Alexandrea's P.O.V

The words that came out from his mouth got into my head and messed with my mind. Is this where I will die? Will I ever see my mom again? Or Bex? Zo? Eli? Eddy?.....Even Nick? Will I ever see any of them again?

Energy was slowly draining out of my body from all the crying and yelling. The fear that consumed my heart was more than any string of hope I think I had left. I'm going to die. This is it.

"I suffered so much in prison. I thought of ways to escape but to no avail. I needed to get out. I needed to see you again. I couldn't stop thinking about how you felt with my absence--"

I cut him off "I was perfectly fine!! I never needed you! I never wanted you to come back! All I ever wanted was a normal life like other kids! Can't I just have one? Must it be one drama or the other??! Can't I just wear bikinis to the beach instead of sweatshirts or crop tops instead of hoodies like most of my mates??!" I yelled, draining more of the energy in my body.

For once, Axel Black actually looked sorry for me. So I continued, breathing heavily.

"I got reminded of you everywhere! The scars you gave me! The burns! The freaking nightmares! Every single thing reminded me of you! Because of you, I don't go for sleepovers! Because of you, I don't attend parties because the scars and burns could scare everyone away! Because of you, I lost my self confidence! I lost my dignity! I lost everything because of you!! Even my dad.." I cried, adding the last part quietly. The tears continued pouring out and I couldn't wipe them because my arms were binded to the chair I was sitting on.

"You didn't loose your dad. I'm right here. I took care of you! I am your dad!" He said defensively, swinging the pocket knife around aggressively.

"No! You will never be my dad. Duncan is my dad--" I wasn't able to complete my sentence before I felt Axel's palm collide with my right cheek so hard, my head swerved to the left from the impact. The sting I felt from the heat brought a flashback of all those years back to me.

"I, Axel Black, am your father. I own you! I fed you and clothed you so you're mine!" He yelled at me. More tears rolled from my cheeks. I met his hard gaze. He brought the pocket knife close to my arm, barely touching it then trailed it down to the tip of my middle finger.
"I can do whatever I want with you. Whenever I want. And that's because you belong to me" he added, smiling like a maniac.

Goosebumps rose on my skin out of irritation. This man is mentally deranged. And with the slim string of hope I had left, I wished that someone would get me out of here soon. As soon as possible.

He bent down and kissed each of my fingers. My insides coiled with unspeakable disgust. He rose up again and looked at me, smiling. "I missed your cries that drove me nuts. It hurts that you didn't miss me though" he pouted.

He moved closer to me and cupped my face, then brought the pocket knife towards my cheek. I held my breath as he trailed it down to my chin lightly. At that moment, every single scar in my body begun to ache.

"You're insane" I breathed out, almost like a whisper. He paused and furrowed his eyebrows, the tip of the knife still pressing on the skin of my face but not hard enough to pierce it.

"Don't call me that.." He said with a frown. He suddenly moved the knife from my face and in a swing, stabbed my right lap. I screamed out loud in pain, all the memories rushing to me. My eyes squeezed shut as tears spilled down my cheeks. "Never call me that".

He removed the knife from my lap. Memories rushed to my head. I saw Axel beating my mum up. I saw Axel beating me up. I saw Axel ripping off my shirt forcefully for the first time. I saw myself crying in the bathroom. I saw my mom crying on the floor in the kitchen. I saw everything.

I opened my eyes, still whimpering, the pain on my leg felt like it was burning. Then it stopped hurting. It all stopped. I was numb.

I stared at the psychopath in front of me. Then switched my gaze to the knife in his right hand which was coated with blood. My blood. I watched each drop of my blood fall on the concreted ground then splash, spreading out. The sound of the blood splashing on the ground drop after drop became louder.

I switched my gaze back to Axel. He was wearing a smile. A carefree smile. I blinked and Axel split into two. I furrowed my eyebrows, confused. There were two Axels in front of me. My head swirled around and I couldn't focus on Axel. I drifted off into the darkness.

Nicholas's P.O.V

"I'll drop here" I said to the cab driver. He parked by the side if the road and I gave him some money before alighting.

I stood and watched the cab leave before walking down the street. I wasn't thinking straight. My mind was a jumble of thoughts and assumptions. Where could they have taken her?

Aggressively running my hands through my hair, I kicked a stone and watched it move in a projectile motion then it landed in the drain. "Fuck!" I cursed out loudly.

I couldn't stop thinking about what they could be doing to her now. I needed to do something quick. I'm thinking it's Venom who would do this but he oy threatened to hurt my family and friends if I left. And I haven't left so why would he do something like this? So it's definitely not him.

Who could it be? I huffed out a breath in frustration. I really need a cigarette. I watched as two couples walked past me, hand in hand. Then the guy did something that made me halt in my tracks. He put their interwined fingers in the pocket of his hoodie.

The girl blushed and held in to his arm with her second hand. I watched as they walked off into the distance. "What?" She asked, stupidly. I didn't have time to answer her questions so I just took her hand without thinking and I interwined our fingers, shoving it in my hoodie. It felt unusual, doing that.

"You knew the nights were chilly nowadays but you were still stupid enough to wear that" I said, nodding towards her cloth. She pouted and I felt some kind of excitement in my stomach.

"It skipped my mind" She said. I looked away before things got weird. Her hand felt small in mine and I felt some kind of satisfaction run through me-- Heaving out a breath, I discontinued the thought.

I shook my head, getting rid of any stupid thoughts or memories. I continued walking towards my house. As soon as I saw my building from a distance, I jogged toward it and met Zoey and Eddy outside.

"Oh my God, Nick! Thank goodness! Are you okay? Are you hurt?" Zoey rushed to me, cupping my face and searching my body. I gave her a little smile and nodded. But deep inside me, the absence of Alex was tearing me to pieces.

"I'm fine. Where's Gran?" I asked, glancing at Eddy for a minute.

Zoey frowned. " She's fine, she's having a nap. Are you sure you're okay, Nick?" Zo asked again, sensing something was wrong.

"Where's Alex?" Eddy piped in. I didn't answer but walked inside the house. The both followed me in haste.

"Nick!!" Zo called but I ignored her, walking to my room. "Nick! I'm talking to you!"

"What's wrong, man?" Eddy asked, following me into my room. He placed a hand in my shoulder but I shrugged it away aggressively.

"Everything is wrong! I'm not okay!! She is not even fully healed and now they took her away! They fucking took her away from me! And I couldn't do anything about it!" I blew up. Zoey and Eddy wore shocked expressions.

"What do you mean? Did someone take Alex?" Zoey asked, her voice barely a whisper. I didn't answer her. I was drained. Both physically and emotionally. I couldn't even control my own feelings any longer.

"Nick! For fuck's sake, say something! Where the fuck is Alex?" Eddy yelled at me. I leaned on the wall of my room and slid onto the floor, placing my head between my palms.

"Some people took her. And I couldn't even save her. It's killing me inside because I don't know if she's okay or if she's hurt or even if she's alive" I said, quietly. I couldn't stop pouring out the words. They were my pure emotions. No filter.

"Shit! Have you informed the cops?" Eddy asked again. Zoey sat beside me and rubbed my back soothingly.

"We have to wait twenty-four hours. What if she's dead by then?" I asked, raising my head up to meet Eddy's gaze. The thought if it made my blood turn cold.

"No, don't say things like that" Zoey comforted.

"I have to find her myself" I said, standing up. "I need to".

"Let's just wait for the cops, Nick. Nothing will happen to Alex" Zoey advised and I looked at her like she is crazy.

"I don't know what they are doing to her there!! I don't fucking know if I can wait twenty-four hours!! I will never forgive myself if anything happens to her there, Zoey" I said and Eddy looked at me in surprise.

"Well.....okay then. What do you suggest we do?" Zoey sighed.

"Not we, woman. Stay here" Eddy said, stepping forward. Zoey rolled her eyes.

"She's my friend! I have to do something." She defended.

"I think both if you should stay. I can do this alone. You guys have had enough of me dragging you into my problems" I declared.

"It's not your problem, Nick. Stop blaming it on yourself" Zoey said and I scoffed.

"She got kidnapped right under my nose!" I yelled.

"You had no idea she was going to get kidnapped so stop blaming yourself!" Eddy yelled at me.

I sighed and headed out of my room. "Whatever. Take care of Gran and my sister. I'll be right back" I said to Eddy as I walked towards the front door.

"Wait--" I slammed the front door shut after I stepped out, not waiting for Zoey to complete her sentence.

If I want to find her, I need to know the people that took her first. I stormed down my street, towards the road. I hailed a cab and got in.

"Drive. I'll guide you" I said and the driver nodded as he started the engine. I think I know just the place I need to go.

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14/05/2021