Chapter 14

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The boys all had hangovers today. It turns out they all decided to drink heavily after the events of yesterdays dinner.

"Jesse can I have another glass of water" Luke held his empty glass in the air, "my head hurts"

"Fine" she smiled getting up from the sofa, taking his glass and walking out the room.

"I need to toilet" I said to Ashton, untangling myself from his uncomfortable grasp. I followed after Jesse.

I quickly jogged down to the kitchen trying not to trip over on my heals, when I walked into the kitchen Jesse was opening a new pack of paracetamol.

"Hey" I said walking up to her, picking Luke's glass up, taking it to the sink to fill "Did the nightmares start here?"

"No, I've always had them. Normally at home I sleep in a room with my sister. Normally they aren't  this bad. They have gotten worse. I just can't sleep alone" she turned away for a moment composing herself "Im sorry" I walked over and gave her a hug, she wait a while before putting her arms around me too.

"You can always sleep in my room" If only the boys knew the damage the boys had caused I thought. Was this worth it to them.

"Thank you Ava" she whispered, we stood for a few minutes before walking back to the boys.

I sat back down, greeted by Ashton's arm around my shoulder. I knew I had to find a way to become comfortable with his touch.

Lucy and Calum walked in casually taking a seat. I was in shock watching them. I hadn't seen Lucy once since that day.

"It's almost the 10th" Lucy smiled. Everyone in the room turned to her.

"Lucy I said we would need to talk about it" Calum continued

I turned to Ashton hoping for a explanation. He paused the tv and said bluntly "It's not happening"

"Fair enough. Lucy I promised I would talk to them and I have" Calum said sadly, Beth an Lucy both slumped back on their sofas "I'm sorry"

"We would be good" Beth kissed Michael's cheek over and over "please" I watched in shock, how was it so easy for her to put what happened aside.

"What happens on the 10th" I asked nervously, I registered that Lucy and Beth were excited for it but I couldn't imagine anything happening in this house that would be worth getting excited about.

"Well each year on the 10th of December we normally take the rag dolls out christmas shopping, but we can't risk it" he rubbed my back as I froze staring at him, a chance to get free I thought to myself a chance to get out.

"Shopping" I questioned my eyes wide open. Beth and Lucy both nodded excitedly "I can be good, please" I pleaded.

"-Or you would run off tell and get the police on us or something" Michael cut me off "we can't go we can risk it"

"Why don't just us four go then" Lucy gestured to her, Calum, Beth and Michael.

I couldn't understand the genuinely excitement Lucy had, she was completely broken a week ago. How did she just bounce back.

"No please I want to go, I will do whatever you say" I begged Ashton trying to sound as genuinely as I could, I put my hand around the back of his neck without thinking. He stared at me for a while.

"Ava's been here long enough and been though enough not to do anything" Ashton half smiled at me "She won't misbehaves she knows the consequences"

I took my arms of Ashton's neck, his last sentence sent shivers down my spin, I knew in had been put back into my place, the same place Poppy was.

"Okay then us six can go" Lucy smiled "Please Calum, I need this. Please"

I looked over at Jesse. I could see she wanted to leave as much as I but was to scared to ask. I knew how she felt as the 'new' girl. It crossed my mind that if I ran she would be left here

"What about Jesse" I couldn't refrain from asking, I had to fight for her too.

"She has been here what a week, we can't trust her" Michael shrugged, the boys all nodded in agreement.

I mouthed sorry to Jesse. I want to argue back, fight her case but I couldn't bring myself to actually do it after what Ashton had just said I was too shaken.

"Fine okay I'll sort it out tomorrow, my head hurt to much to do it today" Michael moaned sitting back placing his arm back round Beth.

Lucy hugged Calum "thank you" she laid beside him so calmly, as he stroked her hair.

I looked round at the other girls them myself, we had all been kidnapped by these boys yet we still sit on of the sofa and seemingly comfortable around them, it was wrong.

I pulled away from Ashton he looked at me oddly "you okay ?" He question.

"Yeah" I reassured him, I leaned back again into his arm. I ignored the part of me that screamed whenever I felt his warmth on my skin.

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"Alright, I've sorted it" Michael announced walking into the kitchen where Lucy and I had been washing up from lunch in a comfortable silence.

"So we're actually going" Lucy smiled in disbelief. I have figured she probably needed this trip as something to look forward to, something to be hopeful about more than she just wanted to shop. That was the only reason I could find as to why this had been the thing to pull her out of the darkness.

"Yeah we're going. Jack and Ben are coming too " he answered walking back out the room.

"Jack and Ben ?" I shyly asked Lucy. Twisting my fingers around each other nervously, being close to Michael always made alarm bells ring in my head.

"They're friends with the boys, they come with us just to make sure we don't do anything. Please Ava promise you won't" Lucy moved closer to me, she stared me in the eye.

"I won't" I swallowed hard "I promise"

I had no idea if I meant it. I don't think the reality of be actually getting to leave this house had hit me.

The idea of leaving was almost too overwhelming to think about but so was the idea of being here forever.

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