My Drug-In Editing

The Date

I answer the door to see Erik smiling. Looking behind him, I see a yellow Mitsubishi Eclipse parked along the side of the road. I look up at him in awe. Why would he have that type of car?

"Wanna take it for a spin?" He asks, as if reading my thoughts.

"Um, I guess... Where are we go--" I freeze. Driving down the street is a red jeep. It stops a couple houses down and shuts off.

"Hey!" Erik snaps. "Earth to Evie?!" I shake my head and look back at him. "Let's go." He grabs my wrist and drags me to his car. I look over at Ben's house as I buckle myself into the passenger's seat. Erik starts the car, and we're off. Looking behind me, I see Ben on the move, backing out of his driveway and following far enough behind us to not seem too suspicious.

"Where are we going?" I demand. He just smiles and speeds up. I look back for Ben, he's still there, but the red jeep is now following him. "Erik!" I yell.

"Calm down. I thought maybe today would be a good day to just hang out and enjoy nature. There's a pathway through a nice park." He responds calmly.

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We arrive at the park. It's heavily wooded. I've only been here once or twice before, so it seems familiar, but I don't know it well enough to run off the path. Plus, it's winter. Winter in Arkansas isn't super snowy, but there's definitely a chill in the air. Erik takes my hand, and after much resisting, I just give up as we hike along the path. I have to say, it was kind of nice just being out here. It'd be better without Erik, but here he seemed tolerable.

We get to a small clearing in the trees, and Erik gestures for me to sit on a small tree stump. He sits on a slightly taller one.

"So, Evie, how's our date going so far?" He asks.

"I actually really like this path, everything looks so beautiful." I look around, and up to the sky, lost in thought.

"God, you're so cute, why do you wear clothes like that?" He gestures to my baggy sweatpants. I suddenly remember what I'm wearing. "I mean..." he starts leaning closer "you're hiding how beautiful you really are. How about you just give it to me, like everyone else?" He reaches up to the drawstring of the pants. I slap his hand away.

"Never in a million years Erik. Stop right now or I'll scream." I say sternly, preparing myself to scream as loudly as possible. I knew Ben was here somewhere.

He didn't seem like he was going to stop. I take a deep breath, but then we both freeze, hearing a branch snap. We look towards that direction, and my heart drops.

"Hey Erik! Look what we found!" Paul yells. I look over at Jarrod who's carrying someone in his massive arms.

"OH MY GOD BEN!!!" I scream jumping up to see if he's okay. Only, I didn't get close enough, because Erik grabbed my waist and held me down to the tree stump.

"Erik, you better be careful. You're girl's gonna look like a slut, running around with this wimp behind your back. She doesn't seem like she wants to conform." Jarrod says with a cold laugh. Erik turns to me, eyes dark. I suddenly feel trapped. Way worse than before.

"Can I just see him?" I ask innocently. Erik nods and lets go of me. I get up, take a few ginger steps towards Ben, who appears to have been knocked out, then sprint down the path. Thank God for Jr. High track, am I right? I still have it in me. I hear the guys panic, and then stop.

"Let her go! She's just going to wear herself out anyway!" Erik says loudly, he probably wants me to hear it. I don't look back. I keep my eyes glued to the path. I see a set of keys, and dipping down, I scoop them up. I find the alarm button with my fingers, keeping my eyes on the path, and I set it off. It was Erik's car to go off; parked near it, was Ben's, and a bit farther away, was the red jeep. I pick up and bash a large stick into the window of the jeep, setting off it's alarm. Quickly, I run the opposite way the cars were pointing. Lucky for me, there was a gas station about a mile ahead within view.

A/N: Woah, that was crazy! Did I make you think something else would happen? Comment what you think will happen next. What will happen to Ben? Are the guys actually planning something? Will Evie get to safety?