Taken

Chapter 14

My head was spinning and I felt sick. I rolled to the side of the bed and sat up. Clutching myself. Henry really let Erik drug me. Tears ran down my cheeks and I bit my lip to stop me from crying out.
The room was dark, but the ambient noise indicated to me that we were on the plane. I walked to the window and pulled the shade. It was dark out and I couldn't see anything but the lights on the wing. I quickly pulled the pill bottle out my pocket and took 2 pills.

I sighed and walked to the door. I couldn't hear much from the cabin. Slowly, I opened the door and looked out. Erik and Max were in their usual seats. Henry was on the sofa with Matt and Armie.

Matt smiled at me when he realised that I was looking out at them.
"Anna! Come out here." He motioned towards the cabin. I slowly opened the door and stepped out. Grabbing the side of the plane when it hit some turbulence.
"How are you feeling Anna?" Henry said putting his paper down and staring at me as I stood in front of them.

"Fuck you Henry. After this I'm not going to even acknowledge you." I spat with as much hatred as I could possibly muster. Another jolt sent me grabbing onto the side of the plane again.
"Better sit down and buckle up before the turbulence gets too bad." Erik said mockingly, swinging in his chair and watching me.

"Fuck you too." I said, as yet another bit of turbulence sent me into the side of the wall. Erik laughed and turned back around, amused by my resistance.

Henry watched me as did Matt. Armie sat in the middle of them with space between him and Matt.

"I'm not sitting there." I motioned, before moving back towards the bedroom. Suddenly, a strong jolt of turbulence sent me off balance and I fell into Armie's lap. He grabbed me and held onto me. I looked up at Matt as he sat watching me with a smile.

"Stop fighting and just sit down. We have a long flight and it will be easier if you just go with it. You don't have much choice." Matt said, gently reaching and grabbing my hand. He pulled me so that I was sitting between himself and Armie.
I moved as close to Matt as possible to be away from Armie.

"How long in are we?" I asked looking up at Matt. He smiled down at me and gently grabbed my chin with his hand.
"About 6 hours. Another 7ish to go." He whispered. I rolled my eyes.

"Are you sure you can't stay with me?" I whispered. Matt smiled at me again.
"I wish. But I need to be with Henry on this one. Armie won't hurt you." I shook my head and pulled away.

The plane continued to hit bouts of turbulence throughout the flight. Henry got up and went to the fridge. Grabbing glasses of whiskey and a bottle of water.
He handed out the glasses and stopped in front of me with the bottle.
I pouted and looked at his whiskey sitting on the tray. I smiled up at him as I grabbed the whiskey and sat back. Smiling as his face read with all kinds of confusion.

"That was mine. But I guess it serves me right for not asking what you wanted." Henry said, putting the water on the bench next to him and walking back into the kitchen. I took a sip and sighed as the warm liquid ran down my throat. I was aware the doctor had told me not to mix the medication with alcohol, but I was desperate for something to ease more than just the physical pain.

"Food is ready." A random person said, walking out of the kitchen. My heart almost exploded when I saw him. A person. I felt Matt and Armie watching me so I tried to play it as cool as possible.

The man walked to Max and Erik and gave them a plate of food. I waited and watched his every move. He came back with two more plates and passed them to Henry and Armie. As he turned back and returned with Matt and my plates I acted.

I grabbed his hand, he looked shocked then turned to look at me.
"They kidnapped me! help..." I begged, rushing out as much as I could before Armie grabbed me and pulled me into him. Covering my mouth with his hand and holding my body in close to him. I watched as Erik and Max turned around and were grappling with the steward. I screamed into Armie's hand when Erik put him in a headlock, locked eyes with me then twisted his neck.

The cracking and popping noise of his neck breaking sent me into hysterics. I thrashed around, screaming. Tears were running down my face as I stared at his body on the floor. Armie wrapped his legs over mine and pulled them into the sofa to stop me kicking out. Matt was grabbing my hands and holding them tight enough that I couldn't break his grasp but loose enough so that it wasn't hurting me.

Henry was standing up and had his hands on his head.
He shook his head and turned to me.
"Do you see what you cause?" Henry said, lowering himself to the sofa and running his hands through his hair.
"We didn't kidnap you. We paid for you. We got what we bought." Max said walking over and standing in front of me. I could barely make him out because of the tears in my eyes. He squatted down.
"How many people will have to die because of you?" Max said pointing to the body on the ground. "The sooner you accept that this is happening, and fall into line. The better. Erik, do it." Max said standing back up and moving back to his chair.

Armie and Matt both grunted when I started trying to fight them as Erik made his way over. He pulled a small black leather case out his jumper and placed it on the table in front of me. He pulled out a needle and removed the cap.
"I'm sorry Anna." Matt said bedside me as he moved my arm so that Erik had a better placement for the needle. I shook my head and sobbed when he pushed the needle in and injected the liquid.

Within a manner of seconds I could feel the lightness of my body and the spiralling of my brain as the sedatives kicked in. I  dropped my head back onto Armie's chest as the world faded out again.