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He hears a thump and a muffled scream in the basement just as he lays down to go to bed.

He's home alone for another hour, at least. His parents are gone at his older sister's performance. He racks his brain for what could be down there. They don't talk to their neighbors... they weren't very friendly. His friends might be playing a prank on him. Stupid 10th graders.

He stands up and throws a shirt on. Might as well go down there and get this over with. He'll jump and maybe shout just so that they get a laugh out of it. As he is walking across the house to the basement door he hears more muffled sounds. He shakes his head and laughs. They are pathetic.

All the way down the stairs, sounds of screams and torture ring in his ears. They are really playing it off, aren't they? But when he rounds the corner in the basement, he doesn't find his buddies.

A thin, small girl is tied up and gagged against the wall. Her bright blue eyes stand out against the purple bruises that surround them. Her hair is covered in dirt and blood with only small blond strands visible from underneath. She's terrified. But what has him more alert is the person standing in front of her, between them.

This one is tall and covered with a black robe, hiding their face from the light. The stranger holds a bloody lead pipe.

Holding his hands up, he glances at the frail girl and then back at the intruder. The person pulls back their hood and reveals his face.

No, no, no, no. Just no. This is unbelievable.

"J-Jacob!"

His older brother who disappeared 3 years ago was here. He was torturing an unknown girl, in his parents basement.

"What are you doing?"

Jacob cocked his head and squinted his eyes. "Jesse? Wow. Your big. How's school?"

Jesse stood, wide eyed, looking back and forth between Jacob and the poor girl.

"Jacob? Who is this?" Jesse gestured to the girl.

Jacob looked back at the girl behind him. "Oh, that's Hana."

Jesse practically shouted. "What are you doing to her?"

The girls eyes grew wide and she shook her head profusely. Jesse took a step toward her, but Jacob held out his hand.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you, brother."

Jesse looked at him in disbelief. "You gonna hurt me too, Jay?"

He shrugged his shoulders. "I might have too, if you try to help her. That girl is the most wanted girl in the world. I finally caught her. She deserves this."

"Nobody deserves this." Jesse stated harshly.

Jacob moved closer to him and stared. "You won't make this easy, will you, Jesse?"

Then the pipe was lifted up and Jesse's world tipped and faded to black.