Caught In The Middle

Chapter 2

Recap*

"I guess I'm Breaking protocol."

As soon as he said this my mind clicked. He meant me, he was going to hunt for me  whatever that meant. I crashed my fist into his elbow breaking the connection his hand had with my mouth. He yelled in surprise when I collided my foot into knee and started to run. I ran straight to the department store I had left shortly before but was met with a closed sign. I smashed the door with my fist but was only met with shooting pain. When I looked back I spotted the masked man slowly walking towards me, he was holding the bottle with the pink spray. I discouraged the first thought I had witch was to run up the hill to my house. Looking at the man he was way to fit for me to beat in a race. So instead I started searching for a house to knock on. The first one I saw I sprinted to, I beat my fists on the door and screamed for help. When a tall confused man answered the door I burst into his house shoving him out of the way and locking the door behind me. I could barely speak through my gasps for air, "Phone, Police." I begged while my hands are on my knees. "What do you need? I'm sorry, I just moved here hun. What can I help you with?" He was leaning down so he was at eye level with me. "Listen, this man was kidnapping this girl and he tried to come after me but I ran away I need you phone so I can call the police." Strangely he sighed and looked disappointed, there was a knock at the door. When the tall man went to answer it I stopped him, "Wait! can't I at least borrow the phone fist!? This is important!!" He didn't even glance at me as he opened the door, revealing the masked man. "She's in here, I though you would be more professional than this." The masked man didn't even take his eyes off me as he heard this, he started to walk towards me and I ran for the back door. I felt someone grab the scruff of my neck and basically throw me against the wall. My mistake was gasping in surprise because I breathed in most of the pink mist sprayed at me. I slumped to the ground still conscious and moving but week and groggy. "Why isn't she sleeping?" the tall man asked confused and annoyed. "Its because she has more weight on her, it doesn't effect her immediately like the others." I felt a pang of hurt and annoyance, I was overweight sure but I can't even be kidnapped properly because of it. I heard screeching outside of the house and felt the masked man grab my arm and drag me out of the house. If I hadn't had the drug this probably would have hurt but right now everything is numb. The back doors to the van were open when he dragged me up to it, somehow he easily threw me in and shut the doors with care not to wake up the neighbours. I turned my head when I heard groaning. Jenny was still asleep but she looked like she was having a nightmare. I personally don't blame her because when she woke up she would find her nightmare wasn't a dream at all. I started to blink to keep myself awake but to no avail. I felt myself slip off into sleep as I watched the van ceiling sway side to side.

My eyes shot open as the van doors were flung open. I turned my head to see Jenny yanked out of the back mercilessly by her ankles. I felt my own ankles throbbing with pain as I was yanked out of the van and onto gravel. I was looking up at the starry night sky when a blue mist was sprayed in my face. I could feel my fingers and toes again as the drug countered the earlier pink mist. I slowly sat up and felt sharp small rocks pierce my butt. I scrambled to my feet to watch Jenny being taken into a beautiful house. She was flung over some guys shoulder and she was flailing to get away from him. Without thinking I ran at him and tackled him to the ground. Jenny yelled in pain as her back hit the concrete steps, the man that was holding her screamed the F word and rubbed his nose which was hit off the steps. I immediately stood up and grabbed Jenny's hand and started to make a run for the woods, Jenny shook off the shock of what had just happened and started sprinting with me. Well, not with me, she was actually pretty good at running so she was sprinting ahead of me. I was actually being dragged along by her before I was tackled to the ground. A heavy weight was sitting on top of me when I looked up Jenny had stopped and was looking at me with fear and concern. I felt the masked man try to stand so he could get Jenny but I grabbed his knee and yanked so he was still on the ground, "RUN JENNY RUN!!" I screamed at her, I heard her sprinting to the forest once again. I flipped myself over so that I was facing the man and I punched him in the throat. While he was gasping for air I stood and tried to follow after her but fell face first into the grass, the masked man had grabbed my ankle and wasn't letting go. "Find her!" He shouted behind him. I saw five built men running past me and into the forest after Jenny. The masked man stood and grabbed my arm pulling me to my feet. I struggled against him as he zip tied my hands together and shoved me towards the house. "If she gets away you will pay with your life." "Well if it was with your life it wouldn't be a very high price then would it?" I blurted out. I couldn't believe my sense of humour came through at a time like this. The masked man looked taken aback and I swear I heard a small chuckle. He guided me up the steps to this huge mansion, no, not a mansion, a castle. When we entered a maid dressed in black and white took his coat and bowed to him. He led me through the front entrance way into a large ball room with a magnificent chandler in the middle of the ceiling. There was a line up of VERY skinny girls also tied up and crying to themselves. I was placed at the end of the line.