CHAPTER 8

A/N BHAM BHAM BHAM ! CLIFFYY! This is a really long chapter J And TMD is ending real soon! This experience has been the best-whoa, ill give this speech at the end!

Carter's POV

My breathing turned ragged and shallow as I ran around The mansion looking for Zia. Sadie, who had fallen asleep on the couch groaned and looked up.

"Where am I ?"

I turned to her.

"The house where the party was going on. Hurry up, we need to-"

"Chill. Where's Zia? And for heavens sake, keep your voice down. I have a hangover."

"THAT'S THE PROBLEM!"

"Er, Carter? A hangover is common if you've been drinking. Anwyays, where's Z?"

"That's what im trying to say, you.. ... ZIA'S MISSING!"

Sadie shot up.

"Dear God, how?"

"We parted ways last night. Then, suddenly, I passed out, and woke to find her missing!"

"Did you call her?"

How can I be so stupid?

"Um, no?"

"THEN CALL HER YOU IDIOT."

By now Sadie was in the drivers seat and I slid in after her while calling Zia.

Nothing.

It went straight to voicemail.

"Urgh!" I was so frustrated, I almost threw my phone away.

Sadie pulled up to Zis's flat and dragged me up.

She pulled me inside and practically threw me on the couch.

"OK, When did you last see her?"

I tried to remember.

"Well, I went to meet Todd and the rest, while she went to this group of girls... One had this crazy red hair-"

Sadie gave me a name. "Phyris Brown. Pale skin, black eyes?"

I nodded. "And um.. this blonde, with a ton of make up-":

Sads jumped in. " Indiana Blue Rachael. Dude, she crushes on you."

I shot her a weird look. "And, this chick.. tan skin, black hair, brown eyes I think? "

Sadie nodded. "Danielle. That all?"

I nodded . "Yup."

Sads nodded. "Lemme call them and ask them."

I went to make us coffee, but I was immediately struck with another memory of Zia.

I came inside and we went to the kitchen. Zia's mom was on the phone with someone. When she saw us, she looked pointingly to the counter. 2 mugs of coffee were kept. Zia took them and whispered to me to follow her.

We went and sat on the balcony. It was one of my favorite places. I cleared my throat and went "Your moms nice."

Zia snorted. "You haven't even met her."

I smiled. "Ok, -Pants. Your mom seems nice."

Zia laughed. I liked her laugh. "Well, your opinion. I think she looks really... business-like, ya know?"

We drank the coffee and played 20 questions.

Sadie gently pressed a tissue to my face and I realized I was crying.

I sniffled and wordlessly gave her a cup of coffee.

Sadie smiled sadly at me.

"Phyris and Danielle have no idea, but Indiana, and this girl Eleanor, who was with Danielle , saw her."

I smiled. "Great! Any more information?"

Sadie hesitated.

"Indiana wants to meet us right now at the coffee shop. Eleanor is a model, and she has a shoot right now, but shes free in the afternoon."

I nodded. "Lets go."

~ At Le Coffee Shop~

As I walked in, another memory hit me.

Anyways, after school Zia said she had to go and get some books from the library, so she told me to go ahead to the cafe. So i went to Costa Rico and sat there waiting for Zia.

I mean, everywhere i went there were couples kissing, couples holding hands, couples walking around. It was as if everyone was trying to rub in the fact that i had no guts to ask Zia to be mine.

Well, to hell with them.

I mean, it was too early for me to be in love with Zia, right? Right?

Oh God, save me.

Before i could start torturing myself, Zia came in.

She looked REALLY pretty, even though it was clear she made no attempt to look good. We ordered our coffee and talked about random things.

Right in the middle of our discussion of how unicorns were born (Zia said they were born like horses, but i thought they were born in eggs.), i got a Facebook notification.

When i checked it, i saw it was an invitation to a party at Jason's house.

I gritted my teeth.

It was all because of that stupid party that the love of my life was missing.

Sads gently rubbed my back and gestured towards a table.

I saw Indiana Blue sitting alone. I took a deep breath. Now or Never.

Wnet we went closer, I saw Indiana Blue was quite pretty.

Of Course, her beauty was nothing compared to my Zia's.

Focus, Carter!

Indiana had blonde hair, sapphire blue eyes so bright they had to be contacts, a ton of make-up, a very short pair of short shorts, and a t-shirt that left half her stomach exposed. She purred when she saw me and as soon as I sat down she drew circles on my thighs.

I again gritted my teeth and Sadie thankfully went,

"Inds, when did you last see Zia?"

Something like hatred flashed across Indiana's face, and she spoke.

"Who?"

I cut in . "Zia. Zia Rashid. Black hair, golden eyes, very beautiful..."

I saw Sadie look... smug? Then I saw Indiana look... well, not very pleasant.

Then I rememberd, Indiana had a crush on me.

Oh, Shitx.

Indiana shook her head. "Oh, her. Yeah, she was dancing with some guy. She was pretty much wasted."

I wasn't angry. Zia was drunk, and people do stupid things when they're drunk.

Right?

Indiana saw the look on my face and went,

"Aw, come on. Carter, I am so much better than that ******."

I look at her. Sadie gasped and said,

"What did you call her?"

Indiana shrugged. " A *******"

I was about to punch her, but Sadie held me tight and told Indiana,

"Inds, one day you're gonna choke on the shit you speak."

And then we walked out.

Like bosses. B)

I was so dejected and angry, I kept on moaning.

Sadie suddenly snapped. "Look, Carter, shut up. I know shes the love of your life or whatever, but shes my best friend since Kindergarden. Be quite, Eleanor should be here any moment."

I felt guilty. I was so upset about myself, I forgot how hard this must be for Sadie.

Before I could apologize, I saw a petite brunette come towards us.

She smiled as she took a sip of her starbucks fro-cap.

"Hey. Im Eleanor Calder, and you must be Sadie and Carter, right?"

We both nodded. Sadie spoke out in a rush.

"Do you know where Zia is?"

Eleanor grimaced. "Well, its actually a long story."

I shrugged. "We have time."

Eleanor sighed. "OK. Do you know what Zia's father does?"

I shook my head, but Sads nodded.

Eleanor continued. "He has his business. His rival's brother, who is called Jack, is in a gang. I think the gang kidnapped your girlfriend."

I sucked in air.

Eleanor continued. " Don't worry, the gang only does drugs. Nothing else. They keep her well fed and all, demand a ransom and then let her go."

Sads shook her head. "How do you know all this? And what exactly happened last night?"

Eleanor took another sip. "My brother is in the police. I read the file. And last night.. well, I was pretty drunk too, but... Zia was the girl in the black dress, right?"

We both nodded. Eleanor nodded slowly and went, " So, anyways, she drank a lot, and then began dancing. This guy went behind her, and I thought nothing of it. But then he led her away, she followed, and when he nodded at someone I got suspicious. I tried to follow him, but I was so drunk..well, I was too late. They had gone."

I almost hugged Eleanor.

"I love you so much, thank you!"

Sads had to pry me off Eleanor.

Ekeanor simply giggled and hugged me back.

"Well, my boyfriend's waiting. Gotta go! It was nice meeting you guys, and I hope you find her soon enough."

Sadei interrupted my happy moment.

"Wait! Do you have any idea where she might be?"

Eleanor bit her lip. "Well, maybe this warehouse outside town. Or maybe that big, black miny mansion in Brockland Ville. Just guesses."

Thank God for Eleanor.

I have to save Zia, even if I die trying.

Zia's POV

I woke up on... a king sized bed?

Where was I ?

I groaned, my head hurting terribly. I saw an asprin on the bedside table so I took it. I immediately felt better, and I paid attention to my surroundings. I was in a huge room, probably in a rich person's house.

Whose house?

Maybe one of my friends had taken me home with them.

I looked at my body to see I was in a very large t-shirt, and a pair of sweatpants. Who changed my clothes? And who-

I heard voices coming from downstairs.

My breath caught in my throat.

None of my friends had deep ,raspy voices.

The door swung open and a man with a huge gun came in.

He grinned, took aim, and I screamed.