Rebel Chic

Chapter 14

“Baby, no,” Frank denied, but he still laughed softly.

“You need to get better!” I exclaimed, sticking another band-aid to his chest.

I stepped back, seeing that his whole body was littered with my hot pink Hello Kitty band-aids. I smiled in satisfaction when I saw all his cuts were covered now.

“Come here and give daddy a kiss,” Frank said.

I giggled and hopped over, giving him a kiss.

“I've gotta go to my meeting now,” Frank said. “Do you wanna stay in your room and play with you toys?”

I shook my head. “Mitch wanted me to take her on a walk earlier, I'm gonna just walk her around the yard.”

“Alright, that sounds fine,” Frank said. “Come to me if you need anything.”

I smiled as he got dressed into his suit. I went to my room and saw Mitch just playing with one of her cat toys.

“Wanna go on a walk, mitchie?” I asked.

She looked over at the sound of her name. I grabbed her leash and clipped it to her collar, petting her head. We went outside together and I whimpered. It was actually kinda cold out, at least I have this big sweater on.

I walked along the outside of the fence, dragging my hand across the metal bars. Mitch walked in front of me happily and I smiled. There were footsteps and I looked over. People were walking towards me on the other side of the fence.

“Hi,” the lady said.

I blinked a couple times, looking them over. There were two of them, a man and a woman that I didn't recognize.

“Hi, I'm Gee,” I said with a smile.

“We know,” she said.

“How?” I asked in confusion.

“Because you're dating Frank, we’re good friends with him,” she said. “Did you know his birthday is coming up?”

My eyes widened as I shook my head.

“Yeah, it’s on Halloween, just a few weeks away,” she said. “But we have a problem.”

“What's that?” I asked.

“We don't know what present to get him,” she told me. “We got a couple things but we don't know which one he’ll like the most, maybe you can help us.”

I smiled and nodded.

“They're in this box,” she said, setting a box down.

It was sort of big, they must've been having a really hard time deciding.

“Come here and look,” she said. “You know him best, you're his baby.”

I blushed and giggled, setting mitch’s leash down and putting a rock on it so she couldn't run away. I slipped through the bars and kneeled down, opening the chest. I frowned when I saw it was empty.

“Where's all the presents?” I asked as I looked up.

I felt a prick in my neck and I gasped. The shock didn't last long as I started to get drowsy. The man picked me up and put me into the chest as everything got blurry. I heard the lid slam shut just as I passed out.

-+-

My eyes opened as I looked around. I was in a room that sort of reminded me of Frank's meeting room but it was so much scarier here. It looked like we were just in a big basement. I was huddled in the corner on the cold, hard cement floor. My hands and feet were tied as I whimpered.

“Daddy,” I mumbled, my head spinning a little.

I saw the man and woman again standing by a table.

“So, when Frank realizes his little brat is missing he’ll immediately go to the Way’s,” the lady said. “He’ll be pissed the f**k off and go in guns blazing. You know how Frank gets when he's in love.”

The other man snorted. “Yeah, I remember that last time he fell in love.”

“Anyways,” the woman continued, “There’ll most likely be only one sole surviving gang. Both will want Gee. So, we set up a ransom. Then we get the money and the leader of the gang will get Gee. When the leader comes we’ll just shoot him and there goes the other gang.”

“What’ll we do with the kid?” The man asked.

“I don't know, throw him on the streets I guess, sell him, I don't f*****g care,” she said.

“Can I keep him?” The man asked. “I'd like someone new to fuck.”

My eyes filled with tears, lip quivering. I didn't want to because it might make them mad but I knew I couldn't help it. I burst into tears and they both looked over.

“Daddy!” I cried. “I want my daddy!”

They ignored me and I sobbed.

“Daddy,” I mumbled. “Daddy I need you. I-I'm scared.”

“Shut up over there,” the man growled.

I whimpered, burying my face into my hands. Why hasn't my daddy come to save me yet? I'm so scared, I don't know where I am.

“Looks like the show is starting,” the lady said.

I looked up at the wall where there was a big tv.

“So glad we bugged the place,” she said.

It looked like security cameras throughout the house. She clicked on each one whenever Frank walked into a room, keeping it focused on him the entire time.

“Princess!” Frank called as he checked our bedrooms. “Baby, where you at?”

He looked around the house before going outside. Frank found Mitch in the same spot I left her, trying to nudge the rock away.

“Gerard!” Frank shouted, looking panicked as the lady snickered and zoomed in on his face.

“Daddy,” I whispered.

He went into the meeting room where people were cleaning up their stuff. Frank grabbed Pete by the collar and my eyes widened.

“Where the f**k did Gee go?” He asked.

“Wh--how am I supposed to know?” Pete replied. “I thought he was outside walking his cat or something.”

“I want every inch of my property searched!” Frank yelled.

People quickly went out to search as Frank sat at the head of the table and Pete was beside him. Frank started loading bullets into a gun, a scowl set on his lips.

“Okay, Frank, just calm down,” Pete said.

“No, not until I have my baby in my arms again,” Frank denied.

“Come on, you have to think rationally,” he said.

“No, I need to think about my baby,” Frank stated.

The lady laughed as I sniffled and watched him.

“Just like always,” she said. “He never thinks when he's in love.”

I tried ignoring all the things she was saying as I looked at the screen.

“Sir, he's not here,” a worker said.

Frank stood up, grabbing his gun and walking out of the house. Pete caught up to him, grabbing his arm.

“You don't even know where he is,” Pete said.

“I bet he's with his family, I bet they took him from me,” Frank seethed.

“You don't know that,” Pete said. “You can't just go running in there.

“I need my baby back,” Frank said.

“Come on, let's just go inside and talk this over, at least make some sort of plan,” he said.

“What if Patrick was missing?” Frank asked. “What would you do then?”

“I'd think of something rationally so that way i don't get him f*****g killed,” Pete said.

“No, I need him,” Frank said.

He got into his car and sped away while I cried. The man came over, holding my jaw tight in his hand.

“We're gonna have so much fun when you come home with me,” he said.

I cried and he slapped me hard across the face. Daddy, I want daddy.

“Frank is gonna go and kill your brother and father,” he said, sneering at me. “Then he's gonna give us money and we're gonna kill him.”

“N-no,” I whimpered.

“And you get to watch,” he said.

I sobbed, trying to shake my head but he still held a tight grip on my face.

“Y-you tricked me,” I cried. “I wanna go home, I want my daddy.”

He slapped me again and I cried, my whole body shaking.

“Shut up,” he growled.

He walked away and I curled into a little ball, laying on my side on the cold floor. I watched him go back to stand next to the lady. They were both so mean and I was so scared. I just want my daddy. But they're gonna kill my daddy. And then that mean man was gonna take me home with him and touch me. I didn't want him touching me, only my daddy is allowed to touch me.

“And here it all goes into motion,” the lady said proudly. “Just like we had expected.”

“Daddy, don't do it,” I whispered, even though I knew he couldn't hear me. “Please, daddy. They're tricking you.”

“He can't f*****g hear you, kid,” the lady said.

I whimpered quietly, the screen just showing Pete talking to Frank’s workers.

“Someone find Frank,” Pete said. “He's probably on his way to the Way house. The rest of you come with me.”

They walked out of frame and I whimpered. The two people shut off the tv, smirking at each other. I sobbed in the corner, not being able to control my wails. The man came over and grabbed my hair, pulling me to sit up. He smacked me hard again and I cried.

“You have such a pretty face,” he said, my jaw in his hand again. “I can't wait to ruin it.”

“Daddy! Daddy!” I cried.

He glared at me, grabbing a small cloth as he shoved it into my mouth. I was about to spit it out when he covered my mouth in duct tape. I cried, looking up at him as he stood up and smirked.

“There we go, so pretty,” he said. “How old are you?”

I whined quietly and he looked at my duct tape.

“What? Twenty?” He asked and I shook my head. “Younger?”

I hesitated before nodding.

“Nineteen?” I shook my head. “Eighteen?” I shook my head again. “Seventeen?”

I nodded slowly and he raised his eyebrows.

“Jesus Christ, you're just a kid,” he said, a small smirk forming on his face. “Still so young and innocent. It'll be that much more fun breaking you.”