Secrets, Lies, And Love

How it Started

There used to be six of us... Now I'm the only one left. At least that's what I thought.

Six years ago, my friends and I were on a mission when things went south. I was the only one who made it out alive. I tried to go back but I was too late, the building had already gone up in flames. They were dead and it was all my fault.

Let's take this back a couple of steps here. To fully understand what happened we have to go back to the beginning. Ten years ago when my friends and I first got tangled up in this mess, we were all having fun as college kids do, but you know that saying "Wrong place, wrong time.¨ Well story of our lives. We were walking home from a late night of studying and heard screaming from the alleyway, the boys went to check it out. Chase stayed behind with Alice, Brooke, and me. Justin and David came back but with ¨friends¨. The new people had guns pointed at them both. Chase got in front of us girls. Alice was on my left and Brooke on my right. They were both terrified, as was I but I've been through worse. I held onto them while Chase started to talk to the men.

¨Hey let them go, they didn't do anything!¨ Chase yelled.

¨Oh but that's where you're wrong my friend, they did do something. They saw what we did, and you, you heard what we did so you all are coming with us.¨ The guy who said this was tall and kinda scary looking. He had a big scar across his face as if had been in an accident.

¨We are not your friends and we are NOT going anywhere with you. Now let our friends...¨

BANG! The sound of a gunshot rang through the alleyway and Chase fell to the ground holding his leg as blood started to pour out of it. Alice and Brooke screamed and tried to run but other men showed up and grabbed them both putting a rag over their mouths. A few seconds later they had both passed out and I was left there holding onto Chase's leg trying to stop the bleeding. Justi and David started to try and get free but they did the same thing to them as they had done to Alice and Brooke. Now it's just Chase and me with six complete strangers who all have guns I might add.

Scar-face walked over to me and said, ''You're not scared? Why?¨

I look him dead in the eye and say ¨Because you are nothing compared to the hell I've been through.¨

Still holding onto Chase we were all dragged into a small van. I took off my jacket and tore it in half to wrap around his leg. A few minutes later they put a rag around my face and everything went black.

When I wake up I'm in a room chained to the wall. The room is not well lit but I can still see across the room. As my eyes adjust more I can see people. My people, my friends. I tried to speak but I soon realized that I had a gag in my mouth. Seeing as I have nothing I can use to get free I start to scream trying to get the A-holes who locked us up to come in here. After about five minutes it worked. One of them came storming in looking around until he locked eyes with me. He almost ran over, grabbed me by the throat, and told me to ¨Shut up before I give up something to cry about!¨

I start trying to talk. He just rolls his eyes, throws me on the ground, and walks out. After a while, everyone else starts to wake up, and by that time I had almost gotten the gag out of my mouth. Chase is crying due to pain. Alice and Brooke are crying because they are scared. Justin and David are trying to find a way out of the place. I finally got the gag out of my mouth and start to take deep breaths and start to talk with my friends.

¨Guys, we all need to breathe and try not to freak out. I know this is scary but it's going to be ok I promise. Chase, is your leg ok?¨ He doesn't really shake his head but I can tell it's bad. He needs help soon. I look over at the girls and they are shaking with fear.

¨Alice, Brooke look at me, it's going to be ok just breathe. I'm going to find a way out of this. We just need to be strong. We can do this but we need to work together ok.¨ They just shake their heads in response. The door flew open and scar-face walked in. With a smug look on his ugly little face. He walks over to Chase and tells his men something and then they start to unchain Chase and take him out of the room.

¨Where are you taking him?¨ I tell him in an almost evil gravelly voice. He looks over and simply says, ¨To fix him.¨ He then walks over to Alice and Brooke looking them over like a new trophy.

¨We will have to work with these two. But they will be great assets to us.¨ He walks across the room over to Justin and David who both look like they have murder in their eyes. He simply laughed and told another one of his men something that I could get. More men came in and took Justin and David away leaving me as the last one.