Are You With Me..(An Andy Biersack Story)

chapter 5

"You're little friend is being a pain. He just won't shut up. So I made him." The voice on the end of the phone gave an evil giggle, " He's sleeping now. Be at blind mans cave in 30 minutes, alone. Then I'll let him go."

The line went dead. Toni looked at ash, tears threatening but she blinked them away, "Blind Mans cave in 30," She looked at Ash, "I have to go alone."

"Like hell!" Ash's face told her this wasn't up for discussion.

"If he sees you, I dont know what he'd do to Andy."

"He won't see me." Ash smiled.

They walked along the beach towards the cave. It was starting to get dark and they could only just see the huge hole in the rocks in front of them.

"Time for me to go." said Ash and he gave Toni a reassuring hug and disappeared into the shadows. Toni took a deep breath and walked into the cave. After a few steps the light disappeared and it was completely black. 'Shit' Toni thought to herself. She closed her eyes to try and help but when she opened them there was still nothing there.

"I think I see why they call it blind and cove." She said in a whisper. "BENNY?" she called "I'm here now let him go!"

"You think it would be that easy?" A voice came out of the darkness followed by an evil laugh. "Find the wall to your left and follow it!"

Toni reached out her hand but there was nothing there. Slowly moved to her left. Her hand touched something rough, cold, hard and wet and her fingers started to move forward slowly followed by her body and feet. She followed it as it turned around the tunnels of the cave. "Toni?" came a weak voice, it echoed around the cave.

"AN.." Toni tripped over a rock on the floor. She put her hands out and felt a stabbing pain as something cut into her right hand and wrist She sat up on the floor and listened. "Andy? Talk to me I'll follow your voice."

"Toni, get out of here."

"Not exactly what I meant when I said talk to me but ok." Toni shouted as she headed towards Andy’s voice.

"Are you always this stubborn?" his voice told her that he was groggy.

"Yep, never gonna change."

Suddenly Toni felt something wet hit her feet. "Oh, fuck."

"Toni? What's happened?"

"erm it seems the tide is coming in. Has it got to you yet?"

"No, now get out of here before it does. This place can flood fast."

"There you go again, thinking I'm gonna listen to you."

Another wave came, making Toni jump.

"Is Benny with you?" Toni had forgotten about him until now.

"No, I haven't heard anything since he told you to follow the wall."

"BENNY?" Toni shouted but there was no reply. The waves were coming in stronger and Toni's legs were soaked to her knees. She was trying to forget about how cold and wet she was but she shivered before she could stop it.

"Toni?" she was sure she was getting closer.

"Yeah." she answered.

"I think the tide has reached me."

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I was kicking his ass til caught me offguard."

"Are you hurt?"

"Nah, just need a hand to get these ropes off."

After another turn, Toni tripped over something and splashed into the water.