Building you up

Chapter 18

Chapter 18Tia’s pov

I tried to move, but every time I did my leg hurt like hell. I knew it had to be broken. I wondered where I was. Was Layla here with me? I opened my eyes and tried to adjust to the darkness. I heard Layla ask if anyone was here. I told her I was then asked if she was okay. Thankfully she just had a cut on her head.

If she could get out to safety and get help maybe, we would be okay. I had a feeling her ex was behind this. I wonder if Skylar was even hurt, or if it was a lie to ambush us. I wondered who was with Deacon. I didn’t even know what time it was, or how long we have been here.

I needed to get out of here and get to Deacon. He has already lost so much. He can’t lose me too. What are we going to do? I wondered if Skylar and Derek knew we were missing yet. I knew he would take care of Deacon. He loved him, and me enough to do that.

Here I thought I was finally going to have the happily ever after everyone else always got. I should have known better. Life is just to cruel at times. I have been through so much pain and just when I finally got past all of it and found a glimpse of happiness it’s taken away from me.

Skylar must be going crazy with worry if he even knows. Derek will end up blaming himself for this. Hell, they both probably will. We did everything right. We thought we were safe. We had a bodyguard and were in a very public place, yet we were still taken.

I heard Layla screaming to talk to someone. What was she doing? If it was her ex, she shouldn’t anger him. The last time he had her he tried to kill her. I couldn’t handle watching him kill her. She needed to think calmly and not act out like this. I wanted to get some answers, but we needed to be smart about this. Some guy came down and yelled at her to shut up then hit her hard.

He said he didn’t know what she was talking about when she asked to talk to her ex. If it wasn’t her ex that took us, then who was it? I scooted as close to her as I could and grabbed her hand in mine. I felt all my strength leave my body, and panic start to settle in. I didn’t know who had us, and that was scarier than Layla’s monster ex. If it wasn’t him then who could it be? I didn’t have any enemies and other then her ex neither did Layla. Did this have something to do with Skylar or Derek? I was so confused.

I sat there in the dark crying for the people I loved and would surely leave behind. I just wanted to be home with Skylar holding Deacon in my arms. I was scared because Layla was still unconscious. I just wish she would wake up and talk to me so that I knew she was ok. I couldn’t get through this by myself. I needed her. She just had to be ok. I was trying to be strong but I just felt so weak.