Yo yo yo! So, the only reason why this update is a little slow is because of two reasons. One, I got back into ToT and now have a new story idea just because. Two, school.
Before I get into the thanks, I need to let you guys know that I'm putting a poll up on my profile, it's called. "Who will be the next bachelor's friend?" Because I'm thinking of a new story, but I won't tell you the bachelor because if I do they'll be some biased votes (I just know it)! I'll only put a view characters (boys and girls) up there, not all of them (that way you can't guess and I'll still have a good variation for you folks)! The second most voted person will be who Molly will be friends with (maybe plus another that I'll choose myself).
Anyway, time for thanks (You guys are so cute ^3^)!:
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MidnightxMusic: Who? Dylan or Wizard? (Jk jk TOTALLY JK...or am I xDDDD)! Polkadots? What polkadots? I have no clue what you're talking about *cue creepy Twilight Zone music x3* Trust me...no one is giving YOU a run for your money (it's in your wallet silly)! I don't think you can rebuild the 4th wall, I think it fixes itself like "Get back in there you fictional characters you"! Duh! The song is called LISTEN xP (I'm so lame). Yes, throw popcorn at them, they'll definitely go away...no really, rapists can be some of the cleanest people (but you are wise to run)! Taylor is...mature for his age xD. Wizard couldn't rape Angela (because we all know she wants it woot woot)! Steamy closet scene? Hmmm...Gawsh! You're making me think of things now! Lol, anyway, thanks for your crazier than milkshakes review! ^3^
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All right, let's begin!
~Angela's POV~
My fingers shook as I pressed buttons on the phone, each small blip felt like a siren. I was currently dialing the number that Kasey called from previously, I needed to let him know where I was going, just like he had asked of me.
As the phone dialed, I prayed to the Harvest Goddess that she would make the receptionist pick up. My breathing was going painfully slow, but I had to control it or else Wizard would hear me. It felt so unreal that I would actually be hiding away from the man who saved my life.
"Hello. Portland Hospital! How can I help you?" The voice on the other end was high and had a feminine drawl to it...but for some reason I felt like it was a man.
"I need to speak to my brother, Kasey Gallows." (Just letting you know now, Molly and Angela do not have the same last name due to various circumstances, here Angela is using her last name which Kasey took).
"Huh? Angela, is that you?" The voice suddenly went deeper and I easily recognized it as the voice of Kasey. I nearly fell sideways in shock.
"K-Kasey? What are you doing?" I asked in a hushed tone.
"Well, I got bored of waiting for Winry to wake up. One of the nice ladies noticed and told me to come down and hang out with them for a while. Hey, question, is it natural for city people to be so flirtatious with strangers?"
And here I thought that Kasey was actually becoming more like a big brother.
"Kasey, tell her not to touch anywhere below the belt or above the neck or...or anywhere." I said in a panic. Some females were just plain shameful.
"I understand...I guess." He said a little childishly.
"But seriously," His voice changed, becoming much more serious. "What's going on?"
I was suddenly brought back to reality.
"I'm going to go get the coffee now...it's at the Rafter Hotel."
"All right, be careful. If you get into any other trouble, you know what number to call." He said.
I replied back with a small "mhm" before hanging up. Carefully, I swung myself out of the tub, letting my feet only slightly hit the ground with each step I took.
When I reached the bathroom's door, I felt a painful feeling of uncertainty fill my chest. A thump sounded from somewhere on the other side of the door.
"It might be impossible to grab any pants." I thought fretfully. I suddenly caught a glimmer of gold from the corner of my eye. There was a sliver of light coming from underneath the bathroom door; it fell on the purple and gold coat belonging to Wizard.
My mind flashed back to when I sent him in the restroom to change his clothing, he must've forgotten about it after that.
"Thank you..." I muttered in relief and stripped the rest of my clothing off, not wanting the robe to look bulky on me. I pulled it over and hissed at the unwanted friction that the coat brought over my burnt leg, it was right on my thigh too.
I closed the robe and it hung like a dress on me, the fabric flowing out ever so slightly at the bottom. It was a little long; I decided to use my belt to hold it up a little. It had a golden star shaped buckle on it, so it would go well with Wizard's cloak.
I made sure to grab my room key before stepping out of the bathroom silently, trying so very hard to not make any sort of sound. I noticed my shoes by the door, thankful that I wouldn't have to go out barefooted.
I stood on tip-toes and started to make my way to the door, slipping on the black flats with so much care you would think they were glass.
Fortunately, Wizard was too caught up in whatever he was doing to notice my presence...or maybe he just didn't care that I was going out, in the middle of the night, while being basically naked.
No matter the reason why he was distracted, I thankfully crept out the door and started for the elevator.
Other residents were lingering in the hall and upon seeing me proceeded to stare.
I pressed the elevator button and stood there waiting for its arrival, feeling a little jittery. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a man in about his 30s staring at me as he waited for a different elevator to come up. I gave him a wide smile to try and keep face, he probably had different thoughts running through his head ranging from "Is she a prostitute" to "Is that a new type of moo-moo?". Which, by the way, is something only pregnant women wear...and I'm not pregnant.
When the elevator arrived I hopped in quickly, trying to avoid all the glances coming my way.
It didn't take long for me to arrive on the first floor. I was thankful that I didn't have to ride with someone, and grateful to the fact that it was night time and most people were settling in their beds for the day. Making my way to the door, I gave a nod to the man at the desk to signify I would be back. He gave me an odd look before nodding with understanding as I went out onto the chilly streets of the night.
It was dark and cold, making me pull the coat tighter around me as the frosty air flew underneath the bottom of the cloak.
I walked where there was plenty of light, not wanting to take my chances with the darkness. Thankfully, the Rafter Hotel was right in my line of vision, and I reached it without any complications.
Wow, for once in my life, things were going smoothly!
Then, that's when all hell broke loose and I started to forget the name of the woman I was supposed to be impersonating.
"Shit..." I cursed under my breath as a bellboy was already on his way toward me.
"Hello miss, do you need anything?" He said. I was a little put-off by how he was so normal with me seeing as how I was dressed.
Then again, this is a hotel, I'm sure he's seen so many foreign clothes that what I'm wearing is normal to him.
"Yes, um...a friend of mine has booked a room for us. He's out, but I need to get in."
The Bellboy nodded amiably before ushering me to the front desk. He explained the situation to the girl on duty and they nodded in confirmation before turning to a computer and looking at me.
What was that name! It was...Anissa...something.
"Anissa Mali-no...Anissa Mur-nuh uh..." I thought worriedly.
"Name?" The person asked, giving me a very feminine and polite smile.
I thought of something quickly.
"Anissa M.; I'm with Doctor Jin." I said and the woman nodded. I sighed in relief as she seemed to accept it.
"All right, one key to room 802 coming right up." The woman said with much zeal before handing me a key card.
"Enjoy your stay." The Bellboy and counter girl chirped while I headed for the elevator.
"Crisis averted." I declared happily to myself.
When I reached the floor that 802 was on, I started to feel a rush of relief sweep through my body. After I get the coffee, everything will be better again, and we can't forget that this even happened.
"This is so surprising, things are going so smoothly!" I sighed happily as I opened the door to the room to see a disheartening sight.
Jin had packed three, very huge black bags. Upon that, they all had multiple zipper pockets.
"Why would he say the black bag if-" I gaped before slumping to my knees.
"What? Does he think I have X-Ray vision?" I muttered in a shocked trance.
"Ummm..."
I jumped at the sound of someone's voice and turned to see a little boy staring at me.
"Ah! Nothing to see here!" I said quickly before hopping up and getting ready to go inside. The tail of my coat was suddenly tugged and I turned to look at the little boy again. He was looking at me with innocent eyes of bold gold. A look of concern was etched on his face which a bit of a dark tan.
Maybe he was mixed with something?
"Make it before you go. Get a thermos." The boy said while tilting his head. His light brown hair was at his neck and spiked out, making him seem calm yet feisty.
"Wha-? Thanks?" I more questioned than stated.
He smiled a toothy grin then.
"Your welcome! Don't forget!" He said before running off down the hall and turning a corner.
I didn't go after him; what if I turned the corner and he was nowhere in sight? I shuddered a little at the thought before continuing into the room and closing the door behind me.
"I don't think I have a lot of time, so I should probably search quickly." I said to myself.
I set to work in finding the coffee that Jin had packed for me. Checking the first bag's few pocket seemed useless, and smelling out the coffee would be kind of difficult since all of Jin's possessions had the strong scent of different teas. Nonetheless, I spent all the time I could searching through his bags, doing my best not to take anything out, when I suddenly heard the door of the room open.
In a fit of shock and worry, I stood up straight and turned toward the door like a deer caught in headlights.
"Ma'am you're going to have to come with us. You've got a lot of explaining to do." A large man said from the doorway. Behind him, I spotted the physique of a young woman who I could only assume to be Anissa. We caught a glimpse of each other and her eyes seemed to widen at the sight of me.
"W-wait! I can explain!" I said, holding my hands up in surrender.
"Yes, to the people downtown." The man said and started towards me.
"EEP! Is this how you treat your customers?" I yelped.
The man was suddenly stopped by the small and delicate hand of the young woman. He turned and looked down at her.
"It's quite okay. I actually know this person, she's from my homeland. She was probably just playing a little joke on me." The girl said with a soft smile. The large man blushed, of course. How could he refuse such a pretty girl's request?
"Oh, it's just a misunderstanding then. I see, I suppose I can let this slide then." He said and gave a nod to me before stepping out of the room.
"Good-bye then." She said before closing the door and turning to me. Her eyes became curious and wary.
"Who are you?" She asked, the softness in her voice was a tad more alert.
"I'm sorry about this! I'm Angela Gallows! Jin had brought something to the city for me because I called him and told him to get it from my house and-"
"Calm down, calm down. So you're a friend of Jin's then?" She asked as she came to sit on the couch I was standing near.
"Um. Well, more like he's trying to get some info out of me. So when I asked him to bring me something here, he asked for two things in return."
Anissa's eyes seemed to be set ablaze by this information.
"Oh, really now. That shameless man...when I get a hold of him I'll-" She took a sigh and looked back at me.
"Sorry, I get a little irritated when it comes to Jin. He's really...something. What did he ask of you?"
I looked at the ceiling, wondering if telling her about this would be a good idea, before a tentatively took a seat on the couch next beside her.
"Well, I've not been entirely truthful to him about myself...he says he needs to know for medical reasons. Then, he wants to know why I needed the coffee in the first place." I said.
"What do you need coffee for?" She asked.
"Uh...I'll tell you after I deal with it, since you and Jin seem to be sharing this room."
A thought crossed my mind.
"Wait, you're Anissa, right?"
"Who else could I be?" She asked with a humored laugh.
"Right, my bad...it's just that. We haven't met, I know you don't know who I am exactly and vice versa...how'd you know I was from Castanet?"
"That cloak...it's Wizard's, is it not?" She said and smiled knowingly.
I flushed at the remembrance of my appearance.
"I wonder, is he here in the city with you?" Her eyes gleamed with questions.
"Ye-yes...in fact...that's who needs the coffee."
She stood up and patted herself off.
"I figured as much. Every time I saw that man, he was either studying stars or drinking coffee.
"I guess Jin didn't really tell you where he put it. Now that I think about it, why isn't he here to give it to you himself, and why'd he go to so much trouble as to have you use my name?"
"I'm not sure really. He said he had to tend to an emergency. He sounded all right but...I don't know." I said, now a little concerned for the doctor.
Anissa frowned at this.
"I hope he hasn't gotten himself into any trouble. It would be very inconvenient that after one problem is solved another pops up." Anissa sighed as she started to go through Jin's bags.
"Hm? What problem was solved?" I asked before joining her.
Anissa gave a little laugh.
"Well, the whole reason I left Castanet was to find something that would grow in the soil there since the Earth was so depleted. I've been away for months, then suddenly, my parents, Craig and Ruth, call me and tell me that the Earth is so full of nutrients again that they're producing Shining Produce daily!"
So she's the daughter of Craig and Ruth? Now that she mentions it, her and Ruth look very much alike.
"I wonder where the sudden change came from." Anissa said in deep thought.
"Molly..." I murmured happily.
"Huh? Molly? OH! Yes, my parents told me about a new farmer girl on the island named Molly. Apparently she's like the island's new good luck charm."
"That's my sister for ya!" I said. Anissa looked at me with wide eyes.
"So, you're sisters? Did you come to the island to farm too?"
"Yes, but things haven't really picked up for me yet. Recently, I help Molly with her farm."
Anissa nodded in understanding.
"Oh." Anissa gave a little exclamation. She took out a bag of Coffee Grounds from one of bags.
"Yes! You found it!" I squealed with delight.
I searched around a little more and felt like all my happiness was for nothing.
"What's wrong?" Anissa asked.
"I was hoping there would be a thermos here." I muttered, remembering the words of the cute little boy.
"Oh, well, I have one, if you'd like to use that." She asked.
My face lit up.
"Yes! That would be wonderful!"
Anissa smiled before glancing over to the kitchen.
"Why don't you get the coffee ready, I really don't know how Wizard likes it." She said and I hopped up in a child-like manner, thankful to finally get started on the task at hand.
It didn't take too long for the finely ground beans to be brewed into the fine aroma that Wizard loves so dearly. Anissa came beside me and carefully poured the rich brown drink into her thermos that was a jade green.
"Thank you so much for understanding the situation!" I said happily.
"It's no problem. I should probably call Jin and let him know that you got the coffee without a hitch."
"Okay." I said while rubbing my face against the temperature controlled metal in an affectionate way.
Wait...did she say she was going to call him.
I turned to see Anissa all ready putting the phone to her ear.
"Anissa! Wait!" I yelled, but I was too late.
The phone was on speaker and I could hear a whole bunch of noise coming from the other end.
"I can't tell which way they went!"
Was that...Chase?
"Chase?" Anissa said in question.
"We might need to ask around." Jin's unmistakable voice came next. Neither were responding to Anissa.
"Can they not hear me?" Anissa seemed trouble.
"HELLO!" I suddenly yelled into the receiver, but Jin and Chase continued to talk with one another.
"Goodness, that man. He owns a touch screen, you see. It was probably by accident that it answered, and now it's probably on silent." Anissa sighed then stared at her phone.
"Well, there's no problem with me leaving it on. Should we head to your hotel now?" She inquired.
"Um...Wizard's a bit of a loose canon right now. He's really...cranky."
Anissa only frowned.
"Did he do something?" Anissa asked and I almost froze in place.
"Ummm...he's just...you'll see..." I sighed, deciding that I'd probably need the back-up anyway. As long as Wizard kept his focus on me then there wouldn't be a problem...hopefully.
"All right...let's go then." Anissa eyed me in suspicion before we headed back down to the lobby and out the Rafter Hotel.
We were quiet as we listened to the sounds that surrounded the two men on the other side of the receiver. It sounded like they were running around; Goddess knows why.
"I wonder what those two are doing..." Anissa said as she peered at the phone in a curious manner. It was a little unnerving that the two of them were together, yet neither barely shared a word.
When we walked into my hotel, we could tell that the two of them had stopped moving.
Anissa glanced at me, as if asking me if I noticed it too.
"They might be taking a break from whatever it is they're doing." I suggested. Anissa didn't seem convinced; quite frankly, neither was I.
I gave a nod to the person behind the desk, it was the same guy so he only gave me a smile this time around. I pushed the button for the elevator and waited for it. It was taking a little longer than I expected, wasn't it night time? Not many people would be going to and fro right now. Then again, city-life is a bit different than life on the island.
A sudden bang made me jump and turn around from the elevator toward the cell phone. Anissa also had the same reaction, even though it was in her own hand.
"DAMMIT!" We heard Chase exclaim. At this point, we weren't really worried about random passersbys giving us odd looks (if there were any).
"Chase, don't worry. We'll find her before anything happens." Jin said, but his voice sounded just as stressed.
"Who are they looking for...Maya?" Anissa guessed.
"Yeah, I bet that's it." I said bitterly which caused Anissa to stare at me in surprise.
I heard the elevator door open and turned to swiftly go in. Anissa followed me with a questioning gaze.
Consequently, I didn't notice who was riding with us until I backed into them.
And I mean plural, when I say them.
"What's up?" I heard a male's voice from behind me. I jumped and turned to see something that made me mentally kick myself.
It was a group of basketball players. I know this because they were extremely tall, had a basketball with them, and were wearing their team jerseys.
"Apparently...you." I said, kind of trying to shrug him off. Anissa tried not to mind them as she turned the speaker volume down so only we could hear it (those guys were so tall that they'd probably have to come down a foot to even listen in).
"Haha, she's funny! I like funny!" One of them said.
"Whoopee for you..." I mumbled.
"This one here is really good-looking." The guy said and smiled at Anissa.
"Thanks...I suppose." Anissa said with a wavering smile.
"Hey, what kind of outfit is that?" Another guy said and I looked up at them.
"I'm not from this country. I'm a foreigner...we do foreign things..." I said, not even convincing myself. It was worth a shot if it would shake them off.
"Ooooh, she's exotic."
"They both look pretty other-worldly, don't they!" One said excitedly, like he just made a big discovery or something.
"What type of 'foreign things'?" Another dude with a wolfish grin asked in a disturbing voice.
Just then, I heard a heart-stopping statement.
"Where the hell did those bastards take, Molly!" I heard Chase exclaim.
Anissa did a double take towards the phone and I let out a small whisper.
"Molly?"
Did I hear him right?
"Hey, was that your boyfriend?" One guy asked, obviously not hearing the actual words, just the voice.
He bent down and took Anissa's phone, much to mine and her's protest.
"Hold on a minute!" Anissa cried.
"Give it back!" I exclaimed.
"Huh, it's on mute." The guy said before pressing a button on the phone.
"Oh, no wonder they couldn't hear us." Anissa said lamely.
"I take it you've barely used that phone." I responded and she gave a short chuckle.
The guy put his ear to the phone.
"Hello?" He said.
"Hey!" Anissa shouted, obviously upset.
"Huh, Anissa?" Jin answered, probably seeing the caller ID.
"Oh, which one is Anissa? The one with the short hair or the one with the long hair?" The guy laughed.
There was silence on the other end.
"Who the f**k are you?" Jin said in a sinister voice.
"You better drop that phone..." I growled dangerously.
"Was that Angela? Didn't you say Anissa was here too?" Chase asked in surprise.
"I don't condone such childish behavior! Give that back to me immediately!" Anissa said while jumping.
"Haha, they're both really feisty." One said.
"That's it!" I barked before barreling into the guy who held Anissa's phone, right before the doors opened.
The phone slid out into the hallway where Anissa ran to pick it up as the guy doubled over in pain. I pressed the closed door button before stepping out as well.
"HEY!" Is all I heard before the door closed.
"Anissa, ANISSA!" Jin shouted.
"Jin, it's all right. Angela took care of the problem."
I looked at the phone with a serious glare while Jin and Anissa conversed about my situation until Anissa noticed.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
"Let me speak with Chase." I stated.
She blinked in surprise, noticing my quick change in character.
"Sure."
She handed me the phone.
"Chase." I called.
"Angela, what's going on? I only heard a bit of this and that from Jin." Chase seemed concerned.
"Don't you worry about me. I'll be fine. What about my sister." I asked, my displeasure ringing clear from my voice.
He was silent.
"Chase, I'm not stupid. Who took her?"
"...I don't know..."
I felt my legs go weak, but I stood strong.
"I'm going to guess that Molly lied about the Farmer's Convention..." I sighed uneasily.
"It seems that way." Jin responded.
"The manager of the hotel that she was staying in said that she was here for a high school reunion." Chase spoke sourly.
"That idiot..." We muttered at the same time.
A disturbing thought shot through my mind.
"Chase...did Molly ever tell you what happened to her...?" I asked.
Chase was silent, clearly hesitating.
It didn't take a rocket scientist to guess that he knew though. I'm pretty sure he was just uncomfortable clarifying the fact that he knew.
"She did." He finally answered.
"Well, if I'm right, which I hope I'm not, the guy who was arrested, Preston Drune, probably has her. You don't get quite enough years for just attempting something now-a-days."
"I hope that isn't the case." Chase murmured.
"You may also want to check another person out...Dylan Sarrant."
"The President of their SGA?" He questioned.
"I don't know anything about that. What I do know is that that's the guy who put Molly in her hell days of school. The guy she confessed to was Dylan."
I think I could hear Chase's jaw tighten.
"Don't break my phone, Chase." Jin's voice came.
"That damn..." Chase started, but couldn't seem to finish his sentence.
"Chase, I need you to focus on getting my sister back." I instructed him.
Silence.
" I promise not to get into any trouble." I urged.
The continued silence made me breathe out exasperatedly.
"I really hate to say this...but...because it's you Chase, I'm not so worried. I know you won't let me down, and I know you'll do whatever it takes to find Molly."
I heard Chase give a little sigh.
"Of course I will." He answered.
I smiled; Chase was pretty all right.
"I won't let anything happen to Anissa either, Jin. So, please help him?" I continued.
"Fine, you don't have to ask me, of course I'm going to help him. Don't leave the hotel without some safety...got it!" Jin said sternly.
"I won't." Anissa agreed.
"All right. I guess Chase and I we'll start asking for Mr. Drune and Sarrant. Bye."
"Jin, wait!" Anissa called out tentatively.
"Hm?"
"I love you. So you better not do anything too stupid like you used to." Anissa warned in the sweetest voice imaginable.
Jin gave an amused breath.
"I love you too. Stay safe."
And with that the conversation was over.
I raised an eyebrow at Anissa.
"You two are a thing?" I asked.
"We're on and off." She said, but the blush was evident on her cheeks.
"You're cute." I responded before walking towards my room door.
"Please don't say that..." She sighed.
I stood outside the room door, sensing Wizard on the other side. As if he had been waiting.
Maybe he noticed that I pulled a disappearing act.
Before I could slide the card key through the slot, the door opened slowly by itself. Like in those horror movies.
Yeah, he noticed.
The fear I had felt earlier was creeping back into my throat again. Being away from the danger made me think lowly of the situation. But now, being back in the same room as him again made the danger so much more prominent.
"What's wrong?" Anissa said and I shushed her.
"Take the coffee." I whispered urgently.
"Then, when we see him, I'm going to tackle him and you're going to pour the coffee in his mouth." I whispered.
"Is that safe?" she whispered, catching on to my impending fear.
"No. And it isn't smart either." An all too familiar deep voice replied, sending chills throughout my body. I looked up and saw Wizard staring straight at me before glancing towards Anissa.
"You went to get a friend?" He questioned. It seemed like a simple question of curiosity, but the way he voiced it was like he was spitting accusations at me.
"Yes...uh...I also-"
"What made you think it was wise to leave?" His voice rose. I was frightened by the look in his eyes. I turned toward Anissa and she seemed scared stiff.
"I needed-" I started, but then he started walking towards me.
He reached for a strand of my hair, fiddling with it casually. It just set me even more on edge.
"How thoughtless of you, to go out and do as you please." He whispered in a dangerous tone before leaning in close to me.
Our lips were so close, I panicked.
"Coffee." I blurted out.
He gave me a condescending stare, but still, his eyes shone with interest now.
"Why do you bring it up?" He asked.
"I brought some." I said and slowly stepped away, reaching my hand out to Anissa for the thermos that contained his favorite beverage.
"For you." I stated lamely. He took it from my grasp before turning it over in his hand.
He then stared back at me, letting his eyes linger a little too long on my lips before directing his attention back to the drink.
Surprisingly (and to my complete horror), Wizard only set the thermos aside. I glanced at Anissa.
'You need to hide' I mouthed to her. She didn't hesitate in creeping out of Wizard's line of vision and behind the large couch in the room. IF she got injured, Jin would have everyone's , I'm sure of it.
"I'm not quite as interested in the coffee as I am angry with you right now."
I know it wasn't a smart idea, my fear told me that, but I just had to talk back to him.
"Angry? You were just about to kiss me 5 seconds ago buddy!" I declared.
Wizard's features suddenly became irritated as he backed me into the wall, slamming his fist right above my head. It made a hole.
"Don't you know how to close your f***ing mouth for a damn second? Or is it that you want to feel my wrath!" He shouted, his eyes glowing with such animosity I could feel my heart pound against my insides out of anxiety.
"Do you want to know how angry I am?" He suddenly asked in a eerily-caring voice.
"Umm...is it okay if I say I don't want to know? " I asked lamely.
~Molly's POV~
I awoke to an unpleasant feeling in my head. I rubbed my head with my hand to ease the pain away...
Or...that's what I wanted to do.
I looked down to find myself tied up in a chair. My mind felt heavy and dizzy and I had no clue what was going on.
However, the initial fear of being tied up suddenly registered in my mind and I started to scream.
It seems my mouth was covered as well; causing me to only emit a "mmph" kind of sound.
"Oh, did you wake up?" I heard a dark voice say playfully.
My eyes darted around the room, I was scared out of my wits by how dim the lighting was; I could tell it was a very extravagant room though.
It didn't take long for my eyes to make out the figures of two people.
Preston and Dylan.
The memory of what happened started to come back to me, fear lodged its way into my throat. I wanted to cry, but at the same time I wanted to vomit.
Dylan gave a gesture towards Preston who seemed hesitant to comply.
"Preston..." Dylan said in a low voice, as if he were getting angry. Preston gave a little snarl as he started towards the door.
"I'm pretty sure you know that the whole "nice-guy" thing was just an act. But, just so you know, Molly. The only thing I want to do to you now is rip you a new one for getting me arrested. " He stated before giving me a sinister glance over his shoulder.
"However, Dylan here is a different story."
And with that, Preston was gone, slamming the door angrily behind him.
Dylan smiled something between sweet and evil when Preston was no longer with us. He came closer to me; my feet were bound to tight for me to even scoot back from him.
He held a piece of cloth in his hands which he proceeded in wrapping over my eyes. My word went dark for the second time today, only it was worse that I knew what was happening.
"How do you feel about games, Molly?" He asked me. I could feel he was a bit closer, maybe a whole lot more closer. I didn't want to know.
"You like them, right." He said with a sadistic glee.
I didn't dare make a sound.
"Well, how about we start with the Middle School favorite then?"
I felt him move.
"Can it be that...Dylan is holding the gun now?"
"So, Molly..." He let his word drag.
"I can hear it...I can hear him switching out cartridges. Taking the old one, that finally ran out, and switching it with a new one."
I felt his hand touch me. Just above the knee.
"Are you nervous~" His happily sadistic voice whispered to me.
"Can this be...no...Goddess please no. Please don't tell that this is-"
I could his hand move up, only a little.
Bullet number 7...
Yeah, so, um...I know what you all are thinking...and...I didn't mean to do this. You know how I am with cliffhangers! I can't stop, I'm addicted! I need help!
I'm so sorry! I'll go to Cliffhangers' Anonymous soon...eventually...maybe...
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