Chapter 7 - Plan of action

I trusted the wrong person. It was as simple as that. I had no idea where I was, it was just dark and cold. The space was vastly empty - a shell of cool air and me.

It was the fear of the unknown that got to me, I didn't know what to expect the next second never mind the next day. That was another thing, I didn't even know the exact day, I was guessing it was around the end of august, I was sure I'd been gone for a week and half about 10 days by my estimate. The lights went out and left me plunged into darkness, I was visited by a few people each day none of them I knew or could even hazard a guess to who it was. Darkness was all around me, who knew that it could feel so heavy ?

I could hear voices outside different ones from the days before, much sweeter-Bitterly sweet though; I knew a few of the voices anywhere they were so painful to hear. I slowly shifted my hands, pressing them firmly together in hope to slither them through the tied roping around my wrists. Fixing my feet firmly apart I shifted my body weight from side to side aiming to tip the chair I was fixed to.

It wasn't working… I couldn't get free from the binding. "FUCK" I shouted. My thoughts went to Lauren and Zoe and the twins. God I needed to see them all of them hold them tight and never let them go. Lauren would be 6 months now. I laughed to myself thinking of her waddle around moaning. I really needed to be with her.

There was a crack of light from the door as it opened and the slim blonde figure shuffled in. she was shaking, not from fear or anything her body was just jittering, she was chewing on the ends of her peroxide extensions and tugging nervously at the large jumper drowning her body.

"Long time no see Joey" her words were slurred, my body almost taking on a hangover as her alcohol laced breath hit me.

"Let me go Paige…come on do the right thing, let me go… think of Zoe" Her face tensed as I mentioned Zoe- her biological daughter . It killed me to think it. I practically hated the woman, the only thing I could be grateful for was the face she'd given me Zoe

"See that's where you've got me wrong Joey… you think I give a damn about that little brat you got another thing coming, Your all I want…just you" my skin crawled as her freezing hand touched my arm. "You hurt people Joey… you hurt me …so I thought I'd hurt you, by removing you from your little dream world. Your poor little Lauren's really suffering. It could be bad for your little twins all this stress"

"What the hell have you done to Lauren…If you've touched her I'll kill you" The door shot open at the far end of the room, a sickening Laughter echoing to my ears. Heavy footsteps moved closer, I know that sound anywhere.

"Tut tut tut… now a little more respect Joseph please… I see you and Paige of gotten reacquainted… good kid really don't you think?" He smirked and patted Paige very patronisingly on the back.

"Where's Lauren ?" I shouted

"No need to worry about her she's been taken good care of… It's you, you should be worried about. See you hurt people Joey… Me I was so good to you, Paige, you took her daughter and then Alice, she came home crying about a month ago… You did that…you hurt my little angel." He was in my face now and Paige looked like she was about to pass out on the spot. She was scratching harshly at her skin and was sweating, her eyes darting around the room. Derek turned and dug in his pocked shoving a small packet into her hand. she quickly scurried off and I guessed then Derek was keeping her topped up with drugs.

"What do you want from me…"

"I want you to know what you did is wrong, and you and your lovely Lauren… who is almost your cousin, it's disgusting may I say, gets to feel what it's like to be on the receiving end of the pain"

I'm hoping I've got some readers left after the last few chapters haha it gets better soon I promise...I'll be back later xxx