I made a mistake.
I made a mistake by gasping at those words, bringing their attention to me.
"Get her." One of them growled as I rushed down the hallway and towards the main part of the party.
It was so crowded that I struggled to get through it.
I needed to get to Colby though.
Before I could get even close, I was being pulled back. I was surprised nobody noticed me getting violently dragged back through the crowd but I guess when you're partying you aren't paying much attention.
"In here." The man who wasn't dragging me said as he opened a random door. "Let me go!" I screamed and tried to fight them off.
"Just shut up." The one who was holding me said as he pushed me onto a chair.
"This'll help." The other one said and held up a roll of duct tape. "No!" I gasped as he wrapped it around my head, taping my mouth.
I tried to fight them off, waving my hands and legs so they couldn't tie me down to the chair. Unfortunately they were way stronger than me so I lost that fight.
"Stay here, princess. We're gonna go take care of your little boyfriend." One of the men said with a gross smile while the other one patted my cheek.
As soon as they left I screamed and writhed around, trying to loosen the tape.
It hurt like a bitch because it was ripping at my hair with every move. I didn't care though.
I had to warn Colby.
I screamed and screamed, hot tears running down my cheeks as I tried to break free from the tape that was bound around my wrists and ankles .
I don't know how long I was screaming for before the door opened, revealing Jake and Tara who were making out.
I screamed, trying to get their attention.
"Julia?" Tara asked as they broke away from eachother. "Holy shit! What happened?!" Jake asked as they rushed over to me.
I cried and thrashed, still trying to break free. "Don't move. I'm gonna cut the tape, you have to be still." Jake said and pulled out a pocket knife.
I tried my best to calm down so he could do it but I was trembling.
"Who did this to you?" Tara asked as Jake sliced the tape that was on my mouth. "Where's Colby?!" I asked in a panic as Jake sliced the tape.
"I haven't seen him." Jake said as I stood up, leaving the tape that was sticking to my body.
"We have to find him!" I screamed and stared to rush out of the room. "Woah! Hey, you've gotta calm down." Jake said and grabbed my arm.
"Jake. Someone is here to kill Colby." I said as his eyes widened.
"Shit." He said as I nodded. "Shit is fucking right." I said then pulled away from him and ran out of the room.
I didn't care what I had to do or what the plan was.
I was just pushing through the crowd.
When I got to the table that Colby was previously at, I felt my heart stop.
He wasn't there.
I whimpered and looked around, trying to spot him in the crowd.
"Colby!!" I screamed and started to run around like a crazy person, only to be stopped by Sam.
"Jules, what's going on?" Sam asked with concern as I trembled and looked around frantically.
"Julia." Sam said with a little more agression. "Woah! Why are you covered in tape? It's all in your hair!" Kat gasped as she came over.
"S-some guys are here to k-kill Colby!" I said frantically as his face went white. "Stay here." He said as I shook my head.
"I'm not staying here, Sam!" I said and reached into my boot, grabbing my gun.
"God damn it, Jules. Just...just stay here for a minute." He groaned then turned and ran off.
"I'm not fucking waiting here." I said causing Kat to gasp. "Julia, it's dangerous." She said and put her hand on my arm.
"I don't care." I said then pulled my arm back and started going through the crowd.
I pushed through people until I got to one of the staircases. I didn't know if they would be up here but I had to check everywhere.
I flipped the safety off of my gun and held it up as I carefully made my way through the halls.
I would occasionally hear drunken giggles from stray partiers who came upstairs to have sex.
Nothing that led to Colby though.
"Come on." I whispered and kept my gun drawn. "What are you doing up here?!" The man that tied me up growled causing me to turn around.
"Shit!" I gasped and ran down the hallway as the sound of his loud boots clanked after me.
"Get her!" The man barked as another guy who I didn't recognize stepped in front of me, wrapping his arm around my waist and lifting me up.
"No!" I yelled and beat the man's arm with the handle of the gun in my hand.
"Colby!!" I cried out in a desperate attempt to get his attention.
"He thinks you're dead, princess." The one who originally tied me up said.
"COL-" I scream but was stopped by the one holding me, slapping his hand over my mouth.
I kicked and fought for a second, catching him off guard before I brought the gun up and shot him in the head.
"Fucking shit!" The guy in front of me said as I toppled onto the ground. The dead weight of the body collapsing on top of me.
"You killed him!" The guy said as I clenched my jaw and pushed the body off of me. "I'll kill you next." I growled, holding the gun up to him.
I wished that I was more intimidating but you could clearly see my hand shaking with fear and hysteria as I held the gun up to him.
"That's cute." He said with a condescending smile before he knocked the gun out of my hand and threw me against the wall.
"Ugh." I grunted and tried to stand up. "Wh-where is he?" I asked as he lifted me up.
"Doesn't matter." He said then threw me into a random room and locking the door.
"No!!!! HELP!" I screamed, pounding at the door with my fists as hard as I could. "SOMEONE HELP!!" I begged, hoping that someone would hear me.
"No no no." I cried out, feeling tears stinging my eyes. I knew I was useless now that I didn't have my gun and I looked absolutely ridiculous with tape stuck in my hair, and blood splattered on my body.
I couldnt give up though.
I prayed that Sam or Jake got help and that they were able to find Colby. I prayed they got to him before the unimaginable could happen.
"Please.." I begged as a panic attack coursed through my veins. I couldn't just let this happen.
I couldn't just be trapped in this room while men were after the man I loved.
I knew I was weak.
I knew I wasn't equipped to handle this sort of thing and frankly I was on the verge of a mental breakdown at the idea that I killed another man.
But I had to try.
My vision blurred as my chest heaved in and out. I was fully panicking and felt sick to my stomach knowing that all of this was happening.
"G-get a g-grip." I whispered to myself, trying desperately to calm down from the panic that was coursing through my veins.
I sat there for what felt like forever, time going at the speed of a snail.
I needed to hurry the fuck up.
"GAH!" I groaned and punched the ground, just begging my body to cooperate with me.
Luckily after a few minutes it did. I was able to breathe through it and try to put those feelings on pause.
There wasn't time for them.
Once I got my barings back, I looked around the bedroom I was in.
There wasn't much to the room. Just a bed, a dresser, and a nightstand. On the other side of the room was a window.
It was big enough for me to get through but was it safe?
I shook my head and ran over to it. Below it was a courtyard with a garden and a large fountain.
It was probably a good ten foot drop but this was really my only option.
I quickly started pulling the curtains off of the window and tied them together so I could at least try to climb down them.
It wasn't the most solid plan but I had to try.
Adrenaline was the most dangerous drug in the world.
Once I tied the curtains together I threw them out of the window and pulled on them to make sure they were secured.
They really only went down maybe three or four feet but it was better than nothing.
"Please God, protect me." I whispered then climbed out of the window, holding onto the curtains for dear life.
I whimpered in fear as I carefully shimmied down the curtains. I was doing pretty well until I got to the bottom of them.
I was grateful in this moment for the all the times Colby would make me lift weights, because I was holding all of my body weight as I dangled from the barely secured curtains.
The last thing I did before I let myself drop was pray that I would be okay.