A Misunderstanding : The Music Freaks :

Sealing The Betrayal

Hailey parked her car in a small staff lot behind the building. She got out and and pulled Jake out of the passenger side of the car. Hailey carried him towards the building, following behind the man in the black suit as he swiped a keycard and let Hailey in. Hailey carried Jake through the doors of the building and into a bright hallway. The walls were completely white and the only other things in the hallway were a couple of doors littered far into the building. The man walked confidently with long strides through the brightly lit corridor, Hailey following a few paces behind, struggling to keep up with the man. Suddenly, the man stopped walking and he opened a door to the left. He stood to the side of the door to let Hailey into the room. After a slight pause, Hailey walked into the room. Immediately after she entered, the door slammed shut behind her. "HEY!" Hailey whipped her head around to look at the closed door. "Let me out!" She set Jake down gently and began to bang on the door aggressively. She heard a sharp laugh from the other side of the door. "Don't worry, ill let you out. Just put him down on that bed." Hailey turned around and examined the room for the first time. She was shocked to see that it looked like a Five star hotel drenched in white. There was a huge king sized bed, a desk with a lamp and computer on it, a huge bookshelf, a nightstand directly next to the bed and the entire room was littered with ornate decorations hanging from the roof or engraved in the wall and floor. Hailey slowly picked up Jake, a feat that took all the strength she could muster, and she lay him gently on the bed. She then walked over to the door. "Hey, I put him down. Let me out." She crossed her arms and waited. After a couple of seconds, nothing happened. "Hey, come on, open the door." She said, getting a bit angsty. She didn't hear anything from the other side of the door. She sighed and went to sit down. She pulled out a rolling desk chair from underneath the fancy desk and sat down.

Trevor drove down a long road, following the security camera footage that had caught Hailey's car driving away from Jake's house. He turned the corner onto Hailey's street and parked in front of her house. "Atlas, can you got check it out? Ill watch from the outside to make sure no one else comes in." Trevor stated, drawing his pistol and resting his hands on the steering wheel. Atlas nodded and got out of the car. She too drew her pistol, ready for anything that may happen. She walked up to the door of the house and knocked. After a few seconds, nothing happened. Atlas knocked again. "Police, Open up!" Again, nothing happened. Atlas took a step back and kicked the door in as hard as she could. She had always had amazing technique and this door being only a small wooden one, collapsed the moment she made impact. She charged into the house, carefully checking each and every room before determining that the house was completely empty. Atlas sighed and went back outside. She exited the door and walked over to Trevor's car. "Anything?" Trevor asked, as Atlas entered the passenger side of his car. Atlas shook her head. "Empty. No one in the house at all." Trevor sighed. "Let's try and pull footage from the street cameras here and see if they caught anything." He pulled away from the house and began driving to a nearby police station.

Hailey woke up with a start as she heard loud, metallic banging. She looked at the bed next to her and noticed that Jake was no longer laying down. She heard the bang again, followed by a frustrated grunt. She looked towards the noise and saw Jake aggressively tackling the metal door. He continuously pounded on the large steel door to no avail. Eventually, he stopped and took a deep breath as he sat on the bed he was previously laid on. When he sat down, Jake noticed Hailey was staring at him. "Oh, Hailey, you're awake." He responded, looking down at the floor while breathing heavily. Hailey felt a pang of guilt, realizing that Jake had no idea she was the one who brought him here. "Yeah, I woke up a while ago." She responded, turning away from him. They both sat in silence for what felt like an eternity, until Jake spoke. "Hailey, I am really sorry you got dragged into this. I never meant for you to be involved at all." he sighed as he finished. Hailey now felt even more guilty. Jake was apologizing for her being here when it was Hailey who had in fact brought him to this horrible, nightmarish place. "Don't worry about it." She responded after a bit. "We will find a way out of here." She tried to remain optimistic and even gave a slight smile. Jake sighed. "Normally I would agree with you, but this isn't a movie. The wall's of this room are 26 inches thick, made entirely of concrete. The door is 12 inches of solid steel and a dozen titanium hinges fused to the door and wall. There's absolutely no way to force our way through." Jake finished while placing his face in his hands. Hailey was dumbfounded. "How do you know so much about this place?" Jake looked at her. "The door is obvious. Plus, the walls would have to be sturdy and durable in order to keep people in. This room was clearly meant for multiple people." Hailey looked around and became frustrated with herself for not noticing this obvious detail about the room. Two beds, two desks, two dressers, the room was a two person room and Hailey should've noticed before entering. "I guess that makes sense. But, how did you know the exact measurements?" at this question, Jake seemed to pause, before responding "I've been here before." This, obviously, caught Hailey off guard. "What do you mean you've been here before?" Jake stared at her and seemed to be deciding whether it was worth telling her, before answering, "Ill explain another time." and looking away. Hailey was going to press further, but decided against it. She stared at the ceiling and closed her eyes, hoping that everything would turn out alright.