Our Mistake (Laurmani)(COMPLETED)

3W?

Lauren's  P.O.V

So getting this shit out of the wall took me a lot longer than I expected. Like two weeks maybe. My wrists are raw and red and burn like hell but it was worth it. The part that connects to the wall is completely off and I can use my hands. It's still limited though since they are still around my wrists. I think I've been down here like two months now.

I don't think Normani understood my letter. I think he probably gave it to her by now or however she was going to get it. Now she's probably just pissed. She's pissed I really did leave her and she hates me. The lunatic hasn't told me anything else about what's going on besides that Dinah is glued to Normani's hip. I'm happy she is though because it keeps that fucker away from Normani. I got to look at the door and it's exactly like Aaron described it. There's nothing there but it's locked. How does that make sense? It has to be that remote.

"What if it's not the remote?" Aaron says.

"What else could it possibly be?" He shrugs.

"So next time he comes down here we do it?"

"Yeah. You can do it right?" He nods. He's been pretty weak lately. Sick I guess and it makes sense. We don't have on clothes, we're in a damp cold basement and we haven't had any real food. Yesterday his breathing was fucking insane and I thought he was really going to die.

"Maybe we should wait until you feel better." I say and he shakes his head.

"I'm fine. I told you I had asthma as a kid. It was just a little hard to catch my breath. I'm fine, I promise."

"Okay."

I'm finally getting out of here. I can't imagine how Aaron feels about this. He's been down here for too fucking long. I'm surprised he isn't a lunatic and he was right about the singing, he does it but tries to do it quietly so I don't hear him. He even convinced me to sing with him and it was fun. He really is a good dude and it sucks he got caught in this situation. Doesn't matter though because we'll both be out of it soon enough.

Normani's P.O.V

As time goes by I'm starting to notice I have my good days and my bad. Two days ago I lost it in the car. Rihanna's 'Stay' came on the radio and the lyrics, the sound of the music, everything just made me think of Lauren and I had to pull over to cry. That was a bad day. Today has been a good day. Maya and I played around before she went to her dance class and now I'm cleaning up the house. Leo seems a little happier too because he's chasing his tail in the middle of me sweeping the kitchen floor. It's so cute I don't even try to get him out of the kitchen, I just watch and chuckle to myself. Lauren would probably be cracking up at this and start playing with him.

Lei finally gets tired and I go back to sweeping. I check the mail and set it on the counter then continue sweeping. As I go to sweep under the table I see Leo going behind the refrigerator. Why is he doing that?

"Leo." I say but he keeps doing whatever he's doing. It looks like he's pulling something from behind it. I walk over to him and pick him up. He has an envelope in his mouth and it takes a lot before he finally let's it go. I put him down and look at it. It has my name on it in...Lauren's handwritting. What the hell? I quickly open it and begin to read.

"Normani, I'm really sorry. I had to leave. It didn't have anything to do with your or us, it was me. Don't worry about me and don't be sad. I'm okay. I love you, Maya and our baby. I'm so sorry about this but I promise everything will be okay. I love you.

3w, Mani baby I am in need of some help. I feel trapped. If I don't let you trust me as your partner or friend, how can I? Just really need someone to help me. Normani,think of our second chance, a grade Maya got, our third kids first word. Imagine us growing old together and Maya all grown up if you get sad but I had to leave. I'm sorry and I love you. Tell Maya I love her. Goodbye."

What? She left me? This...What?! This doesn't make any fucking sense! Why would she just leave me? None of this makes any fucking sense! And why was this behind the refrigerator?! What the fuck?!

I go straight to Dinah Jane's. I don't why but I just couldn't be home. I'm pissed. I'm sad, hurt and most of all, confused. I let Dinah read it and she's just as confused as I am. None of the letter makes sense especially the end. Where did she get 3 kids from? And just...what?

"I don't understand." I say as I sit in Dinah's kitchen. She shakes her head and sips her tea.

"We should take this to the police."

"Why? It says in the letter that she left. She left DJ and didn't even give me a real reason. It makes no sense."

"What makes no sense?" Ally asks as she comes in the kitchen.

"I found a letter from Lauren." She sees it on the kitchen table and grabs it. As she reads she looks confused.

"It makes no sense right?" I say and she shakes her head. She hurriedly leaves the room then comes back just as fast with a piece of paper and a pen. She sits down next to me and starts to write words down as she looks back and forth between her paper and the letter.

"What are you doing?" I ask and she shushes me. When she finishes she slides the paper in front of me.

"I need help. Trapped. Don't trust your friend. I need help. Think second grade. Third word." I look back at Ally.

"It's our code. You don't remember 3w? It's our code Normani! Lo is trapped somewhere!" Wait what? How did she...

"Are you sure Ally?" Dinah asks as she reads what Allyson wrote down. Ally nods her head vehemently.

"This can't be a coincidence. We really need to go to the police now." Dinah says.

"But...we take this to the police and then what? Who's my friend? Who is she talking about?"

"Ty. Who else could it be? He's the only person that hasn't known you guys for forever." Ally says.

"Ashley doesn't. No one has heard from her since Lauren disappeared."

"Ashley isn't your friend and she wouldn't hurt Lo." Ally says.

"How do you know that? You don't know her that well." I say.

"It's not her! I know it's not and I have talked to her. She's been in the hospital."

"Why?" Dinah asks.

"She...I can't tell you but that's not what's important right now. She's okay but we don't know if Lo is."

"If we take this to the police, they'll question Ty. Then that'll be it. If he does know where she is, he won't say anything."

"Let's get Kehlani, Zayn, Liam and Calvin to beat him up until he says something." Dinah says and I look at her curiously.

"What? If he did something to Lauren I think he deserves it."

Is this really happening? Is Lauren being held somewhere? I can't wait for the police, they take to long and get no results but I'm not some crazy vigilante who's just going to take the law in her hands. I am the fucking law. What do I do now? It can't be a coincidence because of the 3w. Thank god Ally understood it because I forgot about it. Maybe I'll hire a Private Investigator to follow him? I have to be smart about this but every instinct in my body is telling me to throw caution to the wind. If he had anything to do with Lauren disappearing, I will kill him.

Now I'm anxious. I know what I'm going to do next and this may be the stupidest thing I've ever thought of but I don't care. Two fucking months has gone past and I'm not risking more time for stupid dead end investigations. I'm still not going to do anything too stupid because I'm pregnant but this...this may be a little...a lot stupid. I need someone to help though.

I ask Allyson and Dinah Jane if they could keep Maya today and tomorrow and I leave. I go straight to Kehlani's bar and talk to her. I figured if anyone would agree to a crazy plan, it would be Her. While it did take her a little convincing, she agreed. She did try to talk me out of it but no, fuck that. It's now or never. After leaving Kehlani's, I go pick up Maya and Leo, get their things together and then take them to Dinah's. Now the final and most important part of the plan.

I call Ty.