I felt uncomfortable when I was on my knees scrubbing the bathroom floor that was downstairs and I could feel one of Javier gangbangers looking at me from across the hall. He’s been watching me ever since I got here and I didn’t like it. He looked to be in his early twenties and one of those big scary guys with tattoo’s going down his arms.
I heard his feet make his way towards me and when he was behind me, he cleared his throat, “You’re doing a great job, Abigail. This room looks really clean.”
I kept myself quiet and continued to ignore as him as I scrubbed the titles. I tried to think about the bleach tickling my nose instead of the fact I could feel the guys I’m sure name Adam’s eyes on my back.
“You know something I realized since you’ve been here?” he questioned. “You don’t talk much—actually, you never talk. I know you can hear, but not talk. What are you? Some kind of mute freak?”
Please just leave me alone, I thought as I finished and put the scrub in the bucket of water and got up to leave. I went to walk around Adam, but he moved his arm out, blocking me.
I hesitantly looked from his violent tattoos to his face. He had dark pushed back hair and dark lust-crazy eyes. He chuckled, “You know, Abigail, you’re really, really, pretty.” he said, reaching out and stroked my hair back.
I pushed his arm away from me and went to leave, but he grabbed me and pushed me against the door frame. I looked up at him shock and almost dropped the bucket of water from my hand.
“Why don’t you give me a kiss?” he asked, leaning down towards me.
Without even giving a second to think, I pushed the bucket of water at him, splashing water on him and went to run, but he grabbed my arm and pulled me back. I felt the back of his hand and I cried out in pain, bring my other arm to cover my face.
“You think you can make me look like a fool?” he screamed at me, adding pressure to my arm and I cried in pain again.
“Please let go!” I said.
“Ahh, so you do talk.” he said. “You stupid little slut, that was your worse mistake dropping the bucket of water—”, he went as he raised his hand to slap me again, but got cut off.
“Adam, stop it!” I heard Javier voice yell and our heads snapped to the direction we heard his voice. He walked up to us—but looking at Adam with a disappointed look, “What happened here?”
“This bitch spilt some dirty bleach water on me. Now what if that got in my eyes? Huh?” he questioned me. “Might be un-useful for tonight.”
I suddenly felt another hand go on my other arm and Javier pulled me from Adam, “Don’t touch one of my flowers again, you understand, Adam?”, he asked, his voice cool and calm, but his voice was threatening.
Flower? I questioned myself.
Adam looked at Javier, me, then Javier again, “Yes, Javier.” he said, turning around and left.
Javier looked at me and smiled, “Are you alright, Abigail?” I kept quiet and tried to inch away from him. His eyes showed amusement and he chuckled, “You really are a quiet one, but I have heard you speak every now and then. It’s pretty.”
He let go of my arm and turned around, “Follow me.”, he said, walking towards a door that leads to the kitchen. I debated with myself on if I should fallow him or not, but not wanting to get yell at, I did what he said.
We came into his empty large kitchen and he went over to a giant fridge. He pulled out to bottles of Coca-Cola. He held it out to me, but I just looked at it, not sure.
He chuckled and opened it, “its okay. See.” he said, taking a sip and shrugged. Not really what I was worried about. But not wanting to get him angry, I reached out and took it.
I took a sip and played with the bottom of my blouse of the uniform I was given.
“You know, Abigail, I do thing I’m not proud to sometimes.” he said and I looked up at him to see him leaning on a counter, looking at the wall, but I knew he wasn’t paying attention to it, but thinking. “But I’m a very powerful man and I do thing that I do love to do and not regret even if it mean breaking the law.”
Just looking at him not sure what he’s talking about, I just gave him a confused look.
“I like money—lots of money!” he said, that showing his love for money sparkling in his eyes. “It look a long time to get to where I am. And do you know how much a pretty girl like you is worth?”
I stepped back, not liking what I’m hearing. I have this gut feeling I should just start running.
“Tonight going to a one of my famous flowers auctions.” he said. He humorlessly chuckled, “An old fool would pay big bucks for a young pretty virgin like yourself. You will make someone feel like a man tonight by being your first and—”.
Not liking what I’m hearing, I was starting to have a panic attack. I couldn’t stop from yelling out, “Have you lost your mind!” I yelled before turning around and ran out of there.
I wasn’t sure where I was running to, but all I knew was I had to hide my ass until tonight. Okay, so I knew Javier was kind of crazy, but selling me off like I’m some animal is nuts! I’m not some object to be bought, I’m a human being! I’m not letting some old creep take my virginity! The thought just made me shake.
I heard a groaning sound when I ran into another hallway and I saw a shirtless Adam rolling his shirt up at a plate vase and water dripped from it. Knowing he was really pissed and I should not be around him alone, I looked around for a closet. I learnt to figure out which is a closet, a bathroom, a bedroom, and anything else by signs on the doors and the sign for a closet is a triangle shape.
I ran over to one and in the corner of my eyes, I saw Adam turn his head and look at me, “Abigail!” he yelled and I threw the door opened and went in.
I fearfully held tightly onto the knob as he banged and banged on the door, cursing and making threat towards me. My eyes began to water up in fear and I just really wish Scott was here. Where is he when I need him the most? For all I know, any second now I’m going to be raped.
“You don’t let go of this handle, when I break this door down, I’m going to be so rough! I don’t care what Javier says, he got many other girls and it would be hard to tell one of his little stupid flowers were deflowered already in a few short hours—”, suddenly everything went quiet and still.
My hands were shaking as I moved my hands when nothing happened for a few moment and I turned around to look for something for a weapon. I was lucky enough to be in a cleaning closet. I grabbed a metal broom and held it over my shoulder like a baseball bat and just waited by the door for something to happen.
I waited and waited. What felt like hours but was only a minute and half, the knob turned and I tighten my hold, ready to throw one of the hardest swing I could ever door in my life at this guy
The door opened and before I could think—with a grunt I slammed the long metal part that was around the plastic bristles against Adam’s head and his body feel to the floor with a groan.
Suddenly I froze—that doesn’t sound anything like Adam.
I looked down to see a smaller body then Adam’s giant form. It looked to be a teenage age boy who was pretty masculine and short dark brown hair. A familiar blue and white plaid shirt and washed out blue jeans.
Then I looked at his face and my heart almost dropped when I saw Scott. My mouth dropped and the broom dropped from my hands.
Scott found me! I couldn’t help but think with excitement then realized I hit him pretty hard with a broom. Crap, Scott!
I dropped to my knees next to him and pulled his heavy body onto his back, “Oh my god, Scott! I’m so, so, so sorry!” I said, placing his hand on my lap as he began to come back to conscious.
“Well that’s not what I was expecting to happen when I found you.” he sarcastically said as he brought his hand up to his forehead.
I couldn’t help but reached down to him and hug him tightly, my head on his chest and I couldn’t stop the tear from coming. “Oh my god, Scott, your actually here.” I said, inhaling his natural pine tear smell, not letting go of him.
He got up into a sitting position and pulled me onto his lap, holding me. He held me tightly which I didn’t complain. He kept telling me he’s here and everything going to be okay now.
He kissed the top of my hand, my temple, and made his way to my lips as he put his hand under my chin and what felt like forever, his lips on mine. After all these days, I felt alive again by his kisses. I felt safe and warm right in his arms. I didn’t want him to let go of me.
I pulled back after a few moment and hit his chest, “What took you so long!” I complained.
He looked shocked for a second, then gave me an apologetic look, “I’m sorry, but it was harder then you think. Old tracks are hard when the scent start to vanish and it start to snow in some states, covering yours and Gabe’s.”
Understand, I nodded. More tears fell down my cheek and I laid my hand on his shoulder, “I thought you weren’t coming.”
He wrapped an arm around my shoulder and the other around my waist, “I couldn’t live with myself I didn’t. I barley slept and eaten these last weeks. My dad and Lena finally forced me though and that when I came up with a plan to find.”
“So where are the others?” I asked.
He chuckled, “Probably looking for us and probably pissed as all hell at me for not bring them with me, but I knew I needed to come find you before it was too late just in case anything happened.”, he said. He growled, “I should have been here way sooner and that bastard wouldn’t have tired anything—”,
“You’re here now.” I said. “That’s what important.”
He sighed heavily, “I didn’t protect you, Abigail.” he said, sounding upset and disappointed. “I should have been protecting you from Gabe and I was in denial and played the whole time. I didn’t want to believe there was another reason between you to but a battle for my attention.”
Even in a situation like this, I couldn’t help but chuckled, “For your attention? How bold of you to think.”
“I’m serious, Abigail.” he said. “I want to kill myself for not protecting you like how I should. I should be giving you’re a perfect life, but everything seem to be getting so much worse.”
Not sure how to argue with that, I snuggled my head against his shoulder and took comfort in his presence.
“But I want you to know I love you so much, though.” he said, kissing my forehead. “And when I find Gabe, he’s going to wish he never think about threaten you ever again.”
Not wanting to think about Gabe, I changed the subject, “How you get in here? This places in like a prison.”
“Either I’m a really good actor or those idiots at the gate are more stupid then you think cause all I said was I was a son of one of Javier clients and the idiots let me in.”, he said, chuckling. “But I’m going to get you out of here and when we get home, I’m a make sure nothing ever happens to you again. I promise.”
“It’s not going to be that easy.” I said. “Sure, those people at the gate are idiots, but not everyone else in here. Their dangerous, Scott. And Javier, he’s holding some crazy auction tonight. He’s selling me for one night to some old geezer for my virginity.”
He humorlessly chuckle and dangerously said, “I should kill him for just thinking of doing that.” he said. “But I really don’t need a bunch of gangbangers looking for my ass. So, plan B.”, he said.
“Which is?” I asked.
He hesitated, “I don’t know right now, but I’ll come up with something.”
I learnt up from his shoulder, “So what are we supposed to do right now? I can’t go out there because Javier will get one of his men to come get me.”
“Just go out there and do your normal stuff. I’ll figure something out.” he said
“But Scott, I can’t. I don’t want to be molested and—”,
His eyes darkened, “I’m not going to let anything happen to you, Abigail.” he said. He took my hand and brought it up to his mouth, kissing my palm, “I promise I won’t. Trust me.”
“But Scott—”,
“Trust me.”, he repeated, looking me seriously in the eye. “Nothing is going to happen to you, I’m going to get you out of here tonight.”
I trust him with everything in my heart and I knew I was taking a big leap at trusting him--something I’m not very good with--I nodded, “Okay.”.