sit in there but he was behind the wheel, with no restraints, so he must have agreed to help her. Stephen was pushed into the back of the car with Helen.

"Drive, you know where!" Helen said to the driver when she and Stephen were both sat in the back. She raised the gun so it was level with his head. He spent the whole journey looking out of the window, fully aware that Helen could end his life at any moment.

"Where are we going?" he asked, curiosity getting the better of him.

"To Nick's house, of course. I want him with me too." she replied. Worry went through Stephen. She was going to get Nick involved and he had no idea what was happening...

Suddenly the car stopped outside Nick's house and the driver got out, opened the door next to Stephen and hauled him out and held him by his t-shirt. God he's strong. Thought Stephen, trying to stay on two feet. Helen got out of the car and walked over to them.

"I'll take it from here, Tom," she said stroking his right cheek with her hand. He let go of Stephen and nodded at Helen before getting back in the car and waiting in the drivers seat. Then Helen grabbed Stephen's hands and tied them behind his back with wire. When he tried to move his hands the wire dug into his wrists, sending a sharp pain up his arm. She also put tape over his mouth muffling his protests. She pushed him up to Nick's door and rung the door bell. Nick answered it! Horror struck his face when he saw the scene before him.

"Helen!" he gasped.

"Let us in Nick!" she demanded, putting the gun to Stephen's head. He winced at the pressure of her grasp. Nick motioned them inside, giving Stephen a nervous glance as he walked past. They walked into Nick's living room.

"What do you want Helen?" asked Nick, watching Stephen all the time.

"I'm going to be traveling through anomalies that could lead anywhere, and I want you with me! I don't want to be alone any more! And now I won't be!" she replied, gesturing towards Stephen.

"Why don't you just ask me instead of using Stephen as a hostage!" Nick snapped.

"Would you have said yes?" she replied.

"Er..."

"Exactly! Besides this way is more fun!" she said sneakily, rubbing her hand up Stephens arm making him flinch. "Why are you so flinchy? You weren't like this when we were together!" she glanced over at Nick and started laughing. She moved away from Stephen, lowering the gun. "I'm glad I have control of the situation." She walked back over to Stephen and hit him on the back of the head with the gun, not hard enough to knock him out but hard enough to knock him over. He landed on the floor, letting out a muffled moan through the gag. "You see... Control!"

"You cow!" Nick shouted, looking down at Stephen, who looked like he was close to tears.

"Right I'm done playing around! We can have more fun later but first I want to go back to my place." she snapped bending down and pulling Stephen to his feet.

"You're place?" said Nick, a little surprised.

"Yes, I have my own little hideout! It's where I used to keep away from you lot... Come on!" she motioned Nick out of the door and followed with Stephen. They got to the car and Helen told him to stop.

"Nick you will sit in the front and me and Stephen will sit in the back, if you make one wrong move I will kill Stephen. Is that clear?" she asked.

"As crystal!"

"Good, now get in!"