Hell0 W0rld [2]

Guts

It had been an hour since Michael had left and at least two hours since Jay had left too. Riley turned her attention back over to Nathan; she really desperately just wanted to pick him up and walk out of this complete mess. ...But she couldn't. Not yet at least. She sighed and looked over at the hammer that lay on the floor in front of her feet. "Jay..."

Riley then heard the door slam behind her. She quickly sat up straight, trying to keep her posture as confident as possible - ready for her escape.

Jay walked past her and over to the desk, slamming his hands on the table. He turned to her and went to open his mouth but stopped; a smirk growing in place of his unspoken words instead.

Riley stayed silent. She was honestly too afraid to say anything. "..."

"Cozy down there?" He asked, looking down at her. "I'm assumin' so."

"What...?" She asked, frowning.

He sighed and turned away from her. "So... Feelin' up to leavin' yet?" He asked. "I'm sure you've thought about it by now." He mumbled quickly under his breath.

"Why is he acting different all of a sudden?" Riley thought. She took in a deep breath and gulped. "I-I, uh..." She spoke up. "Of course! Give me the keys to the lock on the chain and I'll unlock it..."

Jay turned to me, a blank expression on his face. "And then what? Don't tell me you're sick of Mockingjay already."

"Had he... noticed I'm not tied down? He would've said by now, right?" She thought, frowning. She paused before replying, "wha- what're you talking about?" She wanted to ask about Michael but she was too afraid to. He was pretty unpredictable. They both were.

"Heh... Wow. Alright." Jay chuckled slightly, turning his body and glancing down at her. He shrugged and smirked playfully; "then before you leave, I'm goin' to test somethin' out real quick."

"W-What?!" Riley spoke up. "I-I don't really... have any idea what you're talking about, Jay. Honestly," She stopped and looked down at the hammer on the floor. "...If you're going to kill me, wouldn't you've done that by now?"

She heard Jay's boots on the ground slowly coming closer to her. "Like I said," Jay's voice spoke calmly as Riley looked up to him. He was standing right in front of her now. "you're fun to toy with."

"What's that supposed to mean...?" She asked.

He knelled down in front of her, his face inches away from Riley's. He'd been drinking a lot more coffee, she could smell it on his breath. He pulled a screwdriver from his pocket as a smirk grew to his lips. "Ya know..." He spoke. "There's a lot more use to these things than people think." He paused again as his eye wandered to the screwdriver, "I'm not goin' to make you bleed just yet."

Riley was too afraid to speak. He could say that, but... she wouldn't believe it.

Jay quickly shoved the screwdriver's plastic end in her mouth, that devious smirk still painted across his face. "Like I said, I'm just like everyone else."

Riley had to run out now, but she couldn't. She was frozen in place. Her heart was pounding like crazy. "It's moments like these that I like to test how far people will go." Jay's hand began to wander up her skirt, his gloved fingers tracing against her thigh. His hand traced behind her and he felt that Riley was no longer tied down. "So, Red, you must really like me to actually stay here, huh?" He whispered into her ear. Her eyes widened as she quickly shoved him away from her and grabbed the hammer off the ground in one swift motion. Riley quickly stood up, pointing the hammer at him.

"W-What did you think you were doing?! Holy shit, Jay!"

Jay chuckled, "thought you would've lasted longer than that. I'm disappointed."

"You're- You're gunna move... r-right now!" She spoke even louder now, holding the hammer out in front of herself.

Jay stepped closer to Riley, "ok, give me it."

"I said move!" She hissed.

She shook her head, still pointing the hammer at him. Jay sighed and grabbed the end of it, pulling her closer to him. Their eyes locking instantly. "And I said, give me it."

Jay pulled it violently from her small hands and pushed her to the ground. She felt my phone fall from the pocket in her blazer and onto the floor next to her. "I told you before, Riley," Jay spoke up, walking closer to her. She couldn't move, she hit her head on the floor and even her vision was starting to fade. She saw him raise the hammer; "You've got guts."

Thud.