Ransom: A One Direction and 5 Seconds of Summer Kidnapping Story

Luke

Luke

I was more than frightened of the burly man that went by the name of Liam, as I heard previously, that sat across from me. He was the most intimidating person I had ever met, and the thought of his hands roaming over me again made me want to throw up. The night previously he threatened Ashton that he would cut the word "obnoxious" into his arm, and when he threatened to carve a word into my arm, I completely lost it. All the kidnappers were cruel, but he was the worst.

I recognized the curly-haired kidnapper, Harry, the one who held the gun to my face, immediately. He was the one who told me that my car was "stolen". I knew I shouldn't have trusted him because, even though probably one of the other kidnappers stole my car, when it came down to me or my car, I'd much rather it be my car that was taken.

Out of the other boys that were kidnapped along with me, I liked Calum very much. He was my rock during that time, which really surprised me, especially after I was a jerk to him when he took time out of his schedule to tutor me a couple years before.

As for Ashton and Michael, I was a bit apprehensive of the two of them. They had already gotten on some of the kidnappers nerves and that could definitely lead to bad news. They were both pretty intimidating, but Ashton was ruthless. He let the kidnappers have a piece of his mind the night before like he had done the night we were kidnapped. He was very tough but I knew the kidnappers could be a lot worse. I recognized him from school as he was another very popular boy, star of the football team, and I didn't think he remembered but him and I had a row once. It was over a girl but it was only minor and a few years before the kidnapping took place.

Michael, on the other hand, was more reserved but he could bite. I knew he and one of the kidnappers, Louis as I remember was his name, had a background together. Michael mentioned to Ashton that he witnessed something Louis did a while back and Louis decided to give him hell about it. I knew he worked at the hair dye kiosk because my friends used to bother him when they went to the mall. I may have joined in a couple times, but I admitted that I really didn't see a reason why. I knew that he remembered me, and I actually felt guilty when I saw that he recognized me.

I was snapped out of my thoughts about the looming man in front of me when Louis came down and told Liam something. He grunted and turned to us, looking straight down at me threateningly. I pulled my knees to my chest tighter and he chuckled. I could sense impending danger that involved him and I nearly cried out at the thought of it.

"Well, well," he said, "you lot get to stay out here for a while. Ain't that nice?" He spat, grinning with malice. "But if any of you even try to escape, which you won't, I promise you that you'll never see the light of day again. Maybe even never live another day again." He let out a loud laugh and went upstairs with Louis.

Ashton growled and got up from where he was sitting, looking around with anger. There weren't really many ways to get out unless one was strong, skinny, and stealthy. The only windows in the room were about one foot wide and six inches high. There were about five of them placed about ten feet apart from each other. There was no furniture except a beat up couch against the far wall and the desk near the wall closest to the staircase. There were four rooms: a laundry room, a bathroom, and the room were were being kept in, which I assumed was just an unfinished bedroom, and Liam's bedroom. The hard, rough carpet on the main room floor matched the disgusting pale color of the cheap plaster walls.

"Are you pathetic losers gonna sit there or are you going to get up and find a way out?" Ashton asked, acting as though he was caged animal.

Michael stood but didn't move from his spot. "Dude, did you hear what he said?"

"What he said is bullshit. He wouldn't kill any of us or he wouldn't get the money. It's just a threat."

"Yeah, but a fucking scary one at that! He may not kill us but he could find a way to seriously injure us."