Saved By Carli

XVII

Carli's POV

In a couple of days Sage and I are leaving for camp in Canada and I'm really excited to go for a couple of reasons. I always enjoy playing Canada because of the intense rivalry we have with them. I'm also excited because Christen will be there as well. Today, though, I have a camp for girls 8-18 in my hometown so thats where I am at. Actually I just finished so I'm now walking to my car when my phone rings.

"Hello." I say picking up the phone.

"Hey Mom, I'm at the grocery store. Do you need anything?" Sage says.

"Not that I can think of sweetheart."

"Okay...W...who are you?" Sage says now not talking to me.

"Sage?"

"Don't touch me." I then hear a scuffle.

"SAGE!"

"MOMMA HELP. HE'S TAKING..." and the line goes dead.

"SAGE...SAGE...SAGE..." I scream into the phone.

FUCK

Thankfully I see a cop at the field where the camp is held and I run up to him. "SIR YOU HAVE TO HELP ME. SOMEONE TOOK MY DAUGHTER!"

"Where was she at?"

"The grocery store."

"Lets go." The officer says and we hurry out of the parking lot and head to the grocery store where five more squad cars are already there collecting evidence and gathering witness statements.

I don't know what to do and I'm hysterically crying so an officer comes over and just lets me hug her for a while until another officer says, "Hey let's go. We have a suspect and a last known address." Thank fuck for that.

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Sage's POV

Where am I? Why am I tied up? Why was I taken? And who the hell took me?

"Hello Sage." Someone says.

"I want Momma"

"I've been waiting for this day for a while now."

"I want Momma"

"Your mother can't save you now"

"I want Momma" I say before getting punched by this boy.

"SHUT UP YOU DUMB SLUT!"

Why does everyone always say Slut? I mean damn get a better insult.

"I want Momma"

Right before this delusional prick hits me again I hear footsteps and then a door on the other side of the room opens. " POLICE! GET ON THE GROUND NOW!"

Most of the police arrest the prick while one officer, thankfully a female, comes over and unties me.

"Hey Sage." The officer says trying to grab my attention

"I want Momma" I say not looking at her, now finding the ground very interesting.

"Alright sweetie. Let's get you to your Mom." She says wrapping her arm around me to support me and she leads me out of wherever the hell I am.

After walking for a little ways and weaving through all of the police and SWAT vehicles I hear the sweetest and most amazing sound in the world.

"SAGE!"

"MOMMA!" I say running over, jumping into her arms, and wrapping my legs around her.

"Oh thank god you're okay Sage." Mom says while running her fingers through my hair. A minute later Mom takes us to a quiet area for us to be alone and once we are there we both break down crying.

After a while the paramedics come get us and take us to the ambulance to go get me checked out, but I don't let go of Mom and every time someone tries to touch me I just bury my head into Mom's neck. Once we get into the ambulance Mom sits me down on the gurney, but doesn't let my hand go and doesn't take her eyes off of me. After five minutes in the ambulance darkness overtakes me.

- - - - -

So I'm not dead so that's a plus. Only reason I know that is because I hear Mom talking to someone, but I can't open my eyes to see who it is for some reason.

"So she'll be okay?" Aunt Ashley asks. I guess Mom called her after we got here. I wonder how long I've been here?

"Physically she will be. Emotionally I hope so." Mom says with a sigh.

"How'd they find her?" Grandma is here too.

"They watched the CCTV footage at the grocery store and recognized the guy that took her as the son of a police officer so they knew who he was and his dad had a good idea of where he was at."

After hearing this I still can't open my eyes to see Mom, so I scoot over in the hospital bed and reach for Mom's hand as she talks to get her attention, which I know I've got when she stops talking, and then I pat the bed next to me telling her to get in. She gets the message and gets in bed so I snuggle up into her and smile as I hear her heart beat and finally I can open my eyes.

"Hey sweetie. How are you feeling?" Mom asks while smoothing out my hair.

"Better now." I say with a smile looking up at her. She smiles and kisses the top of my head. Mom and her family have a conversation for a while until the days events hit me and I grip on to Mom tighter.

"Hey could you guys go get us some food?" Mom says getting the hint that I don't want them to see me have a break down. After I hear footsteps leave the room I start talking.

"How did he find me?" I say trying not to break down.

"He umm... he found you on Instagram and then somehow hacked your phone to give him your location."

"I guess I need to make my Instagram private." I say trying to break the tension in the room.

Mom chuckles. " That and we will be getting you another phone as well." Mom then wipes off a tear. I didn't even realize I had started crying.

"Are we ever going to catch a break Mom?"

"Of course Sage. And even if that break isn't for a while we have each other and that is all we need." Mom always knows what to say to me. "Oh Jill texted us the roommates for the Camp."

"Oh is Christen rooming with us?" I ask smirking at Mom.

She groans knowing I know about her feelings toward the forward. " No, but she is a few doors down from us. It'll just be you and me in a room."

"That sounds perfect."