Tori had been pacing back and forth, coming up with plan after plan, trying to escape. Each and every one of them scenarios had ended up the same; with their failure or worse.
"Okay so perhaps we could distract them, and then..." but she once again couldn't find a plausible end to her plan.
"Let's face it Tori, we are stuck here" said Andre.
"And what did they do to Jade" she moaned.
"Who cares?" whined Trina, look at what they did to my nails.
Everyone looked at her with raised eyebrows.
"Hey do you guys want candy?" asked Cat, trying to defuse the tension. She reached into her bra, pulling out some pink and yellow jelly beans, but some scattered on the floor and under a little table "oops" she giggled, bending over to pick them up.
Andre rolled his eyes, sure the girl was ditsy, but this was too much.
"Oooh fun" she cheered, as she crawled under the table, then she disappeared all together.
"CAT" Robbie screamed, as they all jumped to their feet, to look for their friend, and what they saw sparked the hope in their little hearts. Cat had crawled inside a little vent, her feet wiggling behind her, as she giggle relentlessly.
Tori rejoiced "You did it Cat" pulling the redhead backwards, and hugging her "you found a way out"
Soon all arms in the room were around her, congratulating the little red head.
"Yay, hugs"
Meanwhile Jade was screaming to nobody in particular, after getting beck back, her spark had reignited.
"SOMEBODY ANSWER ME! WHY ARE WE HERE? GET US OUT NOW"
"Jade, sweetheart"
"NO, BECK, THIS ABUSE AND I AM NOT EVEN ENJOYING IT"
He gave her a weird look.
Then for a fleeting moment, she could have sworn she heard Cat's obnoxious giggling in the walls.
"Did you hear that?"
"What your yelling?" he asked "Kinda hard not to"
"Not me, it's Cat" Jade said, pressing her ears against the wall, then Beck jumped up joining her, but all they heard was silence.
Then the door slammed open, and the men from before walked in, their face eliminated by the shadows "Ready for round two?"
Beck threw himself in front of her, his arms spreading widely, eyes gleaming with insanity "NO" he growled.
"Move away kid"
"No" he persisted, though he took a step back.
The other man chuckled "see he is all talk now, but I bet you he won't last two seconds before tossing her as last Tuesdays left overs."
Jade bit her bottom lip, the man had hit a nerve.
Her boyfriend just stared ahead, his eyes determined, yet filled with trepidation and hurt, their chocolate tone gleaming.
"Are you willing to trade your life for hers?"
"Yes" Beck said through gritted teeth. Strong hands grabbed his collar, and slammed him into a wall. Their eyes locked for a second and she saw something in his gaze, pleading, so she sat down without another word, fulfilling his silent wish.
A knee slammed into his stomach, and he groaned doubling over, but a punch to his face sent his toppling backwards. Jade covered her mouth with her hands before she screamed, as her boyfriend was pulled to his feet, arms held behind his back, and was beaten relentlessly.
Half an hour later, Beck had gone limp, his body held up by one of the men, as he received a punch after another. Blood had trickled down his forehead, bruises were forming around his rib cage and abs.
"Ask to trade with her kid" one of the men taunted.
Beck shook his head weakly, as it slightly lolled from side to side; as he was having a hard time carrying it "no" he responded crookedly.
Will Beck cave? How is Jade going to react? Did Cat find a way to save them all? What about out talk show host?