A/N: So this chapter is a look at what is happening to Lauren, and basically every few chapters there will be a chapter like this. Just tell me if you like this and I will try to post a good balance of Lauren and Jamie chapters.
Lauren woke up in a small dark room. The only source of light was a single hanging lightbulb in the middle of the room. Her hands were chained behind her back with heavy metal handcuffs. Those handcuffs were then connected to the wall by a huge chain. The metal cuffs were on too tight, and she could feel them digging into her wrists. The room was empty, except for a metal table underneath the lightbulb. It seemed to have objects on it but Lauren couldn't tell what they were. She had no idea how she got there, or how long she had been there. The last memory she had before waking up was of Joe, holding her in his arms. He was carrying her somewhere, she couldn't remember where, but she wished she could return to that embrace. There was an echoing pain in her head, so she guessed she must have been knocked out to be brought there. She waited for how long, she didn't know, before a figure came in finally. The figure was dressed in all black, they even had black gloves on. They kept their face shielded and walked over to Lauren quickly. She couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman. their figure was large, but they didn't seem large enough to be a large man. They had on a hood and a mask. The mask was all white, and covered the person's whole face except for their mouth. "Where am I ?" Lauren asked, looking around trying to find a way out. "Bitch." the figure muttered under their breath. They then proceeded to kick Lauren in the gut. "Who are you?" Lauren whimpered, doubling over in pain. "Does it even matter?" The voice was harsh-sounding, but it wasn't one Lauren recognized. Lauren stayed quiet, keeping her eyes on the floor. The person punched her in the face. "You have no idea how long I've been waiting to do that." It said. A tear slid out of Lauren's eye and the person laughed maliciously. "Welcome to your new home." Lauren dared not to move a muscle, she just imagined Joe's arms around her. The tears were steadily flowing from her eyes now, and she had no control over them. The person leaned down, looking down on Lauren. Lauren was too afraid to look up. "Awww, is little Lolo crying?" The person went over to the table and seemed to be choosing an item. They finally returned with a long, slender knife, that gleamed maliciously in the dim light. Lauren tried to back away, but just ran into the wall. The figure grabbed her by the neck and forced her to look up. Lauren looked through the eye holes of the mask and saw a pair of blue eyes staring back at her. She knew them from somewhere, but she couldn't place them with a face. "I like when people look at me when i'm talking. got that?" They pulled the knife up in front of Lauren's eyes, taunting her with it. Lauren nodded and swallowed, trying to move her head away from the blade. She could tell the person was smiling at her, maybe even laughing in their head. "Afraid of a little knife now are we Lolo?" Lauren didn't speak, she just wanted to get away from that knife. They brought the knife up to her cheek, dragging it slowly along her cheek leaving a straight trail of blood. Lauren winced as it went along, tears rolling out of her eyes. "ohh, does that hurt? I'm so sorry!" The person stabbed the knife into the wall, scraping the side of Lauren's head. They slapped her in the face before going leaving the room, slamming the door. At that moment Lauren just wished that she could die, that she could drift away and never come back. She collapsed on to the floor and stared at the door. So she just stayed there, eventually she fell asleep. She was back home all of a sudden, sitting in her and Jamie's apartment, she was lying on the couch, and watching a movie. Her head was resting in Joe's lap and he was playing with her hair absent-mindedly. She smiled. He looked down at her, "Oh, so your awake." He chuckled a bit."yeah, I had a terrible dream though." She smiled at Joe, who brushed a stray hair out of her face, "It's alright, it's all over now." She sat up and hugged Joe tight, and he held her closely. "You're here with me now." She smiled, but then there was a loud thud, Joe the world around her was fading and Joe was lost in the darkness. And suddenly, she was back.