My arms were crossed tightly over my chest. I was still fuming with anger although it had been several hours. I didn't have my cellphone so I had no clue what time it was, but the sun had set and now the red streaks in the sky were bruising into dark purples, blues, and black.

"Where are we going?" I mumbled more to myself.

Ryan had his chin facing up at the stars, his mouth wide open allowing drool to seep into the collar of his ugly red polo.

"My home." Jay replied surprising me.

I was horribly angry with him, so I wasn't looking to become friendly but I needed to take care of myself and find a way to get out of here before I become his real accomplice.

"You're risking ruining my life. All I wanted to do was help you from the very beginning and now I'm your hostage? Can you please just stop and think this over? I'm literally a hinderance there's no reason why I have to be here with you." I pleaded. Maybe he could understand, maybe he'd let me go.

He exhaled a deep breath. " I thought about it, letting you go. I thought maybe it'd blow over. Earlier you bolted from the car when I was at Ryan's, I saw you run. You looked terrified and I never wanted to see that expression on your face– or anyone else's— again. It wasnt a normal look of horror, it was like you were looking at the world one last time before you died. That's the way Jimin looked at me before the accident." He paused for what felt like an eternity.

"So why did you turn around and get me? I would've been fine and you can still let me go now I can find my way—

"Because I got this." He reached in his pocket then tossed back a folded piece of paper.

I unfolded it and found a picture of my home, and note that read
"Missing something Mr.Jung, or are we on a first name basis now... Jay?"

I felt like I was about to throw up. That's my home, where my entire family lives and my precious dog. They know where I live, I had to warn my parents.

"Jay I need you to let me borrow your phone. I have to call my mom please." I was desperate, they could already be dead like Tang "The cops are going to find you Jay, you literally abducted me! It's only a matter of time before someone finds Tang." I was crying but I had to hold it together, he needed to get me out of here.

Jay turned around to look me in the eyes since he was the only car on the black, lonely road.

"I can't Esme. You know that. I gave you a chance to prove that I could trust you but you're in too deep now. They're gonna hurt you if I leave you alone, if you're with me they won't touch your family. Your parents are not the object of their hate. You just need to sit back and relax. I'm going to take care of this. Well, we all are."

I wanted to say something, but I felt my lunch coming up so I rolled down the window and threw up. I've never felt so sick in my life. Just thinking about Tang being dead made my want to go to sleep and never wake up. I felt as if the tears would literally never stop.

Every emotion I had for Mr.Jung was gone, there was only hatred left for the shell of the man: Jay. I hated him. I wasn't curious about how he got in this situation or how his best friend supposedly died or even why he created a fake identity.

I just wanted him as good as dead. He's no real psychology professor but even a blind man could sense how bad I wanted to see both him and Ryan destroyed. He was smart, keeping me by his side so he could feel secure no one was after him. I just need one chance to get to a phone and call the police, then it's over.

For now, I could do nothing but wait. I'll get my chance and the first second I do I'm going to hurt both of them the way they hurt me. I leaned against the corner between the seat and door and closed my eyes. The thumping in my head was finally slowing down and I felt my body temperature cooling off as I attempted at relaxing.

"I'll avenge you Tang, just you wait."

*
"We're here." Jay said as he stopped the car in front of a giant valley of trash and old car parts.

I felt as if I just closed my eyes and went to sleep and now I had to wake up to the terrible reality of my life.

"What the fuck are we doing here?" Ryan's comment was exactly what I was thinking at the moment. It repulsed me.

Jay ran his fingers along the headlights of his Tesla. "Covering up your mistakes asswipe." He glared at Ryan and then moved towards the trunk of the Tesla. He popped it open with the key and pulled out two canisters of gasoline.

"Because of Rat Ryan I have to burn this baby into a crisp." He said meeting my eyes. I had no shame in glaring at him. I wanted him to know I wish it was him we were burning.

"Oh don't look so somber E, it's just a car."

My nails were digging into my palm my fists was so tight. "I could care less about your fucking car. And never call me E."

I had a flashback from back in the second grade where Tang introduced herself to me. She told me that my name was too hard to pronounce, so she'd call me E. And then I told her, her name was weirder, but she just giggled and called me cute. I remember her telling me not to let anyone else call me that unless we weren't best friends anymore. We pinky-promised.

I bit my lip to hold back tears while the guys poured gasoline all over the car. The scent of gasoline filled my head and stung my eyes but it was a pain I felt I deserved. How could I be so stupid?

I was zoning out when I felt Jay gently put his hand on my shoulder, in attempt to get me to back up from the car.

I snapped back to attention and roughly pushed his hand off. "No fucking thank you. Just light the damn car and let's go." I turned my back towards him and held myself tight still trying to hold on to my innocent memories with Tang.

It burned fairly quickly, and Jay instructed Ryan to scatter the remains; which Ryan complained about but complied.

Jay didn't bother approaching me again and I was thankful because everything was all too much right now. I wanted to take a shower, eat dinner, and forget this bad dream but I am stuck it and I have no control.

"Here." He handed me a hood and a scarf. "So no one will recognize you. Even in the dark you'd be surprised with the human eye. We're only two miles away. It shouldn't take more than 40 minutes."

I took the clothes from him angrily and Ryan did the same. Once we were done at the trash valley and suited up, Jay lead the way into the city. I saw a "WELCOME TO MEXICO!" tattered sign on the ground and I couldn't believe how I slept through us crossing the border.

"You live in fucking Mexico?" Ryan gawked at the sign.

"You'll see." Jay said with a slightly slanted smile that only meant trouble.