I froze. I knew it! I knew someone was following us! But because I didn't listen to myself, I get into this situation. I would have screamed as loud as I can, but judging from the tone of the voice, this person was serious. I stood quietly, waiting for whatever was next. "Good, you will cooperate. Do everything I say. If your sister calls out for you, do not respond. Your life depends on it. Now take my hand," the voice said. As I took the person's hand, I wondered what would this person do to me. Would they sell me? Use me as a slave? All of a sudden, I felt the hand pull me further and further away from where I was before. I'm not sure how, but Dawn seemed to notice that I was too quiet. "Alice?" she called out. I was about to respond, but I remembered the threat and kept my mouth shut. I wanted to scream so bad, but I couldn't. Seconds past, and Dawn yelled out again "Alice?" She got no response. I wanted to break free and run to her, but the threat echoed in my ear. "Alice? Where are you?' she asked nervously. "This isn't funny. Alice, seriously. Stop this!" she called out. All I heard were crickets chirping. A few seconds passed and nothing happened. Then I saw light. I saw Dawn next to a street lamp that had just lit up. She looked around the area and spotted me. "Alice!" she yelled as she ran towards me. I wanted to run towards her but the threat was holding me back. No, that doesn't matter, I'm going to run to her, the threat is probably fake I thought. I let go of the hand and ran towards Dawn. She embraced me in a hug and said "We need to get out of here as fast as we can. Run!" she told me. I ran as fast as I could, but bumped into something. No, it was a someone. I got up and looked at the person.

It was the last person I wanted to see in my life. "You're not going anywhere," the person said. I was not going to listen to him. I tried to push him, but he grabbed on to my leg, causing me to trip. "Alice, it's no use!" Dawn cried. I tried to get up, but I felt myself being dragged away. That boy. I hated him with all my life. Because of him, I couldn't get away. I hope he dies a painful death, I thought bitterly. Wait, if Dawn and the evil boy was in front of me, who was dragging me behind? Then I realized something. That butler never left, did he? Oh no, I bet it is him dragging me away. I needed to make a distraction. Anything would work, anything. Alice think, just think, I thought to myself, but nothing came to my head. I tried to think of the things I liked. Unicorns, cats, ice cream-cats. Black cats are a sign of bad omen, right? Why not scare him with it? So I try it by saying "Hey look! There is a black cat!" The butler dropped my leg saying "Where? Where did you see it?" looking very carefully for a cat. Wow, this guy must be paranoid, I thought as I ran straight towards my house, only to be stopped by the idiot before. "Go back. You will not move from here, nor will you go past it. If you do, you will face dangerous consequences," he said dangerously. I didn't care, I just wanted to go home. I tried to push him aside, but he grabbed my arm, and tried to twist it. Or just hold on so I wouldn't move, but he twisted my arm painfully. "Ouch!" I howled. "Now go back to my butler. Now!" he said forcefully. Then I heard a voice say "Let go of Alice. Now," then I heard a gunshot. Oh Lord, is this you sending someone to save me? Thank you, thank you, thank you! I will try my best not to do a sin or evil deed in my life! I am forever in debt to you! However, I still felt the hand on my arm, but its grip didn't grow loose. In fact, it grew tighter. Man, he is still alive, I thought sadly. "Let of her before you die," I heard the voice say once more. "I shot once, and I'm not scared to shoot again," the voice said carefully, as if it was trying to find the right words to say. "Didn't I tell you that if you would stop interfering, we would leave you alone? We would just take her, and we wouldn't bother you?" the boy said, sounding rather very annoyed than scared. "Are you stupid? She is my sister, obviously I would save her. Why don't you pester another family instead?" the voice said. Sister? The only sister I had was Dawn. Wait, did she go home without me? CLINK! I heard something fall. It was the mini lamp Dawn dropped. Then I saw the owner of the voice. It was none other than Dawn herself. Who else would it be? She wouldn't abandon me like that, she was my sister. Even though she insults me and makes me look like an idiot, she cares about me. I felt warm all of a sudden, just by knowing that Dawn cared for me. That warmth was suddenly shattered by a crash. The lamp was turned off, so it was pitch black. I couldn't see anything anymore. I was scared again. I didn't know where to run or hide or do anything. I tried to think of something, when I felt a hand go over my mouth. Oh not this again, I thought. With my thought scattered everywhere, I tried to think of something. I couldn't think of anything. I just stood there, waiting like before and tried to open my mouth. It worked. Then I tried to close. It worked again, but I felt something in the middle between my teeth. Then I felt the hand removed from my mouth, and whatever was between my teeth was also removed.

Wait, did I just bite his hand, I thought, feeling disgusted. I took this opportunity and ran. I didn't know where, but as long as I was away from them, I was fine. I ran for a awhile, finally thinking that I lost them, only to bump into something. Wait, it was a person. The same person as before. I groaned "Could you just leave me alone?" I asked. "Then come with us, and stop trying to run away," he said. I waited for a few seconds. Maybe God would send another miracle. Maybe Dawn would come out and do something again. I waited. Nothing happened. Come on Dawn, where the heck are you? Now isn't the time to make a big entrance. "What are you waiting for? Come with me now," the boy said. I stood firmly, my feet planted to the ground. I knew Dawn would come, I knew it. She wouldn't leave me behind, would she? After all, she saved me last time. I waited a little more. Nothing, just nothing. She must be doing something big, I thought, trying to assure myself that I would be saved. She better hurry, she is taking forever. "Come on, we don't have all day," the boy said impatiently. Dawn, we don't have all day, so hurry up! I waited and waited, yet nothing happened. Then the boy seemed to have realized something. I smiled, he knew what was on his way. Then he smirked. Any bit of confidence I had, just dropped.