Hostage

Elena Moonberry

Preface

You know, I never thought I'd be in this position. A position that is so uncomfortable that it was enough to rival being wedged between two natural disasters.

I held my breath and took in my deadly surroundings, which would probably be the last thing that I would ever see. The flames were engulfing everything around me, and nothing felt right. I felt sick and clamy as sweat beaded upon my forehead, the heat of the fire getting to me.

As I stared into the faces of the two men that I loved, I didn't know who to save. I didn't know what to do. Maybe it would be best if none of this had happened at all. Maybe it would be best if I never lived through this twisted fairytale. Why? Because fairytales honestly suck.

Damien Parker

Preface

I felt like a century had just gone by. I had no allies, no one whom I could trust right now. I didn't know what to say to comfort Elena, or myself. I was afraid too, as much as I hated to admit it.

The fire kept crackling, turning everything that I'd ever known since I was little turn into ashes. The world was tumbling underneath my feet, as if my life was becoming undone. I didn't know what was going to happen, and I wished that I could be anywhere but here right now.

It hurt. That pang of guilt that I felt when I looked at Elena's face. This was all my fault. The fact that all of us was stuck in this horrid situation was my fault. All mine. If I just hadn't been so selfish in the first place, Elena would've been okay. She would've been safe.

So I stared into Elena's sweet face, as I took it in for what could very be the last and final time.

Logan Wilson

Preface

I wasn't gonna lose Elena. Not again. Not ever. If any of us could ever get out of here, it had to be her. I certainly wasn't going to let him escape, or the bitch who had tricked me. I've become really gullible, believing everything almost everyone said. But I never trusted myself. I knew what I was capable of. I knew who I could hurt. I had already hurt her once, and I wasn't going to let her suffer again.

I loved her.....and I always would.

My love for her was unconditional. It was something that I couldn't contain, something that I had tried so hard to hide but failed to do so. I wouldn't try to hide anymore, I would accept it now. I would embrace it. Elena is my very reason to live, and I planned to keep it that way.

ONE

Elena

I could hear the loud music course through my veins, the sound waves pounding inside my ever-so-sensitive ears. Lady Gaga's old hit "Just Dance" boomed through the house, it's lyrics hitting me like a tidal wave.

Nearly everyone was dancing as I tried to weave through the gigantic crowd to get to one my of best friends. This was her party that she had invited me to. I just never thought that it could get so crazy and out of hand just because her parents were out of town for the weekend.

"Just Dance" had finally ended, and a new song came blasting through the giant speakers, "Blah Blah Blah", by Ke$ha. It was a fairly new song, like the past come to the present. I would be dancing right now if I wasn't so depressed.

By the table where the achohol and snacks were were Trinity Sakes and her clique. I immediately turned my head away when our eyes had met. I despised her. I wanted to hurt her so bad for taking away Logan. That was the reason why I was so depressed.