I watched as Colby left then sighed and grabbed my phone.
I was so grateful that Colby got me one because I missed talking to people throughout the day.
Kat would usually FaceTime me every day so we could talk while the guys were off doing their jobs.
I missed getting to be around them in person but this was the next best thing.
"Hey, girl." Kat answered, propping her phone up so I could see her while she did her make up. "Hey." I said and pulled my legs up onto the chair so I could hug them.
"How are you? What have you been up to?" Kat asked as she applied some eyeshadow to her lids.
"Same old same old. I decided to come to Colby's office today because the apartment scenery was getting old." I hummed, resting my chin on my knees.
"Understandable. I wish you were here so we could hang out." Kat said as I grinned. "Maybe soon." I said then sighed.
"Yeah, I wish Colby would be able to take a break. He's always working so hard." I said quietly. "He's always been like that, but he works especially harder when you're involved." She said causing me to smile slightly.
"I hate how in love with him I am." I said with a giggle. "I know how you feel. You two are cute though and you've been through so much together. You deserve one another." She said causing me to pout my lip out.
"Shit, sorry Jules. I have to go. Sam is calling." Kat said suddenly as I nodded. "Okay, I'll talk to you later." I said with a smile and waved at her.
Once she hung up, I looked down at the drawing of Colby I was doing. It was turning out really good so far and I was actually really proud of it.
I usually didn't draw people when I did art and when I did it wasn't realistic so doing that style was difficult.
I started to work on it for a little before there was the sound of someone typing in the code to Colby's office.
I was confused when one of Colby's gang members walked into the room instead of Colby.
"What are you doing in here?" I asked and put my pencil down. "We have to go." He said with determination. "Is Colby okay?" I asked as he nodded and came over, snatching my notebook from me.
"What the fuck?!" I snapped as he ripped a piece of paper out. "Don't make this difficult, Julia." He said then put it on the desk in front of me.
"Write him a note and tell him you're leaving." He said as I shook my head. "I'm not fucking doing that." I said and looked up at him.
I watched as his face hardened while he grabbed a gun out of its holster and clicked the safety off.
"Do it." He said then pressed the gun to my head. I felt my heart race as my eyes watered.
"Why are you doing this?" I asked, my voice shaking with fear. "We don't have time for this, Juliana. Just write the damn note!" He screamed with agression.
"Don't tell him anything other than the fact you're leaving or you'll regret it." The guy said and pressed the gun into my temple a little harder.
I started to sob, writing a note that reminded me so much of the note Colby left me.
I was so scared that he was going to think everything I had said and done was a lie. That the love we had was fake.
I was worried he would believe the note that I was shakily writing.
I was scared I would never see him again.
"Get up." The guy said another tear dripped onto the paper in front of me.
I did what was told then felt him snatch the phone out of my hand, smashing it on the floor as hard as he could.
"Walk." The guy said and pressed the gun into my back. My stomach ached as I did what I was told.
I was started to accept the fact that I was going to die or worse. No matter how hard Colby tried to protect me, it didn't matter.
I knew that Adam was behind all of this.
We walked down the hall, a loaded gun pressed against my back the entire way.
"Stop crying." The guy said with a bitter tone. "Fuck you." I grumbled, which was bold considering he could shoot and kill me at any moment.
"They said you'd be feisty." He said with a laugh as we made our way upstairs and down the alleyway.
At the end of the alley there was a black van. When we got to it I was thrown into the back.
"Hey, princess." Adam said with a grin as I clenched my jaw.
"Why are you doing this?" I asked as he chuckled and grabbed some handcuffs. "I'm just kinda bored." He said then cuffed my hands behind my back.
I tried to fight him off, since that was all I could do at this point.
"Hmm...that's not gonna work." Adam hummed then pulled out a pill bottle from his pocket.
I shook my head and tried to press my lips together as much as I could but when Adam grabbed my face he held it so tightly that my lips parted.
"There ya go." He cooed then patted my head. "Now enjoy the high I know you love so much, ya little junkie." He said as my eyes watered again.
I hated this guy so much and I hated that this was happening once again.
The idea that Colby would read the note I left him and he would feel the same thing I did all those years ago.
Part of me knew he couldn't come find me this time because he told me he couldn't. I almost didn't want him to find me.
Obviously his gang was a part of what was going on and it was even more dangerous for him than it was for me.
We drove for a little while before the pill started to effect me. My vision was blurring and my muscles were relaxed.
It was a feeling that I loved.
I hated that I loved it.
"Do you want a snack?" Adam asked and crouched in front of me. I was so drugged out that I couldn't respond or move.
I was just in my own little world.
"I'll get you a snack." He said with a chuckle then got out of the car with two other guys.
My mind was slipping away more and more with every minute so I basically blacked out from then on out.
It wasn't until I was being dragged into a random building that I was starting to feel things.
"Take her to the blue room." I heard a deep voice say before I was being dragged down a hallway. "Wanna go home." I mumbled, trying to get my barings back.
"You are home. Your new home." Adam said as I was dragged into a blue room. It was a normal looking bedroom with a bed, a dresser, and a desk.
It didn't seem like it was an uncomfortable place to be, but that's what made me nervous.
I knew what was going to happen to me now.
"Get comfortable." Adam said as I was laid on the bed. "Home." I whispered as he chuckled.
"Get comfortable." He repeated then left the room with the others.
Once I was alone I looked up at the ceiling, the numbness comforting me ever so slightly.
I tried to not think so much about what was happening but all I could think about was Colby.
My one true love that I would probably never see again.
I wished there was a way I could tell him I didn't mean anything I said in the note. I wished there was a way for him to know where I was so he could rescue me.
It wasn't possible though.
I laid in bed, staring up at the ceiling while the pill I had taken ran through my system.
As it started the fade, and reality crept it's way into my head, I craved another one.
I craved the feeling of numbness.
If I was going to get out of here, then I would have to be anything but numb.
After a while, the door opened and Adam was coming into the room. "What do you want from me?" I asked quietly, my voice cracking.
"It's not what we want from you, Julia. It's all a game and you were a pawn." He said then handed me a water bottle.
"Dinner is at five. I think you'll get more answers then. There's clothes in there for you to change into." He said then left the room.
Once he was gone I felt myself start to cry again. There was nothing I could do about what was going on but I wanted to die.
I didn't want to stay in this room and I didn't want to go to some random dinner.
I didn't want answers and I didn't want to be a part of the crime world at all anymore.
I just wanted Colby.