Room mates ☞ l.t

chapter twenty

l o u i s / /

I turn round frantically after hearing the vigorous scream of a female in the dense car lot. The piercing screech made an organ in my stomach jump in my body. What the hell was that?

My agape eyes scan the lot thoroughly. No sign of any human movement anywhere, except a big black land rover parked in the middle of the path at the other end. My gaze settles on the car and i squint my eyes, staring harder.

Muffled cries come within ear shot and i duck quickly behind a car as i catch a glimpse of two figures walking towards the black car. However the second figure appears to thrashing and wriggling in the others grip. I watch intensely, my heart pounding in my ears as i discover i am indeed witnessing a kidnap.

My throat declines the escape of any words from my mouth and my feet feel like they are glued to the concrete. I have to watch in horror as the poor female fails to defend herself from the figure and is practically dragged towards the open door. What's odd, however, is that the girls' voice sounds horrifyingly familiar. A little too familiar for my liking and i have a pretty good idea in my mind of who this person might just be, because from the sound of that scream, i have pin pointed it to someone very close to me. But it just can't be possible, it can't be Ella. Surely.

Deciding i have to do something one way or another, i find the courage to stand to my feet and race over to my car that i just departed from. Jumping onto the leather seats, i completely ignore my seat belt and start the engine, just as the girl is thrown into the backseat and the other unidentified figure climbs into the passenger seat.

My heart pounds ferociously at my rib cage as i step down on the acceleration and follow the car out of the lot. My breathing hitches as i keep on the cars tail and my mind starts to go fuzzy. The idea of Ella being in the back of that car, petrified, hopeless, lost, confused, crying. God it makes me sick.

Well whoever this sick fuck is, they aren't getting away that easy.

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I awaken with a killer headache and a very sore throat. My nose instantly captures the scent of my surroundings and i cringe at the weird musty stench. Where the hell am i? I attempt to rub my eyes, however, i am completely restraint from any sort movement from my arms and my legs. That's when i open my eyes and feel my breath hitch. My head turns rapidly in every direction as my eyes survey the unfamiliar basement looking room, and i look down at my hands. My wrists are tightly strapped to the arms of the chair i sit in and my ankles tied to the legs. It's obvious i can't get out of it, but i'm so panicked that i wriggled vigorously and attempt to free my arms and legs from this intolerable restriction. My cries of pain from the rope cutting against my skin are muffled by a gag, enclosed around my jaw and tied at the back of my neck. I don't deserve this, i don't fucking deserve any of this!

"You're finally awake," A familiar tone speaks behind me and i jolt at the sound of another. A tall body walks past me and becomes visible as he stands before me. A smug grin settles on his lips and i push back the urge to cry. Liam was supposed to be my friend, boyfriend even! Why is he doing this? Why is he with Zayn? It doesn't make any sense. It's almost like i'm having a real life nightmare.

"Liam-" I muffle a whimper through the gag, but get cut off by a hand flying forward and smacking me straight across my cheek. My head whips to the side from the force of his hand contrasting against my cheek and a vast stinging sensation burns my skin. I feel the blood rush to the surface and the light throbbing of my now red cheek.

"Don't even think about it. Did i say you could speak? No, i fucking did not. Now zip it you dirty whore."

My bottom lip wobbles frantically and i find myself on the brink of tears. All those years of mine and Liam's friendship.. was that all just bullshit to him? Was everything we ever did together so worthless that he decided he could do this without a problem? What the fuck has gotten into him?