Beauty Inside

Chapter 2

I walk into the house and drop my book bag on the couch. I then go into the kitchen to grab an apple from the bottom drawers in the fridge. I then grab my book bag and head upstairs to my room. I pull my track phone out of my bag and check the time to see 3:15 pm. He says he doesn't have enough money for him to buy me a phone like my little brother Jonathan, yet he is only fourteen years old. With an iPhone, I'm seventeen with a track phone.

I start my homework and finish earlier then expected and check the time again. 3:45 pm. I sigh. Four more hours until the monsters home and one to pick up Jonny.

Once the clock hit four I pack all my stuff into my black Jansport. I walk down the street to pick my brother up from middle school. I look over my shoulder to she a white car following me. I take a short cut down an alley and sigh when the car doesn't follow me. I gasp loudly. Spoke to soon.

I began to run down the street with my hair making a whoosh sound as I run. I walk down another alley. Crap! Dead end. I try to catch my breath and try to find a weapon when I see a figure in a black hoodie walking down from the end of the alley. Stick. I grab the stick and hide it behind my back.

"Stay back!" The person continues to come towards me and I back up every step he takes towards me. "I'm warning you!" I shout. The figure keeps coming towards me until there in front of my face. The person chuckles. It's a man. I tried to study his features. Tried. When I tried swinging the stick to him but he grabbed my hand and twirled me around and put both hands behind my back.

"Did you really try to threaten me with a stick?" He questioned. I tried to take break my hands out of his iron grasp.

"Let me go!" I scream. I hear him chuckle. What the hell!

"I can't." He says and I sigh. Am I really having a conversation with my potential kidnapper.

"And why is that?!" I shout.

"I like the view." My eyes widen. I know I shouldn't have wore a purple V-neck and my shorts. I just wanted to pick up Jonny and go home. Crap Jonny!

"Well this view isn't meant for you." I turn sideways and kick my right leg against the brick wall and push us both back. Once I feel the ground I groan and look over to see Axel groaning and grabbing his head. Serves him right.

"Damn Nat, didn't know you had it in ya." Axel gets up and runs a hand in his hair. He use to be my best friend since we were five years old but started hanging with the popular kids and leaving me in the dust when we went to middle school. Leaving me when I needed him the most.

"What do you want?" I clear my throat. I push back the memories that we had and my mothers death. Can't show weakness, not for him or the monster.

"I wanted to give you a ride to pick your brother up because all these older men had there eyes scanning your body." He argued. I sigh and shut my eyes. Why does he care now?!

"Why do you care? Mr.Popular." I complained and opened my eyes and look up at him. He wipes his face with both hands.

"What time is it?!" I blurted and he grabbed his phone out his pocket.

"Four thirty. Why?" I gasp and start to run until he grabs my hand, stopping me from bolting.

"Let me give you a ride, you will get there faster then walking." I calm down and nod slowly. He drags me out of the alley to his car.

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