WARNING: SPOILERS!!! ~A Watty's 2019 Submission!

Saved for Letters from Abigail

"Hayden? Are you home?" Jake wandered into Hayden's room, holding the bouquet tightly in his hand, and found that she wasn't there. What was there, was a note on her pillow. Jake dropped the flowers and picked up the note, reading it quickly.
She's safe for now. Leave five hundred dollars on the pillow or find her dead in the morning. If you call the cops, she'll be on the porch.
Hayden got kidnapped! Jake ran into the living room to find that Mrs. Selser had already left for work. He ran his fingers through his hair, trying to think of a fast way to find Hayden. Then he got it.
"Buzz!" He called, running out the door and to his house. "Buzz! Come here you big, beautiful, bloodhound you!" Buzz scratched at the back gate, whimpering, until Jake opened the gate and let him out. Jake held the note to Buzz's nose.
"Alright, Buzz. Find her. Find Hayden!" Buzz barked, than quickly began to sniff around, running down the street. Jake hopped onto his bike, his keys inside, and followed Buzz as fast as he could.
Soon, they came to Mr. Respin's house, and Buzz began to scratch at the door. Jake quickly pulled him to the side of the house, just as Mr. Respin opened the door.
"Nobody's here." He growled. Who was he talking to? "Looks like your rescuer isn't coming." Then the door slammed. Rescuer? Jake quietly stood up to find he was by the kitchen window. He peered in, and saw Hayden! She was tied to a chair, looking disheveled, but okay.
"You're not going to get away with this." She told him. "The cops will find me, and when they do, you'll be thrown in jail permanently, you creep!" Mr. Respin's hand flew and Jake watched in horror as it came down on Hayden's cheek.
"Shut up!" He growled. "You'll be lucky if you get out of here alive, you little sneak! Going through my belongings, sneaking onto my property, I should have called the police on you." Hayden smirked at him, breathing hard.
"But you wouldn't dare. You don't want anyone to find out that you killed your own family!" Jake gasped and ducked down. Mr. Respin killed them? He killed Mrs. Respin, Wendy, and... Abigail. He killed Abigail! And Hayden was next! Jake had to do something quick, or else Hayden was as good as dead.
Jake suddenly heard her screaming, and looked inside to see Respin had knocked the chair over and was kicking Hayden in the stomach! Buzz growled, and Jake pet his head, trying to think of a way to get Hayden out of there.
His first step: call the police. Jake popped his cell phone out and dialed the number.
"911, what's your emergency?" The operator asked.
"Hello, I'm at 92 Willows Lane. I found the Respin murderer. He's got my friend trapped inside the house, and I'm scared he's going to kill her."
"Please hold, an officer is on his way." Hayden screamed again, and Jake knew she couldn't wait for the police. He looked down at Buzz, who was still growling, and got an idea. An crazy, messed up idea that could get them both killed.

Abigail

"Now, I'm gonna count to three, and you'll be dead by six." Respin told Hayden, tracing along her arms with a knife as she sobbed, blood oozing out in a trail left by the knife. "One, two-"
"Hey you guys!" Called a voice, and Respin turned to see a great big drooling bloodhound running in and jumping on him!
"Buzz?" Hayden said slowly, and she suddenly felt the chair lift up and was set right. Who stood before her, was Jake. "Jake!" Jake lifted and eyebrow and smirked at her.
"Now whats a purdy little thing like you doin in a nasty place like this?" He teased in a cocky, southern accent.  She rolled her eyes at him.
"Get me out of here, you idiot." Jake smiled again, then began to untie the ropes.
"Not so fast!" Jake turned in time to see Respin kick Buzz off him, sending the pooch whimpering into the wall.
"Buzz!" Jake cried out, and Respin aimed a gun at him.
"Now you, back away slowly." Jake held up his arms in surrender and backed into the counter. "Now, when I count to three, I'm going to shoot you, and you'll be dead by the time she's empty."
"Jake, run!" Hayden shouted, fighting her closing eyes. Jake looked down and saw the pool of blood, forming around her feet from her arms. She was fading fast, and Jake had to get her to a hospital.
"One." Respin began to count, but he never got to two, for Jake did some quick thinking. He grabbed Respin by the ears, pulled him down, and kneed him in the head! Respin gave a yell and drop the gun. With the littlest but of strength she had left, Hayden kicked the gun away from, before kicking him in the eye and sending him onto his back. Respin groaned as Jake came over and lifted him by the collar, glaring at him.
"Now I'm gonna count to three, and you're gonna be out by two." He snarled. "One." Bam! Jake socked him right in the nose, bloods pouring from it. "Two." Bam! Another good hit, creating a black eye and an unconscious Respin. "Three." Jake threw onto the ground, Respin landing with a satisfying bang. He glared down at his body. "That's for attempted, and acted upon murder towards my girlfriends." Then he heard Hayden moaning, and turned to see she was was still bleeding out. "Hayden." He took Respin's knife and cut the ropes off of her body, her falling into his arms, still fighting for consciousness. "Hayden, hang on."