Love Falls Forever

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I woke up around three in the morning. Riker was still asleep. I quickly got dressed and packed the bag again. Without saying anything to Riker I left. I drove to the spot Riker and I parked last time and jumped out. It was obviously still dark. I ran through the woods until I found the same spot Riker and I met up with Harley yesterday. I ran in the direction that Harley did. Every few minutes I would stop and search the large area then continue again. After about four hours of that my phone began ringing. Riker. I answered. 

"Ross! What the hell dude! Where are you!? Why did you leave without me!?" He yelled out of breath. He was running after me trying to find me. 

"I left early. I am going to find her. Riker let me do this alone. I don't want you coming along with this one." I said quietly. 

"Um No Ross! What the hell!? I'm not gonna leave you alone." He told me. 

"well have fun finding me then." I said and hung up. I ran further into the woods. He wasn't going to be able to find me now. I was too far. I kept running and running until I found three trees lined up perfectly. Vines drooped around them providing perfect swings. I needed a rest anyway. I walked over and sat down on one of the thick, green vines. I grabbed my water bottle and chugged half of it. Once done with that I pulled out my phone and checked the time. two thirty. I've been running forever. Then... I dialed Skylar's number. I keep on calling her phone hoping that one day she will answer and tell me where Harley is keeping her. 

The phone kept ringing and ringing as my hope disappeared. Then... Someone answered...

"Skylar! Skylar is that you!? baby please where are you!?" I jumped out of the vine as my heart rate increased. 

"aw poor Rossy. You really thought Skylar would be the one to answer her phone... Ha. you're funny." Harley laughed. Motherfucker. 

"you fucking bitch. Where is she!? tell me!?" I yelled. my voice echoing around the woods.

"I already told you Ross. She's dead. Give up already. I showed you the evidence. Get over it and move on. She was junk anyway." he told me. 

"No. No she's not. She's my everything. I need her. I know she needs me. I will find her Harley. I will find you and beat the shit out of you just like yesterday. only worse. I'll kill you, you son of a bitch. Do you hear me!?" I was furious again. The other side went dead and I threw my phone. I sat back on the vine and picked it back up. I clicked it on to see the most beautiful picture of Skylar. She was standing alone in a pair of denim jeans and a flurry, red long sleeve shirt. The sleeves spread out at the end. Her long brown hair was perfectly combed and the sides were pinned up in braids. It was wavy and flowing. I remember when I had took this photo the wind blew her hair perfectly. Her eyes were bright and happy. Her smile was large and perfect. She was perfect. She is perfect. This picture was the last photo I had gotten of her before her kidnapping. I leaned my back against the vine and began to fall asleep. Before I knew it I was out. 

"Ross!" Skylar screamed my name. He was hurting her. Beating her... raping her. She stopped struggling, her body went numb as she called my name again. "Ross." She said so quietly. Her eyes shut and her skin was pale. Harley laughed and threw a blanket over her face. She was no longer breathing but you could still see her tears she left behind falling slowly down her cheek. Harley had killed her. 

I jumped awake. I looked around me to see it was night. The woods was dark and spooky like. 

"Ross!" Riker growled in front of me. That was a short dream for such along time to be sleeping. Riker had found me while I was asleep. There was a light fog everywhere I looked. I had thought it was my just my vision screwing up on me but it was actually fog. "Get up! we're going back." he told me. I shook my head but stood up. I wasn't going anywhere. "yes. let's go." Riker said. 

"No. I'm going to find her tonight Riker. I'm not leaving." He clenched his teeth together. 

"yes you are. I'm your older brother now listen to me." He hissed. 

"No." I had begun to notice that the fog was growing heavier. Almost to the point you couldn't see in front of you. I had an idea. 

"yes Ross. Now let's go!" He yelled at me. 

"fine." I sighed giving up. After we walked for a few the fog grew so heavy and so tall I could barely see Riker in front of me. This was the perfect time. I stopped letting him keep walking. Once he was out of sight I ran back the other way at which we just came from. I found the trees and kept running.

It was ten now and I had been running the opposite direction from Riker for an hour. He has noticed I was gone by now. After another hour or two of running I slowed down and drank another water bottle. I leaned against a tree and finished my water. I needed a break again. I began humming the tune to one of my bands songs, One Last Dance. I then had a full on flashback of when I sang that to Skylar... My flashback ended when I heard Skylar's scream echo around the woods. She's alive and close. I jumped up and began running as fast as I could in the direction I heard Skylar scream. 

She screamed again. I ran out of the trees and was now facing a large, broken down, haunted looking house. Skylar was inside. She screamed again. I ran to the house and as I got closer I saw a small little basement window. He must be hiding her down there. I ran to it and got on the ground. I looked inside. It was dark but due to the moonlight I could just see them. She was laying, chained to a bed and he was kicking the shit out of her. She was naked. He must have just finished... oh my... My stomach turned at the thought. 

"Ross..." she sobbed and hid her face. She wanted me. She needed me to save her. Harley wasn't lying to me... I watched as he hurt her more and she called my name and pleaded for him to kill her. 

"no..." I breathed. He laughed and kicked her face before leaving her alone in the basement. I sat there watching her cry and cover up her body the best she could. 

"why doesn't he just kill me?" She weeped and hid her face in the blanket. "Is Ross even looking for me? it's been... so long... does he care? is he with someone else? I hope he's happy... Help me... Kill me... please do something." she sobbed loudly. I couldn't watch any longer. She was beat up, bruised, and hurt beyond belief. I jumped to my feet and made my way to the back. To my expectancy there was a back door. I walked up three squeaky steps praying Harley didn't hear them and slipped in the unlocked back door. That was too easy. I took a step in. Harley was sitting in a chair in the next room watching television. Classic. I thought. Guy kidnaps girl and after hurting her so much goes upstairs to watch the football game in a nice cozy, comfy chair. The usual. 

I knew how hard this was gonna be to get passed him and find the basement door so I creeped into the kitchen and grabbed the largest cast iron pan he had. This was perfect. I snuck up behind him finding him asleep. I laughed. This was gonna be fun. 

"Harley. Sweetie wake up. It's bed time." I giggled in a girl voice. He woke up slowly, rubbing his eyes. He looked back at me and I slammed the pan into his head four times. Not enough to kill him but enough to knock him out for awhile. Once he was totally knocked out I dragged his body down a long hall way and tied his hands and feet tightly together. I taped his mouth shut even. I threw him in a closet and locked it from the outside just to make sure. 

check list.

get Harley out of the way: check.

next step: saving Skylar.