Retribution

Chapter Twenty-Two

Paige

What did I do to deserve this?

Why me?

Why did it happen to me?

I've always been a good person, I've helped others, and I made sure they were happy.

I was a good person, I was happy, I was normal. But once he hurt me, I turned into an angry vengeful person.

But why, what did I do?

Why did he do it to me?

Why can't I be happy?

Why can't somebody save me...

Dax

"Jesus, even in her sleep she's violent," I say coming back out to the living room.

"I know," Clay says looking up at me with an unimpressed look. He tried to wake Paige up but ended up with scratch marks all down his face and body.

"I don't know how the fuck we're going to wake her up" I say sitting down and pulling at my hair. She needs to eat and drink, she needs to come back. "We've tried everything. The only thing left I can think of is Gage" I say sighing. I've seen the way they interact and he was able to pull her out of her head the last time she went missing.

"He won't pick up the phone so good luck with that" Clay mumbles. He's working on his laptop at the moment.

"Have you tried Quinn?"

"Not yet, how about you try. You were always her favourite brother"

"Fine," I say sighing. It is true, Quinn has always favoured me over Clay. We always had some sort of bond that she could never find with Clay. I pull out my phone and load Quinn's contact. I know they are still in the house cause Casey has been keeping an eye on them the whole time. I press the dial and wait for her to pick up. It rings and rings and before I hang up her voice comes through.

"Daxy, how are things going?" her sweet voice says, she sounds..normal.

"Q, yeah I'm alright. Look can you put Gage on please?" I say getting straight to the point. I can deal with Quinn when I get home but I need to get Paige sorted.

"I mean I can try but he's not really in the talking mood"

"Just put him on Q" I hear her sigh and call Gage's name and then some rustling.

"What Dax" his voice comes through, it sounds slurred.

"Look I don't know what the fuck is wrong with you at the moment but we need help. Paige isn't waking up and she's getting worse by the day". He doesn't say anything, all I can hear is his breathing. "Gage, come on man. She's not good" I try one more time.

"I can't help you, Dax, She's not my problem anymore," he says coldly

"She's not a fucking problem! you're a fucking dick you know that? She's been through hell and you haven't tried to help her at all. What happened to the guy who broke into the house to save her huh? Where did he go, the guy that fucking loved her!" I yell at him. It's like he's flipped, he's a completely different person.

"He's dead" are his final words before he hangs up on me. I throw the phone at the wall and yell. She's not a fucking problem, she is a good person who went through fucking hell and she needs our help. We need to save her and he was our last hope. She's going to be stuck in there forever.

Gage

I hang up the phone and push the guilt down even further.

I can't feel anything now.

I feel so..numb.

Nothing matters to me anymore except Quinn.

Paige is nothing to me anymore.

Nothing.

Rico

"Let me try," I say walking back into the house. Though it looks like something bad has happened. Dax is standing looking furious and his phone has smashed against the wall. Clay just sits there staring ahead. "There was a moment where I was able to lay next to her and hold her head, she quietened down for a little bit after that. We need to pull her out, we have to give her hope. We have to give her something to live for" Both the brothers look at me and then at each other.

"You're welcome to try but you can not touch her understood?" Clay says between clenched teeth.

"I'll have to touch her, but I won't touch her sexually. I'll give her the comfort she needs" I say before I walk into the bedroom and shut the door. She still lays in the same position, clutching the pillow for dear life. She's stopped screaming for now but it won't be for long before she starts up again. This may be my chance to help her. I slowly approach the bed and walk around the other side before lying down next to her softly. She doesn't move or make a sound. She looks terrible. She looks worse than when I found her at the Foe's warehouse. I lightly touch her hair, pushing it back from her sweaty forehead. She doesn't move.

"Paige, I know you can hear me. I know we don't know each other well but I know what you're going through. You don't want to live right? You're hiding in there to avoid the pain. I get it, I did the same. But you have to face it, Paige. The more you hide the more it's going to hurt. You have me and the twins waiting for you out here. We are going to save you Paige but we need you to come back" I say softly while I stroke the top of her head. I can see her eyes moving but they still won't open. But her grasp on the pillow loosens. She can hear me, I knew it.

"Come on Paige, I need to follow my voice. I need you to open your eyes. See that you're safe. Nothing can hurt you here" Her grip loosens further and her hands release the pillow and fall softly onto the bed. Yes! Come on little bird, come back.

Paige

"We are going to save you Paige" I hear that voice say again. Save me? They want to save me...

"Open your eyes, Paige, come on just let me see those crystal blue eyes. Let me get lost in them, let me bring you back" The voice gets louder and louder. The demons stop playing and watch me.

No no no, don't take me away. Please I just want to be happy.

"Paige, you are safe okay? Things will get better but you have to come out of there. You don't belong there, not yet. You belong out here with us. Let us help you get revenge on them..."

Revenge, that's what I was fighting for.

I was fighting for revenge

I can't hide anymore, I need to kill them.

"I will end them" I whisper to the demons before they dissipate into smoke.

Once I'm finished, then I'll come back. I'll come back and finally be happy.