Alone

monday

2:22 am

STELLALUNA

after our sarcastic remarks, the kidnapper finally shut off all of the lights and tossed a few bags of those crap chips you buy at the grocery store and a few cans of mtn dew.

he still didn't remove our chains, so we were forced to help each other eat.

aaron helped me first, scooping the bag into my mouth for a flavorful blast of knockoff bbq chips surging through my senses. i gasped contently and ignored the burning pain of my back as i slid against the wall in an attempt to place the bag over my mouth easily.

i bit into aaron's share, allowing him easy access to eating. he watched horrified as i clamped teeth into side, gnawing like a wild animal. i couldn't see another logical way of opening his packaging for him. he finally relaxed when i used my nose to nudge it over.

was this the reasoning of being kidnapped? so the mysterious kidnapper, a man, judging his voice, could watch normal human beings turn into wild beasts?

once aaron had completed his chips as well, we tried desperately to open the cans of soda. my fingers cramped behind me and i couldn't for the love of god even scratch my ass if it were itching.

aaron had more freedom, as he had been tied loosely yet still strongly enough he couldn't release himself, while i was chained down so heavily i almost couldn't breathe.

he clicked the soda open and watched as i allowed it to trickle down my chin and into my mouth, upside down. the refreshing sugary unhealthy supplements jacked up my energy level and i knocked over a quarter remaining of the can.

he guzzled his down too before we heard a booming voice above us.

"stella and aaron." i presume it's the kidnapper.

"god?" aaron says to the sky. i almost laugh.

"follow the blinking lights."

a line of red lights blurred my vision, hypnotizing me.

"why should we?" aaron called out for me, as i was so weak with pain i couldn't move much.

i could almost feel the sinister smile of the kidnapper burning on my back. suddenly, aaron whips my arm and pushes me, screaming, "knives!"

^

AARON

the kidnapper had persuaded us to exit immediately towards the blinking lights after he began throwing knives at us. if i ever find out who this person is, and if i manage to escape alive, i'll beat the crap out of him.

when we ran out, we found that we were in an ordinary hallway, although very spooky with the elements of a hospital corridor.

a man stepped out before us, revealing his face towards us before i realized i'd known him for a while. a man who hated my guts. a man who seethed at the sight of stella and i.