Love Costs

•Missing•

Dixies pov
After school on Thursday Ricky took me and Natalie back to my house, apparently Isaac had something to deal with. I never really ask what, mostly because I don't care. Natalie went home around 10 and by 11 Isaac still wasn't here.

"Hey guys" I said going into the living room with mom and dad "hey" "Isaac isn't here yet and it's almost 1130" "well he did have something to do today" "yea at 3" then maybe he went to Haileys afterwards" mom said "but he's not answering his phone" "I'll call Derrick and see if he is over there" dad said.

"Hello. Yes, is Isaac over there. Okay thanks" he said hanging up.
"Well" "Isaac isn't there, but he could be at anyones house".
We called Ricky, Leo, Antonio, Jessie, And Nico but he wasn't at any of their houses.

Haileys pov
"That's weird" I said sitting on Rorys bed "what" "Isaacs not answering" "didn't you say he had something to do" "yea but it's after four how long do these things take" "he's probably almost done and he'll call any minute, relax Hailey" "okay but I barely saw him all day" I said as she laughed.

By the time I left Rorys he still hadn't called and I was a little worried.

"Hey Hailey" Derrick said as I walked in "hey, mom here yet" "no she said she had a late appointment. The boys are upstairs though" "okay".

Isaacs pov
As I got in my car I pulled out my phone seeing I had a few missed calls from Dixie and Hailey but before I could do anything, a cloth was forced over my mouth and nose and a few seconds later I passed out.

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I woke up pretty dazed and confused. My shirt was gone and I was tied from the ceiling by my arms and my feet barely touched the ground. I was in some kind of warehouse or abandoned building and all there was in the room was a few chairs and a table that held a few things which I'm sure someone was going to torture me with eventually.
The guy in front of me just stared he didn't say anything or move and the guys behind him did the same so they clearly weren't behind this.
A few minutes later Harley walked in the room.

"You're awake" "what the fuck do you want. Money or something" "no I'm just tired of you really" "so you're gonna kill me" "yea eventually" he said sitting on the chair in front me.

He went over grabbing a metal pipe, yea he was definitely going to make this one hurt.
The first three hits were to my stomach and they hurt. The next one hit my ribs and that hurt like hell.

"Get that" he told one of the guys before he came over to me with wires attached to metal sticks, the kind that electrocute you. Harley stood back as the guy held one to my skin and I clenched my jaw trying to hold back the screams until he stopped.
"Again" "again" "again" "again" "again" he said and with every shock it got a little bit harder to breathe.
"well then I guess that's it for now" Harley said before they left. Fuck maybe he really was gonna kill me. My wrist were already hurting and so was my head but I could take it for now.

Haileys pov
"Hailey come down real quick" mom said.
"Mr. Castellano hi" "hello Hailey. Can we sit down for a second" "uh sure" I said as we went to the living room "so we haven't seen Isaac since this morning" "okay yea he said he had something to do" "yes he went to the Bonettis house, we've called there and any other place he could be and he's not there" "okay so" "Hailey we're pretty sure someone took him" "what" "he's missing" "no" "I'm sorry. I wanted to come tell you myself" "what are you doing about it" "we're looking" "you're looking. Don't you already know who it was, call the police" "we don't bring the police into these things and it's not that simple. There's not enough proof that they took him so without cause there will be no search" "so what you're gonna just wait" "we're going to find him" "if you don't" "then uh" "he'll die right" I asked as he just nodded "Hailey I'm sorry" "thank you for coming to tell me" I said getting up "Hailey" mom said "no it's okay. I should be going anyways" he said.
I closed the door to my room just as the tear started rolling down my cheek. I couldn't breathe or see or think or concentrate. What if he was already dead. There was so much I wanted to do with him, but maybe we've run out of time already.

I didn't feel like doing anything, like I was just going through the motions.

"Did you get any sleep" mom asked opening the door "no. Is it already morning" "yea. It's 7" "do I have to go to school" "honey I would really like you to, you can't lay in bed all day. Maybe it'll take your mind off of things a little for a few hours" "okay" I said. I didn't care if I had to go, I didn't care about much right now.

"Hey, your mom told me what happened" Rory said as I closed my locker "yea" "how are you holding up" "I don't know" "well you look like shit" "yea I guess that's what I get for not sleeping" "I'm sorry Hailey" "yea".

"Hailey" Leo said catching up to me "yea" "are you okay" "I don't know" "do you need anything" "no" "okay well if you do, any of us can help" "okay". He walked the rest of the way with me but he didn't say anything which maybe I was glad for. I skipped science, I couldn't go to class without him, luckily this was the last day I'd have to with fall break starting.

"Hailey you ready" Rory asked as I stared into my locker at nothing in particular "yea" "you know you don't have to come to the game" "if we're down one it will throw the whole thing off" "yea but I'd understand" "no one else would. I'm fine" "okay" she said following me out of the locker room.

I saved face, did the cheers, and got the fuck out of there.
I texted my mom that I was going to Isaacs for a while.

"Hailey come in" Anna said "I'm sorry I just uh wanted to come over" "no you're welcome anytime" "thank you".

"How are you doing" I asked her "uh well it's harder the second time" "yea I'm sorry" "how are you doing sweetheart" she asked as Danielle brought a tray of tea "I'm not really sure. I miss him a lot. I'm sort of scared. Can I tell you something I don't know it might be weird" "yea anything" "I didn't have another plan other than Isaac" "what do you mean" "I mean I should've told him I loved him" "oh I'm so sorry Hailey I know he felt the same way" "well if he dies then I'd just feel guilty my entire life" "no he would want you to move on and be happy" "that seems almost impossible now" "I know but it's not" she said as I smiled at her a little bit.
"I'm just gonna run upstairs if that's okay" I said "of course".

Everything in this room seemed so foreign. It was cleaned, not like it was ever dirty, but now it seemed so staged. There was a tshirt on the bed, probably the one he slept in and it smelled like him. I wanted him back so badly, it was slowly killing me.

"Oh Hailey I'm sorry. Danielle finished laundry and I offered to bring it up" Dixie said opening the door "it's fine" I said before she put the basket down and sat next to me on the bed.

"I miss him too. It seemed like we got on each other nerves and let's be honest I know I did but Isaac was my bestfriend. He did everything for me, gave me everything, protected me. I couldn't imagine life without him but I know we can't think like that. I will never give up on him and I know he'll come back" "I'm sorry Dixie" "yea. I'll see you later then" "okay".

After a while of just being in his room I got up to go downstairs.
"Hailey will you not stay" "no I don't want to bother you all anymore" "it's no bother please stay we would love to have you" "I just have to call my mom but sure" I said.