Breathe

Betrayal

I woke up from a deep sleep, to find myself in a room. I pulled the covers off of me and looked at my knee. It was cleaned and bandaged. My arm was cleaned up and all that was left was a big scab. I guess it wasn't so bad after all. I got up and started limping toward the door. As I walked down the hall and down the stairs I heard a t.v. The only thing I could think of is, we made it. He found the first house he saw and these people helped us. Speaking of Lance.......... where is he? As I turned the corner I walked by a room that had a woman and a man sleeping in it. I wish they were awake so I could tell them thank you but for now I will let them rest. I really need to find a bathroom cause I need to use it. I kept walking and I walked through the kitchen and through the living room and on the couch was a man who was drunk and asleep. So I crept lightly so I didn't wake him. Finally I found the bathroom and did my business. As I was walking out I looked in the mirror and I saw my self since this mess started. My hair was a mess and half of it was almost out of the braid. There was make-up smudged on my face. There was dirt on my face also. The bruises wasn't noticeable anymore but if you looked really hard you could tell. I turn the sink on to wash my face. I splash water on my face, grabbed a towel and dried my hands and face off, and looked back in the mirror. It helped a little. Then I took my hair out of the braid and put it in a ponytail. My hair was really long and it goes down bout 2 inches above my hips. I looked down at my clothes they weren't as dirty as I thought they would be and I'm surprised by that. My converse are though and i was a little upset with that, but at least I'm finally going to go home. My parents can buy me some new ones. Speaking of them, they must be so terrified and upset. I wish I can see there faces again. I miss them so much. I wonder how Leah is doing and how she took it. I wonder if Austin asked her to homecoming. I wonder if she took over being captain of the cheerleading team being that I was captain and she was co- captain. I wonder who got to do the lyrical dance that I was supposed to do for the state championship. I wonder who took over the lead role for the play that I was supposed to do the week after homecoming. I bet my drama teacher was so upset when the lead role (me) got kidnapped. I wonder if Carson (my ex who cheated on me) is upset because he wanted me back before this but I said no. What if he had something to do with this. He couldn't cause this, he would to of showed his face by now. Wouldn't he? I shake my head at that thought. Of course it can't be him. You idiot.

I walked out the bathroom to go and try to find Lance so I can thank him. I also need to get some answers for all these questions that are driving me insane. I walked back upstairs into a different room to where I find Lance pacing back and forth pulling at his hair. He was frustrated and angry. He kept mumbling something but I couldn't hear it. I closed the door behind me so he can realized I was there. He looked up at me with an evil glare and sat down on the side of the bed with his head in his hands. I didn't know what to do so I walked over there and sat beside him. To be honest I was a little terrified because I have never seen this side of him before. I put my hand on his shoulder but he shrugged it off. It seems like he is mad at me but I didn't do anything did I?

"Lance......are you ok." I say calmly.

"Yea I'm fine." He snapped.

"Are you sure...... you know you can talk to me about anything." I say cautiously.

"Why would I want to talk to you. You're gonna be dead before the day is over with." He snarled at me.

I was taken back by but what he said. I was going to die before the day is over with. What does he mean? I know they are looking for us but still we are safe. He got us away from them. We are at some person's house who has helped us and will help us find the way back to my home.

"I know that those maniacs are out there loo-........" I go to say but Lance cuts me off.

"MANIACS! They are my family. That's my aunt, uncle, and brother you are talking about." He said standing up. He was really furious and I feel like he is fixing to attack me at any moment.

"S-sor-ry." I stutter out.

His eyes weren't the ocean blue I liked. They were a dark blue.

"I'm sorry about your family Lance but they want be able to find us because we are half way getting me home. These people will help us find the way. I'm pretty sure I'm on t.v. and they have to know who I am." I said stating the obvious.

"You think these people are going to help you. Haley have you took a good look at them." He said rude.

I scoff and get up to go to walk out but he grabbed my wrist and he was squeezing it really hard. He yanked me back to sit on the bed.

"Where do you think you are going?" He questions me sharply.

"To go ask these people directions to Perry so I can go home." I said getting mad.

"No you're not. You are going to sit here and be a good girl." He said sternly. Leaning down right in my face putting his hands on both sides of me where I couldn't get up.

"No! I am going home." I say angry and pushing him to get up.

I pushed him out of my way and stand up heading to the door, when hands get wrapped around my waist turning me around trying to prevent me from going out the door.

"Lance get off." I say trying to get out of his grip. I accidentally elbow him in the face.

"YOU BITCH!" He growled at me.

He throws me on the ground and kicks me in the side. I groan in pain and curl into a ball. He comes and slaps me in the face and I yelp in pain. I trip him and start fighting back. I hear people running up the stairs and come and get me off Lance taking me out of the room and putting me in the room I woke up in.

After a while later 4 people come in and I gasp. I notice it was the guy who was drunk on the couch, the couple who was in the bed, and Lance. As I took a look at all of them I remember that woman. Her hair wasn't red and pink now. She died it purple.

These weren't some people who were going to help me. These were my kidnappers. They all came at me punching and kicking me with all their might. I couldn't stop them. They were too strong. The only thing going through my head was that this is it. I was going to die. Also the fact that Lance took me back to these people. He lied to me. He wasn't getting me help. He was doing his job. He betrayed me. Then everything seemed to go black.