Tortured Soul

Chapter 18

(Jacob's POV)

"Mmm."

"Jacob. Jacob wake up."

"No Max. five more minutes." I groaned and turned away.

"I said wake up!"

The force of a hand smacking me across the face shocked me wide awake. I put my hand up to where I was smacked.

"OW! What the fu-" I started until I saw who slapped me.

"Surprise surprise Jacob. Did you miss me?"

It was Josh.

"Josh!? What!? how!? Why!?"

"What am I doing here? How did I escape? And why did I take you again?"

I sat dumbfounded as Josh guessed all my questions I wanted to ask him from what I stupidly uttered before. I tried get up and run but I found myself constrained to a bed.

"Oh now now Jacob. You can't leave just yet. I haven't given you my story yet and besides, you're my slave now." Josh said.

He reached into a bag he had nearby and pulled out a syringe. My heart began racing. Memories from what he has done to me flooded my mind along with myself thinking the worst outcomes possible to what he will do to me. I felt the prick of the syringe in my neck and then nothing but blackness.

(Max's POV)

"What do you mean he isn't here!" The cop raised his voice at me.

"He left last night and went to one of our friends houses and stayed there until morning. Then he went to a different friends house and left there and never came back here."

"Dammit. I'll need to contact my sergeant about this. We need to assume that the Illusionist has Jacob again." The policeman said.

"Illusionist?"

"The person that kidnapped Jacob. He's a serial killer. His signature is to create illusions by injecting his victims. And once they had enough he forces them to kill themselves."

"Oh god Jacob! Nooo! Please! you have to find him!" I pleaded.

"We will do all we can sir. But for now get some rest. We will update you with more information as we learn more."

"Th...thank you." I whispered.

The officer left and I stayed where I stood in shock.

"Max?" Tim called to me.

I stayed silent.

"It'll be alright." Ross said.

"Alright!? Jacob could be dead right now!"

"Max you don't know that." Tim said.

"You don't know if he's alive either!" I yelled.

"Max. Calm down and get rest please." Ross said.

"Fuck off. I'll get rest when i feel like it... and I feel like it right now, so good day." I said.