The hollow

Chapter 34

I don't even know how long I have been in this van. Layla cried so much that soon after us trying to comfort her she fell asleep. I was somehow still awake un able to sleep. The thoughts of being in that room alone and the water being right in front of me but not reachable was the only thing that seemed to find its way into my thoughts. Steven and I have barely uttered a single word to each other this whole time and I was starting to miss it our chats.

"I'll protect you" Steven whispered. I tilted my head to the side looking at him, he wore the same worried expression he did when he found me in the sand but there was something else another emotion I couldn't read. "What?" I asked. "I will keep you safe ok you mean to much to me for you to get hurt so I will protect you" he repeated. I looked down at my blood soaked clothes and the amount of injuries already had but despite that I finally felt a sense of safety. Without thinking a scrambled over to him and hugged him tight as tight as I could. Our limbs were mangled together but he still found away to hug me back. I nuzzled into his neck and he rubbed my back soothingly. I lifted my head up so i was eye level with him and before I could stop it a tear sloped down my cheek.

He raised his hand to my cheek and whipped the tear away with his thumb and looked into my glossy eyes. "What is this?" He asked nervously. What? What was he talking about. "What is what?" I asked sniffling. "Us what are we, I mean I'm sure you have always known that I liked you a lot but I mean do you?" He asked nervously again. I can't believe this is the conversation we are having in the back of a kidnappers van. "I never knew you liked me" I said honestly ,he did? I mean there where defiantly signs but we have always been so close that I never knew. I have never really dated someone before I never knew what I was like to exactly have those feeling before. Or did I?

"Do you like me Alexa?" He asked. I thought about it for a moment about us. I always loved when he hugged me or called me beautiful or made me smile he always made me feel special something about him. "I-" I was cut off by the sound of the back of the van opening. I heard a grunt as the doors were pushed back revealing two men and James.

"Oh you two, I always though you guys would be a thing" James snickered. Steven looked at me slightly embarrassed and I moved my body off of his. I scrambled to Layla shaking her away. "Alex" She said once she opened her eyes but then she was easily startled more like scared out of her skin by the three fugitives in front of us.

"Grab em" James said and soon the two men were pulling us away. One of them grabbed Layla and the other one grabbed me and Steven. We all kicked and fought back but no matter what we did just like last time they were too strong.