Chapter 5: Mally's Unlucky Day

Repeat:1 New Text Message from: unknown number. It read , well that was strange I opened it and almost passed out.

UNKNOWN: I suggest if you want your little friend back you meet me in the parking lot after school or something just might happen to her… P.S. you try to run this time and she. Die's…..~ Lots of Love * D.

I turned towards the parking lot and my breath caught in my throat…Daniel had her. He really had her. I knew it was true from the moment I got that text…but for once I wished it was a prank someone was pulling on me.

I tried to move my leg but I was frozen in fear. I just stood there looking like a idiot. Then I remembered ..who was the only one who had stuck with me threw everything. Kaleen. And because of it here she was in danger.

My fear slowly turned into anger and my limbs slowly unfroze…I walked forward suddenly not as scared… of course I was scared, I mean who would not be? ..but I walked with purpose. Because for once I had a purpose.. I had never knew how much Kaleen really meant to me till' I had seen her lying limply in his arms.

Game. On… I thought .I hadn't felt this way since my mother had died…but now it was coming out again. I used to be fearless and strong …brave even . Now's the time to show it Mally I thought to myself.

I held my head up for once not looking down at the ground and did the unthinkable… smiled right at him.

His grin turned into a shocked expression before he could hide it.

I walked right up to him "I'm here now let her go" I demanded.

He composed his expression " Of course" he said dropping her Limp body in the grass. I glared at him . "What do you want?" I demanded.

"You" he said his hand snaking out and grabbing my arm. I tried to twist away but he wasn't having that. He pulled me to his car and threw me in the back and got in the drivers side and locked the doors.

I sat there quietly…. threw the whole car ride…. my heart going in over drive again . We suddenly came to a stop and he jerked me out of the back and pulled me along to what looked like a long line of abandoned buildings.

He threw me over his shoulder and headed up the rusted staircase to the second apartment door… no-one will find me out here I …not that anybody would try I thought.

He opened the apartment door and we went in to what looked like….a small room that had not been used in years…it had one tiny window with a dusty rotted shade hanging over it.. And a bed pushed up beside the wall ,beside it a tiny rotted wooden nightstand with a bottom of a lamp sitting on it and a desk on the far side with a chair with a leg broken off of it.

He threw me on the bed and before I could turn around to see what he was doing.. something was over my nose and I was gagging and then everything went black..

I woke up confused and looked around then the memories came crashing back to me I felt cold I looked down…O god I was in my panties and bra and had bruises covering every inch of my body. And I felt strange..

I have to get out of here I thought. I got up only to fall to the ground …ok maybe I am a little dizzy… Have to get out of here I looked around the room wildly I was alone …I stumbled to the door. It was locked. Just great!

Think Mally…..Think I chanted over and over in my head I walked over to the window and lifted the shades …bars…. I looked around the room desperately tears forming in my eyes….There's always a way, you just have to find it I heard my moms voice in my head..

Ok there had to be a way I looked around the room again and saw my cloths in the corner or what was left of them anyways …I pulled them on quickly and continued searching. Its hopeless I thought I flopped down on the bed and looked up at the ceiling and my eyes widened.

A vent…mom was right I thought smiling

I looked around the room franticly ..YES! I thought I grabbed the metal part of the bottom of the lamp and climbed up on my bed and jumped smacking the bar against the vent ..it broke a little… O yeah! I thought ..Just a little more I thought..

I jumped up and hit the vent as hard as I could with the metal lamp stick and it fell down rust and everything…. Ok now I just have to get up there somehow I thought… I jumped as high as I could again and grabbed onto the sides of the vents and pulled myself up by my arms.

Good thing I'm skinny I thought getting on my stomach and slithering down the vent on my belly…having no clue where I was going I saw another vent opening and looked threw it …Bad idea ..Daniel was there talking to someone I could not see.. I listened to what Daniel was saying not being able to hear what the other was saying.

"Yes I have her. She's in number 205. Yes ; yes ok Sir. I will get her"

Crap I thought …CRRREEEAK .Snap my breath froze…he looked up and saw me. His eyes widened and I took off down the vent while I heard him screaming orders at people the something came up ride where I just had been a steel rod like knife.

I heard someone shout " Don't kill her I need her alive!"

I sped up…ok right or left there was a spilt in the vent…..I could hear a noise behind me a vent being torn off….I choose right I thought moving faster I heard a noise in the vent behind me…don't look back just keep going. don't look back just keep going… I thought over and over speeding up that's when I saw light at the end of the tunnel .

I sped up again.. Oh great another vent. I heard a noise closer I kicked and kicked at the vent …this is it I thought.. I'm going to die…don't give up I heard my moms voice in my head again.

I kicked as hard as I could at the vent and it finally came off I started to climb out…then something grabbed my ankle…no I thought.

"Your not going anywhere" Daniel snarled jerking my ankle back.

I did not come this far to be caught I thought …I jerked my foot up as far as I could and slammed it back down right into his nose…he released my leg grabbing his nose which was now squirting blood.

That's what you get for messing with me I thought smugly.. I heaved myself out and as soon as my feet hit the ground I took off as fast as I could ….wait crap were on the roof I came to the side and stared in horror at the drop…

Daniel had now gathered himself and was climbing out of the vent.

"Why don't you just give up Mally. The games over girl. I win" he said stalking towards me with a sick smile on his face.

"Never" I snarled feeling like Wendy out of Petter-Pan.

He just laughed and still stalking toward me…

I looked at a power cord running from here to the pole on the other side of the street….I was crazy and I was going to die. But at least he will not win I thought smugly. I ran at full speed to the edge turning my head to see a shocked Daniel. I winked now satisfied and hurled myself off the building and grabbed onto the cord ….it didn't break.

I slowly moved my hands like I used to do on the monkey bars right, left, right, left, right, left…I could not believe it I was almost there … right, left, right, ….I felt the pole…ok you have done this before Mally in gym just chill out I thought. I Had been scared of heights since I was very little. .it …

I loosed my death grip on the pole so I could slide down and tried to calm myself. Here I go I thought…and I loosened some more and shut my eyes. I felt wind running threw my hair rapidly and felt my legs and arms burning but ignored them all.. Then I felt pavement beneath my feet….sick relief…

I opened my eyes to see a deserted street…I was still a long way from the "active part of town" but I had to get there I had made it this far and I still could not believe it.

I took off running down the street…I heard footsteps behind me …I refused to turn around I just sped up. Just keep going. Just keep going . Just keep going. You can make it, you can make it, you can make it . I thought over and over… pushing my legs as fast as they would go .

I saw normal working street lights ahead …almost there I thought ..I had a pain in my side but I ignored it and pushed on…almost there bingo! I thought I was in the light of the street lights now…I didn't hear foot steps behind me but I kept on running till' I saw a black bike come speeding around the corner out of no-where. Oh great Mally I thought you make it this far to get ran over!

But instead of hitting me it swerved blocking my path and the rider jumped off throwing his helmet off.. I froze in place . Was this another of Daniel's "friends"? I squinted my eyes just now getting used to the bright light from the bike .

"Mally!" I sighed with relief I knew that voice.

It was Cam…He looked scared as he reached me ….I wonder what I must look like to make cam look that way I thought…Then I was in his strong arms crying with relief …I felt safe…for one of the first times since my mom died. … I. f-felt ….loved.

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~So how'd you like it! Took me a while to write this one ,sorry. I've just been busy lately. Please review! Any suggestions you have don't be afraid to tell me! J I don't bite I promise lol .~

~love,

*Cupcake Carson*