♕Harley Anderson♕

I close my apartment door behind me and walk into the living room where Fallout Boys is playing. I chuckle under my breath before Audrey appears. Her ginger hair is wavy like always although it seems like she's curled it to enhance the waves just a little bit. Her face has light makeup except for the smokey eye that enhances her almond eyes. Along with that, she's clad in a leather skirt and band tee paired with knee high boots.

"You look nice." I compliment her, walking over to the fridge. "Where are you going so dolled up?" I take out a yoghurt and peel the covering off.

"You mean where are we going..."

I freeze from eating the yoghurt.
"I'm not going anyway. I just got back from practice with Cameron."

She shakes her head. "We need to celebrate the fact that you're no longer single and the fact that you won your first race. C'mon. Don't you think it'll be fun just having a girl's night?"

I ignore the temptation to tell her that I didn't actually win out of my ability and rather ponder over her words.

I did tell her we would go out sometime...

"Fine." I give in and she squeals excitedly before gripping my hand and dragging me to my room, my yoghurt long forgotten. She pushes me towards my cupboard and takes a seat on my bed. I roll my eyes at her and open my cupboards, rummaging through various clothing before I look back at her.

"Where are we actually planning on going?"

"A club is opening downtown." She responds and my eyebrows raise in surprise.

"A club?"

"Yep."

I sigh, knowing that I probably don't have anything suitable to wear to a club. "I don't think I have anything to wear to a club, Auds." I confess and she rolls her eyes, pushing me to the side with a dismissive hand.

"Nonsense. Every girl has a little something for a club."

I roll my eyes as she looks through my clothing, pulling out sweaters, summer dresses and button up shirts before she pulls a pair of black skinny jeans out that have a few rips and a white shirt that's skintight with spaghetti straps. It's a silky material, making it look all the more fancy and Audrey gasps.

"This! You'd look super hot." She gushes, pushing the items of clothing into my hand. I look down at it with a smile.

"I like it, Auds." I say and she smiles smugly.

"Of course you do."

I laugh at her pride before chasing her out of my room so that I can put the clothing on. I decide to wear it with my usual pair of wedges that add a few extra inches to my height. Audrey grins at me when she enters my room again before helping me curl my hair. After that, I apply my usual light makeup and grab my bag before we both head out of our apartment and hit the road to the club.

"We're going to have so much fun!" Audrey giggles in the car and I giggle too.

"I sure hope so."

****

The club is everything I expected it to be; loud, beautifully decorated, dark, crowded with drunk people and lots of dancing. Clubs have never really being my thing but I think that just spending time with Audrey for a night would do me some good. Audrey has become someone I've come to care deeply about and I enjoy spending time and laughing with her- one of the reasons why I think tonight is going great so far.

Despite Audrey being able to drink like a fish, she's decided to go easy on the liquor tonight because she claims that I am the one why should be drinking to celebrate and that she should be the designated driver. However, I don't particularly feel like suffering a hangover tomorrow so I'm not going hard on the alcohol either.

"Can I please have a bottle of water?" I ask the bartender, having to speak louder than usual due to the music.

"Water at a club?" He asks incredulously, chuckling under his breath before walking away to get one. He hands it to me a minute later and I take it with a grateful smile. I down a long gulp before Audrey gasps at the change of songs.

"I love this song!" She shouts and I giggle, putting my bottle down before she grabs my hand and we make our way onto the dance floor. It's crammed amongst the sweaty bodies but my mind is so hyped by the music and Audrey's laugher that I pay it no mind. We move our hips to the beat of the EDM song blaring from the speakers and I put my hands in the air, feeling the beat pump through my veins.

Song after song, Audrey and I both dance while laughing when we cast each other glances or do a strange dance. Time flies by but neither of us seem to care as we let loose and allow ourselves to have fun, just enjoying each other's company. It's something I love about Audrey- the way I can feel so completely carefree and hyped up without having to drink to do so.

Eventually, my throat is dry from the continuous dancing and I shout to Audrey. "I'm going to go get a drink and get some air! I'm feeling kind of nauseous." I tell her and she nods before jumping up in the air with her fist raised high to the music.  I chuckle, going and getting a drink which instantly refreshes my throat and takes away the slight nausea. Due to the crowded room and stuffy air, I still find myself not feeling so good and I push pass the crowd to outside.

When the fresh and chilly Oregon air enters my lungs, I close my eyes and instantly feel better, the heat of dancing leaving my body. I take a seat on the floor and ignore the people who stumble passed me.

"Harley?" A voice calls out and my head snaps up to a familiar face.

"Mason? Hey." I greet him before my eyes stray to the girl underneath his arms. She's pretty with blonde hair that falls passed her shoulders and blue eyes that stand out due to her eye shadow.

"This is Samantha, my girlfriend." He introduces us and I smile at her. "This is Harley- Cameron's girl." He tells Samantha and she chuckles as she smiles at me.

"So you're the one who tamed the beast. Wow. I thought the boy would die single." She comments and I chuckle before Mason interrupts us.

"You here alone?" He asks, his eyebrows drawing together and I shake my head.

"No. I'm with Audrey."

"Then why you out here all alone?"

I shrug one shoulder. "I just needed some air." I tell him and he nods in understanding.

"Aight. If you need anything let me know." He says and I smile.

"Thank you." I then turn to Samantha. "It was nice meeting you."

She smiles back at me. "You too Harley." The both of them enter the club and I return to sitting on  the floor while I cool down. It's a lot quieter now, most people inside and I finger a string coming from the rip in my jeans. I hear scuffling on the floor coming from down the alley and I stand up, narrowing my eyes to try and make out who it is when I suddenly feel an arm wrap around me from behind.

I try and turn around to see who it is while squirming to try and get out of its grasp. However, the arms around my neck is too strong and before I can register the panic and fear that threatens to drown me, a cloth is placed over my mouth and nose.

I hold my breath, not wanting to breath it in but I'm soon trying to get oxygen in and breathing in the stale cloth. I feel my body grow lethargic, powerless, while my vision blurs and my eyes droop.

I try and say something but only manage to utter out Cameron's name before my world goes completely black.

****

I feel heavy. Like the limbs attached to my body are too heavy for me and I groan while trying to open my eyes. My throat feels like a desert and my head is pounding with the most uncomfortable headache I've ever had. When my eyes manage to get light in and I can see the room, I lift my head up.

I'm sitting against a yellow wall in what seems to be an abandoned room. There's only a shelf in one corner, covered in a thick layer of dirt as well as a few discarded boxes. The wall and floors are grimy with mould and I scoot away from the wall in disgust. I try and see anyone- my attacker. The one who drugged me and kidnapped me.

The realisation hits me. I've being kidnapped. And nobody knows where I am.

The fear and anxiety sets in, fueling my strength for me to stand up. My legs wobble underneath me and I look for an exit, an escape. With no windows and only a door that's locked, I have no where to go. My body freezes in fear and my hair stands up when I realise where I am.

A basement.

My head starts to pound and my ears ring, my whole body feeling uncomfortable.

"Harley." A voice rings out in the room and I stand up straighter. I gingerly glance around before noticing a lit up screen on the shelf. I walk towards it and see a phone with an ongoing call. "I know you're listening." The gravely voice calls out sardonically and I lift the phone up.

"Who are you?" I croak out, my voice hoarse.

"There's a bottle of water in one of the boxes. Drink up." The voice instructs and I glance in one of the boxes to see it.

"Why would I ever trust you?"

"Drink up." Is all it says again and I give in due to my desperation, opening the cap and taking a much needed sip. The cool water instantly refreshes me and I set it aside.

"Who are you?" I hiss into the phone. The voice chuckles and I find the sound familiar.

"I can't tell you that. However, what I can tell you is that your little boyfriend has made me mad, Harley. Do you understand that?"

I frown to myself. "Cameron?"

The man chuckles. "Danté."

My blood runs cold. Someone knows who Cameron really is.

"You see, he took something very dear to me. And I've decided to set the record straight." He explains and I gulp, shutting my eyes.

"What? Are you going to kill me?" I ask and he laughs sardonically.

"No sweetheart, you're just here to make this entertaining. I like watching Danté hang by a thread."

I feel the realisation of the situation sink in and a lodge forms in my throat. "How exactly am I going to entertain?"

"Well..." the voice starts and I can almost sense the smile in it. "like I said; I like to see people hanging from a thread. And I also know you hate basements. And the dark."

I feel tears spring to my eyes. My kidnapper knows my weakness.

"Sweet dreams Harley Reynolds."

The phone call ends and I hear a light switch before I'm submerged into darkness. "No!" I yell, feeling myself cave in. I stumble in the dark, trying to get to the door and I twist the knob, trying to get it open. I sob as I try and escape but nothing works. Excruciating memories run on a loop in my mind and I feel my heart beat fast.

I stare out into the darkness, my cries sobbing uncontrollably while I feel the darkness wraps its hand around my neck and prevent me from breathing.

Is this the part where I die? I'm still so young. I'm only nineteen. I don't want to die. I haven't even being with Cameron that long. I haven't being able to say the three most amazing words or get to show him my body inside out or put a ring on my finger. I haven't even completed college or seen Mia reach a decade. I haven't being on a double date with Caleb and Audrey. I haven't seen Cyrus once more.

I feel my body give up on itself.

I think of Cameron's face and I feel my heart ache to be able to see him once more. I want to see his smile one more time, kiss his lips one more time.

But I don't know if I will because I feel myself drift far, far away.

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