Ellie's POV:

"Daniel, give me back my pretzels!" I shouted. 

"Make me, El!" He laughs.

I chase him around the couch, trying to get my innocent, salty, brown twists back from my idiotic brother.

I pout and do the classic puppy dog eyes at my own brother. He caves.

Ellie: one.
Daniel: zero.

He hands me my pretzels. I finish the rest of the pretzels instantly, since there were only a few left.

I walk to the kitchen and throw out the bag.

"Damn, girl. You finished those pretzels fast." Max says.

"Shut up, Maxi-pads." I say playfully.

My brothers laugh and Max pretends to be offended.

"I'm gonna go for a walk." I say.

"Okay. Be careful." Noah says.

"I will. And I'll have my phone with me." I say.

I walk to the front door, open it and give my brothers a little wave goodbye.

"Try not to get kidnapped." Jack says.

We all laugh.

I walk out the door, and shut it behind me.

I take my phone out of my pocket to check the time. It's 7:00 at night and I'm out walking. Not sure if it's a good idea but here we are.

***

I've been walking around for quite a while now; I'm kind of getting the feeling like someone is watching me.

No, Ellie, you're just freaking yourself out.

I keep walking for a bit. Until something grabs me. Or... someone.

I squirm, trying to get away. I look down to see a pair of arms wrapped around me. I start screaming, but a hand covers my mouth. I look up to see someone wearing a black ski mask. The person smirks down at me, while I struggle. They don't care.

Those eyes... they look familiar.

The person forcefully pulls me along side with them towards a car. I'm squirming nonstop, trying to get away. They're so strong. They're definitely stronger than me.

I try to scream again, but their grip that's on top of my mouth, tightens. I whine.

They open one of the back doors, I try fighting back as much as I can. They slap me. I whine even more than I had been. They push me into the car and as soon as I scream, the door shuts.

I watch as the person walks around the car and climbs into the front seat.

They keep their ski mask on.

Who is this??

Am I being kidnapped??

Wait, this can't be happening. Didn't one of my say "Try not to get kidnapped." But, I think I just did.

What if it's one of my brothers friends? Yeah, that's probably it.