Lost... Without You

Chapter 16: Lost

I was shoved awake by a man's foot.

I opened my eyes groggily and looked up. The man was in a black ski mask.

"Get up now you stupid bitch!" He kicked me again and reached down and grabbed my arm, yanking me up. I felt my shouler pop.

As I stood, I looked around the small room I was in. It was dark, the only light coming in through the barred window. It looked like it used to be a hotel room that was not used anymore. The wallpaper was peeling and the carpet had stains. They looked like blood stains.

The man opened the door to the room and pushed me out into a hallway, Yep, definitely an old hotel.

He shoved me into the stairwell and I tripped over my feet and fell down the stairs.

The man laughed as he lifted me up, as my hands were bound behind my back.

Finally, they got to the the basement of the hotel.

There were cages filled with girls. Brunette, blonde, african American, you name it.

My stomach churned.

The man opened an empty cage and threw me in.

After he left, I managed to get to the side of the cage and saw a young blonde girl in the cage next to me.

"Wh-where are we?" I managed to croak out. I hadn't used her voice for some time.

The blonde looked around, making sure she could speak.

"We are in The Hotel. At least, that's what it used to be. Now it's hell." she whispered.

"What do you mean? What is going to happen to us?"

The girl looked down, "No one knows. Those guys, like the one that brought you here, come and get a girl and take her...somewhere. I'm not sure where. You can hear them screaming though."

I shivered.

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Matt's POV

A car horn woke me from my sleep. I opened my eyes and looked around. My hands were tied behind my back.

I was in a hotel room. A very old one.

No one else was around. I listened, but couldn't hear anything.

I managed to stand up and looked around the room. I tried walking, but my legs were like jelly.

I limped to an old desk in the room and tried to find something to cut my binds. I turned my back to the drawers and pulled them open with my hands. Nothing.

There was a mirror on top of the dresser. I kicked the dresser, making the mirror fall.

It shattered into a million pieces. I found a large piece of glass and cut the rope around my hands.

Once they were free, I looked to the only window in the room. It was barred.

"Dammit." I whispered to myself.

I slowly walked to the door and opened it. I stuck his head out to see if there was anyone in the hall.

There wasn't.

I stepped into the hallway and proceeded to look for an exit. I saw a sign for the fire escape.

I opened the door and was outside. There was no ladder for the fire escape. It was on the ground pretty far below me.

I looked around and saw there was no other way down. I took a deep breath and jumped. I tucked my legs, but the impact still hurt.

I hit the ground. "Fuck!" My ankle throbbed.

I didn't care. I had to get to a phone.

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Syn's POV

Val was on the couch crying again.

Zacky was on the phone with the police. No one had heard anything.

Bailey came downstairs and went to comfort Val. It was no use, she was in hysterics. It was understandable.

I hadn't felt anything for a couple days now.

It had been about a week since Amber and Matt went missing.

Zacky slammed the phone onto the counter. "The fuckers still haven't found any leads."

"We'll find them." Jimmy put a hand on his shoulder.

I just sighed and went to sit on the couch.

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Matt's POV

I made my way out of the alley and onto the sidewalk. It had to be about six o'clock in the evening.

There were some people walking. I walked up to a man in a suit.

"Excuse me, but can I use your phone?" The man was a little hesitant at first, but obliged.

I took it graciously and punched in Syn's number.

It rang.

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Syn's POV

I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket. I pulled it out, but didn't recognize the number.

"Hello?"

"Brian! It's Matt!"

"Where in the hell are you?!"

Val looked up.

"I- I'm not sure.."

I heard him talking to someone.

"San Francisco."

"Where?! We'll come get you!"

I told Matt to stay where he was. Then hung up and grabbed my keys and ran out to my car, followed by Val, Bailey, Zacky, Jimmy, and Johnny.

They sped off to San Fran.