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"See? I told you it wasn't her" Carlos exclaimed.

"That doesn't prove anything" Eric said.

"You know what? I give up, if you are going to continue being stubborn and denying the fact your daughter is DEAD and gone forever I can't help you" Carlos commented.

"You don't understand, it's a sign... I was about to... to... kill myself in Jade's room when I got the call" Eric confessed.

"Oh my god" Carlos sighed.

"See? It means something, god is trying to tell me that Jade is alive" Eric said hopefully.

"No, god is trying to tell you that you need to have resignation and keep going with your life" Carlos affirmed.

"My life was Jade and she is dead, what do I want life for?" Eric questioned.

"You can marry again, have a kid and keep going, life is not over" Carlos exclaimed as he rubbed his friend's back.

"I had a kid, I had a beautiful girl and she is not here, I don't want any other kid I want my Jade" Eric insisted.

"I don't know what else to do to help you, I'm sorry" Carlos simply said and left shaking his head.

"Mr. West, you can't kill yourself... it's not an option, please" Tori commented sadly.

"I don't want to live anymore, my life is not a life...it's a constant torture" Eric explained.

"Same" Beck added.

"No, Beck, you can't approve what Mr. West did" Tori said upset.

"You don't love Jade as much as we do" Beck answered coldly.

"No, son, please don't do anything... you're young and I'm sure you'll have a chance to be happy but my case is different, I'm old and my only reason for living is gone" Eric said.

"Jade was my reason for living too, I just didn't want to see it" Beck responded "If you can't keep going, how am I supposed to?"

"It's not the same, Jade was my only daughter, she was my joy... in your case, you're young and talented, i'm sure you have many dreams to accomplish, you can't just waste your life like that" Eric commented.

"Jade was part of my dreams, we always planned the future together, we imagined ourselves together in ten years, we wanted to get married, we wanted to star in a movie together, we'd travel the world together, everything was together to us..." Beck said as his eyes filled with tears "Jade's dream was to win an oscar and i always knew she would and i knew i would be so happy for her and she would be just as happy for me, we used to joke around and practice our speeches at my RV sometimes" he said with a sad smile "And now all those dreams are gone just like Jade, how am i supposed to even think about doing any of those things without her? I'm sorry, i can't... "

"You're right, I'm sorry..." Mr. West said sadly "You know? it's been a year since I met you guys and you mean a lot to me" Eric commented.

"You mean a lot to us too, Mr. West, we really appreciate you so please don't do anything" Cat commented and he nodded while stroking her cheek.

"I promise"

"WHO DID YOU CALL?" The boss questioned angrily, he was pulling her arms and hair on her back and had a knife on her throat as he asked her.

"No one" Jade answered.

"I'm gonna ask once again and if you don't answer me, you're going to get a punishment" he warned as he dragged the blade across Jade's face "Who did you call? WHO DID YOU CALL?" he screamed.

"My dad..." Jade confessed and he pushed her against the wall madly.

"What did you tell him?" he questioned.

"Nothing, I didn't have time I swear" Jade answered.

"Guess what, sweetie? I have news for you, you're dead; you died almost a year ago" The boss informed and Jade stared at him confused. "That's right, baby, you are NOBODY, Jade West died long time ago"

"I'm Jade West" Jade exclaimed.

"No, you're not, you are only a slave, Jade West died...get it, that's what everyone thinks, you even have a grave in the same cemetery where they buried your grandparents and I'm sure your little call didn't affect anything, your father must've thought it was a joke" The boss commented and Jade looked down confused. "Listen, princess, I made your daddy a promise and part of that promise was to make sure you never came back, you're dead to all the people you ever knew, you had a funeral, you were buried and they all cried for you but after a few months everything was back to normality, your friends go to school like they did when you were therer, your dad goes to work and comes back like he did when you were there and your mom is happily married and pregnant, everything is just like when you were there except that you're not there and that's okay now, they got over it, they are happy" He informed and a couple of tears streamed down Jade's face.

"Now, i think we've fooled your family for a long time and you've had a lot of fun, sweetie, so it's time to move on to the next step and do what i promised your father i would do" he said "But don't worry, you'll be in a better place" he said and left along with the men.

Jade just sat in the corner and cried all night, she knew that her parents probably thought she was dead but she wasn't sure, she was hoping that they would still be looking for her or suffering because she was gone but what the boss had said completely destroyed her hopes but then again, at the end of the day it didn't matter, she knew death awaited and she was ready to go but she was sad that it would happen in such sad circumstances.

Next morning the boss entered Jade's room and grabbed her. "Come here...It's time to die" he dragged her by her hair out of the room and across the hall violently, Jade couldn't even open her eyes because the light blinded her but she could hear and feel everything around her.

The boss dropped her in the middle of the living room and started walking around her "I should have killed you months ago but it's never too late to get rid of the trash" he commented but Jade was more focused on trying to see, fortunately the lights of the living room weren't so intense so after a few minutes she could open her eyes and see, everything was a little blurry but it was better than nothing.

"Prepare the car, Jade and I are going to take a little fun ride outside" he informed, Jade was just on the floor panicking but at the same time feeling some kind of relief that she was finally going to be free.

Alexander, the boss, chained Jade's hands, covered her mouth and put her in the trunk of the car, Jade still had the cuff and part of the chain around her ankle because the boss thought it was easier to cut it instead of finding the key and it would be helpful for his plans. They drove for about an hour and then stopped the car; the boss opened the trunk and saw Jade staring at him scared. "Get her out" he ordered and Eagle and Dog did, they grabbed Jade and followed the boss to a bridge above a lake, then they made her stand on the edge and forced her to look down at the water.

"You're going to take a long bath straight to hell" The boss affirmed on Jade's ear, she was terrified of dying in such a horrible way, she was expecting to get shot but then again anything was better than having to continue with those beasts. "Goodbye, Jade, it was a pleasure meeting you" Alexander said before pushing her off the bridge, Jade stared at the water while falling until she hit it and felt how her body went down.

"Let's go, I don't want anyone to see us here" The boss ordered and walked back to the car.

"But what if she is still alive?" Dog questioned.

"She won't survive, now let's go" The boss answered and the three men followed them into the car.

Jade could feel how the water was swallowing her but she refused to give up, it was like for a moment she had gotten her hopes back, she wanted to survive so she started kicking against it, trying to go up again but the chain was heavy and it was extremely hard to do anything with her hands tied, however she started moving her hands together up and down and kicking as hard as she could until she finally was able to surface and breathe.

Jade kept going down again but she continued kicking to remain up while she looked around, she realized she wasn't far from the side and started moving towards it as she could, it took her about fifty minutes and a lot of work but she finally reached land and dragged herself out of the water.

She took the tape off her mouth and started crying of happiness, she couldn't believe that she was alive and free because the boss and his workers were nowhere to be seen "Oh my god" she exclaimed and took a deep breath.

Jade stayed on the ground resting for about half an hour and when she felt she was ready she stood up and began walking, it had been a year since the last time Jade had been able to walk under the sunlight, barefoot, wet, chained and hurt but free and that was all that mattered.

Jade walked and walked not knowing where she was going, she didn't recognize anything, she didn't know if she was in LA or even in the country until she finally found a freeway and followed it, about two hours later she started seeing houses and things looked better but at that point she didn't even know if she wanted to go home or not, she was really confused and really scared of everyone.

Jade was walking on the sidewalk when a woman who was watering her flowers saw her and dropped the hose in shock after seeing the conditions Jade was in. "Oh my god!" The woman exclaimed appalled "Hey, hey you!" she shouted but Jade kept walking "Wait, wait..." the woman ran after Jade and stopped her but Jade quickly stepped back and stared at the woman nervously, she didn't trust anyone. "I'm not gonna hurt you, don't be scared" she said but Jade didn't say anything. "What happened to you?" she questioned but Jade remained quiet "What's your name?" she asked but once again Jade didn't respond "Do you speak English? Do you understand what I'm saying?"

"Where am I?" Jade questioned and the woman exhaled.

"I thought you didn't understand" The woman commented with a little smile "You're in LA" she informed and Jade looked around a little relieved that at least she was in her city.

"W-What year is it?" Jade questioned and the woman stared at her surprised, Jade had spent such a long time in a dark room away from any kind of communication and she didn't exactly know how long it had been since the day she was kidnapped.

"Um... it's 2014, it's February 8th" the woman informed and a couple of tears started running down Jade's cheeks, it had been a year.

"Let me take these off..." the woman, whose name was Lucy, tried to take the chains off Jade's hands but Jade moved back. "Don't worry, I'm not gonna hurt you, what's your name?"

"No" Jade answered and Lucy stared at her confused, Jade just didn't trust anyone and didn't feel comfortable saying her name.

"I don't understand but I think I need to call the police, you need help" Lucy commented and Jade started panicking.

"No, no, no please don't, don't" Jade begged.

"Look at you, god, kid you're not okay" Lucy responded and Jade looked down.

"Can you take me to a place? That's all I need" Jade commented but the woman didn't seem convinced, how could she let a beaten up, chained, wet and lost girl go? It was obvious that she wasn't okay. "Please just give me money to take a cab" Lucy didn't know what to do but she finally decided to help Jade and gave her money to pay a cab but she still called the police to tell them about the little incident.

Jade asked the cab driver to take her to the cemetery because she needed to be sure that everyone thought she was dead and she also wanted to be around places she remembered; the driver wanted to ask Jade why she was like that but he didn't dare and Jade was hoping he wouldn't say anything to her, she was afraid of everyone, especially of men but she needed to take the cab.

Jade spent the ride trying to free her hands from the chain until she finally managed to pull her right hand off the chain, it hurt her a lot but she needed to free her hands; the man dropped her by the cemetery still confused by the situation but preferring to stay out and Jade started walking into it dragging the chain behind her, she was hoping that what the boss had said was a lie and that her family and friends didn't think she was dead but all those hopes disappeared when she stood by one of the graves.

RIP

JADE WEST (1995-2013)

So...Yeah.

I hope you enjoyed the chapter, guys, sad but yay Jade is free.

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