The Hellish Ordeal
Soon I heard heavy footsteps following me. And some curses behind me. I was running as fast as i could in the woods but...
Like who was I even kidding? Not even fifteen minutes later someone from behind snaked his hands around my waist and spun me around. When he placed me on my feet again i was facing those icy blue eyes. I'm Screwed.
I bet he could even hear my heart throbbing against my chest as he glared at me. I feared my heart would come out of my chest any second.
I'm so dead. There's no way out now.
"Nice try, dollface." Toby smirked at me sending chills down my spines.
After a long car drive we came infront of a mansion. During the whole car ride i tried to track the roads and surroundings. But i failed miserably because of the hellish speed.
Much thanks to my foolishness, everyone was mad angry at me. Especially Toby. And if steph had laser power she would've destroyed me with her glares.
Toby practically dragged me out of the car and led me inside the house. He took me to a flight of stairs. I was failing to keep pace with him. His grip on my wrist was hurting. I'm sure I'm gonna get bruises later. I can hear the others shouting at us, calling Toby but he completely ignored them.
After a few hallways he finally stopped in front of a room. He unlocked the door and pushed me inside of a huge bedroom. As soon as we both were inside he locked the door behind him.
I stared at him in horror. What is he doing!
His jawline was clenched. He started taking steps forward. I'm not sure if I'm even breathing or not. For a second my paranoia raced so fast about all the bad things he could do to me. I should've known better than to anger my kidnappers. Why am i so dumb!
I started backing away. But he didn't stop. He kept coming close to me and i was stepping away from him until my back hit the wall. Shit!
Suddenly I'm trapped between Toby and the wall behind me. My heart was throbbing against my chest. I bit my lips trying to prevent tears from falling.
He placed both his hands on the side of my head on the wall. So his figure was towering over me. He looked down at me, his hair falling on his forehead. His intense gaze was making me feel so uneasy.
"What makes you think you can run away from me, huh?" He said through gritted teeth.
I was shaking in fear. I couldn't look at him so I squeezed my eyes shut. I'm almost in a verge of having a breakdown.
He pushed his body more further into mine. "Look at me" he said. But i chose not to open my eyes.
"LOOK AT ME when I'm talking to you" he barked loudly making me flinch.
I slowly opened my eyes. I tried to fight back my tears. When he looked at me something flashed in his eyes. But it left as soon as it appeared. He removed one of his hands from the side of my head and grabbed the back of my neck. He jerked my head closer to him. So now his face was so close to me. What a nightmare.
"Let me make this clear to you. You can't get away from me until I want you to. You better think about the consequences of crossing me", he stated each and every word clearly. I didn't know what to say. I just blinked at him.
"What do you think i can do? Kill one of your friends? Oh what's the name of your dearest friend?. Alicia is it?" he raced an eyebrow and chuckled. This sick bastard.
As soon as these words left from his mouth flashes of Alex getting shot came in my mind. I looked at him in disgust.
"I'll not even blink twice before dragging your family here and shoot them right in front of you if you dare to run away" he said in a serious tone.
"No trying to escape. Are we clear?" He asked.
"ARE WE CLEAR" he hissed at me. His voice was sending me shivers. I wanted to ask him what if we aren't but i didn't dare to do that. So I nodded my head.
He made a 'tsk' sound and rolled his eyes with annoyance.
"Fucking Talk to me when I'm speaking to you" he barked out again making me flinch at his words.
I barely whispered a small 'yes' through quivering lips.
"Good for you" he calmly said before leaving his grip from me and stepping away. I released the breath that i didn't realise i was holding for so long. I have never felt so weak and vulnerable. My heart was beating so fast.
Toby looked at me for a few seconds. Then he left the room by locking the door with a loud thud.
And I stood there alone. Now when no one is around i started sobbing loudly crying my eyes out. Everything is too confusing. Why am i here? What could i have possibly done to displease the knights?
While i was captured in this damned room i had nothing to do other than thinking about all the possible ways they're probably planning to kill me.
Or i can prevent that by escaping, which also follows by risking my friends and family's life? Does my family know that I'm kidnapped? They probably won't unless i tell them myself because they live in another city.
But they're gonna find out right? He made such a big ruckus in the cafe. It can't go unmentioned by the media. But then again he controls the media. That's Toby, who we're talking about!
I finally stopped crying and took a look around the room. This room is huge. Well furnished. Modern and beautiful, In any other circumstances i would've loved to stay in a room like this but now Nope.
What caught my attention was the huge window. Outside it's all dark but i think there's a garden. I went near the window and to my surprise it wasn't locked.
For a second the thought of jumping out of this window had crossed my mind but it was dismissed as soon as i saw the guards outside. The least i can do is break a bone or two if i jump because afterwards the guards are gonna catch me anyways. So let this idea flop here.
The next two hours i spend by looking through every drawer and cabinets in the room to find something to help me but there's nothing useful.
I found out something interesting though, i might add creepy as well. The cupboard was full with new clothes (including undergarments). To add more creepiness to it, all the clothes are perfectly my size. It makes me shiver at the thought of how closely they followed me.
I wasted some more time looking through the cabinets in the bathroom. After my failed attempts at finding anything helpful i sat on the comfy bed. Not that there's anything else i can do. I'm getting more anxious with each minute passing. No, i wasn't going to just sit down and let him keep me here. I wasn't the kind of girl to slide this down, at least not without giving a fight.
After what it feels like eternity someone finally barged into the room. I got scared at first that it might be him. But to my relief it was Daniel. I don't know why it should make any difference because Daniel is my kidnapper too. But somehow Toby is a whole another thing to me.
"Are you okay?"
It's definitely not one of the things i expected to hear from him. But I'm glad in a way that he didn't jump on my throat to threaten me like Toby. But how am I supposed to answer. oh you know, it's perfectly okay that I'm kidnapped and I don't know why a maniac is after my life. I mentally rolled my eyes and huffed in annoyance.
"You're expected downstairs for dinner. It's been quite a few hours, you need to eat something", he shrugged his shoulders.
I-what? Shouldn't i be locked away and serviced with rotten food every once in a while. Not that i want this, but that's what's supposed to happen right? However I decided against it. I have no intention to socialise with any of them. "I'm not hungry. I don't want to come" i said softly.
"Well i don't know if that's a good idea. You should come with me unless you want Toby to come here himself and he has his own ways",Daniel said raising an eyebrow at me with a sly smile.
Mention of him makes all the colour of my face wash away automatically. Daniel notices when i stiffen at his words. "Ok i- i'll go" i said through trembling lips. No no, i am not afraid of him (I'm terrified). I just didn't want to have one of those threatening sessions once over again.
"That's what i thought he gave me a knowing smile.
He turned to leave but then suddenly as if remembering something he paused before saying, "you shouldn't have hurt Stephanie today"
Oh i actually forgot about that. Even though i didn't like her for the first impression as a person, I hadn't planned to push her out of a running car at the first chance i could get. That's what i did but it was the situation demand and also poor executing planning.
"I know. I'm sorry, I didn't want to hurt her intentionally but i ju- " he cut me off before i could finish off my rant.
That's ok. Look I'm not saying this for her but for you! She's gonna make your life a living hell once she dislikes you." he said while shrugging his shoulders. Ok boomer, she already does, I thought to myself.
"Yes", I replied with a hesitant smile.
Daniel looked at me with a small smile. "She can be a little 'bitchy' but she's not that bad from heart", he chuckled. We'll see about that. I stared at him. He seems err... nice. He makes our conversation so easy, unlike Toby.
However Daniel took me to the dining hall. All the way i was gawking at the interiors of this goddamned mansion. I have to admit it's so marvellous.
"Took you long enough" my breath hitched when i heard his voice as soon as we entered the dining hall.
"Was she causing trouble?",Toby said while taking a bite of an apple.
"Now why would she! She's a good girl right? Mike laughed. Steph gave him a pointed look.
"She better be",Toby muttered under his breath.
I wanted to sit either beside Daniel or Mike. But Toby made it clear that i had to sit with him. I totally lost my appetite because of his presence next to me. And if this wasn't enough already, he put his hand on my thigh. I side glared at him and tried to push his hands away but he didn't. Urghh! This guy is seriously getting on my nerves!!
"If you want me to stop touching you then EAT" he whispers into my ears.
I'm starting to wonder if he's the same person who threatened me to death a few hours ago. To make him stop i took my first bite of my food. He smirked and took his hands off me. The rest of the time i fidgeted with the food. I don't know why Steph was giving me very weird looks from across the table. She's acting like I snatched her plate of food. I mean give it a rest girl.
Mike and Daniel chatted among themselves. Mostly Mike cracking stupid jokes. How am i supposed to act fine with a room full of criminals? I can't even express how anxious and nostalgic I'm feeling. Not being able to suppress my words anymore i finally spoke. I needed to keep it low because i was too damn scared that he would slit my throat if I argued with him.
"Can i talk to my parents?" i said softly, keeping my eyes low.
"No", Toby replied and continued eating his food. The rest of them just glanced at me.
"They must be worried about me. If you need ransom i need to talk to them" I almost plead looking at Toby.
"They're doing great without you" he annoyingly said to me.
"But- ", I was cut off by him. He slammed his fist on the table. I flinched at the loud noise. The rest of them were just as shocked as me.
"Now shut up", Toby gritted through his teeth. My eyes started filling up with tears. I'm not a crybaby but this situation makes me feel so weak and hopeless.
"Let me go, please " I almost yell the please part. I can't stop my tears. Toby grabbed my upper arm harshly.
"You don't understand easily, do you?. I have other ways to imply if you want. But I'm sure you won't like it", he barked at me.
"Easy brother", Daniel said to Toby. He jerked and let go of my arms and left the room. I almost fell off the chair because of his push.
Mike took me to my room. I cried until my eyelids felt heavy and drifted off to sleep.
How the hell did I get caught up in this hell?