Taken

Chapter 16

I nod and await for everything to soon make sense.

"My name is Harry and behind me here, is Niall." His grin never leaving his beautiful face.

"Oh, well nice meeting you. Again." I chuckle and smile at the boys.

"Do you remember your name?" Niall asks me as he rubs my left palm.

Is he my boyfriend? Wow.

"Uhm, no." I give a weak smile to him, as he continues to trace the lines in my palm.

"Your name is... Catherine." Harry mumbles.

I furrow my eyebrows,
"Really? What a cute name, but it doesn't feel right. Well, nothing feels right." I laugh, causing the fit boys to do so, too.

"We just call you, Cat." Harry's grin is contagious, I swear.

I nod,
"Okay, I'm Cat. You're Harry. You're Niall. I got the names down, now would you mind explaining what's going on?"

I look at Harry's hand grip slightly tighter on the wheel, but he soon loosens.

"Well, you just had a car accident and must've bumped your head and lost your memory."

"What happened? Like what was the reason we crashed? And you said I ran away? Why?" I have so many questions on to whom they are and who I am, it's flooding my already broken brain.

"Always with the questions." Niall chuckles to himself while staring at me.

"I'm sorry, do I do this a lot?" Shit. That was a question.

Niall rolls his eyes and nods his head. I giggle back and meet Harry's eyes in the review mirror.

"You crashed because the dumbass- I mean stupid man didn't know how to drive."

Wait, the man. Was that my father? Or someone from my family?

"Wait, stop! We have to go back! He needs to go to the hospital!" I try to unlock the door or put down the window or anything that I can open to release from the car.
"You left him in flames! What's going on? Who are you guys?" The more they ignore my questions, the more my body slowly shuts down.
My breaths, pants.

"Calm down." Harry says in a hush, gentle tone.

"I'll explain."

"I'm ready." I can't wait any longer, for all I know they could be criminals.

"That man kidnapped you."

"What? He d-" My heart beats quicker as I think of some old man kidnapping me.

"Let me finish." Harry's tone assertive.

I settle back in my chair and await.

"You ran away from me and Niall because you got angry at us. It was a stupid fight, I don't even remember what about. You didn't have a ride home so you walked. It was three in the morning, so it was a bad idea anyways. We got worried and looked everywhere for you. We tried texting and calling, but the man must've took your phone. Then, we heard a faint scream. It was about three blocks away, and we were sure it was you. We hopped in our car and drove to where the noise came from. Luckily, just in time we saw him drive off and we followed him. The man didn't know how to drive, and must've saw something in the road and crashed. We made sure you were okay. Sorry, I was angry in the beginning, we were just worried." Harry continued driving, but looked back to give me a reassuring glance.


Harry's POV:

I finished my 100% shit-filled lie, and I could tell it worked by how her cheeks were back to their normal color.

"Thank you. For saving me." Her eyes are so sweet and innocent, I almost feel bad for lying to her. Almost.

I continue driving back to the hotel. I wonder what I'll say about the other boys?
I'll just say some shit about how we're all friends.
And we're going on a road trip.
Yeah, that sounds believable.

"Do I have any family?" My body restricts as she asks a reasonable question.

"No." I shortly state.
"You were fostered your whole life." I continue as she gives me a questioning glance.

"Where do I live?" Her voice suddenly sounding like someone told her Santa Claus didn't exist.

"With...uhm.." Shit, where the fuck does she live?

"You live with us." Niall finishes for me, and I thank him for it in my head.

"So, are we going home now?"
Fuck.
She must've really lost all her memory.

"We're going to pick up the rest of our friends and we're going on a road trip." I try to sound excited.
I see it works as her smile grows on her beautiful- I mean, average face.

"Where are we going?" She never shuts up, I swear.

"Going to the beach." I make up the first lie I can think of.

She jumps in her seat with excitement, and I can't help the sting at my heart for seeing her so happy, when I know she won't be very soon.

It'll be nice for her to not treat us like terrible monsters...even though we are.

I arrive at the hotel, and the boys are waiting outside of the doors with their bags.

Good, because I don't have any fucking time to waste. I'm already late as it is, and this god damn stunt isn't going to help either. Fucking Scott. He deserved to die, that prick. Now, Jennifer is all cut and has shit on her face. This better heal before we arrive or I'm dead. I fucking know it. He'll be beyond pissed if she's hurt in anyway. He payed a lot of money to make sure she gets the best treatment. More money than she's worth, may I add.

The boys hop in, and Louis jumps into passenger while the rest settle in the back.

"What the fuck happened with Jennifer?" Louis whispers, and I'm thankful he did. Well, not thankful, just pleased.

"It's Cat. She got in a car accident and forgot her memory. She thinks we're going to the beach or some shit. We're her best friends." I nod to Louis and he mimics my action.

Louis zooms into his phone, and I'm sure he's just texting the boys.
Within seconds, they're all looking at their phones and back at Louis.
I'm right, of course.

"So Cat," Liam starts, and double-checks his phone to make sure he says her name write, "You excited to go to the beach?" He gives her a sappy smile, and of course she returns it.

"Very! And sorry, but what's your name? I lost my memory. Like all of it; I just got into a car accident." Her voice loses volume as she goes on.

"Liam." I answer for him.

She looks at me, and I swear I see her cheeks flush.

Does she like me?
Shit, I could use this for my advantage.
Fucking her won't hurt her, right?
Only if she's a virgin, I chuckle to myself.

I see Louis glare at me, but I ignore his look and continuer driving.

"Catherine- I mean Cat. You know what else I didn't mention to you?" She glances up and her eyes shine through the mirror.

"What?" She bites her bottom lip with her teeth. Fuck.

"We're actually dating." Not one ounce of guilt floods my body, even if I'm getting glared at by four other people.

"Really?" Her voice has raised practically a full octave.

I turn my head to flash her my best cheeky smile,

"Really." I wink and resume driving.

I glance in the review mirror and see Niall's face.

His usual pale face, now bright red.
Is he angry?
I could use this to my advantage, too.
Niall always gets too attached to the victims. Damn fool.

I take my hand and bring it back to Jennifer. I rub it on her thigh and take it further down her thighs. I feel the goosebumps raise on her gentle skin.

Niall removes his eyes from the sight and takes them to outside the window.
Pouting bitch. He should know I get whatever I want. Whatever and whenever.