Sought and Snatched

Chapter 10 Pt. 1

Josephine's P.O.V

My eyes fluttered open. It took me a while for my vision to come into focus again but when it did. I took in my surroundings. I was in a room and across from me were thick black bars. I was in a cell.

Was I in jail? But that didn't make any sense. Why would I be locked up?

I tried to remember what happened before this but my memory was foggy. There was a burning sensation in my left buttcheek and I tried to move my hand to see why.

But then I realized I was tied up against a chair.

I tried to speak but my mouth was closed shut by a piece of duct tape. Suddenly everything came back to me.

The shooting. Maddie's blood. Maddie's cold lifeless body.

Why was I here and why was this being done to me? I heard footsteps and pretended to be asleep. Maybe I could surprise whoever is coming.

"Oh good, you're awake. Josephine...I know you're awake." I waited until I could hear their hot breath against my skin before I lifted my right leg up and kicked them right in the crotch.

I opened my eyes then used my left leg to kick them beside the head hard enough to leave them dizzy. But how was I going to get untied? Before I could plan out my next move.

There was a sharp pain against my leg.

I cried out in pain, swallowing the duct tape in the process. The man standing before me was holding a knife covered in my blood.

Just to spite me he took the blade and cut across the exact same spot he sliced me, creating a deeper cut. This time tears were matched with my whimpering.

"Screw you." I choked out.

The bastard smiled. "You're a very beautiful young lady but you've ruined the mood."

I was suddenly sick and I couldn't feel the throbbing pain in my leg anymore. My head was pounding. I couldn't decide if it was from an incoming headache or from my anger.

"Look, sweetheart. You were just here as a prop. As more of a sign of my achievement and to gloat." He stared at the knife for a second before he returned them back to me.

"I was going to kill you but now I think that you could be some use for me."

"How about I get you cleaned up and show you around?" I can't believe he was talking to me as if I was a little girl that just scraped her knee on the ground. But nothing felt real anymore.

Every day I was hoping that when I woke up everything would have just been a dream. That I would still have Maddie and would be cuddled up in Justin's arms.

"You killed my best friend then almost killed me. What the hell is wrong with you? You might as well just shoot me because I'm not going out there. If your plan was to kill me. Just kill me."

He pouted. "Ah! You know what I just realized. You and I never got a real proper introduction. Jack Julian."

He raised his right hand for me to shake and realized how dumb of an action that was soon after, letting his hand drop beside him. 

"Oh yeah... right you're tied up. No matter. You seem real comfy anyway. You must be starving. Josephine are you hungry?"

I didn't reply. Just stared at him.

"No problem I will get someone to grab you some food. Don't go anywhere." He then headed out of my cell and locked it. As if I was going to be able to get out.

Everything hurt and throbbed. Moving took way more energy out of me then was needed to. I was tired and wanted to go home. I prayed that my parents were looking for me.

A tall young light-haired boy opened my cell and walked in with a tray of food. He smiled at me. Now I felt bad. But I had to knock him out if I was going to get out of here.