Something weird has happened to Link. He hates everyone he loved. One by one his relationships begin to weaken and crumble away. Everyone leaves him, except one person who will never give up on him, his best friend, his blood brother, Rhett. Rhett k...
Everything was dark around Link, his eyes now open. He heard shouting from the floor below him. He was in the attic. Below him, his twin was getting into an argument with Rhett. "Link, what's going on with you? You barely drink and now you're asking me to go to a bar with you? What the heck? You're not going!" James rolled his eyes.
"So what, you don't trust me to control myself?! I'm not gonna get drunk, Rhett! Some friend you are!" James' face was bright red with 'anger'. Though on the inside, he wasn't angry, quite the opposite actually. He was very happy, his plan seemed to be working. "You don't trust me! After all the time you've known me, you don't trust me! I thought we were best friends! But I was clearly wrong, best friends trust each other!"
"Link, what's going on? Why are you getting so angry? It's not that I don't trust you, but it's the people there, Link... They're not the kind of people a guy like you would want to be around. Trust me." Rhett was backing down, he sensed that 'Link' was going to do or say something that would change both of their lives forever. He was afraid Link would say he didn't want to be friends anymore. Rhett had decided to try to try to defuse the argument. "I'm sorry for getting so angry. I'm just looking out for you, brother."
"So now I can't even take care of myself?! Wow, just wow. Rhett, go. Go now." James walked over to the door and opened it. Rhett's heart broke. What had he done? "Link, I'm so sorry. Just always remember that I love you." Rhett blinked back tears and left. He got in his car and drove off, eventually pulling over to sob.
James laughed and went back to the attic. He walked over to Link, the slightly younger brother had tears pouring out from his eyes. He started up at James, pure sorrow and fear in his blue eyes. James tore the tape away from Link's mouth. He crouched down by Link and grabbed his hair roughly, forcing his head back.
"Link, don't expect to be seeing Rhett ever again. When I'm done with him, he's gonna hate your guts. Come on, we can't leave you here. Someone might find you." James grabbed Link and punched him in the face. Then he hit his twin over the head, rendering him unconscious. He dragged Link out of the attic. He ran to his car, wrapped Link in a blanket so no one would see him. James threw Link into his car and took off down the road. He drove to his house, a beat up, small building. The neighborhood was largely abandoned,only a few poor people lived there. He dragged Link inside and took off the blanket. He put some tape over Link's mouth.
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James' girlfriend, Angel, came out of the kitchen. She was tall, thin, and had wavy red hair. She also had piercing silver eyes. She kissed James and then stared down at Link. "So, this is your brother. Looks exactly like you. I'll take care of him. You just get back to his house. I love you." James smirked and kissed her.
"See ya. Love you too." He left and drove off. Angel knelt down. She put her hand on Link's forehead. His blue eyes fluttered open at her touch. The cerulean eyes were filled with fear and such sorrow. Angel gently took the tape off from Link's mouth.
"Don't worry, I hate him too. I want to help you. This isn't right. Please, trust me. He's the kind of guy you meet at a bar who seems sweet and then you're stuck with him. And he's not sweet at all. I'm stuck with him, but I don't want you to be as well. I'm Angel. I'm gonna help you." Link had no choice but to trust her.
"Th-thank you. I need to go. M-my best friend, my brother, h-he's trying to end out friendship! I've known Rhett almost my entire life, James is going to make him hate me! A-and then my family. What if he hurts my wife or children? Please, let me go! I'm begging you!" Angel bit her lip as she thought.
"I-I can't. He'd hurt me! He's abusive! I'm afraid to go. I can't let you go, but I'll take good care of you. I'm so sorry!" Angel had tears in her eyes. The poor girl could only be in her mid-twenties while James was thirty-eight.
"Angel, please. You can come with me. We can have him arrested. You'll be safe. Please, he's going to destroy my life! He could hurt my loved ones. Please, let me go. Take this duct tape off me and we can leave! Please!!" Link looked at her desperately. She shook her head, more tears falling.
"I can't! I just can't! He'll still hurt me! You don't understand!" She got up and sat on the couch. Link was still lying on the ground. He sighed as Angel sobbed into her hands. She wasn't gonna let him go. She was too afraid.
"Angel, I am begging you. Let me go. Please! Please! I will help you!" She just cried harder at that. Link closed his eyes, a few tears of his own falling. He prayed for protection of his loved ones. He prayed he'd get free and be able to see them again; that they wouldn't hate him. He needed to see them again. He needed to explain everything to Rhett and apologize. He couldn't live without Christy, his children, or Rhett in his life. Why was this happening? What had he ever done to deserve this?
Link started crying harder and prayed more and more. Angel looked up at him, her face red and puffy. "I-I will try. B-but not yet. Not this soon. We have to wait for a good time. I want to help you, but you have to promise to keep me safe from him." Link looked up with hope. He nodded.
"I promise. Thank you!" He only hoped this would work and that she would let him go before James did any lasting damage.
Hey guys!
So, normally I'd update every other day, but with my schedule, that would get pretty hard. Instead, I'm going to update whenever possible. So, that could be very frequently or it could take some time. Hope you enjoyed this chapter. Expect this to be a pretty short story. Hopefully it can be a short, but good story!
