Harry Hook's Prisoner

Chapter 9|| Back in Auradon

Mal's POV

The six of us made it back to Auradon. The ride back was silent. No one could believe the harsh reality that was facing us. I could never see my best friend again, and all because of me. I sat on my bed with my head in my hands. How could I have been so stupid?

"Mal? You good?" Evie's voice was normally comforting but not right now. I silently shook my head. She sat and wrapped her arms around me. "It's not your fault. Anyways, Zae is so strong, she's probably kicked everyone's ass by now."

"She's stuck on the Isle with people who have a grudge against me because of me." I sniffled. Carlos walked in with red puffy eyes. "I'm so sorry." I whispered to him.

"It's not you. It's them, they took advantage of you. They knew that if they tried to take something important from you, that you'd be so focused on saving them that you'd lose." He sat on the other side of me. I heard stomps come to our door. The door slammed open.

"You let what happen to my roommate?" Jane yelled at us. Her face went from angry to sad once she saw the tear stains on our cheeks. Jay shyly walked into sight and mouthed 'sorry'. "I can't believe this, what are we going to tell my mother?" Jane sighed.

"We can't tell her the truth. Zae'd have a bullet through her head as soon as anyone saw us coming." I was shaken up.

"Maybe we could tell her that Zael went back to the Isle permanently, that way no one would try to find her." Jay thought out loud.

"That should give us time to think of a plan." Carlos nodded, with a frown still plastered on his face.

"Can't Ben do anything?" Evie asked me.

"He's so busy right now, he hasn't said a word about her." I couldn't believe that he didn't seem to care about her.

"I've seen the way he looks at her, I don't think he's going to help," Jane looked at her feet. We all looked at her with questions in our eyes. "He could not give her dirtier looks if he tried. It was like he was trying to blow up her head or something." So my boyfriend didn't care about her.

"He was the one to extend the invitation!" I angrily stood.

"Only after hearing you go on and on about her. Ben didn't seem so thrilled to invite an evil goddess to Auradon. Not that she's evil or anything, but he like bad his doubts about her. I'm sorry, Mal." Jane put her hand on my shoulder. Before anyone could say anything, I was off running. How could he? The one who's been by my side for everything, he doesn't care.  I swung the door open.

"Oh Mal, just the girl I wanted to see." Ben smiled from his desk.

"You need to help us." I demanded.

"With what?" I couldn't tell if he was playing dumb or not.

"Zaelia? She's imprisoned on the Isle. They might kill her. You are helping us rescue her." Ben tried to secretly roll his eyes, but I saw him do it.

"I'm far too busy to worry about one person."

"That one persons life is in danger. She's also my best friend. I cannot believe you right now. She risked her life for you!" I stayed by the door, yelling from across the room.

"Please, she was too busy flirting with the Hook kid." What Ben said was revolting.

"She wasn't flirting! She was trying to manipulate him into letting you or her go! Zaelia is the goddess of manipulation! She was trying to get you to safety." I could not believe how he didn't see that.

"I'm sure she can manipulate herself out." Ben looked down at his papers and was filling them out.

"If she could, she'd be standing here right now. You don't understand the gravity of this situation. She could be dying at this second, you'd better help!" My own boyfriend, betraying my best friend and I.

"I have papers to fill out, go enlist your VK's to help."

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A/N so Ben is kind of a meanie. Sorry for all the Ben lovers out there, everything will be alright. Thank y'all so much for the love this is getting, I honestly didn't expect 100 views. Now I'm almost at 1000! Thanks so much everyone! What do y'all think will happen next? What do you guys want in it, I want input! 💋💋