Nova blinked her eyes as the sunlight from the window blinded her. Her head was pounding and soon she saw a face. The face was dark and had huge eyes and a small nose. As her vision cleared a bit more she could see her kidnapper clearer. It was someone she knew but couldn't place a name to the face. "Hello, Nova, head hurt?" the kidnapper said in an extremely calm voice. With the look on his face and the tone in his voice you wouldn't think that he was terrified, but he was. She nodded quickly. He stared at her for a moment, until suddenly he introduced himself.
"My name is Grayson, and you my dear, have just been caught up in a world of hurt." He finished his sentence slowly, being careful with his words. Nova was terrified, but she reconized the name but still couldn't place it. After a moment of silence, the door crashed open and someone stepped in.
The tall man muttered a quiet sorry before shutting the door and continuing to walk. As he came closer she could clearly see him.
"Hi, my name is Tobias, and you, Nova... will be untied! Grayson why did you tie her up?" Tobias said glaring at Grayson.
"I~um~for dramatic effect?" He answered embarrassed.
"Sorry about him, he wants to be an actor or a drama teacher." Tobias said giving Nova a small smile that made her feel safe. She could still swear she had heard those names before. On the news? From her friends? She didn't figure it out but somethings should be left alone.
"I recognize your names, but where from?" She asked clearly not content with leaving it alone. "I'll let you think, I'm not one to ruin surprises." Grayson said seeming content with keeping his dramatic attitude.
After Tobias managed to untie her, for some reason the knots were tied extremely tight, Nova stood up and stretched with a yawn. She walked around the newly lit room until the feeling returned to her legs. Tobias began to type something on his phone, looking very bored. After standing for a moment she sat down on the couch on the opposite side of the room, as far away from the two men as she could mange.
"Would you like something to eat?" Grayson asked kindly. After pondering the idea for a bit, she answered with a yes. "We have some cereal, or I could make you some soup, we also have some leftover pasta." Grayson announced looking in the fridge.
"Ooo I want pasta but we could share if you want." Tobias answered, "That sounds nice." Nova answered after a bit.
Ten minuets later Grayson, Tobias, and Nova were sitting on the couch watching some show that she had never seen before. She later learned the show was called Riverdale, she had heard of it from one of her friends but had never watched it herself. The show was amazing, and one of the characters was probably the best part about the show. After they finished the pasta Tobias got up and put the bowls in the kitchen sink.
When Tobias returned he sat on the couch once again with a sigh. He pulled his phone out of his back pocket. After a moment he put his phone back in his pocket and opened his mouth to say something, but no words came out.
"Would you like to see your bedroom?" Grayson asked quietly. Nova sat there for a second just thinking, what about her house? Her bedroom? She nodded slowly standing up.
They both started walking to the end of the narrow, dark hallway with a couple of other doors. Grayson opened the door at the end of the corridor and motioned to her to step inside. When she stepped into the room he reached behind her to turn on the light, letting her see the room. The room was painted a light blue that almost looked green, a queen sized bed with a dark grey blanked and patterned pillows, a small desk with a laptop, and a huge closet. Nova slowly sat down on the bed, the blanket was soft and warm. She just wanted to lay down and just sleep, but she stayed awake for the obvious reason, that she still didn't trust Grayson and Tobias.
"We can take you shopping tomorrow, if you would like." Grayson said breaking the silence and her thoughts. Nova quickly responded with a quiet "yes that would be nice." Out of the corner of her eye, she swore she saw Tobias smiling at her. After a moment Grayson muttered something along the lines of a good night and walked off.
