"Thank goodness." Laura sighed plopping herself on my bed. Cole had already made himself comfortable on the floor beside the trashcan for some reason. "For a second, my head went blank and I could not think of anything." said Laura exasperatedly.

   "Me too. At a point I was just rambling." He said and Luke shook his head.

   "But what is the real plan? Wait.. do you know the actual plan, right?" Luke asked us but no one responded.

   "That's what we'll figure out now." Jace said.

   "You're sure she left right?" I asked and Laura nodded.

   "Jace even locked the door from the inside just to be clear." She added.

   "What if we accidentally got the plan right and now, Celine knows about it." Cole said and a bad feeling settled in my belly.

   There was silence all over the room. I looked over to Jace and he was in deep thought.

   "If it helps," Jace started gaining our attention, "there's a racer with the number three all over his car, like he's obsessed." He said and Cole nodded in agreement. Three all over his car... Wait a minute!

   "Exactly!"Laura exclaimed, "three, slam. The racer might purposely hit your car and you won't be able to finish the race." Laura explained with her hands all over the place.

   "Laura you are a genius." Luke said and I pouted. Jace caught my  expression and smiled.

   "Nobody said anything when I came up with the whole plan." I mumbled and Cole's eyes twinkled in mischief.

   "Aww is wittle Ewena jeawous?" He said in a gross baby voice. I huffed and he laughed while pinching my cheek. Jace playfully hit the back of his head. Jace swung his left arm around my shoulders and I froze at the contact.

    "She doesn't have any reason to be, Cole. She came up with the plan in the first place and if I may add, she also got a hundred percent in the history test so why would she be jealous when she is insanely smart?" Jace said and my cheeks warmed at the compliment.

   "Wait a second," Laura suddenly said and she turned her glare to me. "You got a hundred? But you told me you haven't seen your paper yet." She spat and I widened my eyes in fear.

   "I haven't gotten my paper when you asked. It was after lunch that I saw the score." I explained taking small steps in the direction of the door.

   "But you said no one got higher than 96%" she added and I gulped.

   "That's what the teacher said. It's only four marks Laura." I said trying to appease her but it seemed like it made it worse.

   "Four.. wait till I get my hands on you." She said and I immediately bolted out of the room with Laura hot on my heels. I heard the boys run after us but I couldn't stop for the fear of my life.

   "I'm sorry." I apologized while running behind the couch. Laura took a couch pillow and chucked it in my direction but I dodged it.   She threw more and someone covered me. I looked up only to see Jace's grinning face. I couldn't control my smile as he took the hits instead.

   My heart fluttered at the new feeling. For once I wasn't thinking of the dagger in my cupboard or the mission. I was just happy.. simply happy nothing else.

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    "Be careful okay?" I said again, probably for the hundreth time. It was already Saturday night, the night if the race. I couldn't help but feel like something bad was going to happen.

   "Yes ma'am." Jace replied putting on his wristwatch.

   "All you have to do is avoid that racer. Your arm isn't fully healed too -" I was caught off guard by Jace. He pulled me into a hug. I held onto the side of his shirt as he held me closer. I could feel his heart beat against my chest. I sighed as his cologne invaded my nostrils.

   "I'll be fine, I promise." He said and I nodded. He pulled back a little and looked at me. His eyes were filled with an emotion I couldn't understand... It can not be-

   "I have something to tell you but I will when I come back." He said and I nodded. His phone rang making us break apart. His watch fell down and he bent over to pick it.

   "Elena, put the phone on speaker so that I can get my stuff together." He said.

   "Jason." The caller said. His voice was deep, very deep. The way he said Jace's name made it obvious that he was not someone close.

   "Mr Lyon."Jace replied taking the phone from my hand. Thankfully he left it on loud speaker so I could hear what the man said.

   "I don't know why I have a good feeling about today. It's not your birthday right? Maybe it's just my lucky day." His voice was even deeper because of his accent. He sounded amused and I put two and two together and realized he was probably the boss.

   "I have to go sir." Jace said gripping his device. The man on the other end chuckled and continued.

   "I'm feeling so good that I'm thinking of bringing the finals forward. Let's say tomorrow ey?" He said.

   I looked at Jace in shock and he returned the look. Why does he want to move it up?

   "Have a good match son." And the called ended.

   "What's the f-er planning?" Jace swore under his breath.
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    I sat in the living room couch staring at the screen in front of me. I wasn't paying attention to the moving images rather I was just waiting for Jace's call or Cole or anybody at all. The card in my hand fell down and I picked it, the business card reminded me of someone I almost forgot about.

   The twins had a lock-in in school so that they could see the eclipse of the moon or something of that sort. Anne and James were spending the weekend in a fancy hotel where they got a discount. So it was just me and my fast pounding heart at home.

   The doorbell rang and I put the business card in my pocket. I quickly tore the door open without checking who it was. The unfamiliar face grinned down at me and a shiver ran down my spine.

   "So you are the little girlfriend huh?" The man asked but I was too stunned to reply. I tried to close the door but he was faster. "You are coming with us sweet cheeks." He said and I noticed the black van parked dangerously close to the house.

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Poor Elena... Who are the kidnappers and why Elena? Drop a comment if you have an idea.

~Korisa💙