Midnight Eyes

Chapter 5

When I woke up the next morning Nolan didn't call me. I was confused. Why didn't he? He said was. Oh well I thought. He's probably busy. So one day went buy without seeing or hearing from him. And then two. Then 3. And then 1 week. Now 3 weeks. I had been going crazy out of my mind to find him.  So I jogged to his house and knocked on his small apartment door. His mother answered. "Hey, Mrs. Tomas." I said. she looked at me through my shades, and into my heart and spoke the words I never dreamed of hearing. "Nolan's gone." she said. "What do you mean gone?" I asked. "His father kiddnaped him." she sobbed. My heart seemed to freeze over and then melt into goo. I hugged Mrs. Tomas and we cried. "We'll find him. I promise." I said soothingly.  I walked home at about midnight after staying with Mrs. Tomas for awhile. As I was walking I could a loud slapping. I turned 360 degrees and looked in the alleys, but didn't see anytthing so I walked home. When I got there my parents weret talking to the police and my mom was crying. I ran in. "Mom what's going on?" I asked. Keeping my sunglasses on. "Oh thank the Lord your safe!" She cried and hugged me. "What?" I asked. "Shaylee Samantha Riley! Where have you been!" My father boomed. "I was with Mrs. Tomas.' I sighed. "Sweetie, that man that kiddnaped Nolan....He's....he's looking for you!" She sqeauled. "WHAT! Why me?" I said. "We don't know but when you reported you missing this nice officer said when they had Nolan's dad, before he escaped he said his plan was to get Nolan and you." She sobbed. I hugged her. "I'm sorry for leaving mom, but I'm 19 years old.I can take care of myself." I said.  By then the officer had left and my sunglasses lay on the table.  My heart was broken in two. The best thing in my life was gone. I had a black hole in my chest where my heart should be. I cried all night and maybe even in my sleep. For 3 days I satyed in my room looking at a picture of Nolan. Then my mom called me. She told me I need fresh air.  I went to walk to the park. I grabbed my sunglasses and left. I walked for hours, slowly passing Nolans home and then I went to the alley near the park to sit and think. Then i heard it. A loud slapping sound again. I turned my head and I heard it louder. I stood up and bolted down the alley when I heard a loud shout. "AHHH!" I turned the corner and saw complete chaos. I couldn't tell what was going on with my shades on at night so I hid and waited. About a half hour later. The slapping stopped and it was silent. I brought down my sunglasses a little and saw him. Nolan Tomas. Lying on the ground, tied at the hands and shirtless, with blood streaming from his sliced back. I ran to him. "NOLAN!" I yelled, tears streaming. Not even a twitch. I kneeled down next to him and brought him off of his knees and laid him on his back.  His eyes were shut. He was just barely breathing. I yanked off my shades and threw them so he could see my eyes. I ripped of my white shirt that was over my tank top, and began to rip it apart and stick it to Nolan's back to stop bleeding. The blood held it on. A minute later he woke up and smiled. "Theres a face I thought I'd never see again." He smiled wearily and touched my cheek. It started to rain hard. I helped him stand up and untied his hands. 

I kissed him for a while with rain pouring down on my head and it was perfect. Then someone yelled. "WHAT THE HELL? NOLAN? YOU LITTLE!" We turned and I shut my eyes and jumped for my sunglasses.I put them on and stood by Nolan. "Oh you got your little girlfriend? Huh?" He laughed. "Shut up and get outta here." Nolan said sternly. "You both belong to me now. Right Shaylee? Careful how you answer that sweetheart." he said and winked. Nolan harden his stare at his dad. "You stay away from her." Nolan clenched his teeth. He headed for us. "I dare you to move one more inch." Nolan snapped. He raised his eyebrows and chuckled.  Then he walked up to me and hit me, he hit me right across my face. That was too much for Nolan, he had a burst of adreniline and punched his dad in the face. His dad hit him in the stomach and then grabbed him by the neck. Nolan gagged and choked. "Don't hurt him!!" I screamed.  "Once he's dead your next baby." he smiled.  Nolan was getting shorter and shorter breaths. So I did the onlly thing I could. I shut my eyes and pulled off my sunglasses. When I opened my eyes Nolan fell to his knees gasping, and his dad was staring at my eyes with his mouth open.  Nolan and I ran through the city and into my house and into my room.  "Are you alright?' he asked looking at my now bloody face. "I am now" I smiled and lightly kissed him.