“What do you mean my daughter is gone? Where the fuck is she?” Austin screamed in the guards faces that looked down at their feet.

“Well Mia asked to go to the bathroom and Jackie offered to take her. We thought you knew her well and we’d looked into her background so we assumed she’d be okay. There was this note on the table.” Edward handed Austin the note and he shook with rage as he read it. I took the note from his hand and looked down at the writing.

Dear Taylor,

I said to keep an eye on your daughter, now she’s mine unless Taylor does what I tell her little blonde head to do. Come to 22nd Street in thirty minutes and leave Austin behind. Forever. I’ll give you your daughter back if you allow me to have Austin. If you choose not to then your daughter is going to be dead and you’re never going to see Austin ever again. The one night I and Austin spent together was magical and I wish to experience it forever, over and over again.

All my love,

P
“Jackie is fucking P and you slept with her?” I screamed at him as I tossed the note towards him. I ran towards the entrance of the mall and headed towards the general direction of 22nd street. Austin was chasing behind me as where the guards who were on their cell phones to someone. I assumed it was the police.

I reached the doors of an abandoned shop and knew that my daughter was inside there. I gave a look towards Austin that said stay. Please. He stopped for a few seconds and nodded his head before kissing me like my life depended on it. It probably did. I opened the rusty door and heard Mia’s cries.

“I’m here, Jackie.”

“My name is Patricia!” she screamed as she appeared from behind a box with a gun held to Mia’s head. My heart almost stopped in my chest as I witnessed my baby girl with a gun to her head. Tears were streaming down her beautiful face as she looked at me.

“Mummy!”

“Shut up.” Patricia shook Mia who cried out even louder. I was taking tiny steps towards the both of them before the door slammed open and sunlight lit the whole room ablaze.

“Change of plan.” Patricia hissed and tossed Mia down. Mia rushed to me and I handed her to Edward who was standing beside me. I didn’t see Austin but screamed when I heard three gunshots go off. I saw Richard fall and then noticed Austin behind him. Edward managed to avoid the bullet thankfully but I rushed towards Austin until I felt a blinding pain in my left shoulder. I had a few seconds before I blacked out without knowing if I was ever going to see my husband or daughter again.

My eyes wouldn't open, I tried again to open them but they wouldn't budge, so instead I left them closed and I drifted back in unconsciousness, knowing it could mean life or death if I did. It felt like it was the hundredth time I had tried to swim to the surface but as soon as I got to the top I was dragged down by something again.

It could have been hours or minutes I was unconscious when I awoke to a clattering behind me, this time my eyes opened enough for me to see out of them, craning my neck back I looked above myself to see my hands tied with rope to a metal hook that dangled from the rafters, my bare tiptoes barely reached the floor, bound at the ankles. That couldn't be good. My brain struggled to catch up with the events of what happened.

Trying my hardest I opened my eyes almost fully. I pulled at the chain and whimpered in frustration as the metal clanged loudly but didn't loosen, I heard a rustling behind myself again and closed my eyes, feigning sleep hoping to avoid any contact from my captor.

I let my body dangle even as the rope burned marks on my wrists and pain sliced through my arms. I was pretty sure my arm had broken since being hung here. Hearing heavy footfalls in front of me I bit the inside of my cheek to stop my eyes from craning open to get a peek at the woman I knew stood before me.

"Wake up, bitch." Patricia’s high voice clattered through my mind at the same time a resounding smack stung my right cheek, the sound echoing loudly, whimpering again I opened my eyes coming face to face with the bitch of a woman who was after my family. She looked more dangerous judging by the sharp knife that dangled between her fingertips.

"Finally, it has been hours. I was getting bored," Patricia fingered the lethal looking blade between her fingers as she advanced on me. "I think I shot in the wrong place. Who knows?”

"Please..." I whispered and shuffled back on the wooden board, splinters entering my toes causing me to bite my lip rather than moan in pain.

"I just want your husband, is that really so much to ask?” Patirica’s hand stroked down my face and it was everything I could to not shudder at the feel of Patricia's skin against his own.

"You're insane," I screamed as I thrashed on the rope, causing the metal to clang and Patricia smack me across the face again.

"No, I'm in love." Patricia poised the knife at my forearm and smiled almost tenderly as she brought the blade down, I screamed as pain shot through my left arm, think of Austin and Mia, I said over and over in my head as I endured torture from Patricia.

Notes

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