Hey, everyone. Sorry I haven't posted in such a long time, okay I have updated in ages. But I have a good reason. I have been having some personal problems with my family, and it's grad year for me, everything is moving so fast, but I will try to make up for lost times. Please bear with me here, I am trying my best. With everything that is going on, I am getting great ideas, but not enough time to write it. But whenever I do get to write, I try to write as much as I can. For photophinish I will keep up that brotherly love stuff, and try to keep it up. I will try to update more often. My winter break is coming up, and I will try to write at least a couple more chapters.
I OWN NOTHING!
Chapter 6: It could be the end!
Alex's P.O.V
I want Joe, they took him; I had a feeling that they weren't going to let him keep his promise. He is going to be okay. Everything will be okay. I kept telling myself that ever since this all happened. I can't believe this I was so close to being fine, and home again. But then again no one really knew why I just talked about my parents; they always wanted to come over to meet my parents. I always tell them these amazing stories like my life was so great. But they don't know the truth; no one knows the real truth. I still don't believe they didn't catch on, or try to follow me home. I know they don't believe me anymore. They are friends enough that they will let me tell them the truth when I want to tell them. Well they better get the news flash and figure it out that I will never tell them the truth about my parents, or where I live. No one will know, and they can never know. I just won't let myself get embarrassed like that. My parents aren't lawyers or anything like that, or whatever I decide to tell people. Right now I told them that they are studying to become doctors. But they will never know the truth. I got pulled back to reality when the door opened. Then Joe fell in. "Joe!" I screamed as I ran over to him. His face had cuts all over it. "What happened? What did they do to you?" I asked as I slowly supported his head with my right arm. "Ugh" was all he said. He was drifting in and out of consciousness; I just decided to let him sleep for a while.
Time passes slowly, without a clock telling the time makes it hard, I think at least an hour passed. Since everything was happening at once time passed slower than usual. Joe still never woke up; they must have given him something to sleep. At least they haven't bothered us for a while. There were footsteps outside the door, spoke too soon I thought. One of the guys walked in and smiled. He came over to me and started beating on me. The sting of his slaps, and the hammering headache from his punches; it felt as if it would never stop. I could feel blood dripping from the cuts on my face, and my arm. I could feel the bruises on my side form as he kicked me over and over. I winced in pain. How long could this last? After what felt like hours he stopped and left me in pain as he left laughing. I winced, and groaned in pain as I forced myself to sit up and lean against the wall. Tears stung my eyes as I saw the blood on my hands. I can't believe this is happening to me. I heard a groan from Joe, it sounds like he's waking up, I didn't wanna know. He promised me that they wouldn't hurt me again. He couldn't keep it; I just wanna go home and forget ever meeting these guys! I yelled to myself in my head, this can't be happening. "Alex?" Joe questioned. "Alex, what happened...What's wrong?" Joe asked as I heard him get up. I winced as I turned to look at him, I heard him gasp just before he swore under his breath. "What did they do to you?" Joe asked. "They must have given you something, they knew it would be wearing off soon, so I guess they did this because..." I trailed off. "Oh, no" Joe said lower than a whisper. "Did you tell them anything? Piss them off in any way? Because if you did then they did this because of you" I started raising my voice as I slowly started backing away. "Listen, I didn't think they would... I never thought they would take it out on you." Joe said showing the guilt in his face. "You did this to me!" I yelled as I backed away even more. "Alex please..." Joe started to say he was sorry. "No you promised, and yet you're the one who caused them to hurt me" I explained with tears stinging in my eyes. Joe just looked at me, I don't know if the pain I was feeling was showing in my face. "I can't believe I trusted you" I said under my breath as I crossed my arms and turned my back to Joe. I know it was mean but I was mad and I wanted to get home, I think I was just taking my anger out on him. I just wanted to be home, I really didn't mean to be mean to him. Oh I wish we could just go home. I couldn't think of a way to get out of this.
Joe's P.O.V
I can't believe I let that happen, I let her down. I made her a promise and I couldn't keep it. I wish that everything can go back to normal, before anything happened to Nick or me, or Alex. That reminds me, I really hope that Nick is alright. I can't stand this anymore, I was so angry with the world, with the guys who did this. Why us? Why did it have to be us? Those questions kept repeating in my head as Alex and I sat in silence. It's so quiet I liked that for now, that way I don't lose my train of thought. I need to think of some way to either get out of here, or try to get Alex to talk to me again. I can't help but to be angry and upset and sad, and scared and every other emotion that I can think of. Questions went on, and on; no matter what I did I kept on coming across two more questions when I was about to figure it out one question another comes along. Was Nick okay? Did Nick have this many questions? My thoughts were interrupted when two of the guys barged in, one with a video camera. I looked over at Alex and she looked scared, I got up and jumped in front of Alex. "What do you want?" I yelled. "You're parents aren't paying up, and they haven't contacted in anyway." One guy said. I looked at the camera, and now I knew what they were going to do. They were going to make another video, but this time I won't let Alex get hurt in any way. "No, not again." Alex whispered. "Just don't hurt Alex at all, take me, hurt me. Just don't hurt anyone else, ever." I said. "Fine!" one of the guys said. The guy who answered me took out a blind fold, and ropes. He came towards me and Alex. "Go to the other side of the room" I told Alex. She nodded, and crawled over to the corner. I was about to turn around when the guy flipped me onto my stomach, and tied my hands behind my back. I could feel the rope cutting into my skin every time I moved; you'd think that if someone wanted ransom they wouldn't hurt their kid very much. "Get up!" Someone yelled. The next thing I knew I was being picked up, and a blindfold being tied around my head, covering my eyes. "What's happening?" I asked. "Listen, if you ever want to see your kid here again you'll pay up by tomorrow." Someone said. Whoever said it grabbed me by the hair, and lifted me up.
Nick's P.O.V
It was so quiet, where am I? I asked myself. I slowly started to open my eyes. I saw Kevin he was sleeping on the chair next to where I was laying. Summer was over at the window looking out; she looked like she was deep in thought. Kevin started to wake up as I was about to get up. "Nick?" he questioned. "Where am I?" I asked quietly. "Summer, go get my parents" Kevin said. I looked at summer and she nodded and ran out the door. "What's going on?" I asked again. "Hang on; we just need the doctor to check on you." Kevin said. I looked around; it looked like a hospital room. "Nick, honey" my mom said, as she and my dad barged into my room. "What's going on? Where is Joe?" I asked. A doctor walked into the room. "So how are we feeling today?" he asked. I just gave him a confused look. "I see that you don't remember me, what is the last thing you remember?" He asked. "Uh, the last thing I remember is that Joe, Alex, and Sumer and I were in a parking lot when... when something is happened... I can't remember anything after that." I said answering his question. "Whatever I do remember from that day is all in little flashes, and the flashes are kind of blurry." I said. "So you do remember some parts but not clearly?" the doctor asked. I just nodded; I still want to know where Joe is and why he isn't here. Joe and I are always close he is always worried about me because of my diabetes. Anytime I go to the hospital because of it he is always right there with me, he's my big brother and he would do anything to keep me safe. "Where is Joe?" I asked again. Everyone went silent; they just kept looking at one another. "C'mon guys just tell me, I'm not a little kid anymore I can handle it" I said trying to get whatever it was out of them. "Listen Nick..." my mom started "Joe was worried about you, and those guys found you in that parking lot that you remember, and they were going to take you again. Joe knew you wouldn't survive with them again so in order to keep you safe he..." she was explaining. I knew what Joe did now, I just couldn't believe it. I just started to shake my head and repeating no over and over again. "...Nick he took your place and went with them so that they could leave you and let you get help" My mom finished. "No, no he didn't. No, where is Joe? I want Joe here!" I started yelling. My mom just pulled me into a hug; I couldn't help it the tears stung in my eyes. I tried to blink them away but they fell anyway. Nothing was going to make me stay here for very long. I need Joe here, he is the only one who sneaks me out for a walk, who makes me laugh, and who makes me keep up my spirit up until I get out of the hospital. I am going to go crazy here if I stay without Joe; I'll just sit here and die of boredom.
Kevin's P.O.V
Visiting hours were over so my parents and I came back home; summer had nowhere to go so we told her to come home with us. She is staying in the guest room, ever since we got back and showed her the room she never came back out. Her and summer must be closer that everyone thought, she still can't believe that Alex is gone, at least that was the last thing that she said. My parents were sitting in the kitchen trying to figure out what was going on with Joe. "Hi, mom. Hi, dad." I said as I walked in to use the computer. I got an email from the blocked person again. I was so scared to open it. "Mom, dad another email" I called out. I opened it and there was another video. "Listen, if you ever want to see your kid again you'll pay up by tomorrow." The guy said. The camera started shaking a little before Joe came into view. He had a blindfold over his eyes. "Pay double the money if you want his little girlfriend too." He said again. "When you're ready to pay up call Nick's cell, we still have it." He chuckled. "If you don't pay up then Joe won't be in such good shape." He said again. Just before he grabbed Joe by the hair and punched him to the ground. "You pay up and we will let Joe, and summer go somewhere in the city. You give us the money and I will tell my guys to drop off Joe, and Alex off somewhere where you can find them. It's these terms or Joe dies" the guy said. At that moment he pulled out a gun and shot Joe in the leg. "Ahh!" Joe screamed. "No!" I yelled. "Mom, you have to pay. Forget what the damn detective says." I said raising my voice. My mom just nodded her head and started crying. "The bags are in the living room, I'll go." my dad said. "No, I want to go. I got more sleep than both of you, I will go once I give them the money I will start looking for Joe and Alex." I said, as I stood up from the computer. My mom didn't bother arguing she just nodded and I left. "What's going on?" Summer asked. I jumped as I heard her. "I'm going to pay the kidnappers and get Joe and Alex back." I said picking up the bags. "I'm coming with you" she said. I didn't say anything I just dialled Nick's cell number. "Are you ready to trade?" someone asked as soon as they answered on the other end of the phone line. "Yea, where?" I asked. "Under the golden gate bridge, half an hour" he said. I didn't get a chance to reply before he hung up. "C'mon" I said to Summer and we left out to the car.
A half an hour later we were under the golden gate bridge, they still weren't there. "Hey, here they come" I said waking Summer up. She fell asleep on the way. She woke up and we both got out of the car. "You got the money?" one of the guys asked. "Yea, where is Nick and Alex?" I asked. "Like I said, you have to find them. Hand over the money and I'll call up my guy from here on speaker phone to tell him to let the little runts go." He said. "Fine, but you don't leave until I hear Joe, and that they are let go." I said. "Whatever you say." He said. I walked up slowly and dropped the bag of money. "Okay, let me call my guy." He said. He dialled the number and put it on speaker. "Yea boss" the guy said over the phone. "Let the kid talk to His brother and then let them go." He said. "N-Nick?" Joe questioned. "No it's Kevin listen I am going to find you okay. No matter what." I said "Let them go." The guy said into the phone. The guy on the other line agreed and they both hung up. I started to back up as they started to leave with their money. "Let's go, were going to have to look all night if we have to. You take a nap and when I get tired you can drive and look around okay?" I asked summer, she nodded and we both ran to the car. We searched and searched nothing yet. "It's three am. Still nothing" I said into the cell phone. I was starting to get tired, but not tired enough to stop looking. I went everywhere I can think of; maybe I should go to the hospital Nick is in. That was the nearest hospital that they could get Nick to. They could be near the place where they were being held. That was when a light bulb went off in my head, where ever they were being held, anywhere near there is where they are most likely to be. "Summer...hey...summer" I started to say as I tried to wake summer up. "Huh? Yea? What, did you find them?" She asked as she nearly jumped up. "No, uh what park did you find Nick at first. Where you met Joe?" I asked. "Uh, this one...right over here" She said as she pointed to the park that we were about to pass. So it has to be somewhere around here. I pulled over and summer and I started to look around. I was getting so tired; I hope that we find Joe soon. "I'm getting tired so I'll take a quick look with you and then after a while I'll come back and take a nap. You can keep looking; I'll sleep in the passenger side okay?" I said before we got out of the car. Crash! "Oh, no" I said as rain started to fall. We started to look around the park. We heard something in the bushes. I looked over to Summer and she looked back at me. I just nodded and we started to go over to the bush. Once we got there I slowly moved a branch and I couldn't believe my eyes. Summer and I gasped and almost screamed.
Nick's P.O.V
The doctor told me I just had to stay for the night; everything was so quiet during the night. The doctor kept me sedated for the longest time; I was having trouble going to sleep. I got up, so grateful they took the IV off. I was free to walk around where ever I wanted in the hospital. I decided to walk down the hall to the emergency area. It was very quiet, no one really there just a few drug addicts in for some sleep. "Help!" someone yelled. "Help we need help" they yelled again. That voice it was so familiar, I just don't remember where I had heard it before. The halls were dark. Since there were a lot of patients sleeping in the hospital they turned off the lights. The only light that was on was at the front desk and the outside; there were two double doors, and in between the doors the light was on. Two guys were walking through the doors and yelling for help. I couldn't see their faces because they were wearing their hoods. They were both soaking wet; I guess it was raining out. "Help" one of the guys said. No, it couldn't be. Could it? I finally remembered that voice. My breath got stuck in my throat, I can't believe my eyes. It happened, there is really hope. I didn't know what to do; I wanted to scream and run but I was frozen. It could be the end!
Well there you go I got the next chapter up. I really hope you like it. It took me a long time to write with all that has been happening. Please review and favourite or follow or whatever just as long as it's something. I need more comments. Okay I'm going to make a deal with you guys; If I get up to 5 reviews and 5 people who favourites this or puts this story on their alerts then I will put up the next chapter. I will work on this for a long time then when I get the 5 and 5 I will put up the next chapter. Hope you like it.