𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞 (Broken Red Crest Trilogy#1)

Cara

Cara

Its cold, dark, and murky. I don't know where I am or how long I've been gone. All I remember was waiting for my mom outside at dance. Someone grabbing me from behind, putting a cloth on my mouth, everything fading to black, and waking up in this dark room.

I didn't see a face of the man who came down here. Did he hurt me? Yeah. I'm sure I have bruises all over my ribs, cuts all over my legs and arms, and a cut on my cheek.

"Are you up, kid?" The man says walking down the stairs again. I feel like crying again, my heart is pounding, and my hands are shaking.

"I said are you up?!" He grips my hair and lifts my face to look at him. I wince at the sudden tug. I feel tears stinging my eyes as he leans in to my face.

"Such a pretty girl, it's a shame you're with my son." He says. I feel like the air has just been kicked out of me. I mean it was but son?

"S-son?" I stutter. Everything is shaking. He kicks my stomach again. I topple over and cough. Only to be yanked up again by my hair.

"Did I say speak," He says and drags me to sit in a seat in the middle of the room. "No. Now let me explain. My name is Dan Harris. I know, Jack is my son. Your boyfriend."

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Two months ago:

"Where are we going?!" I giggle as Jack places a blindfold on me. He starts walking me forward, his hands setting on my waist, pressing a soft kiss on my cheek.

"You'll see,"  He says as he pulls me to a stop. "Okay now when I take this blindfold off keep your eyes closed.

He takes off the blindfold but immediately places his hands on my eyes. He laughs from behind me and leans into my ear.

"I know you too well. You were gonna open your eyes." I nod and giggle. He finally moves his hands and I open my eyes.

He's holding a book bouquet with the books I was talking about a week ago. He leans in, his lips merely inches from mine.

"Can I be your boyfriend?" He whispers and caresses my cheek with his thumb. He moves a strand of hair from my glasses.

"Yes." And he kisses me. He kisses me like it's his life's meaning, like I'm the only thing keeping him breathing.

"Thank you." He says pulling away only to pull me back in. My arms wrap around his shoulders , his around my waist, hearts colliding.

"My moonflower," He says pecking my lips with a few more kisses and holds my face in his hands. "It's you and me. Always and forever. It was always you. Since we were kids."

"Wait what do you mean since we were kids?" I ask tilting my head. I knew him as a kid? I don't remember.

"When we were kids, we were best friends. We were playing at the park and we were swinging. Your swing went to high and you flew off. You were unconscious." He takes a pause to let me take that part in.

I nod and he continues. "They took you to the hospital. You lost your memory. You forgot me. It broke my little heart. Then we left and I didn't see you until our middle school years. You were my best friend and you didn't remember me. I've been in love with you since we were six years old, Cara. It was always you. Only you in my heart. And it will only ever be you. My moonflower."

And then it hit me. The boy I fell in love with when I was six years old.

"My heart is yours, please....be careful with it." I whisper.

"I've loved you too long to even let the slightest crack penetrate your heart."

I wake up on the cold ground, my whole body hurts. I just wanna go home. Dan Harris, the man who kidnapped me, is up stairs. He told me he never stopped watching Jack, even when he was in jail, he always had someone watching. He knew about me all along. And that's why he kidnapped me. He hates his son. Why? I don't know. He's just a sick and twisted mind. So, he took me away.

In my head I'm pretending to be with Jack, or my family, church, even the dance studio with Mrs. Leia. I've come up with some ideas for my book Falling. Kylie and Jace are one thousand percent gonna have a rain kiss confession.

"Eat." Dan throws me some food. I don't even pay attention to what it is. I haven't eaten in a long time.

He watches me the whole time. It's creepy. I don't know why me. I don't know why he cares about Jacks happiness if he hates him. Just leave him alone.

"Do you know why you're here?" He asks in a low voice. I shake my head no and look up at him. He looks away for a second then back at me.

"My son doesn't deserve happiness. He was horrible when he was a kid. And you make him happy. I could see it in his eyes. That's why you're here." He says.

I look at him and my heart shatters for Jack. What kind of sick man is this? Who actually wants their kid to be miserable.

I say nothing I'm too scared to talk. And he doesn't make me. He just gets up. Leaves. And locks the door behind him. Leaving me in the dark. All alone.

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I look up at the ceiling and pray, God please help me. I just wanna go home. Please. It's all I ask. I just wanna see my family, Jack, Emma and Sam. I just wanna be home.

It's probably been another week. Or more. Who knows? I don't. I'm tired again. I get scared to fall asleep and just sit in the corner until my eyes finally droop. Dan hasn't come down here, thank God.

Bam!

There's a sound upstairs. Like a door being broken down and that's when I hear the voices.

"Police! You're under arrest!" My heart is pounding. I heard the sounds of foot steps and yelling from upstairs. I don't know what's happening but I hope it's really the police and not someone else.

I wanna go home. Maybe I can finally go home. And the door to the basement is broken down. I what foot steps coming down. I'm shaking in the corner, holding my breath, eyes closed tightly. I open my eyes slowly. My head hung down and when I look up.

Jack.

Authors note:
NOT EDITED KEEP RUDE COMMENTS TO YOURSELF, please."