Life Around The World

Deal Or No Deal

" Ever since that summer four years ago, I've been wanting revenge on you two." Raven said then she pointed to me " You for that stupid game we played where I got embarrassed because of you." She stopped for a moment and then started pacing back and forth until she stopped in front of Sophie and she leaned in closer to Sophie and stared her dead in the eyes " And you." She said " You knew I liked Brent so you took him away from me!" She proceeded then before she said something else I cut her off " Oh please! Everyone who was working with us knew you liked Brent, so what's the big deal?" She turned to me with furry in her eyes and yelled " Shut up!" I stopped talking and tried loosening the ropes behind my hands as she spoke to Sophie who now wasn't so scared. " Madison is right, Raven... Everyone knew you liked him and basically all the other guys who were working with us too, especially Max." Sophie said as Raven's anger grew stronger. She snapped her fingers and one of the large guys came over to back her up. Sophie was scared again and Raven started pacing circles around us. "Now that I have the two of you, your little boyfriends and friends are going to come looking for you and when they find you... Who knows maybe you'll both be dead." Raven said eyes widened .

" When they find us, you'll be sorry you evertook us hostage! " I saidfear growing inside of me. She stood there in silence for a few minutes thensnapped her fingers and walked away withthe two men. As soon as she was gone and unable to hear us, I turned to Sophieand said "I have my cell phone in my pocket, it's been buzzing since she appeared. If Ican just loosen these ropes, I could probably reach in my pocket and grab it tocall for help." Sophie squirmed in herchair trying to escape the tightness of the ropes but, it was no use so shegave up. " Maddie, try taking the ropes off firstand if it works, take mine off so I can go beat Raven's ass!" She said with rage. I played with the ropes untilI found the knot, I used my nails to undo the knot and slowly, it came undone.I took my phone out of my pocket and saw about 20 missed calls from Hunter. Iput my phone back in my pocket and untied the ropes around my legs after that,I ran over to Sophie and untied her from the chair she was in. " If I untie your legs, promise you won'tgo after Raven even if you feel the need too." I said as Sophie twirled herwrists in small circles. " Promise." She replied as I untied her legs from thechair.

   After that, I pulled my phone out of my pocket and called Hunter. "Hunter?" I said into the phone as soon as he picked up. " Mads?!? Where are you?" He said worriedly on the other end of the line. " We're being held hostage, Sophie and I. " I said as I listened for a response. " Tell me where you guys are so we can come and rescue you." He said while in the background, I heard the rest of them panicking. " Last thing I saw was a cabin in the woods and that's where they took us." I said looking at Sophie. " Who took you?" I heard Cali ask in the background. I looked around to see if Raven was coming but I was safe. " These two guys who work for Raven, the girl we use to work with four summers ago." I said as they all gasped on the end of the other line. I heard a few whispers in the background while Hunter spoke " What does she want?" He asked, I froze before answering then said " She wants revenge on me for that stupid game we played where I supposedly embarrassed her and she also wants Brent." I said as I heard Brent ask why him. " Okay, we're on our way stay where you are, we're bringing back-up with us too." He said and before he hung up I said " Hunter... I love you." He breathed into the phone and last thing he said was " I love you too. You're tough hang in there." Then I hung up and told Sophie they were coming for us.

Then we heard footsteps coming back into the huge room we were being held. Raven was coming back. Sophie and I sat down in the chair and tied the ropes loose so we could escape when she was gone again. " Well, ladies... I have a deal to offer for the both of you." She said we looked at her with a killer look in our eyes. " What's your offer?" I asked and she started pacing again. " My offer is to let you go if you bring Brent and Hunter to me." She said evil grin back on her face. I started to cry, tears filling my eyes like crazy. " What's the matter? You love Hunter too much you don't want to lose him?" She said in a mean teasing tone. "I'm not scared, you're just a person who needs help that's all!" I managed to say chocking on some tears. She scoffed and gave a pathetic look and said " Me? Need help? Why would I want that?" Sophie saw me struggling with words now so she spoke up and said " Because you're mentally insane and are a criminal!" Raven looked over to her and stared for the longest time then asked " So is it deal or no deal?" I was so furious that I told her off and then yelled " Oh and by the way... IT'S NO DEAL!" She walked away and we dropped the ropes then, we started running looking for a way out. Just as we found a door, the two large guys appeared and blocked our way. They picked us up and took us back to a different room and placed us in a jail cell.

Raven came out of the shadows and into the cell. " Trying to escape are we?" She asked as our fear grew stronger. " Just so you know, I have place security cameras at every exit of this place. So there is no way you'll be leaving unless you're dead!" She said letting out an evil laugh. She slapped me across the face and left a huge red mark, I was so mad that I was about to punch her right in the face but if I did that, I knew I would get punched back and not by her, but by one of the guys. "What's the matter? Can't defend yourself?" She asked in a mean tone. I clenched my palm into a fist and punched her right in the nose. " Actually... Yes, yes I can defend myself!" I said punching her again, then as she held her now bloody nose she said " Fushi!" She snapped her fingers as Fushi approached me and then stopped. Raven looked at me with anger rising in her eyes then said "This is what you get for giving me a bloody nose!" Just then Fushi's fist came and punched me in the eye and then in the nose. Raven, Fushi and the other guy walked away leaving Sophie and I alone in the jail cell. " Maddie, are you okay?" Sophie asked removing my hand from my nose. "Yeah I'm fine, I can tough it out." I said tears filling my eyes.

A few minutes later, I sent a text to Hunter, and told him to tell Jack there are security cameras at every door in this place. I also told him to hurry because I didn't want to be here anymore. And a few hours later, the cops came barging through the door, some going to find Raven and her back-up and four others trying to open the cell for us to come out. Behind them, was Hunter and Brent with looks of relief on their faces. "Thank God you girls are okay!" Brent said as we came in for a group hug. Hunter looked at me and saw the tears in my eyes from what happened to me. " Mads... What happen to you? Who did this to you?" He asked as I stood there in silence not wanting to talk right now. " Raven's bodyguard punched her in the eye and the nose because she punched Raven after Raven had slapped her across the face." Sophie spoke for me. Hunter walked me outside where Cali, Jack, Justin and Mina were waiting to see us. I half smiled as they watched Hunter take me to the ambulance sitting a few feet away from them. " Mads, I'm proud of you." He said pulling me in for a hug. " I'm proud of you for being tough and sticking up for both you and Sophie." He finished as Cali and Jack came over to see me. Cali sat down on the other side of me and hugged me. " Wow, girl, you took a tough beating!" Cali said as I tried to smile. " Yeah but I can take a hit. I mean I am tough you know." I said as she laughed. She stood up as the paramedic came over to clean the blood off my face and to check my eye to make sure it wasn't swollen.

A few moments later, Raven came out of the cabin in handcuffs screaming and pleading to be let go. " Stop you're hurting me let go!!" She said as she was being placed into the police car. She saw me smiling at her and gave a death glare and then when she saw Brent walk over to the ambulance she started screaming for him. I laughed at how funny she looked and then at Brent who was ignoring her. " She needs severe help!" Brent said as Sophie and I both looked at each other and said " Tell me about it!" Everyone laughed and we went back to the hotel to pack up our bags and head over to the airport for our flight to Australia.