Protecting My Kidnappers

Chapter 12- Puzzle Pieces

-Jesy's POV-
I wake up slowly, stretching out as much as I can.
"Morning Dest, you awake yet?" I ask, sitting up in the hospital bed.
When I don't get an answer, I look to the side to see no one sitting there.
"Ok..." I say to myself, waking up more.
I pick up my phone, dialing Jade's number.
It rings a few times before she answers, the sounds of the other girls in the background.
"Hello?" Jade asks, making me realize I'm still on the phone.
"Oh hey! Sorry, I just woke up. I'm wondering if Destiny came back to the center last night? She's not here." I explain, hoping that she did.
"No she didn't... But we're on our way to the hospital right now. We'll see you soon." She replies, and I sigh.
"Alright, I'll see you soon." I say, a small smile making it's way onto my face.
"Bye." Jade finishes the conversation.
"Bye." I reply, ending the phone call.
I instantly go to my messages, pulling up my conversation with Destiny.
'Hey, where did you go?' I text, getting worried about her whereabouts.
I hear the door open, and Doctor Parkson walks in.
"Hello Jesy, how are you today?" He greets with a smile on his face, sitting down in one of the chairs.
"I'm doing alright." I answer simply, putting my phone down.
"That's good. I just need to do a quick psychological evaluation then you will be free to go." He explains, and I nod.
"Ok, first of all. Was this a suicide attempt?" He asks, and my eyes go wide at the question.
"No." I answer bluntly, twiddling my thumbs.
"Was overdosing on laxatives intentional?" The doctor continues asking, reading off his clipboard.
"No, I thought there was only one left in the bottle. So I decided to just pour the last one in." I explain, trying to remember everything that happened that night.
"Were you trying to lose weight by using them?" He asks, and my breath hitches.
"Yes." I answer, looking down.
"Are you bulimic?" Doctor Parkson asks the question I didn't want to hear.
I have no other choice than to tell him the truth, I can't lie to him.
"Yes." I answer as a few tears fall from my eyes, my hair covering my face.
There's a dead silence all of the sudden, which makes me even more uncomfortable.
I feel a hand rubbing my back, and I look up to see Doctor Parkson standing there.
"It's alright, but I need you to promise you won't do it again." He tells me, leaning down to my level.
"I promise I won't do it again." I promise him, and myself. "And I won't break it."
"Good, I'll tell the nurses that you can be discharged. Your clothes are in that bag on the shelf." He points to the low shelf, standing up. "Do you have any questions for me?"
"Actually, yes. Do you know if my friend left last night? She was here when I fell asleep." I explain, hoping he knows.
"Um... I saw her leaving with a man. Shortish brown hair, fairly tall, skinny." He describes the mystery man, and I think a bit.
"Thank you." I thank him, then he leaves the room.
I get up, grabbing the bag of my clothes.
I shut the door, not wanting to bother to go in the small loo.
I toss the bag onto the bed, stripping myself of the hospital gown.
I try to think of who Destiny could've left with, thinking of every person I know!
I pull on my leggings, jumping up to get them on all the way.
I pull my Marilyn Monroe t-shirt over my head, grabbing my trainers and jacket to put on later.
I pick up the hospital gown, putting it in the bag, and back on the shelf.
There's a light knock on the door, then Jade, Perrie, and Leigh come in.
"Hey Jes, you ready to get out of here?" Jade asks, and I sigh.
"Yup. Just give me a minute." I reply, putting on my trainers and jacket.
I grab my phone, slipping it in my pocket.
"Let's go." I say, and we all make our way out.
No one is talking, we're all still in shock. We don't know Destiny's whereabouts, which is quite frustrating.
"Do you think she would just leave on us?" Perrie asks, breaking the silence.
"I don't know. She told us every other time she left." Leigh replies, pressing the lift button.
"We'll figure out back at the center, right now let's just take one thing at a time." Jade adds on, and we all step into the lift as the doors open.
The doors close, and I look around aimlessly.
"Oh my god..." Jade mutters, staring down at the floor with wide eyes.
"What is it Jade?" Perrie asks, right as I was about to.
"I'm starting to remember, but it's not quite clear yet." She explains as the elevator doors open, and Tyler is standing there waiting.
"Let's get back, the van is running right outside there." He greets, opening the door for us.
"Nice to see you too." I say sarcastically, noticing his rushed tone.
He doesn't answer, and we get in the van, Jade up front with Tyler.
I start to feel sick, a nervous sick.
There are so many questions I have, that don't have answers.
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We arrive at the center, and I rush out of the van.
I run inside, not bothering to wait for anyone else.
"Jesy! Slow down!" I hear one of the girls call behind me, but I keep going anyway.
I run upstairs to our room, swinging the door open.
"Destiny if you're hiding, this isn't funny!" I nearly scream, looking around.
She's not here, she's not anywhere! She disappeared into thin air!
"Jes, she's not here." Perrie tells me, and I'm so confused!
"Then where the hell is she?!?" I yell, but then calm myself. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to yell." I apologize, sitting on the end of the messy bed with her.
"Did she leave the hospital?" She asks, right as the other girls come in.
"Doctor Parkson said she left with a man with shortish brown hair, and that he was fairly tall and skinny." I remember, trying to put a name to the description.
"Wait... We need to get into Tyler's computer..." Jade interrupts my train of thought.
"Why?" Leigh asks, giving her a confused look.
"I think I know who kidnapped me, and it might lead us to Destiny. But I want to make sure, before I tell you guys and sound crazy." She explains, playing with her hair. "I think I remember who it was."
I just nod, standing up and opening the door.
"Let's go." I say quietly, trying to put the puzzle pieces together in my mind.
We all tip-toe quietly out of our room, not wanting to get noticed.
There's no one around, not even one single person, which is odd.
Usually there's at least one person wandering around, but not even Tyler is here.
"Give me a second, this seems fishy." Leigh speaks up, moving to the next door from our room.
She lightly knocks on the door, and it just simply opens.
She walks in, then comes back out.
"No one is in here." She tells us, moving down to the next door, which is wide open.
"What the..." Perrie starts, but doesn't finish.
"Okay, there's clearly no one here. What is going on?" Leigh asks, coming back over to us.
We make our way down the stairs to the empty lounge, and I'm very on edge.
"Maybe Tyler's in the kitchen?" I suggest, unsure of everything.
We walk across the dirty, white floor to the kitchen door.
The small window in the door is smashed, the other one too.
I look at the other girls, scared to go in.
I slowly open the door, but nothing is there.
The other girls follow, but then we go our separate ways, looking for anything.
"Oh my god!" I hear Leigh scream, then she comes running out of the walk in freezer.
"What is it?" Perrie asks suspiciously, but all Leigh can do is breathe heavily.
I take it into my own hands, hesitantly walking over to the freezer.
I pull the door open slowly, but all I can see is a figure in the dark.
I reach up for the string to turn on the light, and I feel everyone else stand behind me.
I just stand there holding the string, scared to pull it.
Jade moves herself beside me, her small body shaking, from fear and the cold area.
I close my eyes and pull down on the string, lighting up the space.
I open my eyes, and scream!
There laying on the cold floor is a pile of dead bodies, bloody and beaten.
Jade buries her face in my shoulder, and I stand there in shock.
"Who would do this?" Leigh asks, her voice shaky and tears streaming down her face.
We dash out of the freezer, and I slam the door shut, locking it.
"We need to get into Tyler's computer, now." Jade breathes heavily, looking at the wall blankly.
We quickly get out of the kitchen, going to Tyler's room downstairs.
It's surprisingly clean for a guy!
The dark lower floor puts me on edge, and I flick on the lights hesitantly.
I look around at all the stuff he has down here, some more disturbing than others.
"We are definitely not safe here." Perrie points out the obvious, her voice shaky.
"No shit Sherlock." Leigh sasses back, and I turn back at them.
"This is not the time to fight, or joke, or anything. Let's just get to the computer." I whisper sternly, not knowing if Tyler is down here or not.
We carry on into the large room, going over to the computer desk.
I stare at the open laptop, thankfully no password. In fact, his emails are open.
It all seems a bit odd, but I decide to just go with it.
I scan over the page, and a familiar email address catches my eye.
'JarodRankin@webmail.com' I read, and look at the date. It says it was received yesterday.
I open the email, and skim the letters.
Heavy footsteps come near the stairs, and I look at the other girls.
"Hide." I mouth to them, and they scatter into different hiding spots.
I grab the laptop, closing the lid and running into the open closet.
I close the door as quietly as possible, crouching down in the corner
I bite my tongue as I hear footsteps wandering around the room, my heart beating fast.
The footsteps stop near the closet door, and my stomach flips.
I hold my breath, hoping they walk away.
But then the closet door opens.