42nd Country Road

Look what you've done!

I woke up to the sound of thunder outside. My eyes shot open. I looked around for Mark and Jack. Turns out they were laying right next to me. While I was out they zip tied my hands together and put duct tape over my mouth again.

I heard rustling next to me. Jack's eyes opened and I closed mine so if he was insane I was not such a target.

"Oh, my gosh," he said faintly, His body shifted onto mine. "Ev?" he said shaking my limp body. I opened my eyes only to see his tears.

"You're okay!" he said his hands going right to the zip ties. Once they were off my hands shot up to his face. I looked into his eyes. The deep blue gave me the truth.

"It's okay," He said "It's me," He pulled off the tape from my face. I started crying. He picked me up and pulled me into a hug. Mark woke up after that and I heard Jack whisper

"We did this,"

"Let's get that collar off her," Mark said.

"Hey, Ems?" Jack said pulling me away and wiping away my tears. "We need to get that collar off of you, okay,"

"Okay," I choked out. Mark grabbed the buckle and unbuckled it. Jack's eyes widened. He looked at Mark and he had the same expression.

"Get some ice," Jack said. Mark nodded and ran into the kitchen.

"What? What's wrong with me?" I said standing and heading into the bathroom, gripping the walls so I didn't fall over.

"Ev, don't look..." Jack called after me, but it was too late. There were bruises all around my neck. I touched them lightly and they stung with pain. Mark came up with some ice. I looked at him with more tears. I shoved him out the door. I slammed it shut and locked it. I let out a little squeak.

"No, no, no," I said "This isn't real," I opened the door. Jack was there trying to hug me but I put my hand on his chest pushing him away. I went out the door into the rain. I looked around looking for a valid answer that everything didn't happen. Jack came out the door.

"I'm so sorry!" He said over the rain. I gripped my hair drifting into a panic attack.

"You don't understand Jack!" I screamed, "This will only happen again!" I sprinted down the road. The splash of water under my converse. I was still in the same clothes from yesterday. I heard Jack behind me.

"Ev! Wait!" He screamed at me. I heard a gunshot ring in the air around. I stopped and turned around. It was Jack, the gun in his hand high above his head pointing into an empty space. Mark came up behind him shooting a dart at me, hitting me in my shoulder. My thoughts were drowning in my head. Where the hell did they get that? I thought. I collapsed on the cold dirt. I lost myself into black nothing.