Well I hate to say it but this story is coming to an end. Don't worry though I am going to be working on a new story…well I will be once I find out what I am going to do it on. Got any ideas? If you do please leave a review with your idea. Well I hope I get some ideas because I am running low right now. Well let's get on with the story now.
I OWN NOTHING!
Chapter 9: Runaway, Don't Stop
Joe's P.O.V
Nothing was going to seem the same ever again. Everything is different now. I couldn't stop repeating that same sentence in my head over and over again. I can't believe what I was about to say. As much as I wanted to tell Nick I regretted what I was about to say. "Nick, um…do you…you want to know what really happened?" I said slowly, trying to find the right words. Nick picked up the remote and turned off the TV.
"Joe, you're my big brother of course I want to know what happened. But listen to me and listen good. You don't have to tell me until you're ready. Nothing will be the same okay? I get that but with everything we'd been through I could wait to find out. I don't want you to say a word until you're ready." Nick said. I just looked down and started to fiddle with the bracelet from the hospital. I just nodded and stayed quiet. He was right. He may be younger. But he was smart. Very. Mature.
Nothing was going to be the same. It would never be the same, these memories burned in my mind forever. One day he would put the pieces together and figure out what I went through and what Promise I had to make. That's when I remembered that I also promised to never tell a soul. It wouldn't be the same having to sneak around all the time. Having to lie to nick and Kevin even Alex and summer and I don't even know them all that well, although they are very reliable. Even though Alex was afraid to go she went anyway so that Nick would be okay.
Nick's P.O.V
I really wanted to know what was going on with Joe lately. He's been acting a if nothing were wrong. Also he has been very secretive. I know that I shouldn't bug him about it so I have been trying to keep myself buy, enjoying the time with my family. Summer has been trying to help Alex through this, she has been through a lot. I went for a walk earlier and I saw Alex and her parents. Her parents didn't seem very ideal. They weren't even asking how she was, they were just arguing with each other. I didn't want her to know that I knew, considering how much she didn't want us to know. I can't believe someone who would rather argue than see if their child is alright.
Alex's P.O.V
Nothing changed even after the beating I got nothing changed my parents kept on fighting and arguing. It isn't even my dad, that was my moms boyfriend. He wasn't the ideal father figure, always finding ways to exclude me any time he gets the chance. He is the exact reason I can't get a cell phone. I'd rather live here with those boys, but no my mom won't understand. she doesn't know them, well neither do I but still. They can't know about what my life was like away from L.A.
ONE WEEK LATER
Joe's P.O.V
The pen scratched on the paper as I signed the discharge papers, we were out. Alex was being held hostage until she agrees to go through with the therapy session. It was a guideline for anyone who had been through a trauma, Nick and I finished off our session yesterday and we got the okay to leave today. I was up at the crack of dawn ready to go,the taste of hospital jello would be a taste I can't forget. Nick and I finished the papers and went to see Alex before we went. "hey." I said as I entered the room. "don't hey me, traitor." she said as she crossed her arms. "I'm not the traitor you could be out of here too if you would just go through with the therapy session." I defended my self. She let out a smile and started to chuckle. "Why can't I get mad at you?" she asked. I shrugged and smiled right back to her. We talked for a bit until I couldn't wait any longer to get out of that hospital. I promised that I would come back to visit her everyday until she got out. I left her room and went to find Nick. I was his ride home. Once I found him we went outside and there was a swamp of reports that surrounded us. "Nick is it true you were held captive?" "Do the police have any leads?" "Did you recognize the kidnappers?" the questions shot to us like bullets, as cameras blinded our vision. I just started pushing through making sure I had nick behind me at all times. I couldn't imagine what was going through his mind. Having been through all that, made us a little more cautious than normal. Being famous does make you away but this was a whole new level. I can't imagine how my friends and family would treat us back home. All I know was that we had to get out of here. "Joe! Nick! Over here!" someone yelled. I looked around and saw Kevin pushing through the crowd of reporters. I showed nick where Kevin was and we both made our way towards him. "Thought you might need some help" he said once we reached him. Nick and I both thanked Kevin as we pushed through to our car.
The car ride was silent with the occasional cough or one worded sentences. Nick hasn't said a word the whole way. Being that traumatized at his age it would take a toll on him. Once we got back home we walked in and my parents ran over to welcome us. Nick had his head down and flinched once my dad gave him a pat on his back. Everything went quiet and Nick looked at all of us. I couldn't help in anyway to make the pain go away. My little brother was in so much pain and I couldn't do anything. Nick just ran up the stairs and slammed the door to his room. My dad was about to go to see what was wrong when I stopped him. "I'll go talk to him" I said, I went up the stairs two at a time before anyone could object. No one else in my family knows what we were really going through. That's when I agreed with nick about his song a little bit longer, they say they know but they don't really understand. I walked up to Nick's room and knocked on the door a couple of times before I walked in. Nick was sitting on the edge of his bed with is head in his hands crying."Nick" I whispered. "It's not the same, I can't trust anyone. It doesn't feel safe" He explained through his sobs. I sat beside him and slowly leaned over to give him a hug. I broke down right there. "I know...I really do know how you feel. I feel the same way." I said. "When will it go back to normal?" he asked. "It won't...this is our new normal. We just need to move on slowly, when were ready." Nick just nodded and calmed down a bit. "Are you ready to go back down?" I questioned after a while. He took a deep breath and nodded. "Alright let's go back and see mom and dad, remember that here were safe." I explained. "Okay" he whispered. We both walked down and found our parents sitting in the dining room. Once they saw us they stayed a little calmer. "Hi sweetie, how are you feeling?" my mom asked Nick. "I'm okay, just a little jumpy." he replied. "I'm sorry about earlier" he continued. "No son it's not your fault. We understand that your going to need time. Both of you, that's why were taking a break from the band and we'll go back when you both are ready." my dad explained. I just nodded and said that I was going to be in my room.
Nick's P.O.V
I walked up the stairs back to my room. I walked in and looked around. That's when I felt a arm around my neck and covered my mouth. My eyes widened as the shock went though my body. "Listen" the voice said. I recognized it. It was one of the kidnappers. Once the shock wore off I began to struggle for my life. "Move again and I will slit your throat." he warned me as he pulled out a knife. Fear took over my body as I began to freeze up. "We know where you live now. Don't think you can get away that easy. Don't expect to find your brother in his bed tomorrow. Don't say a word of this to anyone or else." the voice said. A single tear fell as I processed what was happening. Then relief hit me when someone knocked on the door.
Joe's P.O.V
Something didn't feel right, it felt as if nick were in danger again. Maybe it's just me being paranoid. I still decided to check on nick and make sure he was okay. I walked across the hall to Nick's room and knocked on the door right before I opened it. Inside was what I feared. A guy was making his way out the window while nick was laying on the ground. "Nick" I whispered as I ran up to him. "Nick, nick are you okay?" I asked as I helped him to his feet. "Yea I'm fine, but we have to leave. All of us we need to run and never look back." He exclaimed "What are you talking about?" I questioned. He ignored my question and ran downstairs. "Mom! Dad!" he kept shouting all the way down the stairs. Both our parents rushed over to the bottom of the stairs with worried faces. "What's the matter?" they said in unison. "I can't say" Nick mouthed as he made a motion to writing on my hand. My mom got the hint, my dad and I on the other hand had no idea what he was doing. She came back with a pen and paper. Ah, I thought. Nick began writing what he was going to say. We all watched in silence for what felt like an eternity. Then finally he handed the paper to me.
They found us! I don't know how but they did...we need to leave now. But don't panic then they'll know I told you. We'll plan a vacation to NYC but instead we'll go home to New Jersey. No one can know where we really are. I gotta warn Alex and see if she is shilling to run or take a chance and stay here. Start packing once we make the plan out loud...they're listening everywhere we need to burn this after reading.
I nodded and handed the paper to my parents. "So Nick what about we go on vacation?" I began to put our plan into action. "Yea, mom, dad let's go to New York we haven't been there in a while" nick added. "Yea okay, we could leave tonight if you hurry." my dad said as he walked to the fireplace in the next room. "hey what about Alex can we take her with us as long as it's okay with her parents?" I asked. "Sure sweetie." my mom replied. Nick and I ran up the stairs to pack some clothes. I followed nick to his room, I didn't trust leaving him alone again. "you can go pack, you don't have to wait for me." Nick said as he began to pack. "No okay I saw that guy leave your room and I'm sure that he saw me. I'm not leaving you alone, not until they are put behind bars." I argued. He just nodded and continued to pack. I was on full alert now, I jumped at every sound that was made. "Would you relax?" Nick exclaimed. I turned around and looked at him. "No I wont...they could come back and I'm not going to let them take you or me ever again." I replied. "okay what happened there that has you so freaked?" Nick questioned. I couldn't answer I froze trying to get my mind on something else, I couldn't think about what they did to me. What I said, it made them hurt Alex after I promised her she wouldn't get hurt. "Listen, okay you can talk to me. It may be hard to talk about but everything will be okay" nick reassured me. I nodded and began to tell him. " They...they made me join an organization." I blurted out. Nick didn't do anything, as if it wasn't bad. "Which organization?" he questioned. "British Intelligence" I said. "So?" He asked. "So I have to spy on my own country, I'm a terrorist. I'm going to jail unless I find a way to get out." I said with a shaky voice. "Oh, now I see why your worried." Nick said. I put my face into my hands trying to figure out a plan.
Alex's P.O.V
I was watching tv when the psychologist came in. "Are you ready to talk now?" she asked. I sighed, "Yea I guess so." I answered amber, the psychologist. "Alright then, so how have you been since the incident?" Amber asked as she sat in a chair next to my bed. "Okay I guess, I'm still afraid to be alone in the dark, still having nightmares" I confessed. "Yes, that is normal, being through a trauma like that. Why are you Adair of being alone in the dark?" she asked me. I shrugged. "I was walking alone in a dark street when they got me, they always kept the lights off. I can't be in the dark when I don't know what's going on." I answered trying to hold back tears. "It's okay to cry if you want to." she said reaching for a box of tissue. "I just don't understand, why did this happen to me? why me?" I asked beginning to cry. "I don't know why...so how is it at home?" she asked. "Alright I guess...not very great...it's horrible." I said working my way down to horrible. "How so?" Amber asked. "My mom got re-married and he new husband, well he is so great...he pretends I don't exist, when my mom isn't home he beats in me. So I try not to be alone with him. But I graduate in June so I am going to move far away from him." I began ranting. "That was why, when Nick and I escaped the first time and they found us, I made Joe promise me they wouldn't hurt me. But they took him away...to different room! He said something to them, and they got pissed...Joe promised that he would keep me safe and he was the reason they hurt me." I said raising my voice. I couldn't keep my tears back anymore. "Now have you and Joe worked this out?" she asked. I nodded as I grabbed a tissue. "Yea I talked to him about it...I am still wondering what he said but were friends now and I just want to get out of here." I said. "Well I see no signs of any harm to yourself or others. You seem to be handling this like most of us would, so I let the front desk know that you are free to go." she smiled. "Really?" I asked. "Yea, here is my card if you ever need to talk, and a brochure for a support group here in L.A and on back in New Jersey." she said giving me some papers and her card. I smiled and thanked her for everything. amber left and began to get ready. Once I was ready I went to the front desk to sign my discharge papers and call Joe to tell him I got out. "Hey Alex...are you getting out?" Someone said behind me. I was terrified to turn around, but did it anyway. There was Joe standing there with his smile. "Yea, finally saw psych and got the therapy over with. I was just going to call you to let you know." I said with relief. "Yea, well nick and I can't stand it here, so were taking off on a vacation, we were going to see if you wanted to come." h said. "Really? I can come?" I asked in disbelief. He nodded. "Okay sure just let me tell my mom" I said taking out my cell phone. "Don't you mean ask?" Joe said. "no I mean I'll tell her I'm going with you...she won't care." I said. He just left it alone as I began to dial my moms number. I told my mom and as usual she didn't care. "I have something for you." Joe said. "What? Oh no I told you, you don't need to get me anything. I said worried he bought me something expensive. "Here, it's no problem...really." he said giving me a wrapped box. I sighed and took it. I unwrapped the box carefully in case it was something expensive. Inside was a new iPhone 4g. "Oh, Joe I can't take this from you" I said trying to hand it back. "No it's the least I could do after you helped nick. Please keep it...I already programmed it so I can't return it." he smiled. "Fine, thank you." I said taking the iPhone and walking out with Joe. We left and got some plane tickets to New Jersey. They filled me in on the plan and that were making several stops along the way. So now here we are, living in a rundown apartment in New York. We needed to blend in so we got everything new. The only expensive thing we had was the apartment. As Nick said, from now on until those creeps are caught we need to Runaway, don't stop.
Well there you go. Hope you liked the story. Reviews are always welcome. Please let me know if i should do a sequel or try another story!