The hollow

Chapter 24

My heart beat quickened as soon as I saw his face. "Hey Alex" he said smiling. I crawled over to the corner of the room as far away from him as I could get but he kept getting closer. Soon he was inches away and struck me across my cheek bone. I shrieked in pain grabbing my cheek hoping he wouldn't do anything more. "Please, please don't do this James" I croaked half sobbing, he cackled laughing and laughing leaving me to wonder where the old James went. What happened to him?

He looked into my eyes and the worse part was I saw no regret, it's like he didn't care he killed one of his best friends or was everything really a game since we were little? "Grab her" James said and within seconds two guards were in the room lifting me up and out. I was so tired so hungry so thirsty I could barely fight them off I was completely drained. The pulled me down a hallway into another room which had a small bed with only a mistress on it in the middle. They threw me against the bed and started tying my wrists and ankles to the bed posts. I screamed and cried trying to break free but there was no escape.

James stepped into the room holding a tray. He placed it down on a table in the room and picked up a saw. The men who dragged me in here shuffled out and closed the door. My eyes never left the saw it had blood on it dried blood which made me wonder if it belonged to Tess. "James please ,please don't hurt me it's Alexa it's you best friend please James" I pleaded hoping I would snap him out of whatever this was.he ignored me a placed the saw on one of my finger. This is it the ransom my mom would get there would be a little box and within it my finger and then they would find my body. I cringed in pain waiting for the pain to come and then it was there. The sharp sting of cool rusty medal against my finger but then it stopped. I didn't feel it anymore.

I looked over to James who's eyes were wide and behind him stood Steven, a gun in hand the barrel was pushed against the back of James's head. Steven didn't look shaken up but looked confident like he would do it if he needed to. And that's when I heard it.

Boom.

Boom.