Okie doke here is the next chapter. Hope you all like it and don't forget to review. Dannielle xx
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Previously on Picture Perfect: "fine, what do you want me to do" I said looking at Charlie who with wide eyes was shaking her head.
BELLA POV
I watched as a smile spread over his face "good" he said as he began to head for the door "wait, leave her here" I said "no, if I leave her here how will I know that you won't try something stupid, she is my insurance" he replied, I looked down at Charlie who was crying. I kneeled down beside her placing my hand on her knee"don't worry Charlie I won't let anything happen to her okay" I said. Charlie nodded as I stood up and walked the door, Ryan pushed the gun into my back and forced me out the door.
I was sitting in the back of Charlie's car trying to soothe Mckenzie. I had no idea where we were going, all I could see was bush land and the dust trail floating behind the car as we sped down the dirt track. Mckenzie was terrified and so was I, I tried not to let it show, distracting her with some of the toys that had been left in the car from previous trips. I noticed a glint on the floor and realised it was Heath pocket knife, I quickly snatched it up and shoved it in the pocket of my jumper. I had managed to soothe Mckenzie and she was just drifting off to sleep when we pulled up outside and old abandoned house surrounded by bush land. I carefully unbuckled Mckenzie and waited until he opened the door, he yanked her from my arms as soon as I was out of the car causing her to cry "great now look what you have done for friken moron!" I spat as he pushed me forward towards the house.
It was about ten minutes before I was locked in a dark room with my arms and legs bound tightly with rope that was digging into my flesh. It wasn't long before the beating began, I was sitting up against the wall waiting for what would happen next when suddenly the door flung open and Ryan stood in the doorway, he walked towards me, I could see him smiling sickly as he crouched down in front of me. He grabbed the front of my shirt and pulled me to my feet, he looked into my eyes before he slammed me into the wall behind me, I heard a crunch as he slammed his fist into the side of my face sending me hurtling towards the ground. He slammed his foot hard into my ribs again and again. I was trying my best to keep myself awake when he grabbed my hair and pulled my face off the cold floor "had enough princess?" he asked wickedly. I responded using all my energy to spit right in his face, the smile was instantly replaced with anger as he yanked me to my feet once again. I saw a flick of sliver as he flicked open a knife and suddenly I was back in that alley lying on the ground my dress ripped and bleeding, this time I would not let him win.
He pressed the cold blade against my skin, slowly edging deeper until I felt a trickle of warm blood begin to run down my neck. I cried out in pain as he let out an evil laugh. He stopped and shoved me to the floor and with one last kick he was gone. My eyes slowly closed as I felt myself weakening against my injuries.
When I next came around it was to the sound of Mckenzie's crying, I was cold and sore but I was more concerned about Mckenzie. I used as much strength as I could to hoist myself off the cold floor and drag myself closer to the door. I banged loudly against the wood "RYAN!" I cried huskily "RYAN!" I repeated banging harder on the door. After a few persistant calls the door flung open and Ryan came through "what!" he cried impatiently "what are you doing to her?" I croaked "nothing, I can't get the stupid kid to shut up" he replied "did it ever occur to you that she might be hungry" I shot back "well what do they feed her?" he asked "she's eight weeks old you idiot she gets breast milk!" I shouted "how do I get that?" he asked dumbly "well I thought that would be pretty self-explanatory – from Charlie!" I cried again. After a while he had somehow managed to settle Mckenzie down and I was still locked in the dark room. I figured that it was getting dark by now and that Brax had found Charlie or at least that's what I hoped.
BRAX POV
I had decided to go home early and spend some time with my wife and daughter. I pulled up in the drive to find that Charlie's car was not there. Confused I got out and walked up to the house, I found the door open and Charlie tied up in a heap crying by the couch. I raced across the room and pulled the rag out of her mouth, she immediately began talking "he took them, the police rung to say that they guy who attacked Bella had escaped police custody and to keep and to keep an eye on her and then he was in our living room holding Mckenzie, he tied me up and then Bella came home and she agreed to go with him if he wouldn't hurt Mckenzie and he took them and now they are gone" she cried tears streaming down her face. I pulled her close as I pulled out my phone and dialling Heath's number "don't worry baby we will get them back" I reassured her as I waited for Heath to answer.
"Oh my god, what happened" Cooper asked from behind me, I turned and waved him in as Charlie quickly filled him in "I came to tell you that she took off really weirdly but I guess you already know that" he said as he helped Charlie to her feet. I finally got a hold of Heath who was on his way when Casey burst through the door "where's Bella?" he cried "she's in trouble, I can feel it" he said. I never actually thought that the twin thing was real until the night Bella was attacked, now I knew that if Casey could feel Bella's pain than we had to get to her before he couldn't feel her anymore.
It wasn't long before Heath and Bianca arrived with Darcy. Casey was flinching every now and then, I assumed whenever Bella was being attacked, by now Ruby had joined us and was trying hard to comfort Casey. Heath and I were looking over a map trying to work out where she could possibly be but the truth was we had no idea. My phone rung, I answered it to hear Mckenzie crying in the background, a tapping of wood and an evil laugh that made my blood run cold. I pressed speaker so that everyone could here, they had all gathered around the table when we heard Bella scream "HELP!" another laugh and then he spoke "time is ticking, can you save your precious sister before she gets what she deserves?" then the line went dead. Everyone around the table was in shock, whatever he was doing to Bella was a lot worse than we ever expected and we had to find her before she couldn't hold on any longer.
It had been an hour and we had no idea what was going on, my phone rang again and everyone jumped to their feet as I pressed call and speaker "what do you want" I said gruffly "now, now that's no way to talk to someone who at the moment controls who lives and dies "you said you wouldn't hurt her" I heard Bella cry, she was close to the phone. "shut up" he spoke angrily we heard a loud slap and Bella cry "Brax help! We are somewhere in the bush! Out west! Help!" she yelled "you'll pay for that bitch" the man spoke before we heard a blood curtling scream from Bella, then the line went dead. Ruby had started to sob as Casey doubled over "Casey what is it" I asked nervously "I just got a stabbing pain in my stomach, we have to get to her fast, she is in real trouble" he winced.
We decided to split up into groups to search the place faster, Charlie, Casey, Ruby and I were in one car and Heath, Bianca, Darcy and Cooper were in the other. We headed out west, with Casey's pain getting worse we knew we were heading in the right direction, I just hoped we got there in time.
BELLA POV
I knew yelling out our whereabouts was probably not the smartest thing to do but I had to give them something so they could get us out of here. I knew I was going to be hurt for it but I had to hold on and take it. He brought a baseball bat in from the lounge, he looked down at me his sick evil smile spread across his face as he began to pound the bat into my ribs. The pain was intense and horrible and I fought to keep my eyes open as he continued to hit me over and over just like that night in the alley. Only this time he was whispering "you're going to pay" over and over. I knew he wanted me dead I just hoped I could make it until my brothers arrived.
When I came around again I was lying in a massive puddle of blood, my white shirt was now a bright red colour, some spots darker than the other where the blood had dried but all of it had come from me. My hands were still tied behind my back and I could smell smoke. I figured he was cooking something, suddenly the door burst open and I could see the living room was full of flames "since you gave away our whereabouts, I am off and you and your niece are going to burn" he spoke loudly over the flames before laughing and make a mad dash through the flames. I struggled violently against the ropes trying to free myself when I remembered the pocket knife. I managed to sit myself up and bring my hands to the side of me, I pulled at the jumper and shook the pocket to get the knife out. I flicked it open and tried to cut the rope, after a while the rope finally gave way, freeing and I was finding it hard to breathe, I struggled to my feet and peered into the living room.
BRAX POV
We were driving along a dirt road, Heath in the car behind us when we saw a car approaching us. Charlie gasped as we saw the driver "that's him" she said as I handed her my phone. She called Heath and told him to follow us, as we both picked up the pace speeding down the road. It was Ruby that noticed a plume of smoke rising above the trees. My phone rang, it was Bianca alerting us to the smoke, we followed it the best we could, we were getting closer as we could smell the thick woody smoke invading our car and our noses, we sped along trying to get there before it was too late. The phone rang again this time it was the man who had taken Bella "I just thought I would let you know that your precious little daughter is still in the house with Bella, you have no hope. They are both dead" he spoke evilly. Charlie began to cry uncontrollably as we neared the source of the smoke.
BELLA POV
I held my hand across my face to try and stop the smoke, it was invading my eyes and making them water. The heat was wiping my face as I tried to move forward "MCKENZIE!" I screamed huskily as I stumbled forward around the flames. I could see her car seat in the middle of the flames, I screamed as I grabbed a pillow and flung it into the fire, the seat spun around to reveal that it was empty. I coughed as I continued to move around the flames in search of my baby niece "MCKENZIE!" I screamed again. I could hear a faint crying sound coming from the room just across from me. I hurried across and tried to open the door, it was locked. I used all my strength to kick the door in, the flames flew higher pushing me forwards slightly from the heat. I saw Mckenzie lying in her porta cot from the car. I raced across the room as picked her up, I grabbed the blanket from the bottom of the cot and wrapped it around her to protect her from the heat, there was a quilt on the lounge beside the cot, I grabbed it and wrapped it around the both of us before heading out into the flames. We had almost reached the door when suddenly there was an explosion and the building collapsed.
BRAX POV
We turned a corner to see the house, raging flames flew out of the windows lapping against the roof. I swung the car to a halt and we hurried out of the car, we began to run towards the house everyone; Charlie, Heath, Bianca, Casey, Ruby and Cooper when suddenly an explosion sent us all flying back towards the car. Hurtling through mid-air from the force of the explosion. We sat up as we watched the building collapsed. Charlie got up and began to run for the building, she was screaming, a scream that my you're heart stop, a scream that brought tears to your eyes as she watched the house fall to pieces "MCKENZIE!" she cried as Heath grabbed her waist stopping her from running any further, I pulled her close to me as we crashed to the ground, she continued to scream and cry. I looked around, everyone was crying. Heath was just sitting on the grass, staring at the dirt as Bianca cried against him. Ruby and Casey were still were they had been blown to as they too broke down, Cooper was trying to settle Darcy who was inconsolable. We sat, crying, mourning as we watched the house burn, inside were the two people who meant the world to us. I had lost my daughter and my sister all at once.
What did you think? Tell me your thoughts in your reviews, I am a bit sad and depressed myself after writing this chapter, it really takes it out of you. I have written Bella as the character that I would like to act as so I can feel their emotion and writing this it leaves you feeling deflated and tired. Do you want Bella and Mckenzie to die? Or just either Bella or Mckenzie or neither? I don't know what else to say except review and tell me what you think, I was happy with this chapter – were you? Review. Dannielle xx