Being Held Hostage, chapter 7
"Sarah!" Tre cried out. He had woken up from Sarah's screams. He ran over to the table Sarah was sitting at, still screaming. Tre grabbed her by the arms. "What?"
Sarah pointed down to the package in front of her. Tre stared down. Inside the box was a single finger.
"OH MY GOD!" Tre screamed out. He closed the package up before he could see any more of the blood covered severed finger. Sarah sobbed louder and handed the note to Tre.
"They sent this with it." She cried out. Tre took the note from Sarah's shaking hands.
"What's going on?" Billie asked. He had woken up after Tre had screamed. Alex stumbled into the room from inside the bedroom, wondering what was the matter.
Tre opened the note and read a loud.
This is the result of people not following our directions. This is but one little peice of your friend Mandy. If you continue to disobey us or if Mike makes one more escape attempt, a bigger peice will be taken from her body.
The Kidnappers.
"Oh my god! It's Mandys!" Sarah cried even louder. "She's dead isn't she?!"
"No, she's not. I know she's not. Mike wouldn't let her die." Billie said.
"Apparently Mike tried to leave. He even left her behind." Alex said. She stared at the package infront of Sarah. "How could he just leave her..."
"He didn't leave her behind! He obviously was trying to get help for the both of them!" Tre spoke up in Mike's defense.
"That's not Mike's finger in that box Tre!" Alex cried out. "He didn't have to pay the price of his escape attempt!"
The four of them stood in silence, the words of the note running through their minds. They didn't know if their friends were even still alive.
Mike opened his eyes. He didn't even know he had nodded off to sleep. It had to be the first time he had slept since Mandy and him had been taken.
Something was wrong. The van had stopped. Mike looked around. Hank and Dan were gone. Mandy and him were once again left alone in the van. He looked out the tinted windows in the back of the van. He noticed they were once again at a gas station.
This time there was a car filling up at the pump next to them. And the driver was right outside. They were so close to freedom. Mike could taste it.
All he had to do was open the door, run out, call for help and this nightmare would be over. But could he risk it? Could he risk Mandy's safety?
Mandy was still asleep. Mike had tried to get her up but was unable to. She was so deep in sleep there was nothing Mike could do to bring her out of it. Mike moved away from her and towards the door.
Using the same technique as before, Mike opened the side door of the van. Making sure neither Dan nor Hank could see him, Mike stepped out of the van. He slowly made his way over towards the person.
"Hey!" Mike yelled softly. The man turned towards him.
"Oh my god! What's going on?" The guy asked, seeing Mike's beat up face, bloody shirt (thanks to Mandy's bleeding hand) and tied hands.
"We've been kidnapped. You have to help us!" Mike shouted.
"Well come in my car and we'll get out of here." The guy said. He then laughed. "You've got to think I'm an idiot. I know who you are. This is a prank."
"No this isn't a prank! I'm being serious!" Mike shouted.
"Mike!"
Mike turned around and saw both Dan and Hank coming towards him. Hank suddenly switched directions and went towards the van. Dan continued his way towards Mike.
"Sir, this is a prank right?" The man asked Dan.
"Yes, it is. And you didn't fall for it. Here's a hundred dollars." Dan said as he shoved a hundred dollars into the man's hands. "Come Mike, we have more people to fool."
Mike started to say something but Dan shut him up with a punch to the stomach. The man turned around, got into his car and drove off.
"That wasn't smart at all. Do you think we're a bunch of dumbasses?" Dan asked. The last thing Mike saw was that smirk on Dan's face before being knocked out cold. Dan throw Mike's body into the back of the van.
Mike woke up hours later not knowing what had happened. He looked around and saw nothing but an empty van. The van had stopped. Mike thought they were still at the gas station but he knew he was wrong. That's when he heard the voices outside the van.
"Mandy, I think something's happening." Mike said. He looked around. But no one was there. "Mandy?" Still nothing.
"MANDY!"
The side door of the van slid open.
"Looking for this?" He asked with a smirk. He had a grip on Mandy, holding his hand against her mouth. She was being held hostage.
"Let her go!" Mike screamed. Tears were falling down Mandy's face. A look of fear remained in her eyes.
"You shouldn't have pulled that stunt, AGAIN!" Dan shouted at him. "LAst time it was actually quite funny to watch you as you think you had one chance to escape. Now you've really pissed me off!"
Mike started to tear up.
"Please, please don't hurt her. I'll do anything, just don't hurt her!" He knew Mandy had no chance of survival without him. She would die if he didn't do something right now.
"Where was the emotion when you were putting her life in danger?" Dan asked in a serious tone. He stared Mike down with a look of anger. Mandy started to give out muffled sobs.
"I'm begging you, punish me! Don't harm her, HARM ME!" Mike screamed. He hoped his cries did not fall on deaf ears.
Dan shook his head.
"Take a good look Mike. Look into her eyes. She knows what you've done to her. She knows what is about to happen." At these words Mandy closed her eyes. She was scared. "Take one last look. It's the last time you'll ever see her face. This is the last time you will see her alive."
"NO!" Mike screamed. Mandy cried even harder through Dan's hand. Dan then looked deeper into Mike's eyes.
"Her blood is on your hands."
He then took hold of the door and slammed it shut. Mike listened for anything that would give him a clue as to what was happening. But there was nothing. No sound at all.
"NO!" Mike shouted. "LEAVE HER ALONE YOU BASTARD!" He listened one more time. Nothing.
Those words rang in his ears.
"Take one last look. This is the last time you will see her alive."
It was true.
Her blood was now on his hands.
Sarah pointed down to the package in front of her. Tre stared down. Inside the box was a single finger.
"OH MY GOD!" Tre screamed out. He closed the package up before he could see any more of the blood covered severed finger. Sarah sobbed louder and handed the note to Tre.
"They sent this with it." She cried out. Tre took the note from Sarah's shaking hands.
"What's going on?" Billie asked. He had woken up after Tre had screamed. Alex stumbled into the room from inside the bedroom, wondering what was the matter.
Tre opened the note and read a loud.
This is the result of people not following our directions. This is but one little peice of your friend Mandy. If you continue to disobey us or if Mike makes one more escape attempt, a bigger peice will be taken from her body.
The Kidnappers.
"Oh my god! It's Mandys!" Sarah cried even louder. "She's dead isn't she?!"
"No, she's not. I know she's not. Mike wouldn't let her die." Billie said.
"Apparently Mike tried to leave. He even left her behind." Alex said. She stared at the package infront of Sarah. "How could he just leave her..."
"He didn't leave her behind! He obviously was trying to get help for the both of them!" Tre spoke up in Mike's defense.
"That's not Mike's finger in that box Tre!" Alex cried out. "He didn't have to pay the price of his escape attempt!"
The four of them stood in silence, the words of the note running through their minds. They didn't know if their friends were even still alive.
Mike opened his eyes. He didn't even know he had nodded off to sleep. It had to be the first time he had slept since Mandy and him had been taken.
Something was wrong. The van had stopped. Mike looked around. Hank and Dan were gone. Mandy and him were once again left alone in the van. He looked out the tinted windows in the back of the van. He noticed they were once again at a gas station.
This time there was a car filling up at the pump next to them. And the driver was right outside. They were so close to freedom. Mike could taste it.
All he had to do was open the door, run out, call for help and this nightmare would be over. But could he risk it? Could he risk Mandy's safety?
Mandy was still asleep. Mike had tried to get her up but was unable to. She was so deep in sleep there was nothing Mike could do to bring her out of it. Mike moved away from her and towards the door.
Using the same technique as before, Mike opened the side door of the van. Making sure neither Dan nor Hank could see him, Mike stepped out of the van. He slowly made his way over towards the person.
"Hey!" Mike yelled softly. The man turned towards him.
"Oh my god! What's going on?" The guy asked, seeing Mike's beat up face, bloody shirt (thanks to Mandy's bleeding hand) and tied hands.
"We've been kidnapped. You have to help us!" Mike shouted.
"Well come in my car and we'll get out of here." The guy said. He then laughed. "You've got to think I'm an idiot. I know who you are. This is a prank."
"No this isn't a prank! I'm being serious!" Mike shouted.
"Mike!"
Mike turned around and saw both Dan and Hank coming towards him. Hank suddenly switched directions and went towards the van. Dan continued his way towards Mike.
"Sir, this is a prank right?" The man asked Dan.
"Yes, it is. And you didn't fall for it. Here's a hundred dollars." Dan said as he shoved a hundred dollars into the man's hands. "Come Mike, we have more people to fool."
Mike started to say something but Dan shut him up with a punch to the stomach. The man turned around, got into his car and drove off.
"That wasn't smart at all. Do you think we're a bunch of dumbasses?" Dan asked. The last thing Mike saw was that smirk on Dan's face before being knocked out cold. Dan throw Mike's body into the back of the van.
Mike woke up hours later not knowing what had happened. He looked around and saw nothing but an empty van. The van had stopped. Mike thought they were still at the gas station but he knew he was wrong. That's when he heard the voices outside the van.
"Mandy, I think something's happening." Mike said. He looked around. But no one was there. "Mandy?" Still nothing.
"MANDY!"
The side door of the van slid open.
"Looking for this?" He asked with a smirk. He had a grip on Mandy, holding his hand against her mouth. She was being held hostage.
"Let her go!" Mike screamed. Tears were falling down Mandy's face. A look of fear remained in her eyes.
"You shouldn't have pulled that stunt, AGAIN!" Dan shouted at him. "LAst time it was actually quite funny to watch you as you think you had one chance to escape. Now you've really pissed me off!"
Mike started to tear up.
"Please, please don't hurt her. I'll do anything, just don't hurt her!" He knew Mandy had no chance of survival without him. She would die if he didn't do something right now.
"Where was the emotion when you were putting her life in danger?" Dan asked in a serious tone. He stared Mike down with a look of anger. Mandy started to give out muffled sobs.
"I'm begging you, punish me! Don't harm her, HARM ME!" Mike screamed. He hoped his cries did not fall on deaf ears.
Dan shook his head.
"Take a good look Mike. Look into her eyes. She knows what you've done to her. She knows what is about to happen." At these words Mandy closed her eyes. She was scared. "Take one last look. It's the last time you'll ever see her face. This is the last time you will see her alive."
"NO!" Mike screamed. Mandy cried even harder through Dan's hand. Dan then looked deeper into Mike's eyes.
"Her blood is on your hands."
He then took hold of the door and slammed it shut. Mike listened for anything that would give him a clue as to what was happening. But there was nothing. No sound at all.
"NO!" Mike shouted. "LEAVE HER ALONE YOU BASTARD!" He listened one more time. Nothing.
Those words rang in his ears.
"Take one last look. This is the last time you will see her alive."
It was true.
Her blood was now on his hands.
