Two-sided

Chapter 31: good food? And dead phones

I realize that a whole potato should be enough for a human being but that thing was A FUCKING BABY POTATO! It was the size of my palm! I need not exaggerate.

God my stomach was growling. Terry and Vanessa exclaimed of how full they were by holding their stomaches in satisfaction.

I held mine with pain as it grew emptier already absorbing the potato. Danny still had half a steak left and pushed it aside. "Well I'm full, you ladies wanna take this to the living room?" He asked Terry and Vanessa jumped up quickly with smiles.

I was glued to my chair staring at that steak. "Oh I almost forgot." Danny said "Perry, remember to throw away that steak. I don't want leftovers." he scoffed and continued his way through the large house.

"Nally? Are you coming?" I shook my head and got out of the daydream. "Um yes! I just got a cramp..." I squinted and pursed my lips simply to say 'why did I say cramp?'

"Oh okay dear, there's some lady essentials in the bathroom to your left." my eyes grew wide as he said that so calmly. "um okay thank you?" I snuck over and grabbed the plate with the steak and quickly scurried to my room and hid the plate under my bed.

"Probably the only way I could get real food around here..." I mumbled to myself and ran down the looping stairs.

My legs felt like they were burning when I got down there. Terry and Vanessa were kissing Danny and shifting from his cheeks to his lips, to his chest.

I cringed. "Nally!" Danny smiled. "Off!" He yelled to Terry and Vanessa. "How are you feeling?" I sat on the couch and he pulled me closer.

I can't fight it or he'll lock me in his basement again... Ugh I can still feel the water hitting my back.

"I'm feeling okay." I said plainly. Vanessa rolled her eyes and crossed her arms, Terry was scribbling something on a notepad.

"I'm glad." he kissed my cheek and put a hand on my stomach. I felt so uncomfortable. IM NOT A DOG MY BELLY NEED NOT BE RUBBED. I yelled in my head.

The movie began and I couldn't understand what was going on. It was like in Dutch or something.

But Terry and Vanessa were tearing up and every so often screaming "No! Don't do it!" "He loved you!" "No Kenny don't leave her!"

I was getting a headache. My neck was starting to hurt so I leaned on Danny a bit. He started moving his hand in a circular motion on my stomach, it tickled I couldn't really describe it any other way.

I just kept thinking "Don't do anything rash, remember you gotta be good until you can escape!" I started thinking about my friends.

My lip quivered and I had tears pouring out, I couldn't control it, I covered my face with my hands and Danny jerked awake.

"Huh, wha?" His grip grew tighter around me. "What's wrong?" He asked. I took a deep breath. "I gotta go I'm sorry!" I ran up the stairs and locked myself in my room.

I wiped my eyes viciously wanting those stupid tears to just go away! But at the same time I didn't want them too, they were the only thing that I knew, the only familiar thing I could still have in my life.

I heard a knock at my door. I jumped on my bed "Go away..." I said through my tears. The door opened. It was Danny, he held a key chain in his hand "I think you forgot I'm the owner of the house." he stuffed the keys in his pocket.

I noted that the jeans had a tear on his left thigh and a red Mark of pain right above it.

He shut the door and sat next to me. He put a hand on each of my shoulders and started to massage them. "what's wrong?" He whispered.

His firm hands reminded me of Ryan before I left that night. My top teeth sat on my bottom lip restricting tears. "Nothing..."

He took my hands and made me face him by gently grasping my chin and turning my eyes to him. That reminded me of Ally.

"I'm pretty sure if you ran out, tears in your eyes and told me to go away there has to be something wrong." he chuckled. His words reminded me of Ethan.

"I just really miss my friends..." I stated wiping a tear. He smiled and hugged me. What is up with this guy? He takes me from my car, puts me in a basement jerks me to the ground and now he's hugging me?

I awkwardly wrapped my arms around him. He pulled me away and pulled out a phone. "Here, I think you've done well for your first day. Don't stay up too late. Lights out in 10 minutes." He got up and smiled before leaving.

I dialed the house phone and waited for an answer...
One ring...
Two rings...
Three rings...
"Please answer..." I whispered
Last ring... "I'm sorry but the number you called has a voicemail box that has not been set up yet, goodbye." said the voice box.

Tears ran down my face. "I love you guys..." I said into the phone and put the phone on speaker and heard the dead line sound go off.

I lay in my bed sobbing. Do they care that I'm gone?