Every bone in my body felt as if it had shattered. I'd never in my life been held at gun point before. My mind went blank as I stared into the two cut out holes of the tattered ski mask to reveal sea green eyes glaring back at me.

"Follow me." He simply said in a low voice. A low voice that sounded very familiar, almost too familiar. My eyebrows rose simultaneously along with my suspicion.

I decided to be brave, "Who are you and what do you want?" I said in a meek voice. If I could get him talking, maybe I could pinpoint who this guy is.

He just glared at me and nudged his head in the outside direction to get me to follow him.

I complied, only because I didn't want my brains blown out; and I prayed Tang would call the cops. Where was she anyway?

I started to follow the man who still held the gun's tip very close to my temple around the back of my home.

"Are you gonna kill me?" I asked as I felt the blood flush from my face.

"Shut up." He grumbled "or I will".

I heard Tang yell my name from inside my home.

"Tang!" I gasped without thinking. I prayed she wouldn't look for me, there's no telling what this guy would do. I needed her to stay inside and call the cops. My eyes started watering at the thought of her getting hurt in attempt to help me. I've already asked her for so much...

"ESME!!" I heard her screech as she came running from around the corner of the house locking eyes with me.

"No!" I yelled to her "Don't come closer! Just go back inside and I promise I'll be okay." I said as the tears began to roll down my cheeks. I was terrified for the both of us.

"LET HER GO OR ILL CALL THE COPS!" she screamed at my attacker.

He moved the gun away from my head in one swift motion and the next thing I remember was a ear shattering noise, and Tang crashing to the ground.

I stared in the direction in complete shock as the world had seemed to go completely silent.

"Tang?" I tried to say but nothing but air came through my lips.

While still in shock the man pressed the gun tip under my jaw, grabbed my arm and forced me to look away and keep walking deeper into the woods of my backyard.

I used every bit of strength to push away from him and look behind me and for a second I broke free of him. I whipped around only to see Tang still on the ground, not moving.

I fell to my knees and I just remember screaming until my voice ran hoarse.

My attacker seemed extremely irritated and frantic as this point so he decided to pick me up and throw me over his shoulder roughly.

I didn't fight him, I felt like every drop of energy had been taken away from me.

I just cried and yelled and begged Tang to get up as her body became less and less visible as my attacker trudged deeper and deeper into the foliage.

I felt so tired, so hurt, so angry, so depleted....before everything went black.

*

"Well fuck you I had to carry her heavy ass here."

"Tell me what that fucking gunshot was and I'll get off your ass!"

I heard two low voices, arguing with one another as my vision was still coming to. I felt cold air blowing on my face, and something tight across my chest.

I squeezed my eyes tight and then opened them looking downward at my chest. A seatbelt? I was in a moving vehicle.

I looked up and saw the back of two men's head in the front seat of the car. One had black hair in a bun and the other had golden wispy hair that was wild as if he had hat hair.

Then reality crashed into me like a truck.

My head began throbbing with the realization that I was being fucking kidnapped by Ryan and Jay.

Every feeling I had before morphed into complete rage as they kept bickering in the front seat without realizing I had woken up.

I took this chance while they weren't expecting it. I threw myself against Ryan's chair air while simultaneously locking my hands over his neck. I dug my feet into the ground and pulled backwards with every muscle in my body. I wanted to choke him to death.

Ryan was flailing his arms and digging his fingernails into my skin drawing blood while Jay was acting as if nothing was happening. He actually looked quite amused.

"Glad you think this is funny, cuz you're getting it next." I spat at him.

Now Ryan had given up on scratching my arms until they were slippery with blood because at this point my pain just added to my rage. He killed my best friend, I won't let him live even if it kills me.

He began to swing his fist backwards, successfully making me let go. I could do without a broken nose, and I'd end him later anyway.

Ryan gasped for air and ran his blood crusted fingers through his hair in relief.
"Why the fuck didn't you get that psycho off of me?!" He screamed at Jay.

Jay glared at him. "Know your place." He said in a low voice "And you deserved it, killing her friend wasn't apart of the deal."

I felt rage built up in me all over again. Angry tears streamed down my cheeks as well.

"What deal?! You told him to come kill my friend and abduct me and then you ask me to trust you?!" I was screaming at him to where spit was flying out of my mouth.

"You ask me to trust you and this is how you repay me?! My friend is FUCKING DEAD." I reiterated.

Ryan turned around and rolled his eyes "boo-fucking-hoo if you wouldn't have ran none of this would've happened."

With no warning I punched him straight in the nose.

"Esme!" Jay said turning around glaring at me. "You both settle down before I pull this car over and do something you'll regret."

Ryan winced and grabbed his nose to stop the blood that was dripping from it. "She broke my damn nose!!"

I crossed my arms and sat back. I never had an option to leave in the first place. Jay's claim it's for my safety was a lie because the only one that's endangered me so far is him. He just knows I could turn him in.

"Why is Ryan here?" I said in a more calm but angry voice.

"I told you I wouldn't kill him, and I also told you I couldn't let him just roam around with crucial information. So I have this." He lifted up what looked like a homemade light switch.

"What is it?"

"Ryan why don't you tell her?" Jay said smiling over at Ryan. Jay's sinister expression made me wonder if he was enjoying this.

Ryan shot Jay a death glare "You fucking asshole." He was still gripping his nose as blood was pooling in his lap.

Jay cocked an eyebrow "Sure you want to say that?" As he stroked his contraption with the tip of his finger.

Jay looked at me through the rear view mirror "Have you heard the saying "keep your friends close, and your enemies closer?" If Ryan's right here, there's no way he can harm us. I'm sure you're familiar with blackmail Esme?" He paused for me to answer but I didn't give him the satisfaction. "Rat Ryan has to do exactly everything I ask him or I can simply use this switch, and cause some catastrophic damage to his personal life and loved ones."

"So the abduction was staged for blackmail?" I asked him in disgust.

"Exactly. I could've asked you to walk out and come with us, but I also needed something to put Ryan away for a couple years. Him shooting your friend was the icing on the cake, just at your expense. And no, I did not want her to die... I didn't know there was anyone else home. So now things are complicated—

"You'll never get away with this you fucktard. THe cops are gonna find us and you're going to go to jail for a long time."

"Oh innocent Esme," his tone was demeaning " Don't you understand what a little bit of expensive fabricated evidence and false witnesses can do in today's justice system? Your best bet it with me. You better pray you don't get caught, because of as of right now you and Ryan are both my accomplices."

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