Protecting My Kidnappers

Chapter 9- Can't Remember

-Leigh's POV-
"What do we do?!?" I panic, Jesy and I trying to find a way to find Jade.
"First of all, we need to calm down a bit." Jesy tells me in a soothing tone, but the look in her eyes says otherwise. "We need to call Destiny, to see if she found Perrie."
I take a deep breath, pulling my phone out of my pocket.
I go to Destiny's contact, pressing the phone icon.
"Hello?" She answers quickly, which is a relief.
"Hey did you find Perrie?" I ask, pacing around.
"Yeah, we're on our way upstairs right now actually. Did Jade come back?" She asks, causing a lump in my throat.
"Um, about Jade. I have something to tell you when you get here." I sigh, opening the door of our room.
"I see you." She says, then hangs up.
I look down the hall to see Destiny and Perrie, both of them seemingly unharmed.
I run and hug them both tightly, happy to see them.
We walk into the room, and I sit them down on the bed.
It seems like so much has happened that we've practically forgotten why we're here.
"Okay, so what happened to Jade?" Destiny asks eagerly, fear in her voice.
"They grey truck that crashed into us a few weeks ago, came around and snatched Jade. We still haven't figured out who it is." I explain briefly, watching their faces go blank.
"So Jade's with some stranger, and we don't know who it is?" Perrie looks at me, curling her knees up to her chest.
"Pretty much." Jesy sighs, grabbing our new van keys off the bedside table. "So we need to go look for her."
"Should we tell Tyler?" I ask, not sure what to think of this whole situation.
"He's not here anyway, there's no point in telling him." Jesy replies, and we all get up.
We rush out of our room and downstairs, slipping on our shoes quickly.
I'm the first outside, holding the door for everyone else.
We silently get into the van that Tyler is letting us borrow for the time being.
"We're going to find her, I don't care how long it takes." Jesy says sternly, pulling out of the small parking lot.
The van slowly crawls down the road, and I look for anything that might lead us to Jade.
I see something reflecting the sunlight farther down the road, and I'm curious.
"You see that?" I ask Jesy, pointing to the unknown object.
"Ya." She replies, speeding up until we come closer to it.
The van stops and I get out quickly, walking over to the object and bending down.
I realize it's a phone, Jade's phone! I can tell by the case that it's hers, hopefully.
I press the home button, surprised when the screen lights up.
The lock screen has a picture of Jade on it, so I know for sure that it's hers.
I pick it up and jog back to the van, my heart racing.
"I found her phone." I announce, setting it down on the dashboard.
"At least we're a little bit closer to finding her." Perrie speaks up, trying to find the positives in this situation.
"Let's just keep going, we'll find her eventually." Jesy sighs, driving down the long road again.
The silence is sickening, and I try to calm down.
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We reach the end of the road, and I notice skid marks, turning down yet another road.
The van turns slowly, and we make our way down this road.
I see someone laying in the ditch not too far away, and I try to look closer.
"Oh my god, Jade!" I scream, as Jesy stops the van, I get out and run.
I nearly jump into the ditch next to her, realizing she's unconscious.
I lift her head, and she looks beat.
The other girls aren't far behind me, and I pick Jade up carefully.
"We need to get back to the center, now." Destiny acknowledges, her eyes wide.
Perrie helps me carry Jade out of the ditch, to the van.
I manage to climb into the backseat, Jade's head in my lap.
I don't bother paying attention to anything else, other than the van speeding down the roads again.
Hopefully Tyler will know what to do, and we can find out who's doing this.
"We're nearly to the center." Jesy breaks the silence, and I realize how fast she's driving.
Suddenly, Jade's hand twitches, which is hopefully a sign that she's waking up.
Her eyes slowly open, and she rubs them lightly.
I'm happy to know she's okay!
The van pulls into the driveway of the center, and Jade sits up, looking around.
"Where am I?" She asks, looking at me in confusion.
"You're back at the center, you're safe now." I assure her, rubbing her back.
Perrie opens the side door, and I lead Jade out.
"Just come in and relax in our room for a bit."
Destiny holds the door open for us, and we're greeted by Tyler.
"Hello girls, I see you got everyone together again." He smiles, letting us in.
"Yup, but we need to help Jade out at the moment. We found her in the ditch." Jesy explains, still in shock.
"What happened, Jade?" Tyler asks, starting to walk with us.
"I can't remember..." Jade trails off, rubbing her temples.
My eyes go wide, starting to wonder what they did to her, whoever they are.
"Do you remember who it was?" Perrie asks, as we all start climbing the stairs.
"No." Jade replies, slowly making her way up.
"Do you remember where you were?"
"No."
"Do you remember anything?!?" Jesy exclaims, opening the door to our room.
"All I remember his getting hit in the head and blacking out, that's it. Other than that, I can't seem to remember anything." Jade explains, kicking her shoes off.
"We'll find out who it was soon enough." Tyler promises, keeping the door open.
"I thought you said you knew who it was..." Destiny trails off, a suspicious look on her face.
"I figured out that I was wrong, I'm trying everything I can, girls." He explains, sighing loudly. "I'll leave you five to get cleaned up, we can talk later." He says before leaving the room.
Perrie goes to the loo for a warm cloth, while I try to comfort Jade.
Jesy sits her on the bed, rubbing her arm.
"Do you need anything?" Destiny asks, gently pulling leaves and grass out of Jade's hair.
"No, nothing except an explanation." Jade sighs, tapping her feet.
Perrie comes back, starting to dab the scrapes on Jade's arms and legs.
"We all need an explanation, and we'll get one soon." I sigh, wishing I could remember for her.
That's the only problem we have, Jade can't remember.