Jasmine's POV

At least a few days passed. Noah's temper had worsened and he had been hitting me harder, often not stopping until he drew blood.

I tried to remember Ant's advice.

Think of better times.

I thought of the Florida and all the fun we had there. This led me to think about other gifts Ant gave me, besides the trip to Destin. I could feel my cold locket on my neck, it was the only thing that had survived Noah so far.

I thought of Nala. Don't worry honey. Mommy'll come home soon.

I thought of Ant in general. I will see you again. If it's the last thing I do.

My stomach growled. I had only had a few pieces of stale bread since Noah had kidnapped me and I was still tied to the same chair.

I heard the door to the apartment close. He's gone!

"HELP! SOMEONE HELP!!!" I screamed, when I assumed Noah was out of earshot. I was wrong.

"Shut up!" Noah hissed, slamming the door to the room behind him, running to me, and slapping me across the cheek. I whimpered quietly but decided that it was not the time for weakness.

"HELP!!! ANT! ANYONE HELP!!" I yelled. Noah kicked me in the stomach, knocking my chair over. I screamed as loudly as I could.

Noah beat me and I continued to make as much noise as possible. After around ten minutes, Noah seemed to be letting up and my voice was getting hoarse. It was then that I heard sirens from outside. Yes!

"Now you've done it." Noah growled. I became flooded with fear as he reached into his coat and pulled out a gun. He aimed it at me and I shut my eyes tightly.

I felt a sharp pain in my right thigh before I screamed and passed out.

Anthony's POV

A week passed. I had barely slept the entire time. Whenever I did, I had nightmares of Jas. Jas being gone forever. Never getting to hold her again. Never getting to kiss her.

The cast still met at the Richard Rodgers everyday. They were mainly there to console Pippa and I, who seemed to take it the hardest.

"Bye Nala." I said to our dog, scratching her lightly behind her ears. Nala walked slowly over to her bed and sat down, without her usual bark goodbye. Everyone, even Nala, missed Jas. She was the sunshine in our lives. She certainly was in mine. I left the apartment and headed to the theater.

"We'll find her Ant. There's still a chance." Chris said the second I walked in the Richard Rodgers.

"IT'S BEEN A WEEK!" I yelled. No one spoke.

"Sorry I didn't mean to yell it's just-" I struggled to find the right words. I took a deep breath. "Jas was the love of my life." Tears began to steam down my face. It seemed that all I had done this past week was cry. Cry and worry.

"The love of my life is gone and I don't know if she will ever come back." Pippa ran to me and hugged me tightly.

"It'll be okay. No matter what happens." She whispered to me. "And we'll find Jazzy. We have to." I nodded and broke from our hug.

"I'm going for a short walk." I muttered. Pippa smiled sympathetically at me and nodded. I stepped out into the crowded sidewalk and turned right, heading toward a street lined with apartment buildings.

I shoved past the hundreds of New Yorkers walking the other way as I heard a faint yell.

"Help someone! Help!" I could barely hear the shouts coming from an apartment building right in front of me.

Jas?

I quickly dismissed the hope. I pulled my phone out from my pocket and was about to call the police when I heard the voice again.

"Help! Ant!" I blocked out the rest of the yells.

She said my name.

That's Jas!

I called the police as quickly as possible. They told me that they'd be there as soon as they could and to not do anything until they got there.

I paced back and forth in front of the building, calling the cast and giving them directions to where I was.

"It's her. It's her. It's Jas." I said as soon as I saw Lin running up.

"We know Anthony. We know." He replied, hugging me tightly.

"YOU FOUND HER!!!" Pippa yelled, almost knocking us over with her embrace. "SHE'S SAFE!!"

"Not yet." I responded, braking from their hold and staring at the apartment building in front of me. I could still hear Jas's faint screams and it was taking all my strength to not run up to help her.

It would just make things worse. I thought.

"Stay alive Jas. Stay alive. Stay alive. Stay alive." I repeated, mumbling the words under my breath.

We waited five minutes, listening uselessly to Jas's screams for help. The police finally arrived and ran into the building.

The cast joined hands on the sidewalk, waiting with bated breath for Jas to emerge from the building.

After what felt like two hours, I heard a gunshot and Jas's scream. I gripped Groff and Lin's hands tightly for a moment and then let them go. Groff wrapped me in a tight hug.

The cast remained silent for five minutes, all of us knowing there was nothing we could do. All of us crying. All of us hoping and praying for the best, and fearing the worst.

Two minutes later, the ambulance arrived and three paramedics ran into the building. Not long after, they came out, a seemingly lifeless body on the stretcher with them.

Jas.

I ran to her side, only to be pushed away by the paramedics. I caught a glimpse of her bruised and bloody body.

"LET ME SEE HER!!" I yelled at the man holding me back, tears streaming down my face.

"We need to get her to a hospital." He replied in a calming tone. "You can see her there." I felt Oak pick me up and carry me into a cab. He gave the driver directions to the nearest hospital and we were off.

Only one thought repeated in my head.

Stay alive.

I'm really sorry about this chapter. It's a freakin' train wreck. I haven't really had a lot of time lately and I might not get any chapters up for a while because of Christmas and all that. Either I won't get any chapters up or I'll get a ton up. It depends on how many family gatherings I have to go to.

Anyways thanks for reading this train wreck. Thanks especially to voters and commenters. Tell me if you see any mistakes. Thanks!

Character you'd do something ridiculous with.

Lafayette.

To quote Thomas Sanders: Take it easy guys, gals, and non-binary pals. Peace out!

Have a great day!

~Kate

Word count- 1042 (not including a/n)

Dec. 19, 2017