Evangeline
I woke up feeling stiff, my head pounding and my eyes watering. Or maybe I was crying. My hands were tied behind my back, my ankles were tied together. A piece of cloth was tied around my mouth muffling any sounds I made. There was darkness all around, and I realized I was in a car trunk. My sobs became louder and louder as all the memories of what had happened came crashing back.
"Shoo... Don’t cry, Angel," I heard Caleb say. This nickname used to be so calming and delighting for me, but only when he said it. When Caleb called me Angel, I felt pissed, disgusted and angry.
"Don't call me Angel!" Was what I tried to say to him, to yell at him. But it only came out as an unclear sentence, making it impossible to make out what I said.
"Hey, it's okay. Just go to sleep. We’ll be
