I Can't Make You Love Me

Chapter 3.

Joseph's P.O.V.
The second I opened my front door I knew it was my biggest mistake. Mo was already hiding behind me, but I knew she could see who we were faced with. Her boyfriend, Cody, the one that tried killing her last night. My first instinct was to punch him square in the face, but I didn't want Mo to see me fight him. His eyes were about to pop out of his head anyways as he stared directly through me and right at Mo. "Move" he angrily told me. I shook my head no and he continued, "I said move, and I'm not going to say it again." I still refused and I could feel Mo becoming tense behind me. Cody's face went angrier if that was even possible and he threw the lamp he had in his clenched fist onto the ground and swung back to throw a punch at me. However I was able to lean back in time and Mo jumped back too so his fist hit the door frame. "Mo, run" i yelled to her and her-stubborn ass didn't, she pulled at me to follow before he tried to hit me again. "Go!" i yelled at her again, and turned to face her to get my point across. And just as she was about to run, her eyes went wide and she screamed on the top of her lungs, "NO" but before I could turn around something hit my head and everything went black. The last thing I heard was Mo screaming.

Mo's P.O.V.
I fought for my life. Cody was yet again trying to kill me. Right now I am in his car, tied up with my mouth duck-taped shut. He hit Joseph over the head with the lamp I hurt him with, and then hit me with it. I hit the ground hard, he picked me up and threw my weak body over his shoulder. In the back of his car is rope and a lot of it. We've been driving for at least an hour and suddenly the car stopped and I heard him coming towards the back. The back opened and Cody grabbed my throwing me over his shoulder again. I tried to kick him, but my legs were also tied. I was helpless. He walked us into a house that was surrounded by trees, clearly the deep woods. I could hear other people there, all male voices. Cody threw me on the ground in the basement, where I saw guys following him towards me. "Well, well, well. Lookie what we have here." One of them started. "Mo, recognize this?" my ex-boyfriend said to me as he held the lamp I used to hurt him with. I couldn't respond due to the duck tape, so he slapped me. "I asked you a question, bitch!" he yelled in my face. I winced at the pain, but nodded. He made me stand up and had me sit in the chair that was in the room, the only chair. I knew what was going to happen; and all I could do was let it happen. The men moved toward me and I closed my eyes and the only thoughts I had were of Joseph.

Joseph's P.O.V.
I woke up on the couch and sat up with a jolt. Sam, Nate and Jack were here, now standing in front of me. "Where is she? Where is Mo?" I asked them yelling. "We have no idea" Sam said. "When we got here to visit, the front door was wide open, you were unconscious on the floor, and Mo was gone" Nate added. "The only thing that we found was a note," John said handing it to me. It read, in scrapy handwriting:
"If she can last the week, then you will see Mo again. If not, good luck trying to find her."
I slammed the note down on the table, "We have to find her, that scumbag took her!" I yelled. Nate grabbed at my shoulder, "Joseph, how the hell do you expect us to find her. They wouldn't be at his house." "but that handwriting, it looks familiar. I've definitely seen it before." I added. "From where, high school? Man, half the guys in the school have shitty handwriting. Did her ex have any friends who would help him out?" I thought about it real quick, and realized who it was. "Cody's friends were completely assholes to Mo, and I remember having detention with one of them. He kept writing himself late-passes, and his handwriting would always get him caught." "Alright, where does he live?" John asked. "He would always talk about having parties in a house that was out in the woods. I went to one party and remember where it is! Lets go!" I said and we all ran to the car. Sam drove and I sat in the passengers seat directing him.
An hour later, we arrived at the house, and I saw Cody's car in the driveway. We got out and Nate handed me a baseball bat. We got to the door and heard multiple guys inside. I saw about 6 through a window and wanted to kill all of them. None of them had shirts on, and they looked all smug. I swear to god that if they took advantage of Mo, I will kill each and every one of them. John got my attention and told me to get ready to break in. Nate and Sam kicked down the door and the men jumped up and bolted towards us. Nate took out the first two with just one punch, and Sam was fighting with another two. John told me to check the basement. I ran over to the door, punching a guy out of the way. I heard Cody yelling, and then I saw Mo. She only had a bra and panties on, and she was beaten up. Bruises covered her entire stomach, arms and legs. I could have grabbed her if Cody wasn't holding a knife to her neck and the lamp stick in his other hand. "Let her go. Right now and I'll consider not killing you." "Nah, I'm good," and with that he took the lamp stick and smacked it off of Mo's head, then her body fell to the floor.