Lovers But Not Lovers

Chapter 33- Hidden Admirer and Kidnap

****Desiree's POV***
I walked in school with Sal. Ever since that day, the stalker and everything else, I've been with Sal.

He comes to my house instead of me coming to his and he takes me to school and brings me back.

I have limited my movement, my dates with harden till I know what and who is behind this.

It was soon lunch and then we were all seated at the table and then Harden walked in. I was sitting near Sal and he had his hand on my neck and he pulled me in when Harden walked in.

I saw the look in his eyes. It was one I have never seen.

Murderous.

Lunch was over and then ten minutes later we were all walking out of the cafeteria.

I walked to my locker and opened my locker and there it was, a letter and a picture of me and Sal this morning.

Hello Baby.
Don't annoy me. I hate that you were close to that guy Salvatore. I saw how he held you.
Don't mistake my quietness for blindness and weakness.

Don't let him touch you again.

Your world, Xoxo.

I ran off to show Sal and the guys. The girls were also present.

"Sal, what the hell is this?". I ask seriously infuriated.

"Des, this was in your locker?". Aurella ask, angrier than I am, this was understatement.
Harden was there staring at me.

Sal walked over to me and hugged me. I melted in his arms.
"Looked like you have a hidden admirer. But the hell he meant don't let him touch you again". Vince asked, looking at the letter and photo like they are the most absurd thing ever.

"It's not only a hidden admirer, call me a stalker". Eduardo said with an eye roll.

I was still in Sal's arms.

"Des, come here". Harden commanded. Everyone turned to look at him.
"I meant, come. How are you ?". He asked more calmly. I looked at Sal before walking over to Harden.

After the period was over and school closed, I and Sal were on our way to the car but I had to use the restroom.

On my way back, I saw someone wearing all black. I walked forward thinking that it was just my eyes.

Soon I felt someone from behind envelope me into a forceful back hug with a handkerchief over my mouth and nose.

Soon I felt my legs give up. And soon my body felt limp.

And everywhere went black.

Salvatore, no.

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I woke up and I was in a room. Not a room I know, an different room. Not Sal's not mine.

I looked around. The windows were shut. It was a little space in the wall the had three pieces of wood on it, making way for only two line of sun.

I wanted to move but my hand was chained to the bed. My left hand.

What the hell?

I sat up straight, my head hurt like mad. Where the hell am I?.

Soon I heard footsteps but soon the metal door of the room was open. The person behind the footstep came in. No way.

Harden?.

"Ha.....harden?". I say in complete and utter shock.
"Hello baby". He said, coming to my side.

"How....what....why are you doing this?". I say trying to know why and how we got here.

Is he my stalker?. Or is he my hidden admirer?. But he's my boyfriend.
Many thoughts ran through my mind.

"Look Des, no matter how close we were you never looked at me the way you looking at Salvatore. We grew up together for God's sake". He said, his eyes red.

"Thank God you said grew up together. I have only and will only see you as a brother and nothing more". I said, angry that he had to reach the point of stalking and threatening Sal.

My Sal.

He looked at me the same way he looked at me in the canteen.

Murderous.

He took the chain from the bed and pulled me. He took me to another room.

What?.

I looked around and I saw childhood pictures. I saw pictures from when he returned from the states two years ago.

He's been stalking me this whole time?. Why didn't he say anything?.

"I didn't say anything because I thought that if I date you then maybe you'll never leave me. But I was wrong", he said walking towards me ever so slowly" you always chose that ugly son of a bitch".

He threw a table that had a camera and some unhanged pictures.

Then in the speed of light, he came and dragged my hair and crashed his lips on mine.
He kissed me roughly while I pushed him away.

"I will make you love me. What?. Is he better in bed?. I will show you I'm better than him. I'm better than him". He said yanking my hair and pulling me towards a bed in the middle of the room.

He brought a knife.

"I want to brand you. What do you say huh?". He says looking at me maniacally.

"Noo". I say using the chain to hit him and making him unconscious.

I run out and look for a way out. I run downstairs and sooni reached the front door, I tried and it was locked.

Damn it.

I look around and enter a few more rooms then I met the kitchen.
This house is old but big.

And soon I heard footsteps. Soon, he came to me and yanked me back to the room.

He soon locked the chain up.

"It was him, right?. Salvatore. I'll make sure he doesn't get involved again". He says and took his face mask from the table.

"Nooo, harden what are you planning on doing?. Don't do anything stupid". I screamed, tears flowing from my face.

"No, I want you. And he is stopping that". He said picking up different shapes of knives with different sizes.

I was crying and screaming at him to stop but he didn't listen. And with my begging falling on deaf ears, he left.

What is he going to do to Sal?. I have to call the police, someone anyone. There must be a phone somewhere around.