(updating this at 1am.. what is my life. sorry for the wait lovelies, hope you enjoy <3)
I woke up to the smell of damp and the feel of cold metal on my wrist. As I opened my eyes, I could only just make out the heavy metal cuff clamped around my wrist and a dim cell-like room. The memory of the chloroform and the arm around my neck came rushing back to me and a feeling of panic began swelling in my chest. I knew that I had to stay calm and not fight against the chain at the risk of hurting myself for no reason. I couldn’t really see the room I was in because of the extremely dim lighting but I guessed it was some kind of basement. The air was cold and thick with the lack of air and my mind raced trying to think of who my captor could be. Obviously it wasn’t Jackson, I would have recognised his arms or something straight away. The guy was tall, awkwardly tall and his muscles here bulging; I could imagine him doing a job like Jackson’s. My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of heavy boots making their way down steps that I assumed were behind the door a few feet away from me. The door swung open slowly and ominously as a tall figure stepped into the darkness.
“Hello Lisa.” My heartbeat picked up pace as I tried to pinpoint the voice and who it belonged to. His boots scuffed against the stone floor as he stepped leisurely into the light. I narrowed my eyes, recognising him as the man earlier who wanted to use the payphone. But why did he kidnap me?
“How do you know my name?” I honestly had no idea why this man would know me. He chuckled and took a drag on the cigarette that had been resting between his fingers.
“Oh, I know a lot more than your name sweetie.” I cringed at him using a pet name for me.
“Like what?” He lowered himself so he was on my level and leaned in menacing. Suddenly, it clicked. Those eyes, those dark, inky black eyes. Jared. The guy who tried to take me away at the hotel and told me he wanted to show Jackson that I wasn’t his.
“Listen honey. Firstly, Jackson isn’t going to find you. He thinks I’m dead so the sooner you give up that idea the better. Secondly, I’m going to finish the job. Our good friend Jack has proved time and time again that he cannot be fucking trusted, especially with you around. So, I’m going to use you to finish the job and prove to the boss that I’m the man for these jobs, not Jackson. Got it?”
I didn’t say anything, instead occupied myself with looking at the wet dampness that was shimmering off the stone floor. His hand flew to my chin and jerked it up so my eyes were in contact with his.
“I said, got it?” I nodded my head, the tears forming in my eyes.
“What are you going to do with me after?”
“Hmm, maybe I’ll keep you..” His mouth curved into a wicked smile and disgust shuddered through me. “Or maybe I’ll throw you away.” His voice was laced with venom as he sneered at me like I was worthless. He leant forward and unlocked the clamp around my wrist.
“Don’t bother.” Like I was going to make a run for it; he was twice my size.
“Now here’s what going to happen. Keefe is currently staying in a hotel very close by. Next to nobody knows about it so we’re going to set ourselves up in a place across the street that my friend owns. You’re going to pay him a little visit and get him alone on the street outside. That’s when Keefe will die and you’ll act like the shocked innocent bystander to give me time to leave. Done. You can go back to your boring life and I’ll get a nice little promotion.”
I blinked back tears as I realised that, other than what he’d told me, I had no idea what my fate was. All I knew was that I was tired of fighting.
(Jackson’s POV)
I knew Lisa didn’t want me to chase after her. What good would it do anyway? I was sick of chasing people and in particular, forcing her to do things she didn’t want to do. I know the boss had specified that I do the job with Lisa but I could just get it over with myself and let her go back to her life so she could maybe start to enjoy herself. Just before she walked out I wanted to tell her everything; how my feelings had progressed towards her, to the point where I thought I might be falling for her. I wanted to tell her how all I’d thought about since I met her was what it would be like to kiss her and touch her and make her happy. But I didn’t want to admit any of that, it would make me weak. And besides, what the fuck was I thinking letting my feelings go that far in the first place? It was like she made me lose myself completely and I couldn’t let her have that much control over me.
I knew if I didn’t finish the job, my boss was going to make me pay big time. Surprisingly enough, being in the business that I was in wasn’t exactly peaches and cream. If I refused to do something, I would get seriously hurt or they’d just kill me. I was beginning to think that maybe that wouldn’t be so bad. I didn’t have much to live for. The thing is that Lisa, without knowing, showed me what I could have had if I decided on a ‘normal’ life. Sure, the money and reputation was good years ago when I was young and dumb but she made me wonder what it would be like to have ‘normal’. You know, a family, a big house by the lake, love.
After an hour, I was going out of my mind. I couldn’t just give up on her, maybe it wasn’t too late to pass the job over and have a chance at a normal life. I knew there was a slim chance that she wouldn’t even want to look at me but it wouldn’t hurt to try right? I suddenly felt my phone vibrate in my pocket and grimaced when I looked at the screen and saw that it that dick Jared. Why was he ringing me?
“What do you want?”
“Jackson?” It was Lisa’s voice, barely whispering. I could hear the terror in her voice.
“Leese?”
“Jackson, please help me. I-“ I could hear Jared’s raging voice in the background and the phone call cut off. Anger rushed through my veins; he fucking kidnapped her.
