Bad Dream

Chapter 8: Dangerous Signals

I stand up and pace around my room with my head in my hands. This all started from the murder and attack . The bank robbery , the stalking . I stop in my tracks , how did Basilius know where I lived ? It's not just a coincidence ,I told none of them anything about myself. I know that I could very well be overreacting again but it is a chance I am willing to take . I potentially have been conversing with a bunch of murderous criminals my head is feeling like it is going to explode . I close my laptop , put on a pair of leggings and a loose hoodie grabbing my phone and my car keys . I slip on a pair of converse sneakers, and quietly slip past my sleeping Mum and Dad . Slowly opening the door ,I make my escape . I spy the time on my car clock it's 1:45am . With a heavy sigh I pull out of the drive way and enter the freeway . I drive for 30 minutes ,until I reach the tree house I built when I was a child with my Grandfather in an abandoned paddock .As I exit my car ,the breeze blowing my hair back I remember how carefree I used to be up in this tree house. I lock my car and begin to climb up the ladder .I grab an old blanket and place it on the small balcony balanced on two branches . I lay down and watch the stars feeling the cool breeze on my face. I close my eyes, I knew there was something not right. No one would believe that these men could be killers . Beauty really was dangerous . I saw them and the way they were so attractive and charming and like a snake they bit me when I least expected it. A loud thud causes my eyes to snap open , my heart beat once again increases as I am reminded of that first night in the rain . I sit up and look down to see a second car next to mine , a large black truck. I apprehensively crawl my way into the main room of the tree house . I look around to see no one .I stand up ,a movement in the corner of the room causes me to step back . A black figure grabs onto me, I struggle against his strong grip. I am forcefully turned to face my attacker ripping the hood off my head . This is it. He came back for me to finish what he started .

The figure removes a face mask , his eyes seem friendly but his grip on me is anything but.

" Hi Sahara ,I'm Jai....",I cut him off.

"Let me guess you are friends with Ambrose,Salem ,Cain and Basilius. You have been committing murders and robberies and god knows what else . How can you call yourselves humans".

I yank my arm out of his grip.

An almost sad look crosses his face as he nods, "Sorry Sahara", I feel a sharp pain in my neck . "You asshole", I growl at him.

My legs begin to feel heavy as the world spins . I fall into the second persons arms ,I look at him and Jai. I almost laugh as I see they are both entirely too beautiful . The world goes hazy as I give into the drug. I am vaguely aware of one of them checking my pockets . I can feel myself being carried down the ladder , tape is put around my wrists and ankles . I am placed into the truck and I hear the engine start . Whatever they gave me hasn't made me pass out completely, I am numb and can't move but I can hear and feel the bumps in the road . My chest hurts as I realize that I may never see my family again, they will be so worried. Fear and tiredness cause me to drop in and out of sleep . After around 45 minutes I notice that the car has stopped and the engine stopped running a little while ago. I still can't feel my legs and as much as I will my eyes to open they won't . I hear rather than see the door open and I am lifted up out of the car. "Oh god , she is heavy!",I hear someone say behind my head.

I can feel myself being placed onto a chair . The room is cold and I can feel the ground is hard under my feet so I guess that its concrete or tiles. I am tied to the chair, as I feel my hands and legs regain feeling. I hear people shuffling in front of me ,they are talking loudly . I try to guess how many people there are from the voices . I groan as I can't gage the amount of people from their voices. The voices stop .I wince as I realize that I groaned outwardly . I once again will my eyes to open ,this time they do .

"Hello Sahara"