Love Is Strong

Chapter 16

Adaieh POV

I open my eyes just to close them again. I don't know what that is, but it's hella bright. I open my eyes a little bit to see I'm facing a window. An open window at that. So not only am I cold, the sun is shining in my face.

I closed my eyes again and rolled on my back. Ugh, I got a headache. I don't remember me drinking... or coming home. Now that I think about it, I can't really remember last night. Maybe I did get drunk and Andre had to drive me home.

Andre

As soon as I thought about him everything came rushing to me like a tsunami.

Me finding Andre making out with Becca and finding out that Sarah kept it a secret from me and me running from them, after that it's blank. I felt tears stinging at my eyes. That's probably why I have a headache, from crying too much.

I'm pretty sure that I have some Advil left somewhere. I made a move to stand up just to be yanked back down. A sharp pain came from my wrist. I looked at it only to find handcuffs on.

What is going on?

My heart started beating fast and I actually looked around. This isn't my room let alone my house. Why am I chained to a bed? Where am I?

"Hello? Is somebody here? What's going on?" My voice hurts.

I don't know what's going on or where I am, but somebody better come.

"Hello!?" My voice hurts but that don't mean nothing. "Hel-lo!?"

"God, I wish you would shut up!" Derek came down a hallway with his finger in his ear. "Five seconds more of you screaming and I would've been death."

"Derek, what's going on? Why am I chained up? How did I get here?"

"Good morning to you too." He rolled his eyes.

"I'm confused as hell and chained up to a bed in your house, I'm not gonna say good morning."

"So I'm guessing you don't remember then?" A small smile was making its way to his mouth as he got closer to me.

"I wouldn't be asking if I didn't. Look, I want to go home, I have no time for games, take me fucking home." I said it slowly so maybe it can get in his head.

"Go home? You can't go home." He sat on the couch infront of me so I made myself sit up. It was kinda hard but I manage.

Thanks for helping.

"And why is that?" I'm getting a whole attitude right now.

"Isn't it obvious? Today's your birthday! Happy 18th birthday Adaieh!"

It is my birthday. This gives me all the more reason to go home.

"Thank you, now can you please-"

"Take you home? Nooo, we gotta celebrate but first, are you hungry?" He got up and walked to his small kitchen. "I have your favorite cereal, Honey Wheat!" He held the box up.

I looked at him confused, then at the box, then at him.

"H-how did you.." How did he know that was my favorite cereal? Not only is he starting to get irritating, he's getting creepy.

"You eat it like every morning. I even have some pictures if you wanna see!"

He reached for his phone in his back pocket and went to his gallery. He came up to me again and showed me picture after picture of me eating this cereal. Some of them are on the same day and most of them are on different days.