Charlotte's POV:
"I am so sorry, Jennifer. I am so very sorry. Please forgive me." I kept mumbling the same thing over and over again.
Tears were streaming down my face and my body was giving up because of all the running I was doing. But my only aim right now is to reach home and tell everyone about Jennifer so that we can get her back.
How can she just sacrifice herself like that?! Why did she ask me to run away? And why the hell did I comply?! I am such a terrible friend to just leave her alone like that.
Why didn't that girl tell any of us about those stupid messages?! I mean, how can she just ignore that?!
What's wrong in this girl's head?!
I collapsed down on the ground, no longer able to even walk. My legs gave up and I was terribly gasping for air. With my shaking hands, I took out my phone from my pocket and dialled Liam's number.
"Char? Is everything okay?" He softly asked me over the phone.
Hearing his voice made me break down in sobs. "L-Liam." I managed to stutter out.
"Charlotte? What happened?! Why are you crying?! And where's Jennifer?" Liam frantically asked.
"Liam.. J-Jennifer.. She is.." I choked on a sob and tried to calm down my breathing.
"Where are you, Char?! I am coming to pick you guys up." I gave him my location as I waited by the roadside for him to show up.
Where would Jennifer be right now? Is she okay? How will we get her back?!
After what seemed like 10 minutes, Liam showed up.
"Charlotte?!" Liam's voice broke my chain of thoughts.
I got up to move over to him but my legs trembled and just as I was about to fall down, Liam grabbed me.
"Charlotte what happened?! And where the hell is Jennifer?!"
"She's kidnapped!" I wailed.
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"Zack will kill me." I muttered to Liam as he parked the car.
"No Char. Why would he do that?" Liam placed his hands on my cheeks, moving away the strands of hair that had fallen over my face.
"Because he had asked to come with us but I declined! Then I just left her there alone! It's all my fault! I shouldn't have gone to shopping with her alone!" I cried and Liam pulled me to his chest.
"Don't worry, Char. We are a family and we will find Jennifer and bring her back. My sister would be fine." He smiled.
I kept my head down as we walked inside the house. Liam's arm was wrapped around my shoulder, providing me with the much needed comfort.
They were all sitting there, talking and laughing in the living room, just like they had been when me and Jennifer left.
"Liam? Charlotte?" Zack called out to us.
I felt him standing up from the couch. He's looking for Jennifer. How will I tell him what happened?
"Where's Jennifer?" Zack asked in worry.
I didn't say anything and just stared at my feet. My eyes were already filled with tears and my throat felt heavy.
"I am asking you! Where is Jennifer, Charlotte?!" Zack gripped my shoulders, forcing me to look up at him.
His stern expression changed into that of worry when he saw my tear stained face.
"Wh-Why is she crying? Liam, where is Jennifer?" The fear was so evident in Zack's voice.
The others were also looking at me expectantly but how should I tell them?
"Jennifer is.. Kidnapped. Some guys-" Liam had taken the initiative to answer on my behalf but was interrupted by Zack.
"WHAT?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN KIDNAPPED?!" Zack grabbed Liam's collar and gave him a hard glare.
Max shot up from the couch and approached us too. "Liam? What are you saying?!" Max tried to push Zack away from Liam but the former was getting aggressive, trying to contain his fury.
I covered my mouth as I started to cry again.
"It's all my fault." I whispered in a broken voice.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S YOUR FAULT?! WHERE THE HELL IS MY JENNIFER?!" Zack grabbed my shoulders and roughly started shaking me.
I somehow managed to explain them everything from how our car was missing to those guys chasing us and the messages Jennifer was receiving.
"Oh god! What is it with my sister and her getting kidnapped?!" Max pulled his hair in frustration.
Zack was still staring at me, expecting me to say that it's all just a joke. That anytime now Jennifer would come out and yell that it was all just a prank.
"I am sorry." I pathetically mumbled out to them.
"YOUR STUPID SORRY WON'T BRING MY JENNIFER BACK!" Zack punched the wall and I flinched.
"Zack! Calm down! We need to think about getting her back with a calm mind!" Damien yelled and tried to touch Zack's arm but he pushed Damien away.
"YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN CALM IF IT WAS CELINE, WOULD YOU?! HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN HOW CRAZY YOU HAD GONE WHEN THEY HAD TAKEN CELINE?! SO DON'T GIVE ME THAT BULLSHIT!"
Zack tried calling Jennifer's number but no one was picking up. He seemed to give it a final try and luckily someone answered.
"He-Hello?! Jennifer?!" Zack desperately asked.
We heard someone laughing before they gave a dramatic sigh and replied, "Sorry dude. But she can't answer you."
Right then we heard a smack, what seemed like on someone's head.
"Zack?! ZACK!!" Jennifer yelled.
"JENNIFER?! WHERE ARE YOU?! ARE YOU OKAY?!" Zack yelled back.
We heard some struggling in the background followed by a chain of colourful cursing by someone who was not Jennifer.
"Please get me out of here, Zack! These people are so ugly! And they stink!! This guy was literally dangling a dead rat in my face to scare me!"
"Hey! Who are you calling ugly huh?! You aren't so pretty yourself?" The guy who had initially answered the phone retorted back.
"Well, I NEVER ASKED FOR YOUR OPINION, YOU UGLY ROACH!" Jennifer yelled back.
We heard a loud slap and Jennifer whimpering.
"JENNIFER?! DID HE HIT YOU?!" Zack yelled to the phone screen in rage, gripping the device tightly.
"Yup. I did. And we'll do much worse to her." The guy said and hung up.
"YOU DARE NOT, YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT! I'LL KILL YOU ALL IF YOU TOUCH HER! DO YOU HEAR ME?!"
"Zack, he hung up." Max said through gritted teeth and moved his hand down his face while sighing.
Zack threw his phone at a wall and it shattered to pieces as he grunted some cusses while pulling at his hair.
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Jennifer's POV:
"Why did you slap me?! Just let me go!" I yelled at this guy who was called Gage.
"You called me an ugly roach!" He gritted out.
"Cause that's what you are!" I imitated him by gritting my teeth.
"You bitch!" He yelled and slapped me again.
"You dog!" I yelled and smacked my forehead to his which didn't seem to do anything to him but made me wince in pain.
They had tied my hands and legs with ropes after I'd smacked this Gage guy in the head when he was talking to Zack.
Zack, he sounded so desperate and hurt. Charlotte must have reached home and told them about me, that's why he was so frantically calling me again and again.
Well atleast she's safe.
These morons parked the car and I looked around my surroundings through the windows. It looked like some abandoned mansion, with tall grass growing, inhabiting millions of insects maybe.
The area was covered with trees and there seemed no road leading out of this place... Where the hell did they bring me?!
To your doom.
Please! Not you!
Hey! You've only got me in this situation so give some respect.
"Come out, will ya?!" Gage rolled his eyes at me in annoyance.
"You roach can't you see I am tied up?!" I rolled my eyes at him too.
"You call me roach one more time and I'll kill you myself!" Gage growled.
"No dude. Boss will boil us alive." Another guy said.
He picked me in his arms and put me over his shoulder and started walking.
"What did I ever do to you?! I just wanted to go home and cuddle up and watch a nice movie!" I yelled.
"Don't worry about the movie thing, because now you'll get to live one." Gage winked down at me as he was walking behind the guy who was carrying us.
"Your wink seemed like someone threw a booger at you." I deadpanned and his stupid smile fell off his stupid face. "You-"
"Shut! We are here!" The guy carrying me said.
And there they took me inside this abandoned looking mansion which looked nothing like abandoned from the inside. The doors locked as they carried me deeper into my doom.
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A/N: Wow. Another update. I am surprised with myself :')
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