The Teenage Struggle

Chapter Twenty - Five

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Carly recently finds out that her younger brother, Steve, has somehow been kidnapped by the 'not so innocent' Jen. What could Jen and Chris do to my dearest younger brother.. I don't think they would harm him.. Or would they?!
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"Wait, what?" I yell once more louder than the first time.
"What's wrong.. She told me that she spoke with you to take Steve for some ice cream?" Mum yells back not understanding what on Earth is going on. The radiation of the light fading through the ceiling and the aroma of lavender spray around the house gave me the weirdest sensation.
It gave me a sensation to go after Steve, alone.

"Hey! After all we've been through.. We can't let you go alone. " Vanessa patted me on my back encouraging me fully.

We walk slowly and discover a puddle of blood in front of us. We follow the footprints of blood which led to a really strange and abandoned building in the middle of nowhere. As we enter, there is a complete darkness that made me feel uncomfortable. I switch on the light and I see in front of me a large saw filled with blood on its sharp ends. We quickly examine what is going on and later on, we exit the shed. We realize that there is another trail of footsteps that led to a very unusual place. A familiar house. As we walk, we realize we walked for 3 whole hours. We were already 30 miles away from my house. We were in a different town. This place seriously looked oddly familiar but I couldn't put my finger on it. I open the handle which seemed to be covered in blood. The door was slightly open so I quickly entered the apartment to not seem suspicious.. We see blood and blood over all the white sofas of the living room.
As we walk around to examine the sofas, we begin to see a trail of footprints. Footprints of blood. Vanessa tapped my back and told me slowly as she was trembling from fear:
"Umm. Maybe it's a better idea to leave, Carl. I don't think it's the right place."
"No Vanessa, it's the perfect place." Rebecca said smirking a grin.

* HUGE BANGINGS COMING FROM UPSTAIRS*
"What's that? I better go up!" I exclaimed.
"Carly, NO!" Vanessa yelled in fright.

As Vanessa yelled, the banging stopped. There was a very awkward silence which made us all panic, especially Vanessa.

We slowly walk back, trying to exit the apartment until a very cold hand grabs me from the back which was Rebecca's.

Rebecca tied my hands against a chair with tape and Vanessa's whole body to the floor as quick as she could.

"What is wrong with you? Get me out of this!" I shouted asking for help.

Rebecca yells: "Done. Come on down."

The echoes of Rebecca's voice filled the house with suspense. I couldn't feel my hands and neither could I think.

Slowly, I could hear footsteps coming downstairs. Now, of course it is. It's Jen and Chris.

"You betrayed us Becca. Why?" I yelled.
"They paid me 400 bucks." She replies.
"Money's more important than us? Idiot." Vanessa smirked.

"Okay. Enough." said a voice from a dark corner.

"Who is that?" Vanessa and I asked worriedly.

"Your worst freaking nightmare." said Connor as he reveals himself holding a gun above Steve's head.

"CONNOR?!" I shouted in surprise.
"What a fascinating way to see you, Carly." He grinned.

As he was looking at us, he quickly shot Rebecca right in the chest.

It was a super loud shot that could be heard from far away, yet for us, it sounded like an explosion.

We all yelled, but above all, the most panicking and frustrating part was Steve.