The Game

•Twenty-Two•

                    Lauren's POV

"So tell me again why she's knocked out on the floor?" Harry paces up and down the length of the room questioning me.

I look over to Louis, who is keeping his promise about not telling Harry that I found my phone or that Zara was trying to escape. I frown and turn my nose up at the fact I can still taste him in my mouth.

"We had a fight and it got heated. I was angry and the vase was the first thing I grabbed" I gulp. I don't want to tell him Zara was trying to leave as I don't know what sick things they might do to her.

I shuffle on the spot "sorry. Was it an expensive vase?" I question to try and leave the subject.

Harry laughs "it's worth more than your life actually"

I swallow the large lump in my throat.

"Sorry" I whisper.

"I'll speak to Zara when she's awake, I hope you're not lying to me Lauren" he walks over to me and tilts my chin up so I look him in the eyes.

"I'm not" I stand my ground.

"Good" Harry leans in and sniffs my hair.

"You smell amazing"

"I had a shower while you were gone" I honestly say.

He eyes me up and then nods before waving his hand to gesture for me to leave. I get tugged in the direction of my room by Niall.

"Where did you go?" I ask Niall.

"Shut up. Don't talk to me" he barks as he shoves me into my dark room where Zara is laying on the floor.

I sit down and rest my head on the wall and close my eyes. I have to start planning, I need some plan to get us out of here.

                                   ***

My eyes shoot open to the sounds of Zara waking up, I rush over to her and kneel down.

"Shush Zara it's me" I whisper. I need to explain what's happened before she's questioned by the boys.

"What happened? You hit me?" She slowly sits up.

"I did. I'm sorry. You were gonna leave and it definitely would of ended so badly for you. Honestly I done it to save you, I need more time to find out how to get us both out of here..alive" I help her up onto her feet. The bandage around her thigh still there from when I stabbed her.

"We aren't getting out of here alive unless we do it now. It's only going to get worse for us Lauren. I'm worried you're giving up, you're not fighting anymore" she slowly walks over to the bed and sits on it.

"Firstly I'm not giving up. I'm just waiting for the right time. If we don't think it will end us. They are clever it's not going to be as easy as just running away" I shake my head. "We have to have a well thought out plan" I stop when I hear the door open.

"Making up are we?" Louis walks in followed by the boys.

I stare at Zara, I didn't have a chance to explain what I've told them.

"Yes" I quickly say.

"You be silent" Liam walks over to me and stands next to me.

"What was the fight about Zara?" Harry kneels infront of her.

"I - I don't know" she looks around the room and then to me but I can't help her out with Liam standing blocking our view.

"You're lying. What was the fight about?" Harry asks again.