Brenda sat down in the grass. She didn't really know this place, but it was peaceful. This was just what she needed, for now at least. Everything was falling apart. Her life was all messed up right now. Brenda laid back on the grass. She was just so tired. She didn't even mean to fall asleep.
Jason slammed his phone down. No one has heard from Brenda yet. He was worried about her. She was supposed to be back after her interviews. It was one in the morning now. He just hoped Brenda was okay. He knew there had to be something wrong for her to just disappear like this. He knew Brenda was flaky, but she wouldn't just people to worry about her like this for no reason. Jason heard Sonny banging on his door. He didn't want to call Sonny, but he knew Sonny could help.
"Do you know anything at all?" Sonny asked. He couldn't believe Brenda was missing. Carly wasn't happy he was here helping Jason try to find her. He just needed Brenda to be safe. He wouldn't be able to live with himself if something happened to her.
"I called everyone. The last person who saw her was Jax. He said Brenda got upset during their conversation and was on her way back here. She never came in though so I don't know what happened after that," Jason explained. They needed to find Brenda. Everyone was worried about her. He just wanted her back here and safe. This was driving him crazy. He knew this had to be hard on Sonny.
"I'm going to drive around and look for her. She has to turn up somewhere. Maybe she just went for a walk to cool off and got lost or something. We can't assume the worst yet'" Sonny said. He knew he was just trying to convince himself of this. He needed to believe that she was okay though. He was going to find Brenda. He wouldn't let anything bad happen to her.
Brenda woke up and looked around. She didn't even know where she was. All she remembered was falling asleep in the grass, but this wasn't where she fell asleep. She was in a room now. She didn't even recognize this place. It looked like she was in a basement. She didn't even have her phone to call anyone. She just wanted to go back home. She was alone and scared. Brenda heard a door open and closed her eyes.
"I know you're awake. I have cameras," A man said roughly. This was going to be fun. She was the perfect target. When he saw the picture of Sonny in her purse, he knew he could get a lot of money for her. She was fun to look at too.
"What do you want from me?" Brenda asked weakly. This was crazy. She didn't even know this guy. Why was it always her that got kidnapped? Couldn't it ever be Carly. She knew this had to do with Sonny. Everything bad that happened to her had to do with Sonny. Even if he didn't even know she was in danger. She knew she couldn't really blame him this time though. She was the one that ran off by herself and fell asleep in the grass where no one she knew could find her.
"I need some pictures. I plan on getting a lot of money for you. I saw that you know Sonny. So how close are you and Sonny?" The guy asked. He gave her back her picture. It was good that she looked scared. That would be perfect for the pictures. He pulled out a camera and took a couple.
"Sonny and I aren't even close anymore. He's married. You aren't going to get any money from Sonny for me. You kidnapped the wrong girl for that," Brenda answered. This was just her luck. She thought all this shit was over.
"You better hope for your sake that he does pay for you. I don't have any other use for you. If this doesn't benefit me, there's no reason to keep you alive. You'll just run to the police and we can't have that," the man replied. He sat down on the bed next to her. She had to be bluffing. She wouldn't carry around his picture if they weren't still close.
"What are you in the mob too or something? Who are you anyway?" Brenda asked. She needed to get the hell out of here. She couldn't count on Sonny anymore. Not like she used to anyway. Sonny already made it clear that he had a wife and couldn't come running to save her every time she got into trouble. She was probably on her own this time and that scared her because she had no idea what to do.
"You don't need to know who I am," The man said. He grabbed his camera and left. He had to make sure Sonny got these pictures.
"Did you see her?" Jason asked when Sonny returned. This was crazy. Now it was seven in the morning. This wasn't like Brenda. She wouldn't just take off like this. Now he knew there was something wrong.
"No. I couldn't find her anywhere. She's probably doing this on purpose Jason. This is classic Brenda. She probably ran off somewhere expecting me to come and save her. I can't deal with this Jason. I have a wife. I told you she had a plan," Sony replied. This was crazy. He couldn't believe that Brenda would pull something like this and just let everyone worry about her. Brenda couldn't even be in danger. They weren't even close anymore.
"I don't think this is something she planned Sonny. I think she was upset after running into Jax and ran off. But she would have come back by now and you know that. The only reason she would be gone this long was if something happened to her. You can deny it all you want or act like this is some game she's playing to get you back, but I'm going to go out there and find her. It's not her fault that she's a target. She has been a target since she first started talking to you and you know it. That never goes away," Jason said. He couldn't believe Sonny was acting like this. He couldn't believe he was actually sticking up for Brenda. This was new. He just wanted her safe. He knew there was something wrong. Brenda has never done this before. Jason watched Sonny walk out and then come back in.
"This was I front of your door. Were you expecting a package like this?" Sonny asked. It didn't have an address or name on it anywhere. It was just in front of Jason's door.
Jason grabbed the package and opened it. There was a tape and pictures of Brenda attached with a note. The note was for Sonny.
"This isn't something she planned Sonny. She was kidnapped and now some guy wants you to pay money for her," Jason retorted. He couldn't believe Sonny was just blowing this off before like Brenda had planned this. Sonny didn't know Brenda as well as he thought he did. Sonny thought everything Brenda did was for or about him. Now Brenda was in trouble because of Sonny and that wasn't something she could have planned.
"We'll find her Jason. Put in the tape. It might have something that could let us know where Brenda is," Sonny said. He couldn't believe this was happening. He couldn't believe he was actually blaming Brenda earlier and was just going to give up on finding her. He should have known that she wouldn't pull something like this. He just didn't want to believe that she was actually in trouble.
"You can tell she's in a basement, but that's it. There's no other clue as to where she is. We should just pay the guy Sonny. He looks like some punk that is just trying to get money," Jason said. He looked over at Sonny. Sonny was barely responding.
"No, we're not giving him any money. We can find this place and get Brenda back safely. I've done it before and I can do it again," Sonny answered. He was always good at saving Brenda.
"It makes more sense to just pay for her back Sonny," Jason argued. Sonny wasn't thinking clearly. They didn't know this guy or how he thought. This wasn't one of Sonny's enemy's. This was just some random guy trying to get money.
"I said we're going to find her so that's what we're going to do. Do I have to remind you who works for who?" Sonny snapped. He couldn't believe Jason actually thought he knew what would be best.
"I was just giving my opinion. I know you're the boss Sonny and you know I wouldn't go against your orders. I know you're just frustrated right now. We will find her. This isn't even your fault. You don't know this guy. He probably just recognized her and figured he could make some easy money off of her," Jason said. He knew this was hard on Sonny, he still thought Sonny was going in the wrong direction. He just couldn't go against Sonny and Sonny knew he wouldn't.
"I know Jason and I'm sorry for taking this out on you. I just thought she was finally safe from all of this now," Sonny replied. It couldn't be too hard to find Brenda. He's found her before in worse situations than this. He just wanted her back.
TBC…