~~~Aiden~~~
I slowly opened my eyes to the darkness of the room, the bleakness mirroring my mood. Two days had passed since our abduction, and our captors remained tight-lipped about our fate. Hunger pangs gnawed at my stomach, a constant reminder of our dire situation.
As I sat there, my mind wandered to Hailey, my mom, and my baby. Were they searching for me? Did my dad even care? The uncertainty was suffocating, but I refused to give up. I needed to conserve my strength if I wanted to escape alive.
Sandra's weak voice cut through the silence, "Aiden?" I'd almost forgotten she was in the same room. Her incessant crying had been the only sound for the past two days.
I felt a pang of pity for her. She'd been so desperate to talk, and now she was entangled in this mess because of me. Gu
