Oceans

4

I woke up to the sound of running feet. "Let me see her!" I heard a guy yell. "She's sleeping!" Another person said. I rolled over and sighed. Then I noticed someone's body next to mine. Slowly I pushed myself away and saw Dana. Geeze, I thought it was Luke.... Dana sat up. "She's awake" he said. The door burst open and I was tackled by Dalton. He hugged me super tight. "Are you okay?" He asked me. I nodded. "Did he hurt you?" He asked. I shrugged. Dalton pulled back and looked me in the eye.

"I am so sorry." He said. "Enough with the lovey dovey crap." Dana said. Dalton and I stood up. "We need to have a meeting." Dana said. I scrunched my eyebrows. "Follow me." He said. Dalton and I followed him out of the room. I kept getting hit by the men on Dana's crew. "Don't touch her." Dalton said. He picked me up. "I don't think that was necessary..." I said. "It was." Both Dalton and Dana said. Soon we were in a room with a table and some chairs. We all sat down. "Let's talk." Dana said. "About what? Just give me my boat and my crew and I'll leave you alone." Dalton said. "No. It's not that easy." Dana said. I sighed. "Then what do you want?" Dalton asked. "I want your two girls. Then you can have your crew and your boat." Dana bartered."no. Take my strongest man." Dalton responded. "I want the girls. The girls, or nothing." Dana said, looking straight at Dalton. "Money?" He asked. "This one, right here, she's much more valuable." Dana said. Then the door opened and Shannon was thrown in. She ran to Dalton and sat down with us. "Why do you want them so badly?" Dalton challenged. "Well, the blonde one will make a great mistress. So will the short one. And my first mate wants her." Dana said. "LUKE?" Dalton asked. Dana nodded. "There is NO WAY IN HELL I AM LETTING THAT HAPPEN!" Dalton yelled. I flinched. "Profanity brother." Dana teased. Dalton slammed his fists on the table. "Or maybe I want her." Dana said. "No." Dalton said. "You can't have either of them." Dalton said. "Too bad." Dana said.

Dana whistled and men came in the room. They grabbed Shannon and I and held back Dalton. "Dalton!" I screamed. "I'll come back for you!" He yelled. Shannon and I were both separated. I was brought to a new room.

I was tossed on the floor. The door closed and I looked up. The walls were grey. There was a bed with grey covers. There were accents of blue everywhere. A door opened and there stood Luke.

In a towel.

And staring back at me.

He grabbed clothes and walked back into the bathroom to change. I sat on the floor, not knowing what to do. He came back out in jeans and a tank top. Smirking at me he said, "hey babe." I scoffed. "I'm not your babe!" I said. "Yes you are. You are whatever I say you are." He responded. I rolled my eyes. "Sit on the bed." He said. I sat on the floor. "DAMN IT I SAID SIT ON THE BED!" He yelled. I stayed where I was. He picked me up and shoved me on the bed. I seethed, his grip was so tight. "Rule number one, you do what I say. You will do what I want. Two, you will wear the clothes I give you. Three, don't disrespect me." Luke started. I glared at him hardcore. "Things you should know, we share this room. The bed, the closet, the bathroom. Don't mess it up." Luke added. He was pacing back and forth while he was talking to me. He stopped walking and tossed me something.

It was a bag. Luke looked at me. I opened it. There were some heels, shorts, and a shirt that could be a bra. There were also a few sets of underwear. I scoffed. "What, I got you clothes." Luke said. I rolled my eyes. "Go put it on." He added, pointing to the bathroom. I got up and went to the bathroom, locking the door behind me. I changed everything and tied my hair up. This outfit barely covered more than my bikini. I opened the door and walked out to Luke. "Perfect." He said. I raised my eyebrows. "Seriously?" I asked him. He came over to me and put his hands on my waist. I didn't move, I didn't want to be hurt. I looked down at the floor, avoiding his eyes. He got even closer. Using his finger he pulled my chin up so I had to look him in the eye. "I'm sorry." He said. I stayed silent. "I just wanted you from the minute I saw you." He said.

The heels were killing my feet, I knew he could look down my shirt, and the shorts were probably made for strippers.

"Say something?" Luke asked. I didn't do anything. "Please?" He asked. "Luke, I'm scared of you." I said. "Why?" He asked. "You have thrown me multiple times, shoved me, and took advantage of me. That is not okay." I explained. "But-" he started. "No, I don't want to be here. No, I'm not your girlfriend. If you want me to like you, you have to work for it. I can't just forgive you like that." I said. "What do you want me to do?" He asked. "Let me make decisions, respect me as a human, don't treat me like a rag doll, never hit me in any way, and just be a normal guy, not a psyco dude." I told Luke. He nodded.

"I got really jealous of Dalton. I didn't want him screwing anything up." Luke admitted. I smiled a little. "Can I hug you?" Luke asked. "Yes, you don't have to ask." I told him. He snatched me up in his arms, and held me close. I didn't retaliate, I was so scared.

"I wanna hang out. Can we do that? I promise I won't hurt you." Luke said. I nodded. We pulled apart. "So, I'm Luke Hemmings, I am 19 years old, I like music and traveling." "I'm Mea Mattina, I am 16 years old, I play instruments, and speak multiple languages." I said. Luke looked impressed.

We kept talking about everything. hours passed and we were now looking out of the window at the stars. We were silent and it was peaceful. I miss Dalton, his smile, his quirkiness. I was barely around him but I miss him. I must have fallen asleep because the next thing I knew I was dreaming about home.

(S/O to my friend Shannon, this chapter is for you, happy birthday Feb. 12)