Baggage Claim

Chapter 4 : Exploring

Days had passed, all involving  the same routine, first of all i wake up with the same throbbing headache ,I eat ,though i usually  throw up whtever grum they had given me ; I stare at the wall for hours, talk to Arya whenever she's around, otherwise id get tormented , from Hunter nagging about the missing bag, and then finally i would fall asleep on the sleeping bag hunter had oh so kindly inflated ( honestly it felt like a raft) , and then the next day the same thing happened all over again. I had stopped crying and struggling around the third day of my imprisonment , my only clue to the time being from the shadows that penetrated the glass of the  single tinted window on the side of the room.  What bothered me the most was the fact that here i was standing on the edge of life and death, and no one knew about it, everyone probably assumed i had bad connection in the motel i was 'staying' at .

I glanced over at today's gourmet meal and groaned , Sardines. I didn't even like fish ! 

Might as well starve.

" you don't like your food ? be grateful i almost got caught stealing that for you ." Hunter  winked with that same smirk painted on his lips. I swear if he didn't have a gun i would have wiped it off by now.

With my fist.

I rolled my eyes. " My hero ! " I exclaimed. 

He chuckled a deep throaty laugh as he walked away , fiddling with his handgun.

The door slammed shut, and i heard mumbling from outside the door. I strained to try and make out what was being said but to no avail.

Suddenly a very flustered Arya walks in and takes a seat next to me leaning her head against the wall.

" you okay ?" i ask

"  im fine" she snaps.

I raised my eyebrow at her, but quickly lowered it down. When did i develop all this sass , those people literally have my life in their hands, last thing i need is to piss them off.

" Gosh im sorry it's just... never mind. " Arya mumbled.

" Arya what is it ?"

" did hunter tell you anything about the bag ?" she asked.

" Only that it was important." 

" No i mean whether he found it yet ?"

" As far as i know, he didn't find it."

She mumbled profanities under her breath and left the room, making sure to lock the door behind her. The silence encompassed the room like icy winter wind, and i began to draw shapes with my finger on the dust covering the floor, in hopes of making it my current means of entertainment.

Hygiene was the last of my issues.

I pushed myself off the ground and began exploring the warehouse, anything is better than sitting around moping.  I pushed the handle of  every one of its doors . Most opened but  were disappointingly empty, anyways it was too dark to see anything. I didn't even bother finding a way to escape; It was clear i wouldn't be able to. 

As i opened the last of the doors something red flashed in the corner of my eye. i walked inside the room to investigate .

 Sheer joy radiated throughout my entire being, warming up my trembling body, as i felt around the familiar object. 

My bag ! I specifically remember having my sketchpad and a couple of books in one of its pockets. And my iPod !!

Finally something to do!

i grinned as i began to unzip it, only to find that it wouldn't budge.

i rolled it out into the main room of the warehouse in hope of shedding some light on it.

It had three wheels.

i frowned as i looked at the tag, hoping that was just a coincidence. 

written in bold it read

Lucas

Hunter's middle name.

Shit. He found it.

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OOOOH why is Arya so pissed ! and why didnt Hunter tell anyone he found the bag ??

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