I was on Venice Beach in Los Angeles soaking in the sun and feeling the sand between my toes. I couldn’t believe I was back home and on a beach with my best friend, Cassandra, who I had to leave behind.. It felt like paradise, like I was in my own fantasy world where everything went smoothly and nothing went horribly wrong. “This is too good to be true. I must be dreaming.” I thought to myself. Cassy and I went to get an ice cream and shop in the local stores… when suddenly I felt like someone was jumping on my stomach. I fell on the floor screaming but everyone just went on with there business. I started to get tunnel vision, and then finally everything went dark.
I shot up in a sitting position on my bed and banged my head against Kyle’s. I noticed it was just a dream, a dream I wanted to become reality except for the last part.
Kyle rubbed his head and said, “Oww. Nice way to greet someone while they are trying to wake you up so we could finally have our ‘Kyle and Kendall’ day.”
“I am sorry.” I said rubbing my head, “I just had a bad dream. Erh, so what are we going to do today.”
He put his hand on his chin and started rubbing it. It was his was of “trying” to be funny. “We should go to the park and see if you still have that arm from little league baseball.”
“You know I still have a wicked curveball.” I said playfully punching him in the shoulder.
We grabbed the baseball mitts and baseball and headed to the park. Once we got there, I went straight to the pitchers spot and Kyle stood on the baseball diamond. I couldn’t believe after eight years of not playing I still could throw pretty good. After over an hour of throwing the ball back and forth my arm began to give out and I was getting hungry.
“Hey lets go get something to eat.” I yelled over to him.
He ran over to me, “Yeah I’m starving. I am in the mood for sushi, can we get that?”
“Sure, there is a Sushi Boat in the mall a couple of blocks away.”
We started walking over to the mall when I heard someone scream my name. It was a familiar voice that I could never miss.
“Where are you two dorks going?” Cera said finally catching up with us.
“Sushi Boat, you little turd.” Kyle said playfully putting her head in a head lock.
“OK, I guess I will see you guys later then. I am just going to meet up with someone for lunch. See you two at home.” She said
“Aww does my little sister have a date?” Kyle teased her.
I laughed and joined him, “Don’t want to keep Peter waiting CC.”
She started to get mad and denied everything we teased her about and walked away. I couldn’t believe that she didn’t have a date with Peter; she had been with him for the past week. Anyways, we got to the mall and ate a massive amount of food.
Cera’s POV
I couldn’t let Kendall and Kyle know the trouble I was getting into but it was all for Peter. I was doing things that weren’t right. I was helping him sell drugs to people. I couldn’t believe I was doing this but that is why I was going to meet up with him so I could tell him that I wasn’t going to continue doing this. Hopefully things go good. I finally met up with Peter at the warehouse and talked to him. But things didn’t go as planned, the next thing I knew I was hit over the head with something and blacked out.
Kendall’s POV
When we were done we were walking home when I sensed someone walking behind us, I turned around to see someone with their hood up so I could tell who it was. I thought I was just being paranoid so I ignored it, we continued walking and we were a few yards from my house when I looked over my shoulder and saw that the person was still there.
“Hey Kyle, I think there is someone following us.” I said.
“What?” He replied looking over his shoulder.
“Nothing, I think I am just being paranoid.”
“How long has that guy been walking behind us? Have you ever seen him before?”
“He has been following us since Sushi Boat. I have never seen him before, just drop it he probably lives around here too.”
“OK, well if you ever see him again you run the hell away and call the police.”
“Alright, will do.” I said giving his a reassuring smile.
I looked back again and he wasn’t there anymore but I had a feeling I would be seeing him again. Kyle and I walked in the house and no one was home, I guess dad was at work and mom was at her friend’s house. I guess we had the house to ourselves. Kyle was tired so he went to the guest room and fell asleep. I went to my room and laid on my bed, then suddenly my phone started going off.
“Hello?” I said answering my phone. All I heard was sobbing and I looked to see who it was and it was Cera. “Cera, what’s wrong? Are you ok?”
The sobs were becoming further and further away, and then I heard a manly voice speak, “Cera will be fine if you do exactly what I say and if you call the cops you will find her dead with a bullet in her head.”
“Who are you?” I heard her scream from a distance, “Don’t touch her! I will do whatever you need me to do, just please don’t hurt her.”
The guy over the phone told me to go to an abandoned warehouse on the other side of town. I was scared so I called the only person I knew the best to come with me, Louis. I drove over to his house and walked up to his house crying my eyes out because Cera is my cousin and I can’t imagine what they were doing to her.
Louis’s POV
Someone knocked on my door and I answered it, it was Kendall and she was crying. I grabbed her into a hug and attempted to pull her inside but she wouldn’t.
“What’s the matter Kendall?” I asked very concerned.
“Someone has Cera hostage in an abandoned warehouse and they want me to go there with whatever is in this bag and exchange it for her. I have a feeling they aren’t going to give her up just like that, I’m scared.” She said sobbing in to my chest.
“You have to call the police.” I said running to get my phone.
“No they said if I called the police they would kill her.” She looked at the ground. “I have to go they said to bring the bag within an hour, I just came here to tell someone just in case something happened to me someone would be able to tell my parents what happened.” She said wiping her tears and walking towards her car.
“I am not going to let you go alone.” I ran after her and got into her car.
Kendall’s POV
Louis and I drove up to the warehouse where they were holding my cousin. I told Louis to stay in the car but he ignored me and got out of the car. I walked to the door and knocked on it, a big man opened the door and led us in the warehouse and in the middle of the room I saw Cera tied up and blindfolded. I ran up to her undoing the rope went some guy grabbed her and held her.
“Hello Kendall I’m glad you could make it, did you bring what I asked for?” A voice said from behind and when I turned around it was Peter.
“Peter? Why would you do this, I thought you two were best friends or even more than that?” I said confused.
“That is what I thought before she came in here and broke it off, now I am just taking back all that I had given to her.”
“OK, here is the bag. Now let her go.” I said.
“I thought this would be enough but if I can’t live with her no one can.” Peter said pulling out a gun and pointing it at her.
“Don’t do it Peter!” I yelled running towards her. *BANG*