Always

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I was woken up by a rough jolt, and someone saying, "Pam, Pam wake up!"

It registered that the person shaking me was Ben, my boyfriend.

"What's going on? What are you doing here Ben?"

"I'm here for you, we're getting out of here."

"Why? What do you mean we're?"

"Just come with me." he said, gesturing for me to move forward.

I was confused, but I knew my best bet was to go with the guy I trusted, rather than stay with his uncle. He tugged me up the stairs and out of the house. I got in the car and started drifting back to sleep when the car jolted and I woke up. Another dream.

"Bad dream?" Richard said with a smirk.
I jumped, I hadn't noticed him before.

"No. Good dream, bad wake up." I replied with a grimace.

His face looked almost hurt for a second and he was about to say something when someone barged into the room. I couldn't see who from where I was, but I could tell Richard didn't want him here.

"Richard let her go, or so help me God!" a familiar voice exclaimed.

"Now Ben, you know I can't do that." Richard replied.

Someone started fumbling around with the chains, and Ben stepped into my view. I wondered who was undoing my chains and tried to get a glimpse of them.

"stop moving." Said another familiar voice

"What are you two doing?" Richard, looking more irritated than when they had first showed up.

Once the chains were off, I turned around and came face to face with the barista at my local coffee shop, also known as my best friend, Chuck.

"Chuck? What are you doing here?" I exclaimed.

"Well I told Chuck I couldn't find you, but knew where you were and needed help getting you." Ben explained for him, gesturing with his hands the whole time.

"It was more like he walked into the coffee shop and I could see he was a wreck, so I asked him what was up and he said, Pamley's missing and I have to go get her, but I don't want to go alone" Chuck replied, laughing at Ben's beet red face.

I wondered what was so bad about his uncle that made him not want to come alone, other than the fact that his uncle had just kidnapped me. I decided to ask him after and for now just get the heck out of here. I turned to tell Chuck and Ben, and found them fighting about what happened.

"Boys," I started

"He started it!" they chimed in unison and then turned to growl at each other, they actually growled at each other, like dogs!

"I was going to say let's go, but if you want to talk about why you're fighting we can stay here with Richard and talk about what happened." I said, using my best mom tone.

Their faces paled and we all started walking out the door. And as we were leaving, I could've sworn I heard Richard say that he would get me sooner or later, but I brushed it off, because no one else seemed to notice. I don't know why Richard took me, or why he was just letting me leave, but I let it go for the moment and kept my mind focused on getting home and taking a shower.