My Rainbow of Confusion

Chappie 27

Chapter 27: Rapunzel

Amber

I look over at Abe who just sips the coffee that Doc handed him.
"Poppe, stay here."
I run down the stairs forgetting the baby oil and slip. Again.
I fall on my back.
"Amber are you okay?!" Poppe yells.
I stand up carefully bending my back.
"I'm fine, I'm fine." I say to her.
Holy crap that hurt!
I go down the stairs and when I reach the floor, four hands grab my arms and start dragging me back.
"Sam! Crate!" I yell.
Sam can't hear me since she is too busy fighting the servants.
Crate on the other hand looks at me and leaps over the servants.
"Amber! Were coming-" she gets pushed over.
"Let me go!" I say to the servants pulling me away.
They drag me all the way up the stairs, down the hall, with no turns, to a door.
"You are not about to lock me in a closet." I say to them.
The two servants ignore me and open the door revealing a spiral staircase.
I groan, "more stairs."
They look at me like they are begging me to shut up.
"Sorry, just trying to make conversation." I say.
I truly can be the most annoying person you have ever met.
I hear my name being called and the servants take me up the stairs closing the door behind them.
When we reach the top of the staircase, it opens up to a large room.
A couch, a bed, a desk, and a dresser.
Its another bedroom, just super Rapunzel style.
With the one window and everything.
"Wow." I say as I am placed on the bed.
"Wait! Why am I up here?" I ask, as the servants start to leave.
One of them looks at me, "you didn't think Mr Dip would make finding you easy did you?" They say.
They descend down the stairs and I hear them open and close the door.
I stand up and pace around the room.
I go down the staircase.
I look at the door.
I never heard them lock it..
I reach out and turn the knob, the door pops open.
"What? I thought it was going to be hard to find me." I say to myself.
I poke my head out and hear the ruckus going on downstairs.
"CRATE!" I scream, my voice echoes down the hall.
I then hear footsteps coming down the hall. Quicker with each step.
"Yes Crate!" I yell again.
Why isn't she calling back again?
"Crate?"
I long shadow covers me and blonde wispy hairs catch my attention.
I close the door and run back up the stairs.
"Shit shit shit!" I say.
My phone vibrates in my back pocket scaring me.
I forgot I had this.
I see it is a text from Crate.
Where the hell are you?
Upstairs, all the way down the hall, open the door that looks like a coat closet.
Moments go by before I get another text.
Abe is there. He's guarding the door.
Where's Sam?
Fighting, aka having the time of her life.
XD adorable
I'm going to try and talk to him.
Talk to him? He might just kill you.
I go to text her back but then stop. The phone's vibration might give her away.
I can't ruin this.
So I wait.
After about 10 minutes I hear the door open.
I spring up from my seat on the bed.
Someone runs up the stairs while someone else just walks.
And naturally the runner is my best friend.
Crate flies into my arms and we hug.
"Crate what is going on?" I ask her.
"I legit just asked. I said don't you think its time for Amber to come home and he said yes!" She smiled.
I look past her at Abe who doesn't look sad but then again doesn't look happy.
His face is blank.
"Amber!" I hear Sam call me.
She bolts up the stairs and when she sees Abe she is ready to attack.
"Sam wait! Its okay." I say to her.
She looks at Abe and walks over to me not taking her eyes off him.
When she gets to me she finally looks at me.
"Hey there babe." She says.
My heart flutters with life and I throw my arms around her neck. She wraps her arms around my back and holds me close, and kisses my neck.
"You ready to to get out of here?" She asks me.
I nod.
She takes my hand and drags me out the room.
As we pass Abe I pull to a halt.
"Abe.." I say.
I feel bad. Abe really loves me and he is just letting me go.
But why?
"Goodbye, Amber." He strokes the side of my face.
"Abe, I'm-"
He presses a finger to my lips and shakes his head.
"I, should be the one apologizing. Go live your life. Fall in and out of love over and over. You were all I could ever ask for." He smiles and takes his finger away from my mouth.
He turns his back to us and we leave.
Crate, Sam, and I, run down the hall and down the grand staircase. I remember the baby oil and stop in my tracks.
Sam and Crate collide into me.
"What? Did you forget something?" Sam asks me.
"No no, I mean yes!" I suddenly remember Poppe, forgetting all about the baby oil.
Where is she? I told her to stay here. But with all the stuff going on, I'm not surprised if she went to seek some shelter.
I skipped down the stairs warning Crate and Sam about the oil.
"Poppe!" I call. "Poppe! Where are you!?"
The main floor is covered with bodies. Most unconscious, some turning and twisting with pain.
The lights are dark and everything looks hazy.
I hear clapping coming from behind me and I turn around to see Titi smiling a me.
"Wow." She says.
"Where is Poppe." I question.
"Poppe?" Titi snaps her fingers and Doc brings out a tied up 16 year old girl.
"Poppe." I gasp.
Her eyes are glossy and they look like they are pleading for help.
"Let her go!" I say to them.
Doc laughs, "you stay, she goes." He said.
My phone vibrates and at first I hesitate to check it.
When I do I see a text from Crate.
We'll go around and get Poppe!
I nod my head and slip the phone back in my pocket.
"Why don't you just give her to me? You guys hate me! Why do I have to stay?" I ask Doc and Titi.
"You are correct, we do hate you but Abe wants you here so you have to stay." Titi says.
I look a little past her head see Sam and Crate sneaking up behind Titi and Doc.
"But he let me go. So let Poppe go." I keeping talking so they don't suspect anything.
Crate grabs Titi's arm and pulls it behind her back. She yells out in pain.
Somehow Sam pulls out Doc's gun that was tucked into his jacket pocket and points it a the side of his head.
"Let the girl go." Sam says to Doc.
Doc releases Poppe.
I run over to her and pick her up bridal style since her ankles are tied together.
Crate releases Titi and Sam backs up from Doc but keeps the gun pointed at the both of them.
"Let's get the fuck out of here." Crate says to me as she helps me untie Poppe.
"Sam come!" I called my puppy back to me.
The four of us run back down to the basement.
Crate took us up the stairs and out to the bowling alley.
We run to Crate's car and we each slide in the car.
Crate in the driver's, Poppe in the passenger, and Sam and I in the back.
"Everyone ready?" Crate asks as she fixes her mirrors.
We all nod, eager to get out of here.
"How did you guys get here?" I ask Sam.
"Oh, well after we found the key that was taped underneath Mario's desk, and then we silly stringed all the cameras, its was smooth sailing from there." She said.
"Do not lie, there was no smooth sailing in anything we just did." Crate says. We all laugh.
As we drive off I start to think about how my life is suddenly being catapulted back to normal.
I am ripped from the thoughts when I hear a single gun shot ring out from behind us.

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