Zaida POV To my surprise the basement door was unlocked, which is weird. I quietly shut the door behind me and go as silent as I can down the stairs. For a place filled with bodies it smells pretty good. When I reach the bottom there are two halls, one on the left, one on the right. There are six doors in each hall. Everything is steel and cement. The lighting is dim. I know how Justin is and he'll find out if I've been down here or not so I figure it's best to wear gloves so I don't leave fingerprints. I don't know where to start and I don't know what's behind each door so I follow my gut and go to the room he chained me up in.
The Cellar. It's the worst, if Justin doesn't kill you the silence will swallow you whole. I'm shaking so badly right now, but I manage to turn the knob and open the door slowly. I tiptoe down the stairs and the first thing I see is blood. The walls are splattered in it and it's all over the ground. I can't bare to look at his victim but I hear him beg for his life as soon as he sees me. Even in the dim lighting I can tell he's light skinned and has curly brown hair, like Marcus. He's been badly beaten and he's chained to the pole like an animal.
"Please...please tell him I'm no-" he stops and suddenly looks petrified.
"I see you found my latest victim. Marcus isn't it?" He chuckles. This isn't Marcus, but if I let him know that he'll try again and find the right guy. I can't risk it, I can't risk Marcus's life. God forgive me for I have sinned.
"No please Justin not Marcus!" I fake and get on my knees. I can't even look at the guy anymore his face is now forever carved in my brain.
"I figured..what better way to kill him then to have you..watch." Justin laughed hysterically. He really is a monster.
"I'm begging you. If you don't kill him I won't ever try and runway, even if I have a perfect opportunity I swear to you I won't." I'm lying through my teeth but, I can't do it I have to try and keep as many people alive as I can. If I can kill two birds with one stone and save this guys life and save Marcus's I'm not sinning I'm doing work for God.
"You promise?" I didn't think it would work but it seems it has.
"I promise, but only if you'll give me some time to talk to him. Please. That's all I ask." I beg. I'm sure the guy is extremely confused right now, but grateful for me.
"Fine. I'm allowing you an hour. I'll be in the other room, do anything I wouldn't want you to and you can help me kill him." I nod frantically as he walks out and leaves.
"What the hell is going on?" The guy whisper yells. "Wait I know you, you're that girl that went missing. They're still looking for you, you know?" Their still looking for me? I thought they would have given up by now.
"Listen, he kidnapped me because he claims he's in love with me. He knows I have a best friend named Marcus and he's jealous of him, so he brought you here to kill you because he thought you were him. I had to pretend like you were so he wouldn't go after him, but I guess I begged well enough and he won't kill you. I'm sorry." I explain apologetically.
"It's okay, you saved my life. My name's Reece by the way. I told him over and over again that I wasn't the guy he was looking for but that made him angrier so I just gave up. If it weren't for you I'd be dead. Thank you." Wow, Justin needs serious help.
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(That's Reece idk why he looks so dark in this pic 😂😂)
"I'll get a first aid kit to fix you up. Don't say anything about seeing me when you get back though." He looks at me, clearly perplexed.
"Why? Don't you want to be saved?" Reece asks.
"Of course I do..but I have a plan and so far it's working." I whisper that last part even quieter.
I tell Justin I'm going upstairs to get the first aid kit to patch him up, he says he'll unchain him so I can do so.
I'm cleaning him up now, the beating Justin gave him was pretty brutal, Reece said he even kicked him with steel boots. When I'm done and look at the clock I know Justin will be coming in soon to bring Reece back to the city. When he stands up, I notice he's taller and more muscular than Justin so I don't know how Justin was able to get him. When Justin walks in Reece goes quiet and acts very nervous and scared and I see how Justin was so easily able to take Reece, he's not crazy dominant like Justin. Reece and I finish our performance with a hug and a sad goodbye, extremely believable if you ask either one of us.
I just hope Justin isn't take him somewhere else to kill him..
~5 hours later~ Zaida POV Justin's back and he hasn't changed or anything so I assume Reece is still alive.
"I can't believe you were going to kill him. That makes me hate you more than I already do" I suddenly blurt out.
"You hate me?" He sounds like he's going to cry.
"I had an extremely strong dislike for you, because I truly don't hate anyone but since you decided it was okay to kill my best friend because of your stupid dominant jealously I hate you. You would have made me watch you brutally torture him if I hadn't have made you that promise and you know that. I wish you were dead. I constantly want to bash your head in with a brick. I won't EVER love you so don't think for second that I will because I won't. If I hadn't have made that promise I'd be doing everything I can to escape, but my best friend's life means more to me then anything." I'm absolutely fuming and Justin is speechless. "Sleep with one eye open to night, because I might just slit your throat." I finish with that and stomp upstairs. I feel kind of bad though, that was really harsh.
Justin POV I'm speechless. I had no idea Zaida hated me that much, maybe if she saw me, my face I mean she wouldn't have such a strong hatred for me.
A/N: things are heating up, hot dayum. Did you see that coming? I know this update was super soon but all last week and this week I've been writing and finished chapter 9, 10 and 11. I figured I'd release chapter 9 now as a celebratory chapter for hitting 1k, chapter 10 won't be up until later. I appreciate the support, love you!
