A/N = Heeey here is another chapter for you!
I'm sorry it took quite a while to write it, but I was soooo busy. I had a dancing competition this sunday, so I had to practise a lot, and I had a lot of work for school. :(
But here is the next chapter, fresh from writing it just one minute ago xD So Im sure there are tons of spelling mistakes in it. Sorry xD
Anyway. Enjoy! It's Harry's POV x
Chapter 19
Harry's POV
We'd been walking through the forest a little while, and finally we found a small road, that would probably lead us out of the forest. We decided to walk this road, in the hope to find a bigger road that Fletch might recognize or something. I had called him again to tell him that we found a little road, but he had grunted at us moody that that wasn't much help, because he thought, as he said, he was 'never going to find us boys.'
He sounded really moody and annoyed at having to pick us up in a forest when it was getting dark already, and I couldn't blame him. He didn't know what was happening, he just though we'd had one of our crazy moments again. When we still lived together Fletch had to get us out of trouble all the time. We were more grown up now though.
We walked in silence mostly, all of us lost in thought and worries. I tried to stay calm on the outside and I tried to distract myself by focusing on the road and getting out of this forest. The sooner we got out of the forest the sooner we could start saving our friend.
Dougie.
It hurt to think his name, to remember his panicked expression when he was dragged in the van again. The tears over his face. The way he'd clung to me for dear life and the way he pleaded my name, to save him. But I couldn't save him, and god knows what those mental idiots were going to do to him now.
And they had also raised the money to 3 million. How the hell were we going to get this? The only way I could see was by telling Fletch the truth. He could help us get the money. But I knew I couldn't tell him, because those guys would hurt Dougie then. That was the last thing I wanted. I wanted him to be with us, safe and happy in Tom's house, cuddling on the sofa in front of the television, watching a random movie, with him cuddled in my arms, like usual.
What if, when we get him back after somehow giving them 3 million, he's going to be mentally scarred? What if they do something to him that will mess him up? They had already drugged him, and also threatened to kill Danny and Tom. Tom was shaken up after 'only' being choked. What if they did this to Dougie too, but no-one is there to calm him down? Dougie really was the kind of boy to panic really fast. And now he had no-one to help him.
I felt pangs in my heart, and a lump formed in my throat. I wanted to cry and scream in frustration and worry. But I didn't want to show the other two boys that I was getting emotional, so I just swallowed bravely and tried to focus on getting out of forest again.
I needed to figure out a way to get those 3 million dollars really fast. I could use some help, because I had no idea how I was going to do this. Tom usually was the brain of our group. Tom was the smartest of us four, but he was scared really fast and when he is scared he isn't much use. So then it all comes down to me. Like now, and it scared me, because I had no idea of how to safe Dougie either. Again tears formed in my eyes and wanted to fall, but I desperately blinked them back again, not wanting to upset the two boys next to me even more. They were both lost in thought. We all loved Dougie so much. I loved Dougie like no-one in the world. He was my little angel, and I'd do anything for him. If I could swap places with him, to safe him... wait. Why hadn't I thought of that before? I should have proposed to swap places. I was stronger than Dougie. I should have done that!
I cursed out loud and again had to fight the urge to breakdown. Tom and Danny simultaneously flinched and stopped to stare at me with nervous eyes.
'What's up, Harry?' Danny asked me in his Bolton accent, and I shook my head furiously, angry at myself.
'I should have swapped places with Dougie. I should have offered to go with them, so that at least Dougie would have been safe!' I cried out feeling guilty. Tom and Danny looked at me with shocked expressions.
'Harry...' Tom spoke up, but I interupted him.
'Why didn't I think of that?'
'Harry. Calm down.' Danny said louder, making me shut up and look at them. Guilt was eating at me and they could obviously see that. It was making them nervous, I saw thát.
'It's not your fault Dougie is taken again.' Tom said softly. 'They wouldn't let you swap places if you had asked to. They wanted Dougie for a reason. They obviously knew we'd be most upset if they'd kidnap our youngest member. They wouldn't ever swap him for you.'
'But.' I continued, but Danny shook his head.
'Stop it Haz. They wouldn't have swapped you. And if they had, then they'd have our strongest member. We need you Harry.' He said sincerely and this touched my heart. I smiled through watering eyes and envelopped both of my best friends in a hug. I felt them hugging back, and I smiled, feeling so much love for these two boys. But still my heart wasn't completely warm, because the absence of a certain boy that could make my heart beat faster than anything wasn't in my arms as well, and this made cold shivers of worry flash through me.
We pulled back from our group hug, when we suddenly heard the low sound of a car engine, and not much later we were half blinded by two headlights.
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