Bruised and Scarred.

Chapter 18

“Now Jessa stay calm and we’ll be here throughout the whole thing” Agent Barns assured me through my earpiece. I nodded more to myself than anyone really and continued down the never ending corridor with two lean mean gun holding men who walked so in sync it was scary. We soon arrived in front of a set of double doors that they opened for me. This all happened after they practically took me through an airport security check; which was simple from having gone through Airport security too many times to count.  I entered a dimly lit room that had a single light coming from the ceiling, dangling over a bare spot on the floor. “Oh, Jessa” said a low much sturdier voice since the last time I heard it. “Last I knew you were in the hospital. Fighting away some bruises and fractures of sorts”

“You could say that”

“Yet, you still go back to that dumb group of boys. I don’t like it.” By now my dad had stepped under the light. He is wearing a casual like suit and his hair was done; no beard and no alcohol or smoke smells. “What did you want? To entertain me with your opinion on my friends?”

“Not quiet, but something along those lines”

He spoke heavily like I’d never heard him speak. I had a brief idea as to where this was going and I did not like it. Neither would he when he realizes I’ll put up a fight. “Why don’t we have some tea? It doesn’t seem like you’ve had anything to eat this morning” Just then I got a buzzing in my ear from Agent Barns trying to go through, “Decline, he could have drugged it”

“I’ll be just fine thank you. Now tell me why I’m here” I demanded.

“Right, right you’re currently staying with your mother. This just happened to be by chance through your job working with those talentless wastes of energy, time, and money. Now you’ve met your step sisters and half brother from that and because you’ve met them you’d do anything to keep them safe. Your mother has barley known what kind of person you’ve become and has let you bring your step sisters on a plane more than a hundred miles away from home. What I want Jessa is not to benefit me, but the both of us. If you come home with me I’ll ship your sisters back home and that will be that. I have plenty of friends with sons dying to propose to you. Just leave you’re pathetic friends, worthless mother, and no good sibling and everything will be alright”

It took me no time in asking, “And if I don’t”

“Well that’s too bad now isn’t it? Your poor step sister will pay the price now won’t they?” At that moment a second dim light flicked on. Lindsey and Lola were slumped against the wall wrists behind their backs and cloth tied around their heads to muffle their screams. Not only that, but two guys less built than the guys walking me to this room held guns pointing to their heads. I tried not to show the fear in my face, but it’s almost impossible when someone you love is at risk of dying and you may not have some sort of control over it. “It’s your choice Jessa” I backed up a bit hoping the camera hiding in my pants button can see the innocent girls slumped against the wall. “Will you give me time if I said yes? To say goodbye to any one, grab my belongings, so on and so forth”

“I’ll have one of my weaker men go with you just to keep an eye, but once you say yes there’s no turning around”

“Jessa, don’t say yes. Don’t do it. Jessa I can’t lose you please don’t go. Beat the shit out of him or something” Niall cried into the microphone hooked up to my earpieces. “Jessa I want you to follow my instruction very carefully. Say yes. Go with whatever he says. If things go bad, you do what I know you’re capable of”

“Yes” I looked over to see the men with the guns back away from the twins. Instead they brought them to their feet and walked them out the door I came in. My dad called for another one of his guards to come in. In walked a man as tall as me and as built as Liam. Not once in my life have I ever been able to defeat Liam at whatever it is we were doing.  I know he can tell that he’s brought a challenge to me getting away, there’s a glint in his eyes saying he’s already won.  “You should go out and get some new clothes, and maybe do something with your hair it looks bloody terrible” he shouted as his five foot six minion guided me out of the building and into a small car.

The whole car ride consisted of some Opera radio station playing, and Niall talking to me through the ear piece. When he pulled up in front of the hotel I went to get out but he stopped me. He quickly got out of the car and ran around opening up the door for me. We interlocked fingers for show until I had dragged him in front of my hotel room door. As I searched my bag and pockets for the key I heard a little click that sounded like…oh, the minion had it. Quickly, I raced around the room gathering what is mine and finding a way to subtly hide a note so Niall could find it and only Niall. Mid way through gathering my things Agent Barns spoke again, “Now’s the time to take him out. Use anything you can, you have multiple weapons around you just think quickly” The minion as I will call him stood at end of the small hallway within the room far enough away to block the door and watch me at the same time. As I gathered more of my things I looked for things that could be used as a weapon and wouldn’t make a giant mess. I found a single stiletto and walked up to him. “Distract him” Agent Barns demanded.

“What’s your favorite color?”

“What?”

I took the shoe and smashed the heel against the front of his head with plenty of force. He wobbled on his own two feet giving me time to stomp on his right foot and push him over with my hands. This gave me time to finish my packing and get out of the hotel as fast as possible.

As I ran out the door to the pool and hopped the fence I saw a van pull up so I halted and ducked down behind a bush. The door opened and Niall got out, but I stayed down. “It’s ok to come out Jessa” Agent Barns said calmly. I slowly rose and threw my bags over the fence then followed. Niall ran over to me swallowing me in a never ending hug that neither of us ever wanted to end. A couple guys from the team went into the hotel to get the minion from my room. However when Agent Barns stepped out he looked worried. “Jessa, the twins...” he didn’t even get to finish his sentence before I was taking off down the road.

There were two guys running down the road, one carrying Lindsey and the other carrying Lola. They ran pretty fast for carry an extra hundred pounds. I however caught up faster than they thought and reached out to grab one of the girls, but they dashed into the street. While I still had a hold on Lola’s ankle I was somewhat dragged into the middle of the road. The guy carrying her turned around and sprayed me with something that made me collapse to the ground. Last thing I knew before that was a bunch of screaming and bright lights in my eyes.

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I don’t know how long I was knocked out, but it didn’t feel like very long. “What’s her name?” someone whispered. “Jessa” someone else replied. “Jessa?” the first person asked. “Jessa can you hear me? Can you see me?” The person asking questions had a small flashlight in their hand holding it right in front of my face. I tried sitting up to get a better look at these people but someone lightly pressed me back down. “We’re going to bring her to the hospital”

“Shall I go with?”

“Sure, just let us get her in and you can join”

I was lifted onto a narrow bed with wheels and rolled into a box with benches on either side of me and lots of equipment. This is all really confusing. I hardly know what’s going on, and I don’t know who these people are. “Can you tell me your name?” the same person asking questions before spoke. I shook my head, too tired to answer. “Can you hear me” I nodded. “Can you speak?” I nodded once again. “Do you know who this is?” the person asked while pointing to another person who looked scared and sad. Funny because that’s how I feel. I also feel alone like something big is missing, but I haven’t got a clue what it could be.