Warnings: Mentions of blood, knives, violence, and reckless driving, read with caution
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"Mariposa."
Addison felt her blood run cold, a shiver running up her spine as she looked at her friends, fear etched into their features as their eyes locked on the man towering behind her. Her heart pounding against her ribcage, the thump echoing in her ears as she tried to calm herself. "Don't make me say it again." Matthew's voice boomed in her head, tears rolling down her cheeks as she dropped her eyes to the ground, his hand moving to rest on her shoulder, bringing her eyes back up to her friends. "Run." She mouthed, seeing both of them focus on her words, quickly taking off, leaving the girl alone, despite the guilt they felt, their life was on the line. "Mariposa." Matthew's smooth voice spoke, his hand running down her arm, dipping underneath it so his rough skin was pressed against the wool of her sweater, the heat of his palm resting against the ink that was shielded just under the protection of her clothes. "Set her free." Addison whispered, looking over her shoulder at the man, seeing his Cheshire Cat smile. His smile alone, sent a new fear up her spine, the pang resting in her bones. "Come with me." He whispered, his face inches from her while she shook her head. "No." She replied calmly, flinching as his nails dug into her skin through he wool. "No?"
Leaves and dirt crunched below Leslie and Natalies feet as they rushed through the fields, deep breaths leaving their lips as they slowed down, turning to look back at the fair. "We can't just leave her!" Natalie cried out, inhaling the crisp air, leaving a burn deep within her lungs. "She told us to run!" Leslie spoke quickly, coughing at the amount of air she was taking in, tears rolling down her cheeks, the cold air freezing them against her skin, jolting when Natalie grabbed her wrist, cold fingers pressing into her flesh, forcing her to face Natalie. "Listen to me, that man back there just pressed a gun to my back hours ago, if we don't get back to her, who knows what will happen." Natalie rushed out, seeing Leslie's face pale, frantically searching her pockets for her phone. "What are you doing?" She asked, seeing Leslie pull the screen up, searching her contacts for Andy's number, having it from working in his office years ago. "Calling Andy." Leslie spoke, freezing as a shrill scream echoed through the seemingly quiet town, watching as people rushed out of the fair, scattering in different directions, gunshots following suit. "Addison!" They yelled, running back towards the fair.
Addison had two men holding her back as she watched Matthew pull his gun out, shooting the man who tried to pry his hand off of her, tears rolling down her cheeks, heading rolling back to avoid watching the man slump to the ground. It seemed in slow motion as he man hit the ground, the thud of him hitting the hard ground, the smell of gunpowder and blood filling her nostrils as she let out a choked sob, a memory that would never escape her. "See what happens when someone tells me no mariposa?" Matthew spoke, his forefinger and thumb pressing into her jaw, forcing her to look at him, eyes brimmed red from tears, hot breath meeting cold air creating a cloud in front of her. "He was quick, I'll make yours slow and painful, Barber will know you suffered." Matthew chuckled, watching her bottom lip quiver, another wail leaving her lips when the man gripped her jaw harder. "Say yes and the world is yours." Matthew spoke, running his thumb against the expanse of her bottom lip, her blue eyes looking up at him through hooded eyes. "No." She spoke weakly, the grip on her arms tightened while Matthew pulled out a knife, flipping it around before pressing it against the tattoo through the sweater, a scream leaving her lips as blood trickled down her ribcage, tainting her sweater.
Andy's phone rang, bringing him and Jacobs attention away from their computers, both of them flipping through news stations to see if they could find any report of their boss. "Leslie?" Andy asked, sliding his finger across the screen, placing the phone on speaker. "Leslie? You okay?" Andy asked, hearing her heavy breaths, presumably from them running. "No, he has Addison!" Leslie cried out, her voice shaky and rough. "Who?" Andy asked, his eyes locking on Jacobs who was packing up his stuff, ready to follow Andy wherever he was headed. "Matthew has Addison! We're trying to get to her, but he has people everywhere!" Leslie cried out, Natalie's sob echoing in his ears while he felt his heart stop. "Try to get to her, but be safe. He's a bad man." Andy spoke, hanging up the phone before looking at Jacobs. "If he hurts her I'm killing him." Andy spoke matter of factly, seeing the man nod. "We don't hurt woman." He replied, both of them rushing to Andy's car, taking off towards Newton.
Matthew pulled the knife away from her skin, the cut across the precious tattoo burning into his mind, her eyes hooded as she looked at him. "Say yes." Matthew yelled, putting the knife against her chin, a small laugh leaving her lips. "It kills you that someone isn't bending to your will doesn't it?" Addison asked, leaning back against the men holding her up, her body weak from fear, but her strength persevering in her head. "Don't make me ask again." Addison mocked, the knife pressing further into her skin, a yelp leaving her lips. "Let her go." Laurie yelled, causing both Matthew and Addison to look over at the girl, Tommy right behind her. "Laurie, just go please." Addison pleaded, seeing Matthew laugh coldly, stepping up to the woman. "You think she cares about you? I've looked through Andy's files, seen your pictures. You're the ex wife." Matthew spoke, seeing Laurie's features tense up. "She fucked your husband, you think she's worth saving? Wouldn't you want to see her in pain?" Matthew chuckled, watching as Laurie looked over at her sister, Addison's head dropping as tears rolled down her cheeks. "Laurie, please go I can handle this."
Tommy walked up to Laurie, placing his hand on her back, soothing her while Matthew stalked over to Addison, pressing the knife against her stomach. "Say yes, and your sister doesn't watch you suffer." Matthew yelled, the tip of the knife pressing further into her skin, a choked sob leaving her lips when she looked over at the two. "She's caused me to suffer, if you're gonna hurt me, have the balls to do it in front of people." Addison spoke, her teeth sinking into her lip, splitting the chapped skin, causing blood to trickle down it, a yell leaving her lips as Matthew pushed the knife into her flesh, tears rolling down her cheeks as the men holding her up dropped her, the sound of her body hitting the ground echoing around the fair, eyes on him from people still scattering about. "You should've just said yes, because if I can't have you, no one else can." Matthew seethed, stepping over her body disappearing into the crowd.
"Addison!" Laurie screamed, tears rolling down her cheeks as she dropped to her knees, placing her hands on her cheeks, Laurie's tears hitting her sisters face, the skin paling from blood leaving her body. "I'm sorry!" Laurie cried out, looking up at the sound of boots hitting the ground, Leslie and Natalie stopping inches from their best friend, looking over at Tommy. "Get away from her, be a good sister and call 911." Natalie yelled, seeing Tommy quickly pull his phone out, dialing the emergency line. Leslie sat behind Addison's head, propping it up on her legs as her hands cupped her cheeks, leaning down so her forehead was pressed to her best friends, watching her eyes flutter shut. Natalie grabbed a t-shirt from one of the booths, pressing it to the wound, trying to stop the bleeding. "They're eta is 3 minutes." Tommy spoke, sitting on the ground with Laurie, the group huddled around the wounded girl. "Someone call Andy, tell him to meet at the hospital." Natalie spoke, seeing Laurie pull out her phone, dialing Andy's number.
Andy was racing through the hills that lead him to the small town he had lived inf or the past 20 years, his heart hammering in his chest when his phone rang, Laurie's name appearing on the Bluetooth speaker, his hand pressing the answer button on the steering wheel. "This better be good, I'm in a hurry." Andy spoke, pressing further down on the gas pedal, the windshield wipers on full speed pushing the heavy rain off the glass in front of him. "Meet them at the hospital, she's getting loaded up in the ambulance right now." Laurie choked out, his stomach hitting his throat when the realization hit him, she was hurt. Blinded by rage Andy pressed the accelerator all the way down, the engine roaring as it hit its capacity, allowing him to race through the winding roads. "I'll be there soon." Andy spoke, ending the call as Jacobs started typing on his phone. "I'm gonna track him." Jacobs spoke, seeing Andy nod from the corner of his eye.
"Who's riding with her?" The EMT asked, looking at the group of people, all of them looking around. "Natalie you should go, you were the one who said we should come back." Leslie stated calmly, while Laurie and Tommy nodded, "She wouldn't want either of us with her right now." Tommy added, seeing Natalie smile gently, stepping into the ambulance with the two people, settling into the seat while the EMT shut the doors, starting to asses the damage done to the poor girl. Natalie took Addison's hand, running her thumb over the back of it, tears rolling down her cheeks. "Don't blame yourself." The EMT state softly, seeing Natalie look up at her, watching her pulling sterile tabs off of instruments to start working on the wounds that Addison was suffering from. "How did you know?" Natalie asked, looking between her and her best friend. "I can tell by the look on your face, and I know Matthew, he would've done this whether or not you were there." The EMT spoke gently, pulling up the sweater to put gauze over the open wound. "How do you know him?" She asked gently, feeling Addison stir slightly, a whimper leaving her lips. "I date his right hand man, I was put in Newton when he threatened me not too long ago. Plus as an EMT in Boston normally, we pick up a lot of his victims."
Minutes later they were pulling into the emergency room, rushing Addison in while she fluttered her eyes open, the bright lights shining in her face when a pained groan left her lips, searching around for a familiar face. "It's okay." Natalie whispered, rushing with the team, her hand locked tightly in Addison's when a small smile formed on the girls lips. "You came back?" Addison asked, her eyes fluttering shut again when they pushed her through the double doors. "Of course, I'm not leaving you alone dummy." Natalie laughed gently, seeing Addison smile lazily at her, letting out a deep breath. "I needed you guys safe." Addison spoke, her voice barely audible. "Andy's almost here." Natalie reassured, stopping when they pushed her through authorized doors, a small smile on her lips when Addison disappeared, even with her own life in danger she was just trying to keep her friends safe.
Thirty minutes later, Andy and Jacobs pulled up to the emergency room, rain pounding against the car while Andy threw his keys towards Jacobs, running into the double doors, his body soaked from the rain, all eyes stopping on him as he rushed into the waiting room. "Where is she?" He yelled, his voice laced with worry, tears brimming in his eyes, he couldn't lose another person, not one he waited an eternity to get. "Mr. Barber." The nurse spoke softly, seeing the double doors that lead to the rooms open, Natalie standing in the doorway. "Come on." Natalie spoke, ushering him back while they rushed down the corridors to her room. Andy stepped up to the door, seeing his girl laying in bed, wires attached to her while she had her eyes closed. Sensing someone looking over at her, she rolled her head to the left, a smile on her lips when she opened her eyes seeing Andy. "Hi." She breathed out, watching him take quick strides, cupping her face while he pressed his lips to hers gently, tears dripping onto her cheeks while she placed her hands on his wrists, smiling against his lips. "You okay?" Andy asked gently, pulling away and pressing his forehead to hers, a soothing touch she so desperately needed.
"I am now."
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