I Can't Drown My Demons / Chase Lawrence

Part 7 - Oh No!

"I am Chase's twin brother."

The words replay in my head as I start to wake up from my passing out spell. I can't believe this is happening. Chase has a TWIN?! More importantly, I wonder why his twin decided to kidnap me?! does he even know me? 

When I come to, I look around me. I'm in a basement. It's dark and smells like cinnamon and essential oils. At least he's got a diffuser going...

I want to scream, but I'm scared to alert the terrifying (but beautiful) man to the fact that I'm awake. He can't see me right now. He's got his back to me, and he is on the phone, speaking to someone.

"No! Shut up! I can handle this! Yes. Yes, she's asleep. No. Yes. No. I'm going to make Chase pay, and then you can have her, okay? BYE!" He is screaming into the receiver. He's clearly got some anger issues. 

I search my back pockets for my iPhone XS, but I can't find it. Of course he took it from me. I search in my Doc Martens for the old iPhone 7 I keep in there in case of emergencies. I find it easily and take it out. 

I dial Chase's number, which I have memorized by heart in the two days we've been texting each other. 

He answers after 0 rings. "Hello? Hannah, are you alright?"

"No, HELP, I've been kidnapped!" I shriek into the phone. Chase's twin hears me and turns around, snatching my phone out of my hands and throwing it to the ground SMASHING it into a thousand tiny pieces of glass that reflects his beautiful face and my terrified face back to us until we are looking at the reflections and I am crying. 

"No, you monster!" I scream! "Why are you doing this?!" 

Chase's twin cackles. He hands me a glass of water and some stale bread. "Eat up so you don't die."

"P-please, why?" I beg. 

"Chase deserves to feel pain. First, I'll take you away from him so he knows hell never have love and then- well I'll let you figure that part out later." He says.

"He-he's your brother!" I yell angrily. I could try to punch him but I am kind of weak so I just stay sitting. I'm sure Chase will be here soon. Or JAke. Who knows!  "Why do you hate him so much?!!!?!" 

Chase's twin clears his throat. "Well, first you should know that my name is Chuck." 

"Okay?"

"But thats not what people call me now," he frowns, biting his lip. Why must he be as pretty as Chase?! "When I was younger, thirteen to be exact, I threw up at a middle school dance. The theme was Winter Wonderland. Instead of helping me, Chase teased me, calling me Chunk in front of the whole school - ya know, because I blew chunks." He starts crying. "For years, I was tormented with the nickname, until I had to drop out of high school and became a recluse. I've been searching for my revenge ever since. But I havent been able to find anyone Chase truly cares about. Until now."

"wait," I question. "You kidnapped me because Chase gave you a bad nickname?"

"YEs."

"Seems fair," I level with him. "But I'm sure he's sorry."

"It doesn't MATTER!" Chunk screams. "I can never escape the name, the horror. Employers won't hire me because our mom legally changed my name to Chunk after the incident, to try and remedy the horror somehow~! My life is RUIINED!" 

"Chunk- CHUCK. Please let me go. I want to go back to my old life! We'll fire chase! I won't speak to him anymore!" I lie. I know I can't stay away from Chase. He is my world. but I need to get out of here somehow!

Just then there is a loud bang in the dark corner of the basement. I look to it with wide eyes. What horror will it contain!?

But stepping into the light provided by the one tiny lightbulb swinging from the dusty ceiling of the basement is not a horror, but a blessing. It's Zach! My bfffl! He must have come to save me, but he is skinny and weak. He is going to get hurt! He doesn't see me because he's turned around to examine Chunk's evil plans on the wall of the basement.

I start to scream, "ZaCh! Zach be careful! Zach he's behind you!" But he doesn't hear me. He's got AirPods in. Oh God. Zach's going to die. Damn you, wireless portable headphones!!!!!!!!!!!!

Zach finally turns around,. I look up at him with wide eyes. I expect him to look surprised or anxious but

He is calm. He takes an AirPod out.

"Hey, Hannah," he says, smiling a big smile. 

"Zach, thank god you came to save me-"

Chunk laughs, "Save you? Zach here is the one who grabbed you for me. You see, he wants you all to himself. Kind of romantic actually. Did you think he'd actually save you hahahah!!!" Chunk laughs evilly and Zach joins in . 

What is going on.