ACK! You guys were so quiet last time! Don't scare me like that again! XD.
Run, Hide, Chase, Find
Chapter 4 - A Few Errands
We drove into a rundown neighborhood which was in the next town over.
Gwen's car parked in the driveway of a large, brick house. The lawn looked well-kept, except for the dead, rotting oak tree that looked as if it could collapse on the neighbor's house at any moment. I reached for my seat buckle when the goth stopped me.
"Where do you think you're going?" Gwen said, raising an eyebrow. "Stay in here."
"You brought me here just to wait in the car?" I said angrily. Gwen rolled her eyes.
"Well, you can't come with me. Do you know how many 'missing' posters are up with your picture on it? Plus, I need to make sure you won't run away or do something stupid like that." Gwen explained, opening the car door. "And I you probably would be nagging the whole time. Don't worry, this won't take long."
She muttered something else, hopped out of the car and slammed the door behind her. I watched her disappear into the building. For a few minutes, I sat there, thinking. Could my family - the same people who had made me a slave - actually be looking for me? I scoffed, of course they were. They wanted to have the last word, maybe even kill me in the process. But, I sure didn't want to stay with the nut jobs i'm with now.
I look out of the window. No one was coming, and I couldn't see anyone who might've been watching. I carefully take off my seatbelt, unlock the car, open the door and…
BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.
The car alarm goes off.
Perfect. Just perfect. I quickly shut the door, and try to find some way to shut the car off. There had to be a switch or something around here!
Seconds later, Gwen comes out of the house carrying a gym bag. There's a smile on her face as she climbs into the car. She throws the gym bag in the back of the car and turns to me.
"Really, Courtney? Really?" Gwen said, still smiling as she starts the car. "You should've known that wasn't gonna work."
My face was heating with embarrassment. How many people had heard the alarm?
Gwen seemed to read my mind. "Oh, don't worry. Not many people live in this neighborhood anyway."
Our next stop was surprising. We stopped at the bank; I recognized it because of the few times I drove past it on my way to the grocery store. I had to wait in the car again while Gwen went in. Before she came back to the car, she decided to bring us something back from the restaurant across the street. I haven't realized how hungry I was until I saw the food.
After a few more minutes, Gwen stopped at another house. This time, it was in a regular normal neighborhood.
"Now where are we?" I asked her yawning. I was already tired.
"I have to pick up a…friend." Gwen said, getting out of the car. I rolled my eyes and lean back in my chair. A few minutes later, she comes back, dragging a protested boy behind her.
"This is manhandling!" He said. "I can sue you know!"
"Oh hush, Noah." Gwen said, lightly shoving him in the car. "You'll be back in a few weeks."
"Your not really gonna-" Noah's eyes widened we he saw me. "Oh no. You already did."
"Ignore him Courtney." Gwen said, climbing back into the front seat. "We have something to discuss with him when we get back."
"You guys are gonna get yourselves killed!" Noah was ranting in the back seat. "Did you really think we could kidnap her with him reacting? WHO'S IDEA WAS THIS?"
"He's an old man with no followers left. We can take him." Gwen said. We were already driving down the street.
"Why are you bringing me into this mess!"
"You're the only one we know that can hack a bank account that's why!"
"Wait, what?" I say, almost choking on the water I got earlier. "What are you guys, criminals?" Well, I suppose I should've seen this coming. They did kidnap me after all.
"Pretty much," Gwen replies.
"I was forced into this." Noah replied, grunting.
We got back to the house I was being 'held captive' in. Gwen immediately took the gym bag and hid it in her room somewhere. Noah sat on the couch and started to call someone, when the unthinkable happened.
"NOAH!" Someone screamed. A flash of orange went past my face and Noah was tackled onto the ground. It was the girl who had tackled me that day I was kidnapped.
"Izzy!" Noah said, struggling. "Get off!"
Izzy climbed off of Noah. "So what are you here for?" She said, excited.
"I don't even know."
"You'll know later." Gwen said. "Right now, we need to see if the guest room is ready."
"You guys are actually giving me a room this time?" Noah said surprised.
"When did I say that? Courtney will be sleeping in the guest room." Gwen said, grabbing my arm and dragging me down the hall.
We entered a room with white walls. It had a twin sized bed, a wooden nightstand and a small TV in the corner of the room. A neatly folded pile of clothes were lying on the bed.
"I figured we were about the same size." Gwen said, shrugging.
"Thanks, I guess." I say.
"Your welcome." She replied.
"Gwen!" Bridgette calls from the other room. "I'm back!" Bridgette walks into the guest room.
"Where's Noah gonna sleep?" Bridgette said.
Gwen laughed. "He has a choice between the couch or Izzy's room. Knowing him, he'll probably take the couch."
"So what are we having for dinner?" Izzy yelled.
"It's only 2:00, Iz." Bridgette yelled back.
I drown the sound out for a moment. There was a picture frame sitting on the nightstand, showing a picture of a happy family of three. The background looked to be an amusement park, and they were all smiling and having a good time.
"Did you here me Courtney? We're having pizza." Bridgette said.
"Cool." I say. I took a nap as soon as she left the room.