i sat in the backseat of the strangers car. he sped off without saying a word. i felt my heart drop to my stomach and i knew i had made a mistake already.
i looked out at the city and watched the cars pass by. there was red taillights and skyscrapers in the distance. i embraced myself for the future; for what was going to happen tonight.
i looked down at my phone and it was late. already one in the morning. i would be staying up for plenty of hours still. maybe i would be sipping on a bottle of fireball by the end of the night. i guess i'd find out later.
we pulled up to a large house in the hills and i got out of the car. i followed the boy into the house. he didn't say anything. i didn't say anything. nobody said a word.
when we walked in, there were two boys playing beer pong in the kitchen. those were the only people around.
"ethan, grayson, this is angel and acacia" the man said
"perfect. you can go now tyler" one of the boys said as he handed the man a wad of cash
"would you like to explain to us why we are here grayson" angel huffed
"oh, so sassy" the boy laughed "yes actually, you owe me and others a significant amount of money"
"i told you that i'd give it to you" she sighed "can you be a nice person for once and let us go home. acacia doesn't have anything to do with this. she shouldn't be here"
damn right i shouldn't be here. i don't know these boys; never seen them a day in my life.
"she's going to be helping you out tonight, so she is very important for your sake"
my heart dropped and i felt like fainting. i feel like these boys are going to make me murder someone - or worse, murder me.
"angel you owe us exactly 142,796.03 dollars and i need you to work it off or pay up. i'm assuming you do not have that type of cash on you right now, so you and your little friend are going to work it off"
"can somebody please explain to me what is happening" i asked in a scared tone
one of the boys came towards me and put his hand on my back while leading me to another room. he was taller than i was, and definitely stronger than i was. his body towered over mine. i probably looked like a mouse to him
"acacia, your friend angel owes us money, so instead of her paying us back, we wanted you instead"
"me?" i asked "why me? i have nothing to do with this"
"trust me, you have more involvement than you are aware of"
"what are you going to do to me" i asked
"don't worry about it. you will be safe with us"
"please don't hurt me" i begged "i'll do anything you want but don't hurt me"
"listen, you are safer here than you were twenty minutes ago. people are out to hurt you"
"but i didn't do anything"
"that doesn't matter. what matters is that i have you and i will not let anyone hurt you. you hear?"
i shook my head yes and followed him back into the kitchen. angel was no where to be found. my heart raced and bad thoughts ran through my mind
"let me give you a tour" the boy said "this is obviously the dining area. living room is to the left. we have a pool and hot tub outside. your room is upstairs, third door to the right"
he took my hand and led me upstairs to the room. it had a bed, two nightstands, a desk, dresser, and a macbook.
"you have some clothes in the closet. you can go shopping for more tomorrow. your new phone is on the side of your bed. give me the old one"
"what" i asked "you want my phone"
"well that's what i said wasn't it"
i pulled it out of my pocket and hesitated handing it over to him. he shoved it in his back pocket and handed me the new phone.
"your bathroom is on the left and the closet is the right. we share this room"
"what, there's not enough rooms in this house for us to get our own" i huffed under my breath
"do you want me to throw you back out on the streets where you will get killed in seconds" he raised his voice
"no" i said weakly
"then i suggest you lighten the fuck up"
i looked around the room some more then followed him back downstairs.
"we have security camera's outside that are on every second of the day. if they detect any movement inside of the gates between two in the morning and eleven in the morning, the alarm blasts off. with that being said, i also suggest that you don't try to escape"
"why are you keeping me here. i have nothing to do with angels debt"
"i guess you were just in the wrong place at the wrong time"
"you know i have a family that i have to see at some point. you cant keep me locked up in here forever"
"we have a plan for everything acacia. don't you worry about it"
"what do you mean" i yelled "i'm scared out of my mind. you're here telling me that there are people outside of these walls trying to kill me. i've never met you before and all of a sudden we are living together and sharing a room. for all i know you could be trying to kill me"
"listen here princess" he yelled louder "i'm saving your life right now and putting mine at risk. be grateful"
i sighed and sat down on the chair i was leaning on. how did my life come to this. i didn't do anything to be here.
"look at me" he demanded "you do what i say, when i say it"
i looked up at him with tear filled eyes. he clenched his jaw and huffed
"come on, lets go upstairs"
i got up from the chair and followed him to 'our' room. he grabbed a towel and one of his shirts then handed it to me
"there's some girly shit in the top drawer. i don't know if you're picky about your lingerie so you can pick it out"
i put my stuff on the edge of the bed and looked through the drawer. i grabbed a pair of black lace panties then went into the bathroom and started the shower.
i'm going to die in here.
this is my first 'dark' book so i'm kinda excited but ya i hope you liked it :)) if you don't lol sorry i'm not a big english lit. person
