Counting Stars(Book One/Noel's Story)

Ch. 09: Found

Two Weeks Later
-Eric's p.o.v-

I groaned as I stretched my aching muscles. Whatever the nurses that had been assigned to us were being paid had obviously stopped. Finally we were being discharged from this place. Even though Steve's leg wasn't a hundred precent better he was still walking with a cane. I can't explain the deep breath of relief I let out when I saw him. I was completely dressed just as the cops came strolling in and handcuffing Shay and three nurses. I could hear her screaming my name and begging for help, but I only ignored her. I coudn't forgive her for letting me put myself in that kind of danger to protect her and she was sleeping with him the entire time. Maybe it was best that I kept her hidden. No one needed to know about her and all the pain she caused me.

I sighed as Steve walked into my room just as both our phones vibrated with an incoming text. Damn it felt good to be able to act like a normal human again instead of some prisoner. I knew if this past month I had almost gone crazy, it was a good chance that Noel I knew now was gone. She was probably back to being the Noel I saw in school.

"Are you ready to go? We don't have time to waste. We have to find them." rushed Steve throwing my jacket at me as I pulled out my phone.

"I know Steve I called for a cab already. I hope they're okay. We should-" I stopped mid-sentence as I noticed the name on the screen of my phone. What the hell?

"We should what?" asked Steve.

"Check your phone and let's go." I panicked. How was it possible.

From: Noel
Please save me. I can't take it anymore. He won't stop.

Another message came through giving us the address. Steve and I were running in a full out sprint as I called the police. They said they got a call already a few minutes earlier and were tracking it. They would find nothing. This was Joe contacting us. Once we saved them, I was going after him my damn self.

-Noel's p/o/v/-

I groaned as I tried to rise to my feet before falling back down completey. My entire body was sore from a never ending cycle of abuse. I was given little food and barely any water. It was enough to sustain myself, but not enough to give me the energy to fight back. I had maybe one good fight left in me before I collasped completely. There was dried blood staining various parts of my body. Beniyah words hadn't left me. Silver was here. Did she know that I was here also? Was she okay? Did she know that I was okay? The more I thought about it the more the little bit of hope I had left urged me to head towards the closet. I needed to reserve my energy though. Lately they had been taking me two at a time and I couldn't handle it anymore. It didn't matter how much I screamed, cried and begged for them to stop it only seem to grow worse. My pain only seemed to grow their lust.

Slowly and inch by inch I crawled my way to the closet the urge not letting up for once second. The minute I was inside I could smell the mold. I could tell the walls were thin and the sound of faint cries on the other side let me know that I was right. I knew those cries. She was giving up. I couldn't let her give when she was the reason that I was still standing. Mustering up the last bit of energy I had left I leaned back and began kicking at the wall with the heels of my feet. Each kick getting harder and harder until finally they both went through creating a nice size hole. Moving to sit on my knees I began ripping away the dry wall while calling out to her. She needed to know I was here. Showly she was coming into view. Her face was swollen. Her body also covered in body and bruises and she was completely naked. I could feel tears coming to my eyes as I realized the chain wouldn't allow me to move any further and she probably couldn't hear me. Unlike the one were I was held, her closet didn't have a door.

"Silver!" I yelled finally getting her attention. With a speed that only pure adrenaline could give she was squating in front of me tears streaming down her face. our hands were clasped together tightly in pure relief as the crashing sounds were heard. This was it. At least if I died, I would die with my best-friend.

-Eric's p.o.v.-

I could only see red as I ran in behind Steve. These assholes were naked and I was out for blood. I lost sight of Steve and went directly for Matt. The minute he saw me he just smirked as if he had nothing to fear. I would go into hand to hand combat with him, I had no idea what he was trained to do. Pointing the gun directly at him I fired missing him and hitting him in the shoulder instead.

"Fuck!" he cried out.

"That's what it feels like bitch! Remember you shot me!" I yelled letting him know exactly who I was. "Where the fuck are they?!"

"Fuck you!" he yelled spitting at me. I aim at his leg and pulled the trigger before kicking his gun away.

"Where the fuck are they?!" I yelled not caring about the blood getting under my shoes. I was seconds away from splattering his brains across the carpeted floor when the panicked sounds of Noel's screams caught my attention. I took one look at Steve and ran to one of the rooms as he ran to the other. Finding them was so much easier thanks to Noel. I burst through the room and the first I wanted to do was kiss her, but seeing her half naked, bloody and bruised had me seeing red again. That was until what she was saying registered in my head.

"Noel! Noel what's wrong?!" I yelled. She looked at me and it was clear that she wasn't seeing me. It was like she didn't even know I was here.

"Do whatever you want to do to me, but please save Silver. I think she stopped breathing." she cried and with that she fell out across my lap. My eye widen knowing that she had passed out. It wasn't until a few seconds later that I noticed her shallowed breathes. What the hell was happening right now. It wasn't long before the police and ambulances were pulling up to the apartment and loading them in. The moment I stepped into the ambulance with her my phone vibrated again.

From: Noel
I'm so sorry for all of this. I don't expect either of you to understand, but I will be turning myself in. It was fun being part of the band while it lasted. I ruined everything and I will forever regret it.

I shook my head before deleting the message. He can take that apology and shove it his ass for all I care. Right now I had to make sure Noel was okay. I just needed the chance to tell her I loved her. A month of her disappearing was all the time I needed away from her and more.