Abused

Chapter 10

Meghan's POV:

I can't believe everything that's happening. Amanda and Louis could be dead. Her dad is a psychopath trying to control Amanda's life. And to top it off, I have no idea where he took them.

Simon looks over to me and gives me a big, fatherly hug. "Everything will be alright, dear. I've already called the police and they are out looking for Amanda and Louis right now. All we have to do is wait for a call from them, giving us an update."

I nod shakily as I burst into tears. Falling onto Simon's lap, I sob hard, worrying about both of them. Simon holds me like a scared child as I cry on him. "I-I... I just don't know what I'll do without her. She's been my best friend for four years. We were scared freshmans in high school."

I burst into tears, crying my eyes out. I feel Simon sit me up next to him as he says, "I know Louis would never let that man hurt her. He's a knight without the shining armor." He sighs, "Even if it's his life over hers, nothing will happen to Amanda. I promise. Now would you like some tea to get your mind off things?"

I say yes as he heads to the kitchen. I lay back on the couch, thinking about everything that's happened with Amanda's dad over the past couple of days. It's all just a blur. And Louis and Amanda could be hurt or dead somewhere thanks to him. I really hope we can find them. And that they're alive.

Simon walks back into the room with a steaming cup of tea in his hand. "Here you go, Meghan. I didn't know if you would like sugar in your tea, so let me go get the sugar bowl for you.

I grab Simon's arm. "I don't need sugar for my tea, Simon. It's fine. I just need them to be okay and alive."

He hugs me close. "I know, sweetheart. We will find them. I won't let anything happen to Amanda or Louis. I promise."

I hear Simon's phone ring, making me jump. When he answers, he says, "Hello, Officer Johnson. Do you all have an update on Louis and Amanda?" He pauses, taking a deep breath. "Okay. Thank you, officer. I appreciate your help."

Simon looks over to me with worry in his eyes. "Meghan, the police haven't found them yet. But they did get a call about Amanda's father. His neighbors called them because he killed their son. So they have him. But they're still looking for Amanda and Louis."

I sniffle and nod my head. "Okay."

John's POV:

I drop Matt onto the ground and start to run as I hear his dad say that they're going to call the cops on me. I can't let them find me. Otherwise I'll never find Amanda and that sorry son of a bitch boyfriend of hers.

So I run. I sprint away from the house and into the trees. I keep going until I'm a few hundred feet in. I look around at the surrounding trees.

I stop when I notice a hulking behemoth of a tree. I start to climb, grabbing the closest branch, which is six feet off of the ground. Pulling myself up, I put my feet on it. I grab the next branch and keep climbing the tree until all I can see is leaves and brush.

In the distance I hear voices. I try to sit as still and quiet as possible as footsteps start to get near.

"Look everywhere, guys. This man has been evading us for years now. So we need to find him and lock him up for this and for everything he did to his daughter. Now move it."

I look down, watching the multiple police officers patrol the woods, looking for me in the trees and bushes. I keep watching until one of them happens to look up. I think he sees me until he turns away to continue searching.

I lay back on the branch as quietly as I can. Because I know I'll be here for hours.

Louis' POV: