Ethan

It's been two days since we all stayed with Ari. Two days since I've seen Ari. She's not been to school for the last two days. It's Thursday, she's completely missed Tuesday and Wednesday. It's okay the fourth day back and she's missed 2 of those days. Basically three since she isn't here today either. I'm actually kinda worried about her. I tried checking on her but no one answered. Her car and her mom's car hasn't been at her house so I don't even know where she is and I can't text her because I don't have her phone number.

And then it hit me, AVA!! Ava has her number. I quickly run upstairs to Ava's room. I pound on her door until she's stood there with her hair a mess and makeup everywhere. She looks like she hasn't slept for months. Weird!

I don't have time for this right now. "Phone now" I tell her in a demanding tone.

"N- fine" she hands me her phone

I quickly go to contacts and find Aria's name. Well.. weirdly. Why is her name My Bae Aria🤞🏻😘?

I smile at Ava and walk away, I hear her screaming at me to give it back and to turn around but I simply keep walking. I'm now at my bedroom door and it's finally silent again. So I go into my room with Ava's phone in hand and start texting Ari. I figured I'd try to text her on Ava's phone first just in case I did or said something. 'i don't think I did anything tho ' I think to myself. Ugh.. wtv let's get this started.

My Bae Aria🤞🏻😘

Hey, where are you? I've been wondering where you've been.. me and Nat have been worried.

Look, I don't know how girls text and I'm assuming they have nicknames for each other. So Aria would obviously be Ari and Natalie would be Nat and Ava is just... Ava. Stick with the three letter thing. God, it's been 15 minutes what's going on why hasn't she texted me? Just as I think that, I get a buzz from Ava's phone.

A, I can't talk for long. I'm in very big trouble right now and I thought no one would notice. Short story is Tuesday I woke up around 4 in the morning because I had a bad dream. So I decided to take a walk (stupid) anyway, about 10 minutes into the walk. Someone started chacing me and then kidnapped me. They obviously don't know what there doing because they didn't check me or anything. Just threw me in a room and starved me. They come in every once in awhile to see if I'm still here. One of them is very short like a teenager. Well not your brother because he's 6'4. How idk, anyway. There's 3 of them. All guys. I haven't seen there faces because they don't show me when they come in they wear mask, but all I know is something about my mother. I don't know what she did but please tell me she's ok. I need her to be okay, and idk what you need to do and idk if I'll make it out alive. But I'm scared and cold and hungry so if you could try to do something that would be great, I love you Ava! Ik we basically just met but you, Nat, Ethan and his friends are everything to me. 💋🥰 Love you! I have to go now. Ps. Try to asap bc idk when there coming. They usually come twice a day one at like 7 A. M. And then another at like 8 P. M.

WTF! WHO TOOK HER AND WHAT THE HELL DO THEY WANT WITH HER? WHAT DID HER MOM DO? THIS I- FUCK.

This is Ethan. And I used my sisters to phone to text you. I've been so worried, but do you have any clue as to wear you are? And I'm sorry but I haven't seen or heard from your mother. No one's car is there. And when you get out of this because you are, don't EVER go on a morning walk or nigh walk ALONE!

First of all, don't tell me what to do Carter. And second, I think we're near water, and woods. I hear water all the time and it's always peaceful and birds are always chirping.

Okay, good. Stay there and don't move.

Seriously! 🙄 I CAN'T LEAVE!

I know, chill. I was trying to lighten the mood. 🙄

Ugh! Now's not the time. Just hurry I'm scared you idiot.

Yes ma'am. 😘

Wtf is wrong with you? I swear I'm taking to a child.

Rude. I got to go tho, imma try and get you out of this asap. Don't die on me Aria Gwyneth!

I'll try not too Ethan Carter.

And with that being the last thing said, I texted Jake, Josh and Aiden.

The boys gc

Ethan: 911!

Jake: ?
Josh: ?
Aiden: ?

Ethan: Okay, so I need your all's help. So Ari got kidnapped and is being held near water and a forest. Short story is she woke up on Tuesday morning at 4 bc of a bad dream and went on a 'morning walk' to clear her head and some guys kidnapped her. So she now needs help.

Aiden: Damn

Josh: WHAT THE FUCK

Jake: Idiot, who goes out at 4 in the morning to talk a walk? 🙄 Anyway, I'll help obviously but we need a plan.

Ethan: First, don't talk about Ari like that second I haven't gotten that far.

Aiden: Guys we're in a gang. This can't be that hard to do. Just get the rest of the guys and then get Sam to track them and then kill them if we have to. Ta duh!

Ethan: True, but I don't think we'll need all the guys. In the long ass paragraph Ari sent me she said there was only 3 people. And one was very short. Idek.

Jake: okay, so why is this a big deal? Three guys kidnapped Ari, we don't need to bring all the guys, but Aiden's right we will need Sam and a couple of other people just in case. We have about 800 men so get like 125 men to go with. And obviously us so actually bring like 50 men.

Josh: I like Jake's idea. But I really hope you told Ari to NEVER go out like that again.

Ethan: I did. And okay, so we have a plan so when do we go?

Aiden: Your the boss, you tell us. 🙄

Ethan: True. I was just asking because I never let y'all do anything so I guess we'll go around 11 at night. So be ready. We meet at the warehouse at 10:30, leave my 11. Understood?

Aiden: Yes sir

Jake: Sure

Josh: Yes boss

I ignore what Jake said cuz he's always been like that. Ugh, it's gonna be a long ass night. What would you do without me Aria Gwyneth?
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It's 10 at night. I just got out of the shower. Leaving me 15 minutes to get ready so I can be out the door at 10:15 since it takes 10 minutes to get to the warehouse from where I am.

Dad always said "when go into a mission you never know what will happen so always dress in style so in case you die you look good while dying" stupid I know. But I liked the outfit so I wore it.

I'm dressed and ready by 10:15 so I started heading to the warehouse.

When I pull up, the boys and about 5 other cars are already here. So I step out of my car like a boss would because well I am the boss.. duh.

Everyone's already gathered around waiting for my command.

"Sam.. did you find out where there keeping her?" I ask with authority in my voice to let them know I'm not playing.

"Yes. She's near the cost, so around the river. There's a cabin up there thats the only place she could be."

"Great. Let's go. And be aware, no harm comes to Ari or I will be the one killing you."

"Yes sir" everyone says and drives off
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20 minutes later

Were all in our positions waiting for the right time. It's currently 11:16 so we're probably gonna go in around 11:20.

Four minutes later, we all charged in and killed at least 20 people, see that's why you always bring back up. I go to the basement and look through every cell to see if I see anyone. I finally get to the last one to see a shape in the corner hunched over.

"Ari?" I question

"Ethan?" Her head shot up looking around to see if she could spot me

"Yea, it's me. Your okay" I say as I break the lock on the door. I quickly rush over to her to see if anythings happened to her. She has scared all over her body from what I could see and there's scratches and a couple of burn marks?

"What did they do to you" I ask her

"They- they hit me and burned me a couple times trying to see where my mom was and something about money." She tells me

I nod and pick her up bridal style. I walk up the stairs and into my car and place her done.

" We'll get you cleaned up when we get to my house okay? "

" Okay, but can we actually go to mine? " She asks

" Sure love "

" Love? "

" I- uh.. nvm"

She starts laughing a little bit making me smile.
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We just got to Aria's house and she decided to take a quick shower. While I started to make her dinner cuz I know she's hungry. I'm just glad she didn't see the body's cuz she was too focused on me.

Aria

I don't know what my mom did, but whatever she did it's not good. I just got out of the shower and put the same night clothes on from two days ago well technically three now. I smell like lavender and not trash now which is a relief. I go to my night stand to see a folded note. I pick it up and see it has my mom's handwriting on it so I open it.

Dear Aria,

I'm so sorry I'm telling you this through a note. But I had to go as soon as possible. I really hope you will understand and forgive me one day. But if your reading this I'm dead or I had to leave. I've done a lot of bad things when I was younger and stole from the wrong people and they've been after me all along. I just hope they never found you, that's why we were always moving and that's why I pick the small town I did this time. I knew I had to leave and I knew you would make friends there. So hopefully they can take care of you. I'm sorry I disappointed you Ari. I want you too know that I have always loved you and I will continue to always love you. Always and Forever!
Love Mom!

I wipe the tears away and set the note back done. I can't believe she left just like dad did. What could she have possibly done to make everything this bad to cause her to leave? I love my mama, I always have. She always took care of me and made sure I had everything I needed. Always made sure I was safe.

And now all of a sudden she had to leave. She knew she was leaving. She had this planned. She knew she would leave, she knew this would happen and didn't warn me about any of it. Not even a be careful and make sure to always be aware? I know I should be aware I mean look at the world we live in but she was supposed to be there for things like this. Who where those people? What did they want from my mom? Why did she steal from them? Was it my fault? Could she not feed me or get me things I needed when I was younger?

I don't know what happen mama and I don't know whay exactly you did, but I will always love you.

Well, that was the longest chapter I've written like ever and it's still not even that long. 😭 2103 words. 😂 But yet it's still so short. A lot happen in this chapter and probably didn't make any sense. But oh well.

Have a good day! 🥰