Chapter 5:

I woke up in a strange place. The walls were black and I was tied up to a chair. This reminded me of the movies I use to watch about Italian gangsters. I saw the two men emerging from the darkness. I was beginning to think the worst. I didn't know where I was and Eugene wasn't going to help me anytime soon.

"Hey beautiful, I hate to see you trapped like this; All alone, with no ne to save you. I hope I didn't hurt you too bad."

He was close enough to spit in his face so I did.

"Why you little…" the brother with the eye patch grabbed the man's arm before he could strike me.

"Where am I?" I demanded

"Don't worry about it. The only thing that matters right now is you getting out of here, right? Now I want you to do a little something for me."

The man grabbed my throat and had a knife pointed at it.

"Call and tell him to join us in this little reunion. Tell him to meets us in the corner between the pub and hobby store."

The man signaled his brother to go to the corner and meet Eugene. I stayed alone with the man who still holding the knife to my throat.

"Here, call him."

He passed over an old phone and he dialed his number. The phone rang a couple of times until I heard Flynn answer.

"Flynn rider, to whom am I speaking with?"

"Flynn…its Rapunzel."

"Rapunzel! Listen, I'm so sorry for everything that happened. I love you more than anything and I-"

"Come on, beautiful. We don't have all day" the man sneered

"Who was that? Rapunzel?"

"Flynn…met me in the corner were the store and the bar…hurry…please."

"Okay, love yo-"

Before Eugene could finish the man closed the phone and threw it. I was so frustrated that I felt like I was going to cry. How the hell did I get in this mess? I tried hard not to let the tears from flowing but I couldn't hold it. My tears streamed down my face, forming tiny puddles on the tiled floor.

"aw, don't be sad. You'll see him soon."

I didn't even have the energy to tell him off. I continued crying. From out of nowhere I heard a door open. I saw the brother with Flynn, his hands were tied behind his back and his head was covered with a bag.

"FLYNN!" I squealed

The brother let go of Eugene and took off the bag. Flynn fell to the floor in front of the brother and looked at me. I was still tied up and the knife was still on my throat.

"Let her go."

"Where's the money, rider?"

"I have it…I can go get it. Just…please, don't hurt her."

"No promises."

The man behind Flynn hoisted him up

"go get the money. You have 24 hours until you can kiss this girl good bye."

My eyes widened and I saw Flynn run towards me. The brother grabbed him by the shoulder and knocked him unconscious and he dragged him outside.

"I think I got a game we could play to pass the time."

"if you touch me that knife will go through your chest in a matter of seconds."

"Touchy. Tell me, gorgeous, how was sex with the notorious Flynn rider? He told you he loved you, didn't he?"

"he did, actually."

"he doesn't mean a a big act. I've known the guy since high school. He'll never change and don't think for one second he will change for you. You are about to die for a man who doesn't give three shits about you. How does that make you feel?"

I ignored him and looked the other way.

"The sad part is is that you know I'm right. Did you actually believe he loved you?"

"Shut up."

"You did, didn't you?"

"I SAID SHUT UP" I tried moving my head but the knife dug closer to my neck.

I started crying silently because I knew he was right. Eugene didn't love me; to him I was a one night stand. He told me what I wanted to hear and I fell for it. There is a small chance I'll die right now and he wouldn't care. He would watch, just like he did when the man punched me in the face and knocked me out cold.

Then another side of me started questioning this

If he didn't love you he wouldn't run off to get money to save your life. He told you his real name. He couldn't protect you because the brother had him held back. He did love you. He robbed a hobby store for your birthday present.

The brother grabbed the knife and dug it closer to my neck.

"My patience with you is wearing thin."

"Fuck off!"

The man grabbed the back of my chair and flipped it. I was on the floor, still tied up in the chair. He knelt beside me and pointed the knife to my chest.

" I guess Rider is going to have to get used to his right hand."

He started to push it closer to my skin. I could feel the point cutting through my thick uniform. I heard a blast through the door. It was Eugene with two bags of money. He was wearing a ski mask and holding a gun. He pointed the gun at the man who slowly stood up. He lifted my chair back up and I could see Eugene. Not "Rider" or "Flynn".

"Untie her." He commanded

The man cut through the rope and stayed in the same spot. I ran to Eugene and jumped on top of him. he wrapped one arm around me and whispered

"im sorry. Everything is going to be ok."

"Oh shit. I can't believe it. You really are in love with that ditz, aren't you, rider?"

Flynn stayed silent and kept pointing the gun at the man who started walking closer to us. From the shadows a man grabbed me by my arm and hoisted me up.

"FLYNN!"

Then I heard a gunshot. Two, actually. The man who was carrying me dropped to the floor, his blood soaked body pining me against the cold tile floor. I pushed the man off of me and aw Flynn next to one of the men with smoke coming out of the gun. I looked at Flynn, wide eyed. I couldn't believe what just happened. all I wanted to do was go home and sleep.

"we have about 10 minutes until the cops show up." He said in a dark voice.

I nodded and ran off with Flynn to his car which was parked outside of the duckling.

"Rapunzel, im so sorry you had to go through that. listen, ill make it up to you, ok? Tell me anything. Ill do it."

"stop."

"stop?"

"stop everything. Thieving, drugs. Stop it."

He looked at me with one eyebrow raised. Then his face softened. He wrapped his arms around me and sighed into my neck.

"ill do anything for you, Rapunzel. I love you."

"I love you too, Eugene."

We both stayed in the car for a little bit until he drove me home. he slept over that night to make sure I was safe. I woke up the next morning and found a note on the bed side table.

"going job hunting. Wish me luck!

Flynn Eugene"