City of Secrets

Chapter 17

*DING*
I lifted my head.
*DING*
I looked over at my bedside table and grabbed my phone.
-come over
The text was from Simon. I groaned and sat up. I threw my legs over the side of the bed and walked out of my room.
It was 4 in the morning! What did he want!
I walked over to his door to knock, but it opened before I could even touch the door.
I never expected this. Simon, tied to a chair, with tape over his mouth. There was a gash on his head the was oozing blood.
"What happened!" I screamed.
I ran towards him. The door shut behind me.
"Wha-" before I could finish my sentence someone covered my mouth and grabbed my hands. I struggled to escape this person's grasp but they were too strong.
"Natalie Elizabeth, Parks," someone said from the corner of the room.
I looked towards the corner where the voice came from. A tall man in a black suit stood there.
I tried to say, what do you want, but you couldn't understand me with the hand over my mouth.
"Shh, no need to say anything. I'll explain," the man walked closer and traced my jaw with his finger.
"You have a beautiful face, it would be a shame to watch it rot," he said.
Simon tried to get out of the bonds that tied him to the chair but it only drew the attention of the suited man.
"Quit squirming!" He ordered.
Simon didn't listen and kept trying to escape.
"I'll give you one more chance, stop!" He demanded.
Simon didn't stop. He was so close to undoing the rope that kept his hands together.
"That's it!" The man yelled. He grabbed a bat.
He walked over to my side and lifted it up. He lined it with my head and swung.
My head jerked to the side and made me dizzy. My legs caved and I fell to the ground.
"Great she's knocked out! This is your fault Simon! This never had to happen! All you had to do was kill her and none of this would've happened!" He screamed.
Simon tried to say something.
"Take the tape off his mouth," the man ordered.
There was a tearing sound.
"I would never kill her! No matter what you do, or pay," he said.
The man laughed.
"Why are even trying this? She already thinks your a monster! She'll never love you! Why waste your life for her?" The man said.
Simon didn't say anything.
"She will Hate you after we tell her what was supposed to happen," the man threatened.
"Don't!" Simon yelled.
I moved my at to try an lift myself up.
"I think she's waking up," the man said.
My attempts to sit up failed, so I let my head sit on the ground.
"Get her up. We're going to bring them to 'the room'," the man ordered the other.
I felt something pick me up and throw me over their shoulder. I closed my eyes and I passed out.