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CHAPTER THREE — darkness
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MONTHS HAD GONE BY. It was October and Homecoming was this Saturday and Talia had grown impatient waiting for it to come. Talia and Theo had grown closer and more intimate. Talia woke up that Friday, that day before homecoming, and got dressed. They went to school and Talia had gone to the football field again to watch Theo practice. After practice, Talia had gotten up and waited for Theo at the bottom of the bleachers.
Theo jogged up to her in his jersey, "hey Talia" he said. She smiled, "Hey Theo," she said. She started to walk away but Theo grabbed her wrist, "I wanted to ask you something," he said. Talia turned back around and looked up at him, "What is it, Theo?" She asked. Her heart had started to beat like crazy. He looked at his hand holding her wrist, he moved his hand down her wrist and held her hand, "Would you want to go to homecoming with me?" He asked. Talia smiled and chuckled as she looked down, "Of course, I would love to go to homecoming with you," she said. Theo smiled, "Great," he said. They walked towards the school hand in hand as they both smiled.
Talia sat down in her seat in their first period. Jocelyn and Beth looked at her, "What were the held hands about?" Jocelyn asked. Talia smiled and scrunched her nose, "He asked me to homecoming," she said excitedly. Jocelyn and Beth looked at her with a smile, "Yes bitch, secure that man," they said together. Talia punched Beth's shoulder, "Punch buggy, no returns," she said. Jocelyn looked at Beth, "Don't you dare" she said. Beth smirked creepily, "Punch buggy, no returns," she said punching Jocelyn's shoulder. Jocelyn threw her hands up and groaned, "Not fair you guys," she said. Beth and Talia did their handshake and smiled at Jocelyn.
Then Saturday night came and Talia started to get ready, 'tonight is going to be amazing.' Talia thought to herself. After Talia was done she had a blood-red off-the-shoulder dress. She walked into the living room where her father and her brother were, "Doesn't someone look beautiful," Thomas said. Talia looked down smiling, "Thanks, Dad," she said. Thomas looked between his children, "Both of you be back by 10," he said. Talia and Isaac both nodded. The doorbell rang and Thomas walked over to it and opened it. Theo stood there in a black suit with a blood-red tie matching Talia, he had a corsage in his hands. Thomas looked at Theo and smiled, "She needs to be back by 10," he said. Theo nodded and walked over to Talia, "You look stunning," he said. Talia smiled at him, "You clean up pretty good too," she said.
Theo and Talia left her house and drove to school. When they got to the gym they walked in together, hand in hand. The other girls looked at both of them jealous of Talia with one of the hottest guys in school. Theo and Talia stood by the dance floor when a girl came up to them, "Theo do you want to dance with me?" She asked. Theo looked at Talia and grabbed her hand, "Actually I already have a date and was just about to dance with her," he said. Talia looks at him and smiled. Theo pulled her to the dance floor while a slow song played, 'perfect' by Ed Sheeran. Theo put his hands on Talia's waist and her hands wrapped around his neck. Theo pulled her close and looked directly into her eyes, "You are so beautiful," he said. Talia smiled, "Stop," she said looking down.
Jocelyn and Beth were sitting at a table when Beth poked Jocelyn, "What?" Jocelyn asked. Beth pointed at Talia and Theo, "Look at the two love birds," she said. Jocelyn looked up and smiled, "Aw," she said. Theo continued to state at Talia, "What?" She asked. Theo shook his head, "I don't know why I hadn't asked you out sooner," he said. Talia smiled, "I wonder that too," she said. Theo nodded and chuckled, "Maybe I'm just nervous," he said. Talia scoffed, "Yeah right. Hot football star Theo Williams is nervous" she said. Theo pulled her closer, "I'm always nervous around you," he said. Talia looked up at him, she knew she loved him. Theo leaned in and kissed her. Talia hadn't felt anything like it before, the love she felt for him was unmatchable.
After the song was done Talia told Theo she needed to use the restroom. She walked to the restroom and did what she needed to do. After she walked back to the gym but went the way outside, she needed fresh air. She stood and looked up at the sky. All of a sudden a bag was put over her head and her hands were tied behind her back. Three men in all black picked her up and put her in the black van. Talia was freaking out and trying to see through the bag in her head, but she couldn't. She calmed her breathing and thought about her family, friends, and Theo. She was going to get out of this situation.
The next day, Talia woke up in a stone room with a metal door. She was in a dirty long grey dress. She got up from the bed she was laying on and walked to the door. She banged on it trying to open it but it didn't work. She looked around and noticed a camera in the room. She turned her head and looked at it, "Where am I?" She asked. An intercom came on, "You are in the HYDRA facility in Sokovia," the person said with a heavy Sokovian accent. Talia tilted her head to the side, "What's the date?" She asked. The intercom came on again, "It is October 14, 2014," he said. Talia realized she had been gone for 10 days, since homecoming was on October 4. Talia looked back at the camera, "What am I doing here?" She asked. The intercom came on one last time, "You will soon find out," he said.
Talia walked back to the bed and sat on it, then the television turned on in front of her. It started to play sitcoms, she didn't mind then she quite liked them. Talia zoned out while watching the television. Her mind wandered to her family and what they were possibly doing and if they worried about her. Thomas and Isaac were posting missing girl posters all over the city of Queens. The posters had: her full name, picture, physical description, what she was last wearing, they say she went missing, and Thomas' phone number. Needless to say Thomas, Isaac, the twins, and Theo were very scared of what had happened to Talia.
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