After

Chapter 24

*Sorry for any mistakes*

Noah's pov
"Noah?" Richelle calls out from downstairs, trying her hardest for her voice to reach my ears as she's downstairs and my head is shoved in a pillow, "I'm just going to get some food from the shop down the road."
   
"Okay," I yell back, that being the loudest that my voice has been since we got home yesterday.

I don't feel like talking, moving, or eating. I just want to lie in bed for the rest of my days. I still can't believe Amanda would do this to me! But, what's done is done, and I'm going to have to get over it sooner or later. Obviously, I mean the 'later' part, because right now, I can't get over it. I mean, she was the one with a job, I don't know how to get a job! I helped around the house and cooked, now I have to get a job as well? Ugh, being an adult is hard.

Wait a moment, how could I forget? I'm not alone, I have Richelle! She'll be happy to help me out, after all, I have let her stay here, even though I would've let her do that anyway. But, for now, I'll stay like this; my head buried in the soft pillow, and my happy thoughts being sucked up by a tornado inside my head, leaving me to deal with with all the bad things in life.

Richelle's pov
I step outside the door, money safely hidden in my pockets, and the sun shining brightly on me as I walk down the pavement. What a great choice I made of wearing shorts! Well, Amanda's shorts. What? It's not like she's coming back, she probably has another wardrobe at her new boyfriend's house! Plus, I don't have any clothes of my own, so I've sort of adopted them. Hopefully me and Noah can go shopping soon, but he doesn't seem to want to do anything. I don't blame him though, I wouldn't if I was in his position. Oh poor Noah!

With all those problems weighing on Noah's shoulders, I have to think about something that I haven't been thinking about lately; my future. I can't live with Noah in his house forever, people will get the wrong idea! And my family, I have to find where they moved to! Neither Noah and I have jobs, that's another thing to think about! Will I get married to someone and have a family? Or will I be alone for the rest of my life? No! I don't want to be alone!

My thoughts float away as I hear the sound of wheels screeching against the road. Ouch! My ears! Why is this person speeding around the corner, don't they know this is neighbourhood, not a motorway? Whoever it is, they probably aren't familiar with the roads around here.

However, I continue my walk down the pavement until I feel the sun stop shining on me, and a shadow replacing it. That's odd, it was sunny two minutes ago! My eyes trail up, only to see the sun is till out, and the sky is still a nice blue. Yet no clouds, so what's the shadow on me?

I quickly turn around, hoping to see a lamppost that's towering over me, nothing else. But, it isn't. In fact, I see a familiar man in front of me, smirking evilly, quickly placing a hand over my mouth, and the other around my face, not letting me move. His lips part, and he whispers the words, "Remember me?"

Of course! Him! My kidnapper! I have to get away! Frantically, I kick and wriggle, trying to escape. I manage to kick him in the shins, making him let go of me, and letting me run off. I hope someone is watching me inside their house, looking out of their window, taking photos, or better yet calling the police.

"Come back here! You're mine!" He shouts, beginning to run after me.

"Help!" I scream, praying for someone to hear.

But then, someone in front of me grabs me, as I accidentally run into them. Phew! Now he can't get me! However, I soon realise that I'm wrong as I feel their tight grip around me and the man slows down, beginning to grin. Oh no, who have I run into?

Quickly, I look up and see someone I'm not expecting to see; Amanda. She smiles at me evilly before whispering, "Lights out," and placing a cloth over my mouth, causing everything to go black, and my body going unconscious.