When the Clock Strikes Midnight

6:00 p.m

DISCLAIMER! CHAPTER INCLUDES RAPE AND INTENSE TORTURE!!!!

A/N: I'm so sorry for not writing for so long. I needed a while to write this chapter. It's a really long chapter. Almost 30 pages long. But please stick through this story! I promise that it is going somewhere. Thank you guys so much for sticking with me and continuing to read the book.

I wake up, pain coursing through my body. I try to sit up but I wince, almost gagging on my bile. I swallow, my dry throat barely able to get my spit down. I look around in confusion, my body still trying to work. I feel someone put their hand on my forearm and I flinch, instantly jumping away from them. I hear someone sigh and I clear my vision, trying to focus on who the person is. It's Veronica, who was trying to wake me up gently without hurting me. A tear instantly falls down my face, not being able to stop itself. Veronica gently wraps her arms around me, whispering soft words into my ear. I eventually calm down enough to pull out of her arms. She helps me sit up against the wall, trying to be gentle. She gets me propped against the wall and I whimper, my body surging with pain. I look around and see that Theo is chained to the bed, laying there unconscious. Jack is sitting beside me, watching me in concern. I look around the room and I don't see Micheal so I calm down. I look over at Veronica, who has tears in her eyes.

"Where is he? Why is Theo unconscious on the table? Was he getting tortured?" Veronica starts crying so I turn towards Jack. Jack smiles sadly at me, not being able to give me one of his regular smiles.

"Theo isn't being tortured. He was just drugged. That is why he is unconscious. Micheal went to go and get some of the others. He has a camera in here. He is gonna use it as bait to get the others to go with him. We were worried about you. You were hyperventilating in your sleep. That's why we tried to wake you up. Peach, are you ok? Like, seriously? You don't have to lie to us." A tear rolls down my face, and I force myself to stay calm.

"So, he drugged Theo?" Jack nods, grabbing my hand. I flinch but I don't pull back. I burst into tears, crawling into Jack's arms.

"Jack. He broke me. I don't know how I am supposed to come back from this. I'm so tired. I just wanna go. I just wanna go home. I wanna go home with my sister and my mom and my dad. I just wanna go home. Please, I can't take this anymore." Jack rubs my back, whispering soothing words into my ears. He eventually stops, helping me gently back to a sitting position.

"Peach. I know that you are struggling right now. But we will be free. We will get out of here. I promise you." I slowly calm down, holding onto Jack's hand. I grab Veronica's hand too, being nice and gentle. Theo stirs on the bed, opening his eyes.

"Guys. What happened?" Veronica bursts out crying and my eyes water but I stay strong, knowing that someone has to tell him.

"Theo. Micheal drugged you. He went out to go and get more people. He has a camera watching all of us right now. So you need to stay calm." He looks around, still looking groggy.

"Why would he drug me?" Veronica crawls into my arms and I let her, wincing out in pain.

"Probably to freak out the others. So that they will get scared and will come along more willingly." Theo nods, looking around. Veronica sits up, sniffling. She crawls over as close to the bed as she can and rests her head on Theo's leg. They stay like that for a little while, while Jack and I start talking.

"Jack. How are we gonna get out of here? I don't know how we can escape him. I had a chance to but I didn't. He has changed me into that. I don't know how we are gonna survive this." Jack shakes his head, still smiling over at me.

"We will survive this. I don't know how, but we will. Everyone already knows that we are gone. We are gonna make it through this. No matter what." I nod, a tear rolling down my face.