Disney Dreams

Brianna

"OMG", I screamed as Jakey held up two plane tickets. His smile took up nearly half his face and his eyes were like dreamy pools of beauty. I leapt into his arms and kissed him viciously.
"Omg, I love you so much", I kept saying.
"I know you do", he grinned cheekily.

We boarded the plane. I wriggled excitedly in my chair holding Jakob's hand. We were actually going to Disneyland, a dream since I was young.
"Calm down" he laughed.
I laughed and kissed his hand.

The sun burnt my skin immediately as I stepped out into the warm environment of America. I could feel Jakob's hand sweating in mine but I still clutched on. Once inside the hotel I flopped down on the bed and sighed.
"This is perfect", I whispered. I bounced up and down as Jakob flopped down next to me. We rolled over on the bed and faced each other. I placed my hand on his shoulder and kissed him. He replied by putting his hand on my hip. We remained in that position for a while with the lights turned off.

The gates were crowded at Disneyland and I ran ahead of the many people. We walked hand in hand among the rides and exhibits.
"Hey Bri, just going to run to the bathroom, be back in a tick", he said kissing me on the forehead. He ran into the flowing crowd of people. I started to wander, admiring the adorable stuffed animals in the shop windows. I sighed.

All of a sudden someone grabbed me. At first I thought it was Jakob, but later realised, as I turned around, a black masked man stood staring at me, one hand firmly gripping my arm. I screamed, but he immediately cupped my mouth and dragged me further and further away from the men's bathroom AND Jakob. I struggled and tried to scream. However the passers by didn't take any action whatsoever. The man entered a small part of Disneyland that was cut off from the rest of the park. It was dark and extremely scary. The man removed his hand from my mouth and in an instance replaced it with a strip of thick tape. He bound my arms and legs together and exited the room. A moment later I remembered my phone. I strained against the ropes and tried to get to my phone. I fell over sideways and cut my lip. I was so close to my pocket now. I shuffled around some more and it slid out of its comfy spot in my pocket. I tried to reach for it. After about 20 minutes of effortless straining and struggling I grabbed it and started to text Jakob. The message read:

Help! Kidnapped! In dark room separate from park. Next to green rollercoaster. Hurry!!!

The man came back in and I sat on my phone quickly. Something shimmered in his hand and after a moments glance I realised it was a knife. I yelped and struggled even more. The man knelt down next to me and stroked the hair out of my face.
"Aren't you beautiful sweetheart", he breathed and I could smell the 20 year old smell of beer stained breath. I pulled away.
"Boss ordered me to kill every teenage girl in the park, even beautiful ones like you", he said. I signalled to the tape and he slowly removed it. I lashed out at him, desperately trying to bite him. He grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and held the knife to my throat.
"Time to die princess",he yelled, the veins popping out of his neck.

All of a sudden the masked man went limp. He dropped the knife and I stepped away as it clattered to the floor. Jakob stood there holding a bloody steel pipe. I squealed and ran into his arms.
"Oh my god, Bri, baby girl, I thought you were going to die" he said. "I love you so much". I was speechless. All I could do was stand there crying in Jakob's arms.

This short story is dedicated to Brianna. Follow her on Instagram @jakobkarpathy