This chapter is again for crazy_catalyst who made this beautiful cover for This Is Love. I am so thankful. People show her some love.

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Four men came out of the silver car, I couldn't see their faces clearly due to rain. Two of them looked older while the other two were about our age. Drake and Carter were standing in front of the car, both of them were wet to the bone. Their definately going to catch a cold.

"Hello Carter William, how are you" said one of the man.

He was standing ahead of the rest, probably the leader of the gang. He had a small beard and muscles.

"Why are you here?" Said Carter.

His voice was low but dangerous. I could see his hands clenched by his side.

"Don't you already know? Now you give me what I want and this will be quick with no harm done" he replied, with a haunting smile.

"I don't know what your talking about"

"Don't give me that crap" said the man loudly. The smile on his face gone, he looked scary now.

"You're going to get nothing, now get out of the way" said Drake stepping a little forward.

"Boss there are girls in the car" said a boy standing on the left. A pathetic smile on his face.

Carter's back tensed for the first time. His relaxed posture gone. Drake was the same, he turned to look at Carter and then back ahead.

"I can see that" replied the boss, his smile back on his face.

Beside me Ally jumped into driver's seat.

"What are you doing?" I asked her.

"What Carter said" she replied placing the key into its hole.

"Ally we can't leave them here alone" I said.

I was terrified now of what could happen. Who were these men? How did they know Carter and Drake? And what do they want from them?

Ally turned around to look at me.

"I'm sorry Eva, for bringing you here, for bringing Drake and Carter here. Its all my fault" she said, tears forming in her eyes.

Before I could say anything the boss spoke again.

"Carter give me what I want and there will be no blood" he growled.

He stepped a little forward. His hand reached behind him and when it came back in my view it held a gun. A real gun.

My blood froze seeing that, I could hear my heart beating, this is not right, this is not right at all. I don't know what to do, how to get passed this. What is going to happen? What if he fires at Carter or Drake.

The image of Carter lying on the road with blood all around him came into my mind and my eyes filled up with tears. It was going so good up till now, it was perfect. Then why did this have to happen.

"This is the last time I'm asking you to get out of the way" said Carter and I saw him lift up his hoodie from behind, the silver metal of the gun visible.

He grabbed the gun and brought it forward, Drake doing the same. Why do they have guns with them?

"Okay, we'll have it your way then" said the boss. "Max get the girls" 

The boy on his left that pointed us out in the first place nodded with a smile.
Carter and Drake both stepped out of the way of the car. I heard the click of the gun and then Carter shout.

"ALLY RUN"

In a split second Ally started the car and with full speed went ahead. At first I thought she was going to drive over the four men but she turned to the side, the screeching sound produced as our car rubbed against the other one.

There was a gun shot, I turned around to see if Carter and Drake were okay but I couldn't see anything, Ally was too fast and the rain too quick. I could feel my tears fall now.

It was suppose to be perfect.

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I got home pretty late that night. Me and Ally didn't utter a word through out the ride. We were too stunned ans scared to say anything. My dad was of course angry. He grounded me for a week. I spent the whole of Sunday restless.

To say I was worried was an understatement. All I could think through out the day was if Carter and Drake were okay. I couldn't go to Carter's house to see if he was there, if he was alright, I called him about a hundred times but he didn't pick up. I have never been this scared in my life before, what if all my fears came true? What if Carter was hurt? He didn't have his parents here, who would be there for him? But before that where was he? What if those men took him with them?

I shook my head again to get rid of these questions. He has to be okay, there's just no other way. I hope he would be there, at school on Monday. Sitting in the English class, locking his eyes with me. I haven't even memorized him yet. There was so much more to him that I didn't know.

I didn't know what he liked for his breakfast, what has his type of music, did he prefer the day or the night, did he ever felt something about me, the way I felt about him. I didn't even tell him I enjoyed that day with him, that I was glad Ally forced me to come. I never got to tell him that I liked him.

Next day at school there was no Carter and Drake. Me and Ally skipped the first lesson just to wait for them but they never should up.

"What if they're died, still lying on that road" said Ally.

"Oh stop it" I snapped at her.

"You know Drake was being so nice but I kept pushing him away that day, I wish I hadn't. I wish I had just let go of everything with him. He told me I looked beautiful, its been so long since someone told me that genuinely" she said sadly.

"Its all my fault-"

"Ally its not your fault, it never was okay? This is far beyond you and me. They knew them, they wanted something from Carter" I replied.

I don't want her to feel guilty about this.

"Eva I have been thinking, why would Carter asked you if you told Kaiden we were coming?" She said.

And then it hit me, I didn't think about it before. Why would Carter ask me that? Did Kaiden sent those men? But why would he? Those men were there for a different reason. They wanted something from Carter.

"What if its Kaiden who wanted something from Carter" said Ally beside me.

Now when I think about it Carter and Kaiden didn't hate each other without a reason. There has to be something, something bigger than having rich dads and the royal position in the school. I'm starting to get a feeling that they knew each other, that Carter had known Kaiden long before he came to our school. But how?

"I suggest you stay away from Kaiden"

I looked at Ally. Was Kaiden a bad person? Did he really send those men to hurt Carter? I feel like my head is going to explode with all these questions.

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I was sitting in the living room watching the television. There wasn't anything on that was slightly interesting, maybe it was just me that found everything tasteless these days. I was alone in the house, dad had taken the kids out to the park. He wasn't angry at me anymore and I was allowed to go outside again but I didn't feel like going. It was Wednesday today and there was still no clue about where Carter and Drake were, they haven't been at the school and neither of them were picking up their phone. My head had started to hurt now on a daily basis because of the constant thinking about Carter, wondering if both of them were alright. 

Beside me my phone rang, I hurriedly grabbed it and checked the screen, hoping it was Carter calling. My face fell when I saw that it was my mom. 

"Hey" I said answering her call.

"Hi" she replied, her voice happy. 

I don't know why but that gave me comfort.

"How are you?" I asked.

"I'm good, what about you? Its been long since we last talked" 

"Yea"

She started telling me about her days after that, I listened to everything she said carefully. It kept my mind off everything that was happening recently.

"Eva? Sweetie, is everything okay? you seem quite" she said suddenly. 

I was trying so hard to not get notice. I was about to answer her when I heard the doorbell. Dad would be back.

"No, mom everything is alright, I have to go now, there's someone on the door" I said standing up.

"Okay if you say so, I'll call again. Remember you can tell me anything"

I hanged up on her and dropped the phone on the couch. There was a second bell as I made my way towards the door. 

"Coming" 

I opened the door and saw Carter standing in front of me. He was wearing a grey shirt that had dirt on it, his hair were all ruffled, he was sweating as if he ran here. there were bag under his eyes. There was worry and fear in his eyes that vanished when he saw me. His beautiful hazel eyes that I could get lost in showed his relief. I'm sure my looked the same, I felt so light seeing him, like a heavy weight has been lifted from me. So light that I could fly.

"Eva, Gosh your okay" He said grabbing my arms and looking me up and down. "I was so scared that something might have happened, that maybe there were more people waiting further away, I was so scared Eva I was so scared"

I have never seen Carter say so much before, I have never seen Carter show so many emotions before, his plain expression was gone as if it never existed. I could feel my eyes burning, so happy to him alive, okay. I went forward and hugged him, placing my arms around his neck, my face on his chest. He looked taken aback but hugged me back, tightly. His body was hard and strong, bigger than mine, engulfing me perfectly. There was warmth in him that was so comforting, his smell the same. I could hear his heart beat, it was moving so fast. I relaxed in his arms, listening to the rythme of his heart hugging him tighter, trying to get as close to him as I can. His hold on me remained the same. His face bend a little, resting on my shoulder.

"I was so scared Eva" he whispered in my ear.

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