Stockholm Syndrome (BECHLOE)

Chapter 9

Beca Pov

Suddenly someone grabs my arms and pulls me out of the bed. I get something over my head to cover my eyes. The person pulls me somewhere. I feel that we're going out of the room. Maybe we're walking down the corridor. The person seems hectic. It is not a woman, but I am not sure who it is. It coule be Blake. I don't know. I just feel his strong hands hurting my arm. He pulls me forward. I have to take care not to fall, but i just stumble through the corridor. I just don't fall down because he holds me tight. After a while we become slower and than stop. I get pushed back and fall into a chair. Someone takes my hands an fixes them behind my back. And than there's only silence. I guess no one is in the room, but I still can't see something. I try to calm down, but my heart is freaking out and I try to breathe, but it feels like I don't get enough air. Than I hear someone coming in.

"Welcome to your test."

I hear Aubrey saying. Someone is walking around and than someone is taking the cover away from my eyes. Right in front of me I see Chloe with widen eyes. I scan her from her feet to her head. She's wearing a messy bun. That looks so good. For a moment I loose myself into her, but than I notice Aubrey standing next to her with a gun in her hand. She holds the gun out to Chloe. Slowly she is taking it. I see the fear in her eyes. What the hell is happening?

"You're ready now. I've been waiting so long for this day."

Chloe just stands there in silence. She seems so desperately, but tries to hide it. Aubrey is getting a bit nervous.

"Do it, Chloe!"

"What should I do?"

"Shoot!"

"Why you want me to do this? That was not the plan. You said I have to hurt them and not kill them."

"You need to be free of all inhibitions. You need to be obediently without a doubt."

Wait! Aubrey wants Chloe to shoot me down? She will kill me. No, Chloe won't, she loves me. Aubrey will kill both of us or at least me, even if Chloe doesn't. She will hurt her again if she doesn't shoot me down. I see Chloe fighting with herself. Is she really thinking about shooting me down?

"Do it!"

Aubrey yells at her.

"I need some time."

"For what?"

"To figure out if this is what I want. I never killed someone!"

"Well, you've got two minutes. Otherwise I will do it and I think you know how it will end then."

Chloe looks so sick. Her skin is pale and her eyes widen again.

"Yes, I know."

She says with a shaking voice. Than she slowly points with the gun on me. Will she really shoot me down?

"Chloe, don't! You're not a bad person! That's not you!"

"Shut up!"

Aubrey snaps at me.

"Your time is up! Shoot!"

*Boom*

The loud sound of the shot reverberates through the room. I am confused and for a moment I can't see what's happening, because my eyes are closed. I only know that the bullet didn't hit me. My thoughts still echo the shot. As I slowly open my eyes I see Aubrey laying on the ground. Chloe is standing there with shaking hands. Quick she runs over to me. She kisses me by surprise. It's a long kiss. I see tears running down her face.

"You didn't shoot me down."

I stutter.

"My love for you is bulletproof. I could never do this to you. I love you!"

"But Aubrey...."

"You don't have to care about her. Now it's all over. I called help, they will get you out of this soon. You will be free. Just promise you will remember me. I will find you, no matter where you are. I love you"

"Come with me! Run away with me!"

"I can't. They will bring me into jail. Trust me, I will find you, because I can't live without you!"

"I would wait forever and ever!"

Slowly she puts a small sheet of paper into my trouser pocket. Than she kisses my cheek and leaves. I start to cry. I don't know why I do. I just cry. The room is getting blurred and suddenly someone barges in. I only see much people with guns. One of them kneels down next to Aubrey. Someone else runs over to me. He starts to talk to me while he frees me.

"Everything is okay. You're save now. I am from the FBI. We will bring you out of here."

I don't answer him. He careful helps me to stand up. Than I start to run. I want to follow Chloe, but I have no chance. The man grabs me and pulls me in the other direction.

"Let me go!"

I start to scream, but no one cares. I can't see much, I just want to run after Chloe, but he holds me too tight. I try to see where we are going, but everything is blurred. I just think about Chloe. I wish she was here with me. Suddenly everything is loud. I see police cars and some ambulances. People are running hecticly around. We're outside. I see the sun. I haven't seen the sun for I don't know how long I was here. It must have been months. I want away from here. The light is so bright and here are so much people. I try to run again, but I have no chance. I start to panic. I want away from this people. I don't even know them, but they're touching me and talking to me.

"Beca! Beca!"

I hear a familiar voice. I look up and see my father. One of the policemen holds him back.

"That's my daughter! Let me go!"

From the other side a doctor is grabbing my arm. I get a shock and turn around.

"Would you please follow me. We need to check your healthy and bring you to the hospital."

I follow him without a word. I can't speak. Everything is so confusing. Everything is scaring me. We're going to one of the ambulances. Just before I enter it, I see Chloe on the other side of the street. She smiles as she sees that I noticed her and than she walks away. I try to run to her, but the doctor is holding me back. I start to slap him and try to free myself, but a policeman comes to help him.

"You need to go to the hospital, miss."

I try to free myself, but I have no chance. I start to scream and cry, but no one is helping me.

"Let me go!"

No one hears what I say. I need to go to Chloe. She will help me! I want away from here! Who are this people? I need to go! They can't hold me like this i want away. I want to be with Chloe. Why they don't let me go?! I am still screaming at them and slap around me, but they just pull me into the ambulance and suddenly everything turns black.