Ally's POV:
Thomas continues to sit down and eat, while I'm frozen with fear, watching him. I want to say something, I want to ask him questions, but I don't know if that would cause him to snap and hurt me. So maybe silence is the best way to go.
I look around the small room. It's old and dirty and seems like it has been abandoned for quite a while. I wonder where it's located because I don't remember seeing any buildings. I would think maybe this is a good sign, that maybe there are people somewhere, not far from here. But the large variety and dust and spiders makes me think that no one has been here in ages.
Thomas grabs a piece of jerky and walks over to me. I inch away on the mattress until my back hits the wall, trying to avoid any closeness to him. He shakes his head at me and hands me the jerky. I just look at him, and he wiggles it in my face, "I know you're hungry." He says.
I just shrug. I think of how he could have poisoned it, but then I think that it would be ridiculous of him to go through all this trouble to kidnap me just to kill me soon after. But I still don't know if I want to take it from him, because would he think everything's okay if I do, because it sure as hell isn't.
"Please, I don't want you to starve." He says.
I want to laugh but I control myself. Does he really care about me? Maybe in his sick mind he kind of does. I just shake my head, and that's when his eyes narrow, "Take the damn jerky." He says in an angry tone that scares me. I've never seen that part of him, and I don't want to see it again. I take the jerky nicely from his hand and nibble on it. He smiles then and gets up and goes back to his table.
When he looks away, I let my hand shake uncontrollably like it's wanted to do, but I didn't want to show Thomas my fear, which I have a lot of. I don't know what he's capable of anymore.
Austin's POV:
We've been walking for what seems like forever, and it must be at least an hour for sure, with no luck. None of us have seen a cabin or anything at all. We passed the little shack I stayed in when I was lost out here, but there was no sign of them.
We keep walking in silence, none of us wanting to set off the other, because that seems to be what our moods are. Probably because we are all tired and anxious, and just want to find Ally. Well, that's how I feel anyway. I need her; the emptiness just keeps lingering and it needs to go away, I just want Ally back.
"This is getting ridiculous." Daniel says suddenly as were walking.
"What?" Wanda asks.
"We haven't found anything and we've been walking for awhile. How is this going to help?" He asks.
"We're looking for her, that's how it's helping." Rick says.
"Well she obviously isn't out here!" Daniel says.
"Shut up." Wanda says.
"Screw you. I'm just saying what we are all thinking." Daniel says.
I stop and turn to him, "Then go back to the plane." I say through gritted teeth.
"Oh is Austin Moon getting angry?" Daniel says.
"Shut up Daniel." Rick says.
"You know, this was just a stupid idea in the first place. Obviously your girlfriend isn't around, and if she is she'll show up." Daniel says.
Wanda shakes her head and I clench my fist, ready to hit at any time. Rick notices and steps between Daniel and me, "Okay guys, and let's calm down and Daniel will you just go back since you are having such a problem with this." He says.
"Guys, shut up!" Wanda says.
"You shut up!" Daniel says.
"No seriously, shut up and look." She says. Then we all follow where she's pointing and that's when we see it, not too far from us, hidden just behind the trees; the cabin.
Ally's POV:
I finish up my jerky and watch Thomas closely. He puts all of the food away in a small container he has and turns his chair around to face me and sits down. He just looks at me, so I put my attention to the floor.
"So how are you and Austin doing since I left?" He asks.
"There is no me and Austin." I say lowly.
He laughs, "Oh okay, right, sure." He says and shakes his head.
"Why do you care?" I ask, being risky.
"Because he's an idiot and you deserve better." He says.
Just when I try to think of something to say, both Thomas and I hear something outside, like talking, but there still a good distance away. Thomas stands up fast, and his eyes widen, "Don't say anything or move." He says; his angry tone back.
He crouches down and goes over to the window. He moves the old moldy shade slightly and peaks out, and that's when I hear him use every curse word possible. He stands up and runs over to me and just looks at me, "What?" I ask.
"Shut up." He says and grabs his head with his hands, he's in total freak out mode, and I can't help thinking that this is good; someone's out there, maybe Austin.
Thomas grabs my arm hard and pulls me towards the back of the cabin. I try to squirm out of his grip but he just tightens it, "Stop it." He half yells. Before I can do anything else, he's shoving me into a closet. I try to push him out of the way but he just shoves me and I stumble backwards into the wall. He shuts the door and whispers, "If you leave this closet, don't expect to ever see your boyfriend again." He says, and I have this horrible feeling that he really means it.
Austin's POV:
"What are we going to do now?" Rick asks.
"Let's go check it out." Wanda says.
We all walk over as quietly as we can, trying not to make too much noise, but I'm afraid our yelling probably gave us away already. I see fresh tracks in the mud in front of the front door, and that makes me think our theory was right. We keep our distance still and I wave everyone over to me and we get in a small circle, "Okay, let's see if there is a back door, and maybe we can ambush them that way." I say.
They all nod, and I walk towards the back with them right behind. But when we get back there, we realize that there is in fact no door, and that's when we hear something out front. We all run towards the sound and I catch a glimpse of Thomas running, "He's right there!" I yell and we all run after him.
He's a pretty fast runner, and I suddenly remember that he was on the track team back home, which doesn't give me much hope. We chase after him until we see him, just standing there, staring down at something. We don't realize what he's doing until we reach him. There's a huge cliff, and at the bottom of the long drop is the river, but also a lot of huge rocks. You'd die for sure if you went over, and I almost wish Thomas had gone over.
We all stop and keep our distance from Thomas, whose just staring at us, looking like a crazy person. If there wasn't a cliff right behind him, I'd jump him for sure.
"Where's Ally?" I yell at him.
A big smile appears on his face, "Oh, wouldn't you like to know." He says.
"Just give it up Thomas, she doesn't want you." Wanda says.
"She'll come around." He says.
"Where is she?!" I yell.
"Not where you want her to be. Which would be where, your pants?" He says sarcastically.
I lose it then and charge after him, grabbing him by his neck. He tries to rip my hands off of him, but he can't. Wanda is screaming for me to stop, but my anger just got to me. But I regretted it as soon as I heard Wanda's gasp. Before I know it, my arms are off Thomas and he has a knife to my throat. I freeze completely, and I watch Rick start going towards us, "Get any closer and I'll do it!" Thomas yells. Rick sticks his hands up in surrender and backs off. Wanda grabs Ricks arm and looks at us with fear.
"Now, you're all going to just leave me and Ally alone okay?" Thomas says.
"Ally doesn't want to be with you." Wanda cries.
"I'd like to hear that from her." Thomas says. I can feel the blade of the knife on my skin now.
"Thomas, stop it!" I hear a voice say from behind the others. I move my eyes as much as I can and I notice who it is, Ally.