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Chapter 23 - Why?

Amy's Pov

I yawned as I woke up with Annabelle and Catherine next to me, peacefully sleeping which is good because they've barely had any sleep since they keep worrying over me even though I tell them not too. I started to feel bile come up my throat making me cover my mouth and instantly run towards the door, knocking a couple of times so I didn't vomit on the floor. If I do then hey not my problem. I tried to twist the door handle and surprisingly, the door opened up. No one was outside whatsoever but I didn't stay to speculate since I just ran to the bathroom and threw up.

Once I was done, I washed my mouth and used the toothbrush that was given to me when I got here. I sighed as I looked at myself in the mirror. I looked like a train-wreck, I mean my hair is just everywhere, I have dark circles under my eyes from exhaustion, bruises along my arms and neck. I put my hand towards my stomach and closed my eyes to take a deep breath before walking outside of the bathroom, expecting to at least see the guards, who're names I learnt are Rodger and Clark, to be there but still no one, just completely empty. 

I walked back to my room to check on Cat and Anna to see that they were still asleep. I smiled and rolled my eyes. I'm surprised I didn't wake them up with the way I was knocking but I guess they were that tired. I looked back behind me at the staircase. Maybe I can look around for exit so for next time we can escape. I closed the bedroom door and tried to walk as quietly as I could down the stairs. I don't know why it's so quiet or why no one is here but I'm happy about it.

I looked around at the bottom area of the house. I noticed a door by the staircase there was a door that most likely lead towards the basement. It was most likely locked and the only person who could get down there would be Travis himself. I wonder though what's down there that he would have to lock it but something tells me I don't want to find out what happens down there. I'm just going to ignore and say that it's there's nothing down there just to ease my mind.

Since I was just standing there, staring at the door, I didn't notice someone walk up behind me till they put their hand on my shoulder making me jump and almost scream till they put their hands on my mouth. I was shaking a bit, thinking that it was either Travis or the bodyguards, Lenard and Clark and that I was going to be in big trouble now for being here. The person slowly let go of my mouth and turned me around to face them but I was shocked when I saw who it was.

"Dillon!? What the fuck are you doing here?!" I exclaimed in shock. Dillon looked at me, ashamed and with guilt as he rubbed the back of his neck with a frown. I was practically narrowing my eyes up at him, wondering how the fuck did he find me or even get in here without being attacked. "Well? Are you going to answer my question?" I asked, impatiently as I put my hand on my hip.

"I'm sorry Amy, I didn't mean for this to happen, I didn't know he'd hurt you or kidnap you, I never wanted it to go this far, maybe just to scare you and Jack but not this!" Dillon started to ramble on. I looked at him, confused as I tilted my head.

"What do you mean you didn't want it to get this far?" I asked. 

"I helped Travis with the notes, getting a job at your school and at the venue, the presents, the calls, I told him information about you and Jack, and I'm so sorr-" he didn't finish his sentence since I slapped him with all the force that I got, looking absolutely pissed. So that's how he knew my number, my address, my work, my wedding, everything! All because of Dillon's betrayal. I knew I had tears in my eyes but I refused to let them fall. "I deserved that," Dillon said as he rubbed his cheek.

"You deserve so much fucking worse for what you did! I trusted you, Dillon! I thought we were on good terms but obviously, I was wrong!" I was practically yelling now as Dillon just looked dejected now.

"Look I know what I did was a dick move but I never helped him kidnap you or burn down your venue or house, I didn't know about it till it was too late, I never wanted you to get hurt" Dillon said, softly.

"Then why? Why would you help him in the first place?" I asked.

"Because I was jealous of you and Jack, I thought I was happy for you because you found someone that cared about you more than me but I was in denial because I still loved you and it killed me seeing you two so happy, planning your wedding and talking about the future so when Travis found me at bar, drinking my sorrows away, he asked for my help and I stupidly said yes because I was angry" Dillon explained as he sat on the stairs. Dillon sighed and put his head in his hands. 

I frowned and looked down. I sighed before sitting down next to Dillon. I hugged him from the side making him tense up. I rested my head on his shoulder. Dillon soon relaxed in my arms and twisted slightly to hug me back but also being careful to not move my head off his shoulder. I guess I never noticed how depressed Dillon was over my relationship with Jack. It's still gonna be hard to trust Dillon again but I know he didn't mean to and as long as he's telling the truth about not helping Travis with any of the kidnapping and fires then I can forgive him, slightly.

"I'm so sorry Amy, I know it'll be hard for you to forgive me but I promise you that I will help you, Catherine and Annabelle escape and get you back to Jack" Dillon promised. We let go of the hug and Dillon had a slight smile on his face but then it turned into a frown.

"You're crying" Dillon pointed out. I wiped my cheeks from the tears as I sniffed.

"I'm just emotional," I said, shakily.

"Amy?" I heard. I looked up at the staircase to see Cat and Anna standing there, looking confused. "Is that Dillon?" Cat asked and I nodded.

"How did you get in here?" Cat asked.

"And where is everyone?" Anna asked, looking around.

"Actually good questions," I said before looking at Dillon, raising one eyebrow.

"Well since Travis knew me, I was able to get him to meet up with him since he still didn't trust me and I convinced him that I could help him, took time but he agreed and took me here today, I was supposed to be making sure you didn't escape and as for where is everyone, Travis went out with the two bodyguards into town" Dillon explained.

"Into town? Why?" I asked.

"Well, this is the reason why we need to get you out of this place as soon as possible because he went to someone close to him to talk about a day where that person can.......kill your baby" Dillon continued on, quietly. My eyes widened in shock and my arms quickly went around my stomach as I heard Cat and Anna gasp, horrified.

"Kill? What do you mean kill?" I was starting to panic now. I was hyperventilating as tears went down my face. Cat and Anna rushed down towards me as Dillon hugged me close, rubbing my back, trying to comfort me. Cat and Anna hugged me from my waist, tearing up as well. "I can't lose this baby Dillon" I mumbled.

"I won't let it happen, Amy, because I'm gonna help you and I'm gonna tell Jack everything," Dillon said, determined.

"Not on my watch you little shit"

I tensed up in Dillon's arms as I felt Cat and Anna start to shake, scared. I heard the click of a gun, releasing the safety setting of it. Dillon pulled away from me and lifted his hands in surrender. I could see Travis in front of us, holding a gun that's pointed towards Dillon's head. Dillon looked at me with sorrow and I looked towards Travis, who looked about ready to pull the trigger and shoot Dillon but that's until he started to smirk sadistically. He put his arm down and whistled, making the two guards rush in and forcefully grab Dillon by his arm and pull him up.

"I think instead of killing you, we'll torture you till you start wishing for death to come," Travis said at Dillon.

"Wait what?!" I shouted.

Travis used the back of his gun to hit Dillon on the head, knocking him out cold. They dragged him towards the door by the staircase and Travis opened it for them. They walked down the darkroom, the door shutting behind them. "You're a psychopath!"  I yelled at Travis as he grabbed my arm, roughly and dragged me up. He did the same for my sister and motioned for Anna to stand as he glared at her. Anna quickly stood up, whimpering slightly as she shook in fear.

He dragged us all the way to our room and practically threw us inside before slamming the door shut and locking it. I helped Catherine up and let her and Anna lie down on the bed, curling up into a ball. I sat at the foot of the bed and put my head in my hands. I'm really starting to lose hope of ever getting out of here even though Hayley said she'd talk to Jack but I don't even know if she did yet, not till I see her again on Friday.

"Amy?" I heard Cat say. I turn to face them to see Catherine frowning at me.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Do you think we'll get out of here on time?" she asked.

"I can't make any promises but I have faith that Jack will find us soon and we'll be out of this shit hole" I reassured them.

"But what if he doesn't get here on time," Anna said, looking towards my stomach.

"Then I guess I have to put up a fight because there's no way I'm gonna let them even touch me or make me go anywhere, this baby is mine and I'll be damned if I let something happen to it," I said, determined. They both nodded and it was quiet for a bit.

"What's gonna happen to Dillon?" Catherine asked.

"I don't know but I'm gonna try to sneak out of the room to check on him," I replied. "Now you two either take a nap or play with the cards from yesterday," I said.

"I swear it's getting more boring and boring each day we're here," Catherine whined.

"Yeah well sadly this isn't a five-star hotel and we can't complain to the manager or boss," I said, sarcastically.

"I wish this was all a nightmare," Annabelle grumbled.

"If only" Catherine mumbled.

Yeah, if only this was a nightmare then I wouldn't be stuck without feeling like I should lose hope.

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"Rise and shine lovelies!" I heard Travis exclaim as he entered the room. We all groaned and I threw my pillow at him, hoping that it hit him.

"Fuck off you narcissistic prick!" I shouted, furious at being woken up early and being stuck in this shitty place.

"Go die!" Catherine shouted.

"Aw don't be like that sweetheart" Travis cooed as he put his hand on my cheek. I slapped his hand away before opening my eyes to glare harshly at him.

"Don't touch me you bastard" I snapped.

"Well someone's not a morning person, I'll make Rodger get some breakfast for you and the other two" Travis said before leaving.

Catherine and Annabelle started to complain about it being early since it was 7 am in the morning and they went to sleep late. I was just pissed because of everything, especially after the events of yesterday. That news made me upset, scared and most of all, furious. I want to beat Travis up more than ever now. If I could, I'd get a bat and hit him in the head with it, hopefully, it'll knock some sense into him. I hope Jack beats him up. Ok, now I'm just getting vengeful but that's only because he's threatening my unborn child and that's unacceptable.

Suddenly I started to feel nauseous so I ran towards the bathroom, pushing past the guards. I ran into the bathroom and emptied my stomach. Bloody hell, this morning sickness is going to kill me. Once I was done, I flushed the toilet and brushed my teeth. I washed my face after before looking at myself in the mirror with a frown. I feel like I'm slowly losing my mind. I took a deep, shaky breath before exhaling. My eyes starting to tear up. I wiped my tears away and closed my eyes shut. I have to be brave for Catherine and Annabelle, I can't let them down.

I took another deep breath before exiting the bathroom to Clark standing there with a scowl on his face. I rolled my eyes as he roughly grabbed my upper arm and dragged me back to my room. For fuck's sake, I can't even go to the bathroom without them having a little panic attack because they think I've done a little disappearing act. Though I wish I could magically do that but unfortunately, I'm not a witch, just a soon to be mother with morning sickness and a whole lot of mixed negative emotions.

As I was walked into the room, I could hear Dillon's screams of pain ring through the house. I turned around, wanting to go save him but Clark pushed me into the room before closing the door in my face. I grumbled under my breath before sighing. I turned around to see that Annabelle and Catherine were already eating breakfast on the floor with my plate of food on the side. I sat on the floor and started to eat my food with them but I could barely eat knowing that Dillon is being tortured.

I know Sarah is not going to take this well but she's especially not going to take someone hurting her brother when all he's done is try to protect her. I worried about everyone, especially about how my parents and my brother, Max. I wonder if they're ok and how they're feeling right now because I don't want them to overstress themselves. I have faith that I'll get out of here but I just hope it's soon rather than later. I just want to go home and cuddle up with Jack while listening to some relaxing music together.

"Don't lose faith, we'll get out of here" Catherine reassured me as she put a hand on my shoulder. I smiled slightly at her and Annabelle as they smiled back.

"Thanks, guys, I'm just worried," I said.

"Yeah, same here, we could hear Dillon's screams from here" Catherine said, slighting flinching at the mention of it.

"They won't hurt us....right Amy?" Annabelle asked, looking terrified.

"I promise you they won't hurt you, they'd have to go through me first and that won't end well since you do not want to piss off a pregnant woman," I said making them slightly giggle. "Listen I know you guys are worried but I'll be here to protect you both, don't you worry ok?" I reassured them. They both nodded before continuing to eat.

I looked over my shoulder at the door, wanting so badly to go downstairs but I can't, not unless they leave. Maybe I can check at like 3 am to see if the two guards are asleep on the job so I can go check on Dillon. I know there's a chance it won't work but hey, there's still the tiniest bit of hope that I have that feels like they will be asleep because the guards are not the brightest and neither are they the best at times. Yes, they're tough but sometimes they get distracted by the smallest of things, for example, the chance to play card games or when they're staring at the stairs for way too long. 

Anyway, the day went by fast and once it hit night time and it was time to check, I got up from the bed and tiptoed to the door as Annabelle and Catherine slept. I tried to open the door as quietly as I could and peeked outside to see that it was Rodger's turn to guard the door but he was sleeping like I hoped he would. I smiled before opening the door the whole way but flinched when I heard the door squeak. All Rodger did was snore loudly making me roll my eyes. I tiptoed out of the room and went downstairs, towards the basement door. 

I know I don't have the key but maybe I can use the clip in my hair to unlock it. I took the clip out of my hair and tried to unlock the door. It took me a couple of minutes but I got it which, made me grin at my success. I walked down another set of wooden steps, making sure not to step on any nails hanging out of the steps. I turned the light and my eyes widened at what I saw in front of me. I ran towards Dillon who was chained up against the wall by his wrists and ankles. Dillon had his head hung and didn't seem to be moving whatsoever and it scared me.

He didn't have his shirt on, revealing all the deep open wounds. It's like he's been whipped multiple times and stabbed from what I could tell. I cupped his cheeks and moved his head up to look at the condition of his face, bad idea. He had a purple eye and it was swollen to the point that I didn't think he could see through it. There was blood all over his mouth a bit around his face. I almost teared up at how he looked. I don't even think he can take this much longer before his body bleeds out and shuts down.

"Amy? Is that you?" I heard Dillon whisper. I could barely hear him.

"Yes Dillon, it's me, what happened to you?" I asked.

"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine, as long as you're ok and you get back home safely" Dillon said but his voice was low. I opened my mouth to reply back but I jumped when I heard the door slam shut from upstairs. "Shit, he's here, hide Amy, quick" Dillon whispered. I nodded and quickly hid under the stairs. I could see Travis walking down the steps before heading to Dillon. He had a dagger in his hand making my eyes widen in fear. He grabbed Dillon's hair and yanked his head back before holding the dagger towards Dillon's neck.

"Who the fuck was in here?" Travis hissed.

"No one, just you and the other two fat bastards" Dillon replied. Travis growled before punching Dillon in the gut. Dillon groaned and hunched over a bit.

"Then why did I come back to find the door open and the lights on in here huh?" Travis demanded to know.

"Maybe one of your minions forgot to switch the lights off and close the door, they're very clueless" Dillon retorted.

"You better hope for your sake that's true because if I find out anyone other then me and my two guards have been in here, you'll be dead and so will your sister, Sarah was it?" Travis threatened. I could see the twisted smirk on his face as he ran his dagger along Dillon's cheek. Dillon tried to glare harshly at him and spat in his face.

"If you go anywhere near my sister, I'll make sure you die a painful death" Dillon snapped, restraining against the chains.

"Good luck with that since you can't protect her with you locked up," Travis said before walked away.

"Fuck you!" Dillon shouted as Travis slammed the door shut, probably locking it as well. I walked out from my hiding place and towards Dillon. I saw a few tears go down his cheek. "What have I gotten myself into?" Dillon mumbled to himself.

"Don't lose hope Dillon, nothing is going to happen to Sarah, I'm sure Caleb will be there to protect her and so will the others" I reassured him.

"I sure hope so or else I'll kill him" Dillon mumbled.

"Look I have to go back upstairs but I'll see if I can come back tomorrow ok?" I said and he nodded.

I tiptoed upstairs after making sure the coast was clear, unlocked the door and went back to my room. Luckily Travis didn't stop at our room or else Rodger would be awake and so would Catherine and Annabelle. I sighed with relief before getting into bed and falling asleep, wishing that this was all just a terrible nightmare and that I could just wake up from it soon.

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