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fourty-eight | london at midnight

RILEY
on the way back from school, in New York.

Was she still in Farkle's house? Ughh, I need to know right now! Thank god for half day today, getting released earlier gets me to his house faster!

I walked as fast as I could, also getting my phone out to check for messages. Then, I saw a message from Farkle 2 hours ago, when I just started lessons. It was a delayed message, for some reason which I didn't know of.

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imbatman: you love pizza delivery guys for delivering our pizzas don't you too,

act like one when it's necessary to!

don't be lonely, find a friend

cos that's what friends are supposed to do - have fun trick-or-treating together!

imbatman: found this on Instagram and thought it was funny LOL

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My heart melted as I smiled at his cuteness. I kept my phone and walked on, telling myself that he was the only one for me, and he loved me still.

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FARKLE (continued from previous chapter)
at home, in New York.

"W... wha... what are you doing...?" I stammered as I nervously played with my fingers.

She starts to whip the rope on the ground, saying as she glared at me, "You don't wanna leave for London with me? Fine. Then sorry, but I'll have to do this the hard way."

She walked even nearer to me, and then the rope swung forward. With a last painful scream, I blacked out.

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FARKLE CONT.
at home, in New York.

an hour later

I opened my eyes slowly as I started to get adjusted to the bright light in the dark... basement?

What happened? Where am I? Where's Margaret and Ben? (a/n: these are the names of Farkle's adoptive parents!!)

I looked down to see myself tied up by a brown and old rope, to a chair. My body, legs and hands were tied up, ensuring I couldn't get out of the chair.

Suddenly, there was that same voice I've not been hearing until just a... an hour ago...? I wasn't sure how long it's been since I was out.

Mum said, "Wakey-wakey, Farkley!"

"What the hell? Is this our basement? Where are my adoptive parents?"

She sighed mockingly, saying, "Well, obviously this is your house. Oh, and they're fine, just probably heading to some place because of a message I sent about tacos... Anyway, don't you remember the rope just now?

Suddenly, all the memories of what happened just now came rushing back. She swung the rope forward... and hit me... hard.

"Why did you do that? Are you that desperate to get me back to London? Release me now, Mum! Or I won't even call you that anymore!" I shouted at her, trying to struggle out of the chair again.

Immediately, her eyes narrowed and she shot daggers at me. "You are my son. You have no choice but to go back with me. Sorry, darling, but you don't get to make a decision here. Oh, and if you stop calling me 'Mum', you wouldn't even imagine what I would do to you."

"Well, tell me why the hell you're tying me up here and forcing me to go back."

She walked closer to me, resting her hand on my shoulder, which I shrugged off. "If I don't resort to tying you up, won't you just leave this place with your dear sunshine Matthews?"

I widened my eyes in shock. "How did you know about her?"

"You don't think I've been following you to see when you got out of the house in the morning? How else would I have known when to come here? Also, I know you've been going to school with little Dorothy—"

"Riley."

"Whatever her name is. Anyway, as I was saying, she gotta learn how to live without you because you are going to be gone for a loooong time," she finished and patted my shoulder once more, before walking away.

"No. I won't go with you. There's no way you could ever make me go on that plane. And you wouldn't be able to bring me on it since I'm not moving," I said insistently.

"Dear, of course I know you wouldn't!" she laughed, and continued, "But you would if Dorothy's life was at stake."

What the hell?

"Don't even think about touching Riley. Lay a finger on her and you'll regret it."

She snorted, "What can you do to me when you're jus—"

Before she could finish her sentence, the doorbell rang. She said lazily, "Ughhhh, who's that now?"

She dragged herself upstairs, looking back once to make sure I didn't move and then continued after I glared at her.

After a while, I heard her exclaim, "Oh, look! It's your girlfriend!"

NO!

"RILEYYYY!" I screamed at the top of her lungs, hoping she could hear me.

There was a moment of silence, before Mum came down again. "She's never gonna hear you, Farkle. Don't even try." And then, she walked down the stairs again. "She's gone already."

I sighed as I laid back onto my chair. I racked my brains to think of a way out as she continued saying, "By the way, we're leaving at midnight today. We gotta be at the airport at 10.30pm, which is 3 hours from now, for your info. Before you even say no again, remember who I'll go after if you escape." She then went over to a chair to sit and read a magazine. I squinted my eyes and saw a page where there were those free discount coupons restaurants occasionally give out. Suddenly, an idea struck me and I immediately started planning it out in my brain.

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