I obeyed the man and went to sit on the floor, next to my boyfriend. I made him lie in my lap as I hugged his unconscious body. It hurt so much to see them all like this. 

I touched Gabriel's cheek with my hand gently. He was warmer than usual. I squeezed his hand as I muttered his name, trying to wake him up.

"Don't bother. I gave him a serum that would knock him out for a few hours." The man said evilly.

I furrowed my eyebrows as a tear escaped my eye.

"What do you want from us ?!" I yelled out, my voice cracking as I started to cry.

"Revenge."

I let out a small, questioning 'what ?' as his gaze burned into my skull.

"You entered my house, without my permission ! How dare you think you own this house like that ?" He yelled loudly, making me jump a little. This man was scaring me, and I was the only one fully awake to endure him.

I mentally slapped my forehead for not realizing his might-be reasons for the whole thing. I mean, it was pretty obvious. Whoever was renting it didn't know about his man hiding behind the mirrors but wanted to make some extra money -without asking for the permission.

"M-Mal ?" I heard a small, innocent voice say. I twisted my head to the direction, to see Jackson waking up. I guess he didn't use the same effective drug on everyone.

I stared at him in shock, then stretched my arm, ready to hug him. "Come here, Jackson."

He crawled over to my corner, and lied next to me, hugging me around the waist, crying softly.

"Shh- it's okay.."

I stroked his soft, blonde hair gently. 

"Are they going to be okay ?" He asked innocently.

"Yes, I hope so." I answered, trying to hide my fearful expression.

"It's going to be alright."

. . .

After a while, almost everyone was awake. Almost. Except Noah, Jaeden and Gabriel, which sort of made me worry for a moment. Everyone -who was awake- weren't focusing or barely functioning, so it was difficult to know what happened after I left.

A few moments later, I heard a soft, small whimper, followed by Gabriel shifting in his position. I knew he was finally awake.

"B-Baby ?" He whispered, opening his eyes. I leaned down to kiss his forehead.

"How are you feeling, sweetheart ?" I asked in a gentle tone.

"I-I.."

I kissed his forehead again, and patted his shoulder as if telling him everything will be okay.

"So." The man started. "Who should I start with ? Who should I kill first ?"

I felt my heart beat loudly in my ears. I was afraid of what would happen next. If he decided to kill one of us, or worse -kill us all- then it wouldn't end good for each of our parents. If mum found out that this man was holding us hostage and threatening to kill us, she would never let me act again, let alone if he kills someone.

I let go of Gabriel and Jackson, and stood up. 

"Me."

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