Black Rose

Chapter 2

Rose's POV

"R-rose?"

The voice was tiny and strained almost unrecognizable but I could recognize that voice anytime and any day even if I were dead and six feet under. It was Lola's voice.

"Lola? Oh my God Lola, are you okay? Are you hurt?" A sob escaped me.

"R-rose" she sobbed.

"Shhh, don't try to speak if you can't. It's okay we're fine, you're fine." The sobs that followed betrayed my words.

Who was I kidding? All I want is to yell and scream that we were not okay.

The sound of our sobs filled the empty hallway as we cried together.

"Where are we?"

How I wish I knew Lola, how I wish.

"I don't know Lola, all I know is that we are being held hostage by some men." I couldn't see her but her voice came from the room to my left.

"Rose I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have let those men into the apartment. I know Mr John said not to let anyone in except him but they told me Mr John sent them to come to show us around, I didn't know they were bad people and would kidnap us. I'm sorry-"

"It's okay Lola I know it's not your fault, please stop blaming yourself." She clearly felt guilty for our present situation but I knew this was not the time to play the game of blame.

"What do they want from us?"

"I have no idea, all they said was someone would come to get me."

"Get you? What do you mean get you? Where are they taking you? What about me?" Lola fired questions at me. I could tell she was beginning to panic.

"That was all they told me, we just have to wait till they come back and make them see this is some kind of misunderstanding. One thing I'm sure of is that they are not policemen."

"I don't want to go anywhere without you Rose, I'm scared" Fear was evident in her shaky voice.

Hell, I was scared too but for now, I'll dwell more on the fact that we were both alive rather than the glaring reality that our families or anyone who might remotely care about us were halfway across the globe with no idea we were in danger and no one would be coming to help us. We didn't even get the chance to report to our department and let them know we had arrived at the school.

Maybe Mr John would report to the cops or school authority when he comes around our apartment and finds us missing. I hope.

My Mom is going to freak out if she can't reach me, I have to find a way to talk to her.

But how?

"I don't want to go anywhere without you too, we'll find a way to sort this out an-"

The door which the three men had exited through flew open and several other men marched in. They were all dressed similarly to the men from earlier in their black short-sleeved shirt, black combat pants tucked into ankle-high black combat boots and their eyes hidden behind black shades.

Two stopped in front of the cell I was in and the other two proceeded to Lola's cell. Another man came in and stopped a few feet from the cell we were in, his hands were clasped behind his back.

He nodded at the men and they opened the cell doors. Entering the cell they came towards me and wrapped strong gloved hands around my arms on both sides effortlessly lifting me off the floor and dragging me out.

"No!" I meant to scream but it only came out as a weak whisper while I struggled to free myself from the grasp of the two men knowing my tiny body was no match compared to the strength these giants possessed.