The Danger of Staying in Love

Chapter 4

Okay, so I've kinda taken a sabbatical from Wattpad for a couple months. The combination of finishing my first year of high school, summer work, my first job, camp, has taken so much out of me. And I've had a extreme case of writers block, and haven't felt motivated for a long time. But I'm coming back, and also re-editing all the chapters from my first book,"The Danger of Being in Love". I'll keep you updated on that as well here.

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Maddy's P.O.V.

The light rain falling before the movie has turned into a full on downpour, drenching me as I walk back to my dorm. My hoodie and jeans are soaked to the bone, and I'm shivering by the time I reach the campus. It's way past midnight, I can see on my watch. I mentally review my calculations. If I got the call at 11:09 and the flight left on time, at 11:30, they should've gotten off 17 minutes ago. And the airports only 20 minutes away.

I walk around to the back. There, just as Eleanor said, is a bright yellow taxi cab. When I get there, Louis' already opened the door, as helping his girlfriend - wife - out of the car. She looks so frightened. I tap on the window, and the driver, Paul Higgins, smiles and waves at me before driving off.

Without saying a word, the three of us slip upstairs. My roommate's are away on some exchange program in Oman, thank god.

Eleanor looks so drained that before we can even get upstairs, Louis picks her up-bridal style-and carries her the rest of the way up and into my room. He lays her on the farthest of the three bunk beds, where she instantly falls asleep.

I quietly motion to Louis to follow me out to the common area, closing the door behind me.

"So what happened? I didn't get the whole story from El."

Louis leans back on the couch.

"Okay, but you'll be sorry you asked.

About 2 months ago, Eleanor and I were just getting back from our honeymoon in Buenos Aires. It was really incredible. I loved the food-"

"I thought that was Niall's territory." I muttered

"-she loved the dancing." I don't think he heard me.

"We were in the airport and I went to the bathroom. When I got back, she was gone, and none of the guards were there. Then I heard the screaming. Four men in airport security jackets trying to drag her out of the terminal. Our guys overtook them, but then it happened again in a restaurant and then again at a club. It kept happening over and over. Sometimes they went after me, sometimes both of us. But mostly they seemed to want her."

Louis' voice started to tremble, but he kept talking. "

Uncle Simon kept upping out security, but nothing worked. They never got away with anything, but El started getting really paranoid and freaked out. Not that I blamed her. Then a few days ago, we almost lost her for real. Simon made the decision that we needed to go into hiding, he couldn't protect us anymore."

"So he called me? Why?"

"He has some kind of backup emergency storage place not far from here. And Simon trusts you. I guess he should've called you but I don't know..."

"Ok." He looks so exhausted, almost as much as El, that I can't try to interrogate him more tonight. "Sleep here tonight. I'll work on everything else."

"Thanks." He turns back just before he leaves the room. "It means a lot."

After he leaves, I pull out my phone and text Simon.

"So how am I supposed to keep this a secret??"

"Rule #1: You tell no one."

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Prologue edited.

And sorry it's short, I just really wanted to get back in the Wattpad game ASAP.

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