Chapter Two- Nightmare Begins

(Joe's POV)

I lay on the ground just waiting for the pain to shoot up in my sides. There was nothing; no pain, just terrified. I opened my eyes and sat up as I realized the man and Katie were gone. I came to stand up but something grabbed my feet and dragged me on the ground intensively. I screamed with terror and from the burning on my stomach from the leaves rapidly rubbing against it. I became unconscious once I hit my head hard on a tree stump.

"Joe? Joe?" I heard someone call from above me. I opened my eyes to find Katie hovering over me.

"Where are we?" I sat up and felt dizzy as I put my hand on the bump on my head.

"I dunno…" she replied with almost a whisper. We both looked around the dim room in curiosity.

She looked back at me and said, "Are you ok?" I opened my mouth to say something, but closed it. I blinked and a tear slid down my cheek.

"I'm scared," I admitted. She put a hand on my shoulder and squeezed it telling me it will be ok. The door squeaked open revealing the kidnapper who took us into this cell of torture where the nightmare was soon to begin. He came close and looked intently right at us. He smirked and kicked me right in the stomach. I instantly closed my eyes and winced in pain.

"You have no idea what you're getting into," he grinned at me.

"Leave us alone!" I shouted. Shouting wasn't such a great idea. The anger rose in him hearing the tone grow higher when I spoke. He slapped me across the face. I put my hand on my cheek to ease the pain. The redness showed instantly on my cheek with a shape of half of a hand. Katie touched where the redness showed. The pain decreased when the coldness of Katie's hands iced my cheek. The man shoved her away and slapped me again. I looked at Katie and she looked back at me.

"Stupid kids," the man said to himself. Out of nowhere he grabbed Katie's wrists. I watched from the corner I sat in her struggling away from his grasp. I knew that if I made any move, I would regret it. He pulled her away from the room and locked the room I was in. I was now alone, scared, and in pain.

"Nick…Kevin…Mom…Dad…save me, please," I said aloud even though I knew they couldn't hear me. I brought my knees up to my chin and brought my head back against the wall. After a couple of hours, the man came back into the room I was in alone. I had no idea what he had done to Katie.

"What are you doing to do to me?" I asked curiously. He gave no answer. He grabbed my arm and I helplessly stood up. My screams and cries filled up the whole room as he repeatedly beat me. I collapsed on the ground. My whole body was throbbing.

"Please, please stop," I begged him holding my side. He laughed at me and kicked me in my side. I closed my eyes trying not to think how much it hurt and how my family would come through that door saving me any second. I wanted them to know how much I love them. I wanted Nick and Kevin to know that I took this spot for them so they wouldn't have to go through this. I wanted them to know that I would do this for them any day, any second. I'm glad this was me instead of them.

"I want to go home!" I pleaded.

"You aren't going home," he replied.

"Why are you doing this?"

"It amuses me."

I started questioning in my head what he was going to do next as I saw him set up a camera.

"Wouldn't you love for your family to see you?" he glared at me while turning the camera on. He set the camera on the floor and brought a chair that was in a corner in the middle of the room. He thrust me in the chair and tied me up. I fought back with the knots he tied that kept me and the chair inseparable. He then picked up the camera and started filming me. He didn't take the camera off of me, not even for one second.

"What is wrong with you," I said coldly. He slapped me again. I winced, but didn't let out how it really felt. I knew my family would be watching this, and I didn't want them worrying about me. I would take this place for Nick or Kevin any day and I needed to show that.