The Girl Next Door

Chapter 5

Scarlet's POV

                    He stood right in front of me just staring. My mom on the floor pointing to me. "Her, she's the one you want." She screamed. What was she talking about? He walked over to me and grabbed my arm. "Don't say anything. Just come with me." He said in a deep voice. I struggled to get out of his grip. "If you don't stop fighting back, I'll kill your sister." I heard Bethany scream. I stopped. 

                    He pulled me to a car and blind folded me. "What's going on?!" I screamed. He put his hand over my mouth. "I was told that you write stories and have a relationship with Logan." I nodded. "Good. Now we need you both to write an article about us." "There are more?" "Yes, just wait til we get there." His voice sounded familiar. I heard water and knew that we passed the lake. 

                    He pulled my blind fold off and I noticed that I was tied up to a chair. There was another chair in front of me. I saw someone walk in with another pulled to the chair in front of me. I noticed his hair. They removed the blind fold and I saw my hot boyfriend. Why was he here? I tried getting up, so did he. I tried yelling his name but they put tape around my mouth. I struggled to get out and run to his arms. A man walked in, the same man who took me here. I heard him talking to someone but couldn't grasp all of what they said. 

                  "Why did you bring her? Her mom knows the Sheriff." He sighed. "Because she can help us. Bring her town to justice. Everyone will know what they did to us." I tried yelling at them. I was able to get their attention. The man who took me here walked over to me and bent down to my level. 

                     "You know how you say you have troubles? Well, you're not the only one. We are the same person. I was raised in an abusive home as well as you. Let me guess, your sister is treated properly and you were told that they never wanted you. Then she slaps you across the face til it's red and bruised. You get cuts on your wrist and bruises from her. Some cuts are from you taking the emotional pain away. See, I've been through all of it." He removes the piece of tape and lets me talk. "I am nothing like you. You threaten and kidnap people!" He sighs. 

                     "Yes, that is the only difference, for now. This has also happened to me. Been in a strange place. Forced to do something. Trust me, you say you're not like me but deep down inside, you are. You have a darkness no one has ever seen before. Not even your sweet boyfriend." He revealed who he was and smiled. He looked at Logan and smiled. "Hello son." Logan had a scared but surprised face. 

                         He walked over to Logan who is apparently his son. He pulled the piece of tape off Logan's face. "What are you doing? Why are you acting like this?" Logan got tears in his eyes. "Because, you left and I had nothing else. You made me do this son. Now you have to work for me." Logan got mad and tried to escape. He struggled but eventually got free. He tackled his dad onto the ground. He started punching him. Men came over and grabbed him. "Logan!" I shouted before a man put the tape over my mouth again. I started struggling to get out of the ropes. Logan broke free of the men and punched and kicked them to the ground. Instead of him going to his dad, he came over to me and untied me. "Are you okay?" I nodded. 

                         We both ran out of the building and went into the woods to hide. Our breathing was very heavy. "I love you." I smiled. "I love you too." He put his head down. "What was he talking about? That you have a darkness? Is he lying?" I was scared to admit it but I did have a darkness. I nodded. He pulled me to his chest. "Hey," He said cupping my cheeks. "It's okay. I will never leave you. I will always love you Scarlet. No matter what." He kissed me but then we heard a talking sound and we ran out of the woods and found Logan's place. "You want to stay here?" I nodded. "Yes. My mom will think I'm still captured. I don't want to leave you." We saw a car drive by and we ran inside.