"Ari?!" I heard a voice that I knew all too well.
"Sarah! What are you doing here?" I whisper-yelled in surspise.
"What do you think idiot?!" She replied the same way. "Caleb went nuts, he literally kidnapped me and then said sorry"
"What!?" I yelled loudly this time getting the attention of the driver.
"Keep quiet!" He was heard in the dark.
"He said he had a plan I don't know" She whispered. "Ari I don't know if it's for the best or worst"
"We'll figure it out Sarah. What matters is that we're together and we're the unbeatable team remember?"
"I don't know about this time Aria"
Truth was I didn't know either but I had to believe. I had to be sure and confident or else there was no hope. Hope is stronger than fear and I needed it right now. I need to hope our current situation wasn't our final destination.
She had to have hope too.
"Ouch!" She groaned. "Why the fuck did you slap me!?" She screeched holding her cheek.
"It wasn't me it was reality" I was sure she was glaring even though I couldn't see her. "You have to have hope or else we'll never get out of here"
"We won't anywa-Ouch!"
"Where is the positive Sarah I know?" I said trying to encourage her. "We've been through hell and back. Together. Now it's time to do it again. You won't let them ruin your life. We'll get out of here, get our lives back together, graduate college, get a real job, get married, have kids and become successful like we dreamed when we were eight years old" I reminded her sternly.
"Your eight year old self had dreams Sarah. Will you let her down without a fight?"
I waited and waited but she stayed silent. I had lost all hope for her, but I would fight for both of us.
Until-
"I won't!" She finally replied making me grin and hug her.
But I couldn't see well and I ended up hugging the floor. She laughed holding her stomach while I glared at her.
"Woah you can make me laugh even when we're being kidnapped by our psycho brothers"
"We'll get out of here Sarah, they might be strong but they're stupid" I scoffed.
"And what are we?"
Girl, seriously?
"Right now we need to be smart so shut up"
"Whatever you say captain"
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"Ay! I need to pee!" I yelled at the top of my lungs kicking the divider between the driver and us.
"Shut up bitch! I said we'll stop in a minute!" He growled.
Did he just curse at me?
"You've been saying that for about an hour now you son of a monkey!"
Sorry but you deserve it.
"Wow Ari, that was-creative" Sarah laughed.
Suddenly the van stopped.
Fudge, he'll kill me now.
The door opened to reveal the outside world blinding us after not having seen light jn hours.
"Come outside now" The big guy ordered me.
Wow why so grumpy?
I walked to the door and slid down almost falling.
"Pee"
"With you here?!" I exclaimed.
"Yes someone has to watch over you"
No.
"I'm not peeing with you here" I crossed my arms.
"Then you're not peeing get back inside"
I ended up peeing hidden behind a tree after making sure he couldn't see.
I'll kill Colton when I see him.
"Finally. You took your time" He growled getting me back inside.
"I hope you take your time going to heck" I said once I was inside. He growled at me again and locked the doors.
"You're on fire today girl" Sarah pointed out. We laughed and then let the silence take over us.
After a while, without wanting to I felt my eyes close. I couldn't open them. I didn't have the strength to.
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When I woke up my heart was beating loudly in my chest. I was sweaty and I was panting looking around.
This wasn't the van.
I was in a room sat on a bed. The room was really dull. Only necessary things. A bed, a closet and a nightstand.
That was when I realized I was alone. Sarah wasn't there and I started panicking once again. I didn't even know for how long I had been sleeping. I was completely lost.
"Finally up" I heard a deep male voice.
The one and only voice I was dreading to hear again.
My head snapped to his direction. He had changed so much. He had a five o'clock shadow now. His brown hair was pulled back and his warm brown eyes were now dull and almost black. He was lean as always, only a little bit more buffed and a bit taller too. I could see many dark tattoos on his pale skin.
Other girls could have called him handsome but to me; he was disgusting. His personality was disgusting. He wasn't my brother, he was a stranger.
His arms were crossed as he was leaning on the wall staring daggers at me.
"What do you want from me huh?" I asked frowning. I wanted to cry but I couldn't, I couldn't let my tears run out and satisfy him. "I asked you to get out of my life, what do you want?"
He took slow agonizing steps towards me. He stood in front of me and held my chin making me flinch.
I was disgusted, I didn't want his hands on me. Those hands were scarred from murder, but that wasn't what disgusted me, the fact that he didn't even care was. His fingers felt cold and rough against my skin, he had no gentleness, care or love in him.
"You are so naive and blind little sister" he shook his head. "You think a life like this is ideal? A peaceful normal life?"
"I only want a life away from you" I hissed my words full of poison. But he was full of poison and he was immune to it.
"Sis, your life without me is not safe, no one to protect you, no one to support you and be loyal to you forever" His eyes looked as if he was trying to brainwash me. He looked insane. He was insane.
"I have people who protect me and support me better than you ever will" the moment I uttered those words he bursted out laughing.
Not the warm hearting laugh I used to know. A brief cold laugh.
"Your little roommate you mean? Where is he now then?"
"He will come just wait till you get your butt kicked" I said stopping myself from hitting him.
"Honey you are so innocent and naive" He paced around the room slowly. "He won't come back, you'll never see him again, he's scared Aria, he can't put up with me, he's one and I have a whole hundreds of men, he won't even try to find you!" He insisted trying to make me believe his lies. "He's just a simple innocent man. Nothing special"
He is the most special thing to me.
"While I, on the other hand, can guarantee you a safe life with anything you need"
"I don't want it"
"You're blind and stupid" He hissed "You were always dumb but I didn't think you could be this dumb. You're just a little girl who think she found prince charming. You think your prince will come on a white horse wearing his shining armor to save you. Things like these don't happen Aria get it in your small mind of yours"
"Shut up" I whispered.
"You will stay here Aria"
"Shut up" I said louder.
"Forever"
"I said shut up!" I screamed and pushed him as hard as I could. He fell on the ground and I knew when he stands back up I will have no hope.
He stood up slowly and wrapped his hands around my neck shoving me on the wall.
"I tried to treat you nicely because you are my sister and that is how you repay me? I tried to give you everything but you are an ungrateful brat. A bitch. Tell me did you fuck your roommate because you didn't have money too, you whore!?" He screamed in my face.
I couldn't speak with his hands around my neck. I was shaking and trying to stay calm.
"You'll suffer Aria. When I'm done you'll be begging me to take you bacm again"
"I will never-ever do-that" I choked out.
"Shut the fuck up you fucking bitch!" He screamed and hit the back of my head on the wall.
I felt my vision getting blurry and something warm running down the back of my head.
"I'd rather die than be your slave"
"I said shut up!" He hit my head again.
"This is not how you get someone to love you"
And again.
"I guess that's why you are an miserable unloved killer"
And again.
"Maybe I would forgive you if you had changed"
And again.
"But now I just want you to die a slow painful death"
And again. Even harder this time. I was even surprised with my own words. I didn't know I could express such hate, not even to him.
My vision was blurry, I could barely make out his face. I felt the warm liquid run down my neck staining my clothes.
"You will regret it" He whispered tightening his hands around me.
"Kill me. If I'm to spend my life with you then I don't want it. I'd rather die. Even if it's your hands that will take my life" I choked out as the pressure he applied made my eyes water. "Kill me. I'll die letting you know how much I hate you"
I hate you is not even enough to describe it anymore.
"I despise you. I hope my words will haunt your dreams. There is not an ounce of love or care in me for you"
I was lying. There was a little care for him in me. I hated myself for it but I couldn't deny it.
And as I let my weight fall and my eyes close I felt his hands loosen around my neck.