A Twisted Situation

Confident

"Uh, guys, shouldn't we contact the police?" Gabriel asked.

"Are you kidding me?" Will scoffed. "The police don't care, and besides, by the time they show up, he might've already done something to Sophie. We'll call them after I beat the hell out of Teddy."

They were on the way to the address that was in Teddy's probation information. Will was driving, like a maniac, Gabriel might add, while Jem sat next to him in the passenger seat giving directions. Gabriel sat in the back with nothing to do except pray they find Sophie.

"Just hurry," Gabriel muttered. He pulled his phone out of his pockets and scrolled through it till he found a number. He clicked it, pulling the phone up to his ear.

"Who are you calling?" Jem asked.

"My brother," Gabriel answered.

"Hello?"

"Gideon! Listen, I might be a little late, okay?"

"Whatever, I don't care,"

"What?" Gabriel asked. "What's your problem?"

Gabriel heard a ruffle on the other end of the line. Probably doing homework.

"Nothing, I'm fine. Are you still at the dance, with um, Sophie?"

"No, I-I 'm on my way to save her,"

"Save her? Save her from what?"

"Long story short, she probably got kidnapped by her lunatic ex,"

"What?! Are you serious?! When?!"

"Look-"

"When, Gabriel?"

"About, I don't know, thirty minutes ago?"

"And where the hell were you? Aren't you her- her date?"

"We left the dance early and went to a café and when we were leaving, I left my phone inside and I went back in to get it. When I came out, she was gone. Her shoe was on the ground next to her phone so it's not like she just walked off and left me. Something happened to her and we think it might be her ex trying to get revenge,"

"We? Who's we?"

"Me, Will, and Jem,"

"Please, like you and Will can get along for more than five minutes,"

"When it comes to something this important, yeah, we can,"

"Where are you guys? I wanna help,"

"No, stay where you are! Please, it's okay, we got this, I'll call you after we find her,"

"Gabriel-"

Gabriel hung up before Gideon could finish his sentence. "How far are we?"

"Down the road," Jem replied. "Are you guys ready?"

"What's the plan?" Gabriel asked.

"What happened?" Teddy laughed. "Is your throat sore from all the screaming?"

"No," Sophie mumbled. "I'm just done being a victim,"

"Oh?"

"Especially to you," she spat.

"Oh," Teddy mocked emotion, his hands over his heart. "You think you're so tough, how sweet," he chuckled.

Sophie was done fighting. If this was it, if Teddy was meant to end her life, then so be it. She was done being weak and afraid. If, by some miracle, she survived, she would walk with pride and confidence in herself. How sad that it took a kidnapping by her abusive ex to remind Sophie of her worth. How sad that all it took was to just see his disgusting, pathetic face.