Chapter 56
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So I just kept running.
After a few minutes of running like hell, we get to the road which was highly populated because of a concert nearby.
I look around, thinking if I should run away, but suddenly, Natalia placed the gun on my stomach.
“Really, Angelica? Don’t you even dare? It may end up bad for you.”
I nod, giving in to her. I guess this was it. I was being kidnapped and kept by someone who was possessed by me all along. How could I have not seen this coming? How?
She grabs my arm and leads me towards a car.
“Get in.”
“What?!!”
“Just...get in, Angelica.”
“Alright, I...I’m getting in.”
I sit in the passenger seat and she, in the driving.
“Ooohhh, I guess today’s our luck.”
She shows me the car keys and starts the engine immediately.
“Nat, please ...Don’t do this...this isn’t our car. You can’t just take it.”
“Yes! I can take it, Angie. Please don’t tell me what I can do and what can I not. Got it?!”
I stay quiet because I was shocked by how she was responding to me now. It felt like she had some kind of split personality disorder. It was terribly scary.
Natalia starts the car and drives off from between the crowd, pressing the horn again and again.
While we were passing, I see Ethan and Rick on the other side of the crow, who’ve accomplished to recognize me. Natalia quickly realizes what was going to happen and acts upon it.
“What are you doing?” I ask.
“Leading them away.” She grabs the gun and points it in the air, shooting and making the crowd go crazy. While all of them were running here and there, she grabbed this opportunity to speed off, leaving Ethan and Rick behind.
And that was it. My life ahead was a totally blank page. It was it.
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I woke up in the middle of the night, only opening my eyes carefully. I see Nat wasn’t here. She was looking for something in the car's backseat. I looked around to see if I could find someone or even a house to whom I can run and ask for help.
And I find one. It was far away, but I thought I could make it.
I kept my attention on Natalia’s motions, and I carefully unlocked the car door. Luckily, it was already unlocked, so I just opened it and ran.
“Angelica! Wait!”
I didn’t care about the gun she had and if she was going to shoot me or anything, I only wanted to get out of her sight.
“Angelica! Stop. I swear I’ll shoot!”
She was running behind me, too. This would be the first time I was running so fast. I don’t know how, but I was.. The gap between the house and me was now closing in and I was nearly there.
I look back and I couldn’t find Natalia anywhere now.
I was so tired and breathless, and fucking exhausted, but I didn’t stop and reached the front door. Not wasting time...I quickly banged on the door and rang the doorbell.
“HELP!!! PLEASE HELP!!! I’VE...I’VE BEEN KID...”
Suddenly, I felt this cloth in my mouth and smelled some kind of liquid.
I felt as if someone was taking me away from the door and hiding me in the bushes while I was losing all control over my body.
The door swung open, and I saw an old man with a shotgun.
“He....help...”
“I’m sorry, Angelica. I’m sorry.” I realized I was captured again, as it was Natalia’s voice..
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I woke up with a massive headache. While I was looking around, I found myself in a hotel room with my hands tied up.
“Wh...where am I?” I barely spoke those words.
“You’re awake.” My vision was still blurry, but I could see it was Natalia who was sitting right beside me.
“I’m sorry I had to tie you up like this. But you have to know I didn’t mean to, Angelica. You were running away from me. And into a stranger’s house. Who knows what he could have done to you? I guess you were lucky I was there on time, weren’t I?”
“Y..you were.” I had to play her game. I had to do things according to her behaviour now if I needed to get out.
“Can I have some water, please? I’m thirsty.” I say.
“Of course. She helps me get up and places the glass of water between my lips.”
“Are you hungry too?” She asks.
I nodded. I wasn’t starving, but I had to maintain my physical health and stay alive.
She smiles and grabbed a cup of noodles, which were already hot and ready to be eaten.
“I’m sorry. This was all I could find for now. Will this be enough for you?”
“Yeah, it’s fine. Thank you.” I acted like I was damn hungry and looked at my hands, asking her to remove the rope.
“You know I can’t do that, Angelica. You may try to run away again.”
“A..are you kidding? I don’t know what you did to me last night, but now I have this urge to go away from all this drama, too. I thought a lot about it and I guess taking a vacation wouldn’t be that bad.”
“Are you serious?” Natalia gets all excited and happy and she finally unties me.
“Of..of course, Nat. I’ll be with my best friend the whole time. Why wouldn’t I?”
“Oh, I’m so happy that you finally understand, Angelica!” She says while she hugs me, and I could now perfectly see where she had kept the gun. It was under her jacket on the chair. I knew I had to grab it at all costs.
“Okay, let me just eat first. I’m hungry.”
“Of course,” she says while breaking the hug. And leaned back in the chair, staring at me. I ate the noodles somehow and gave her the empty cup after a while. I had to think of a way to get her out of there.
“Can you...” Suddenly, I acted as if I was getting nauseous and was about to throw up.
“Angelica, are you okay?”
“I”...*coughing*
“Oh, my god! You’re choking!”
I got up and rushed towards the bathroom and closed the door.
“Give...me a....second,” I say while searching for a way out.
She started banging on the door and shouting.
“Angelica, open the door. This isn’t funny!”
“ANGELICA!”
Suddenly, the door got knocked on by someone...
“Room service.”
“We don’t need a service, thank you,” Natalia said and resumed banging on the door.
“Is everything okay in there?” the guy says and I could hear another one joining in.
“Yes, everything’s fine. It’s just my friend. She’s not feeling well,” Natalia says while trying to open the door.
“Angelica! Come out or else, I’ll have to shoot my way in there. I’m fucking counting to 3.”
“Ma’am, we’re coming in.”
“Okay, fuck 3...I...” Before she could realize it, I swung the door, making it hit her head and fall to the ground, and I ran towards the main door, which was now..open.
“Oh my god, Ms...are you...?”
“Please....Call the police...Now!”
Both the guys lost their brains and stood still, watching behind me. Natalia was bleeding, but she had the gun in her hand, pointing at me.
“Nat...don’t...”
I say, but I hear the gun firing...
Making my vision go white.
