I cried as I tried to get comfortable on the couch. I still had the handcuffs on, and trying to sleep with them was a bitch.
“AJ’s on the phone, you know what to do,” my brother said walking into the basement with a cell phone in his hand. He held it to my ear.
“AJ?” I cried out.
“Baby, are you ok?” he asked.
“No! What do you think?” I asked, feeling my heart begin to pound.
“Oh baby, Im in town, I flew up here as quick as possible. Marianna is ok, don’t worry. Shawn took her to my mom’s house and she’s taking care of her,” AJ informed me.
“Oh thank G-d,” I muttered.
“She’s going to leave town, no specific places to be said, and she’ll keep her safe,” he told me.
“AJ, you have to help me,” I said, feeling tears begin to stream down my cheeks.
“I know baby. I let their threats scare me the first time and right now, the only thing that matters is that you’re safe and in my arms. I love you,” he told me.
“I love you too,” I sniffled.
“Im coming to get you baby girl,” he said and we hung up. I looked up at Anthony and he took the phone from my ear and shoved it in his pocket. Ive been handcuffed for two days, only free hands to bathe and go to the restroom. I’ve been worried sick about Marianna and if she was being taken care of.
“I have to pee,” I told Anthony.
He looked at me and rolled his eyes. He walked over to me and unlocked the handcuffs. I looked up at him and walked to the restroom. I shut and locked the door. I looked down at my now bruised wrists. I turned on the faucet and held my sore wrists under the cold water. I rubbed the pain and walked over to the toilet. I went to the bathroom and then washed my hands. I looked around the bathroom, as I have for the past two days trying to find somewhere I can escape.
I looked into a small closet I hadn’t even thought about looking in before. When I opened it, there was a small hole. I looked into the hole, it looked to lead somewhere. I looked back at the locked door. I walked over to the faucet and turned it back on.
I crawled into the hole and began my “journey”, I crawled for awhile, my knees starting to hurt and my neck felt stiff. After crawling for about twenty minutes in almost complete darkness, I saw a tiny light.
“Oh thank G-D,” I muttered to myself. I stuck my head out of the hole and looked to see where I was. I was right outside the building I had been in. I smiled, this is too good to be true. I looked down, next to me and saw a tiny window, the same window I had been ‘testing’ the first day I was in there. I looked in, carefully, and didn’t see Anthony anywhere.
“Fuck!” I yelled and jumped out of the hole and hurried down the street. I knew exactly where I needed to go, I needed to go to Ricky’s house. Which was a bit risky, considering he lived two doors away from my brothers. I rushed down the street, not hearing my brother, but I knew he was looking for me. I was scared and my side was hurting from running, but I couldn’t stop, not that I had escaped.
I wasn’t far from Ricky’s house, and when they opened the door, I was rushed inside.
“AJ! Come here!” Ricky shouted, locking the door. AJ rushed to the front door from the living room.
“Baby!” he exclaimed, wrapping me into his strong and warm arms.
“We were trying to find a way to go get you,” he murmured into my hair.
“I found a hole in the closet in the bathroom and decided to take my chances,” I said, not letting him go.
“We need to get you out of here,” he said, pulling away.
“Just me?” I asked confused.
“Baby, I need to take care of them,” he said, referring to my brothers.
“No, AJ. Please, you can’t let me go by myself,” I cried out.
“Melissa!” I heard from the entrance of the living room. I looked over quickly, recognizing the voice.
“Shawn!” I exclaimed and ran to him, jumping into an embrace.
“Are you ok?” I asked, looking up at him.
“Yeah, and don’t worry about Marianna,” he said smiling.
“You weren’t that excited to see me,” AJ muttered.
“Huh?” I asked, turning to him. I had heard what he said, I just wanted him to repeat it louder. I hadn’t been more excited, but AJ wasn’t being held hostage by my brothers, Shawn didn’t know what to think about everything.
“Nothing, baby, let’s go talk,” he said taking my arm.
“Ok,” I said.
I smiled at Shawn and then followed AJ to what I remembered as Ricky’s room.
AJ shut the door and locked it. I looked at him confused.
“Just want some privacy,” he shrugged.
“Oh,” I said looking down at my hands.
“Come here,” AJ told me. I looked up and saw his beautiful brown eyes smiling at me. I moved closer to him and he held me in his arms.
“I missed you so much,” he whispered to me.
I looked up and saw a tear falling down his cheek. I reached up and wiped it away.
“I missed you too, I just wish you would’ve told me what was going on when it all started,” I replied.
“I know, I just didn’t want you and your brothers getting into a deeper resentment than you were in before. I knew you would object to leaving and everything, too, and you would’ve gotten yourself killed,” he told me.
“AJ, Im telling you this in complete honesty, I would die for you. I would rather die, than live and know that you’re with someone else or I can’t be with you,” I told him.
“You’re so beautiful,” he said pushing hair out of my face.
“I love you,” I said.
“Love you too,” he smiled and leaned down and pressed his lips to mine. Slowly, our mouths opened and our tongues were reintroduced. There was so much passion and love in this kiss, I knew exactly why I loved AJ so much.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. AJ and I groaned and pulled apart.
“What?” AJ asked, swinging the door open.
“Hey man, you and Melissa need to dip, Anthony is at the door,” Shawn said frantically.
“No, Im staying to face that motherfucker,” AJ declared.
“Im not going by myself!” I exclaimed.
“No, Shawn’s going with you,” he said.
I looked at Shawn and then heard a pounding on the door.
“Come on,” I said rushing to the bathroom and opened the window. I shut the door and looked out the window. I climbed out and stood on the fire escape.
“Hurry Shawn,” I demanded as we rushed down the stairs. Shawn made sure he shut the window, so maybe it wouldn’t be so obvious.
We were rushing down the street, I turned to see if anyone was following us and I slammed right into someone.
“Well, look who it is,” I heard someone snicker. I looked up and was face to face with Robert.
“Fuck,” I groaned. I looked at Shawn, who stepped back.
“You’re getting smart Melissa, but not smart enough,” he said and grabbed my arms.
I looked at Shawn, Robert hadn’t even noticed him. Robert grabbed my arm and began to drag me down the street.
It then dawned on me, strip club! The man said they were protective over their girls. He would most likely help. I looked behind me and saw Shawn standing there, not knowing what to do.
“Ecstasy Girls! Go there!” I shouted to him.
“Who the hell you talking to?” Robert shouted, but when he turned around, Shawn was already gone.
When we got to the basement, the same one Anthony had been keeping me in, I was handcuffed and thrown on the couch.
I hope AJ is ok.
Chapter Thirteen
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