BodyGuard (DNF)

Chapter 129: Escape

Karl POV (4th wall breaker)

It was dark, the clock in the cafe we pretty much live in now read just past midnight. Zak and Darryl were cuddling together and Nick was asleep with his head in his arms and resting on the table beside me.

4g0tmyname was in the same spot in the corner they'd been in since Nick and Zak kidnapped them about 4 or 5 days ago now. They had barely slept during that time but still seemed wide awake.

As I looked over to them their tired eyes drifted over to meet mine in a staredown. The look visible in their eyes was hard to recognise, it wasn't one looking for sympathy or remorse or one showing anger or sadness. Just a look, nothing else.

I gave them a smile as I stood up, from beside me Nick stirred before lifting his head up and letting out a groan. He looked over to me with tired eyes and I turned back to look at him, "Karl baby, where are you going?" He asked.

From the stare I was getting from 4g0tmyname they were clearly wondering the same thing. I just looked down at my boyfriend and ran my fingers through his hair, "just getting a drink," I reassured him, "I'll be back in a few minutes."

Nick nodded and rested his head back against the table as I walked into the kitchen and poured myself a glass of water and grabbed 2 sandwiches wrapped in glad wrap.

I waited a minute or so before walking out with both in hand, Nick had already fallen back asleep and I moved silently past him and over to the corner where 4 was tied up.

They watched me as I placed the food on a table beside them before moving over to untie their hands. I decided I'd help get them out for here, and in all honesty I should have done that ages ago.

I untied their hands followed by their legs and took a step back as they stood up. 4 did that quickly and ripped the duct tape off of their mouth before grabbing me.

Before I could react 4g0tmyname covered my mouth with their hand and pushed me backwards before holding me against the wall.

Their cold eyes seemingly stared into my soul, in response, my eyes were wide and I tried to pull away from their firm grip.

"Why the hell did you kidnap me?" They asked with a slight snarl in their voice.
I watched as they moved their hand slightly so I could talk and I resisted the urge to yell for Nick, Darryl and Zak.

Instead I replied with a calm voice, "actually Nick and Zak kidnapped you," I nodded in the direction of Nick, "that's Nick, my boyfriend and Zak is over there."
4g0tmyname scoffed, "I know who they are. And if you were going to help me why now?"
I just shrugged, not knowing or wanting to answer the question.

Suddenly I heard 4's stomach rumbled and their face flushed slightly in embarrassment as their eyes widened.
"Are you hungry?" I asked, in a tone that you might use to talk to an animal or a small child.

They shrugged and I gestured over to the food, the sandwiches, the glass of water and an apple. "You can eat that food there if you want, I got it for you."
4g0tmyname gave me a last momentary glance before stepping back and grabbing the food.

I remembered they hadn't eaten all day and watched as they eagerly started eating. Soon the food was all gone and they looked back to me curiously.

4g0tmyname POV.
(It's finally a thing)

Karl was watching me as I ate and then I looked up at him. "What should we do now?" I asked him.
I was unsure of whether I should trust him or not, afterall he was partially responsible for me being tied up here.

He looked around for a moment before his eyes met mine, "well... I could help you get out."
I glanced around the room, "it's a cafe, why would I need help escaping it?"
Karl shrugged, "I could help you find your dog then. I think I might know where Nick had hidden him."

After a moment of thought I gave a nod and we started walking to a door on the other side of the room which lead into a hallway. We were about halfway across the room when the guy sleeping on the table, Nick sat up again and looked tiredly over in our direction.

Immediately I shrunk back into the shadows against the wall, hoping he wouldn't see me and I shot Karl a worried look. He glanced over to me before taking a step towards his boyfriend.

"Hey Karl, are you done getting a water cause I want a cuddle." Nick said giving Karl grabby arms.
I let out a quiet chuckle and Karl glanced over at me with blush decorating his face.
"J-just a minute Nick, I need to go to the-uh bathroom." Karl replied with his face still red.

"Okay, just be quick cause I want cuddles." Nick said before resting his head back down on the table.
I let out a laugh as Karl and I continued over to the hallway and slipped into it.
After less than 20 seconds Karl got sick of it and sent me a glare, "stop or I'll get Nick, Zak and Darryl here now." He threatened.

I rolled my eyes but shut up as the shorter boy looked into all of the rooms in the hallway, storage closets, bathrooms, even private meeting rooms for the cafe and we were close to giving up. But then as we opened the last door in the hallway we came across my dog.

She was curled up in a ball on the couch asleep as Karl and I quietly stepped into the room. Our footsteps were audible along the wooden floor and the dogs head perked up and her tail immediately started wagging at the sight of me.

I walked over to her with Karl close behind and I wrapped my arms around the dog only to get the side of my face licked lovingly.
"I missed you Bayley," I said to the dog as I gave her another pat before stepping away.

She jumped off of the couch and padded on her paws over to Karl, sniffing him curiously before licking the back of his hand. Karl watched Bayley doing this before scratching behind her ear.

Bayley was generally quiet so it was easy getting her to the door without Nick, Zak and Darryl hearing, I had my finger hooked under her red collar to make sure she didn't run over to them and wake them up.

As I opened the door and felt the cold chill of the night air against my skin I looked over my shoulder and gave Karl a quiet 'thank you'. The boy's hand just ran into his pocket and he pulled out my phone and handed it back to me.

I accepted it gratefully and thanked him again as I pocketed it in my hoodie. "Good luck... And I'm sorry for what Nick and Zak did," Karl said with a sorrowful smile.

Without replying I turned and lead my dog outside as Karl shut the door behind me.

As I walked I had a lot of time to think, (I mean I had to walk back to New Zealand which is 7,793 miles away, or 12,542 kilometres away), and I decided I should do something to thank Karl.

So, I pulled my phone out of my pocket and decided to give him something... someone.
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1294 words.

Thank fucking god I'm back. I missed writing for you guys so much and me and the dog are both safe. Although you all only care about the dog.