Passive Hearts

Chapter 22

TRIGGER WARNING

After what seemed forever, Daniel stopped beating me. "Got all that hate out of your system already?" I say spitting out blood, "I thought for sure you'd be more enraged considering Kai beat your ass." He slapped and kicked me in the stomach. "You look roughed up enough." He says kicking me in the face one last time. "Now smile for the camera."

Iris's POV

It's lunch and Brandi fstill hasn't returned any of my calls or texts.... that so weird she responds in a second. "Hey has Brandi returned any of your texts?" I say to Kai and AJ, they nod their heads no. This is weird, she never misses school or not return a call or text.... does this have something to do with last night? In that moment Kai immediately gets up from his seat and leaves the cafeteria, AJ and I follow after him. "Where are you going?" AJ says trying to catch up to him. All he does is turn around and show us his phone. "Oh my god." AJ says, I can't even speak. It's a video of Brandi all beaten up, I can't even hear what the guys saying.... I'm in too much shock. "Last night Brandi texted me an address around like 11, it was Meteor Park." I say. "Why would she go there that late at night??" Kai says. "I think because of me..." AJ says quietly. We turn and look at AJ. "What do you mean because of you?" I say. "Today when I was texting her, I saw a text from me last night, it was just asking her to go to the park." She says. "Why would you text her to go to the park??" Kai says. "Where's my girlfriend!" "Wait!" I say. "Wasn't Daniel with you last night?? When we were on call." "Oh fuck." AJ say. Nobody said it but it was obvious that Daniel took Brandi. "Her locations been shared with me and AJ since sophomore year, if her phones still charged which it obviously is, then we can see where it's at!" I say. We go on our phones and try to find her location. "Okayy she's at..... that warehouse downtown!" AJ says. "Well what're we waiting for??" I say. "Let's get Brandi."