I've been watching her, well staring at her. A minute ago, I got some answers. A minute ago Gideon returned. A minute ago she arrived. A minute ago, I'd been froze in shock. I was the first to speak after Gideon left us girls in the room. "How did he get you? Who's going to watch Miley? What's been going on since I left?"

Luan furrowed her brows for a minute before shaking her head. "What are you talking about? I don't know you and I don't know who Miley is." What the hell was she saying. She was acting weird, the way she stared at me was weird. "Luan, this isn't a time for jokes. Do you know why he kidnapped you?"

"If this is a game, stop it. I don't know you or anyone of them. Stop acting like I'm your friend, for all I know that kidnapper might be your accomplice." She spat while narrowing her eyes at me. What was going on? Luan Baker, the one girl to ever challenge me. A girl whom I was sure would tell her children and great grand children about me, was acting like some stranger.

I moved away from her. She sure as hell looked like Luan but there was something off about her. "Maddie, who is she?" For a second there I almost forgot Cheryl was there. She'd been quiet since Gideon came, she'd been as quiet as Charlie usually was and that was bad. "I think she's Luan Baker but I have a feeling I'm wrong." Luan 'Look A Like' sighed loudly and fell onto the bed, after a minute or so she sat up and glare at me.

"I will say this one more time and you better listen-" Charlie scoffed loudly "-I am so not Luan whatever you call her. I am Julie, Julie not Luan. I'm a very respected girl wher-"

"We don't care." Cheryl rudely interrupted, which shocked both Charlie and I. Cheryl was hardly ever rude to anyone, the only person whom she was ever mean to was Gideon. Cheryl rolled her eyes at the glare 'Julie' was giving her, she looked pissed off but the newest victim.

Before anyone could say or do anything, the door was opened and in came Gideon. He had this ugly grin on his face as he uncuffed us, something fishy was going on and I wasn't sure if I should be scared or not. He led us out of the room one by one, taking us to the dinning table. It wasn't dinner yet, I'm pretty sure it's morning. But then again, I could hardly tell the time due to never seeing the sun light. The only window was in Gidion's room as I've heard and I knew I wasn't going there anytime soon. "Girls."

All our attention was on him, he had once again cuffed our ankles to the table and the feeling was same as always, uncomfortable. "How do you like your new roommate. Isn't she pretty?" He placed his index finger below her chin and rose her head high, forcing her to stare him in the eye. Julie angrily shoved his hand away, immediately the sickining sound of skin hitting skin rang through the room.

The familiar girl was clutching her cheek, her eyes hardened as they were placed on our kidnapper. The clear water at the corner of her eyes was obvious, her breathing faster with lip quivering. He'd shown the girl beside me her place. He wanted her to know where she belong in this game of kidnapper and kidnapped, attacker and victim. He was teaching her how to behave around him, it was a lesson to not only her but me.

Slowly he pushed her hand off her face and placed his palm on the reddened area. "I'm sorry little girl. You tested me and that was your punishment." He cooed as her eyes shut tight. Caressing her face in a careful manner, like she was a delicate glass china doll.

We were all silent, no one spoke a word. I was sure if a pin dropped, the sound would echo. "We're having a visitor tomorrow, you all must be on your best behaviors. Am I clear?" No one spoke or moved, we just sat there like statues. "Am I clear." His voice was louder and scarier, it caused most of us to flinch in fear. Most meaning everyone but Charlie. Julie and I nodded simultaneously, while Cheryl scoffed.

It all happened so fast, I was so shocked to react. In a second the knife flew across the table, scratching the side of Cheryl's face and a bit of her ear. She screamed in pain, her hand flying to her face as the crimson liquid dripped down her face. Charlie being next to her, grabbed a napkin and pressed it to Cheryl's face. Both trying to clean the blood or in some way stop the bleeding.

"Stop." Charlie relunctantly moved away from Cheryl and sat in her seat. While my red haired friend held the napkin to her face as she glared at Gideon, surprisingly not shedding tears. "You were a bad girl Chloe, look what you did. You stained the table with your blood." Our bleeding fellow victim kept her eyes locked on this gruffy man, her glare never surfaced once. "You will sleep in the den tonight."

He stood up and took away all our plates, then our utensils. Checking if we'd taken any object before leading us to our room, leaving behind Cheryl. He layed us all on the bed, making sure to cuff us, with Julie in the middle. My right hand and leg were cuffed to bed posts, while on the other side, Charlie's left hand and leg were cuffed to the bed posts on that side. Then our other hands and legs were cuffed to Julie's.

Once the monster had left, the room was left in silence. My mind wandered to what he had told us today, he said we would have a visitor. Whould this person in any way help us? Probably not. If he were to let said person into the house, they must be part of the plan. An associate to our kidnap. Then I though of Cheryl, what was he doing to her? Was she hurt? Dead?

"Charlie? What's happening to Cheryl?"

"She's getting punished."

Two words, Writers block.

Happy New Year.

Kelly