Necessary Evil

9

I didn't want to see Ryan. I couldn't watch him die. He meant so much to me. More than I think anyone knew. Ryan and I had been a couple for almost a year. Things ended though when I left the band. That didn't mean we didn't still love each other. We did, and there was even talk of us getting back together.

I was still in love with him. I shook my head quickly. "No. Not Ryan, please. I beg you. I can't do this. Please. You can do whatever you want to me, I just don't want to see him die. I can't. "

Trina smiled "Oh, I was wondering which one of them you belonged too. Guess I got my answer now didn't I?" She smirked. 

She didn't stop the tape. Ryan had been forced into the room. He broke down as soon as he saw the others. I felt the tears stinging the corners of my eyes and I think if I'd have been able to get loose, I probably would have killed all of them in that moment. 

"So, were you two together now?" She asked.

"No." I shook my head, sucking my bottom lip into my mouth. Ryan was so beautiful. Everything about him was perfect. I used to tease him all the time and talk about how pretty he was. 

'I'm not pretty. Devin's pretty' he'd say, laughing. 

I should have never let him go. I should have fought harder for him. Should have told him no matter where life took us, I wanted him. Always and forever. 

"So, did any of these belong to you?" She asked, looking at the others before looking back at Ryan. 

Ryan shook his head, looking down at the floor. 

"Oh, but there is someone, isn't there? Who is it?" She asked. 

Ryan shook his head. "No one. Not now anyway. We broke up. Okay?" He said.

"That maybe true," She started, "But I can tell you're still in love with him. I know it's not these two. Cause they were a couple. Was it him?" She asked, pointing to Devin. 

Ryan shook his head "It's Josh, okay? It's always been Josh. I love him. I always have and I always will." He said. 

She paused the tape to look at me. "How does that make you feel?"

"Shut the fuck up you sick fucked up bitch." I spat.

"You know, I wouldn't be so quick to be an asshole to me if I were you. There's still so many things I could do to you and your friends if I wanted too." She said. 

She was right. She was the one in control now. She was the one who held all the cards now. I was in no position to be an asshole to her.

She pressed play on the vcr and the two men entered the room once more. "Show him what we do to guys like him, boys." She said, stepping to the side. 

The two men stood on either side of Ryan, grinning wide as they looked at him. "You ready?" They asked. 

Ryan sighed "Do what you have too." 

They nodded, and began beating Ryan. I sat up in my seat, struggling against the restraints holding me down. 

"NO! NO! Please, don't do this to him. Please." I said. 

Trina laughed. "You do realize he's already dead, right? So yelling out at the screen will do you no good. He's still going to be dead." 

I watched as the two men continued to beat Ryan. I watched as his body fell limp against the floor. The two men began kicking hard at his sides, but Ryan didn't move. He didn't move and he didn't make a sound. Was he already dead?

I didn't even try to hide my tears. I was heartbroken and nothing anyone did or said would change that. 

A few minutes later, the two men stopped beating him, giving him one more kick before walking away. "He's dead now." They said proudly. 

"Now, that wasn't so bad was it?" She asked. 

I let my eyes slip closed, "fuck you. Don't talk to me." I said.

She laughed. "Aww, Josh and just think the fun has just started. "Now, we have to decide what to do with him." She said. 

I opened my eyes to see them carrying TJ's limp body into the room we were in. Craig gasped out, "TJ!" He screamed. "Is he dead?" He asked. 

She shook her head. "Just out cold. He should wake up soon. But, what will we do with him when he does wake up?" She asked.