Just My Luck

Chapter 8

Sadie is gone. One minute she was there and the next she was gone. How could this have happened? We are still searching around the entire neighborhood when the detective spots us. We fill him in and he immediately puts out and APB for her. He instructs us to go back to my house and wait for him. Alex and I pace back and forth in the living room. Waiting for someone to give us some answers. It feels like 3 hours have passed (It's only been 1) and still no word. I am going crazy. I don't think. I just dial. I put the phone up to my ear and wait for him to answer.

"Ally is everything ok?"

"Sadie is gone."

"What do you mean gone?"

"I mean her stalker got to her. He has her."

"How?"

"I don't f*****g know Scott. One minute she was in my house with me, the next she was gone."

"OK, Ally breath I'm on my way." Scott hangs up the phone and Alex glares at me.

"You called him?"

"You have someone else in mind to help us find her?"

"The cops are out looking for her."

"You yourself said they were useless." He's about to argue more when he decides to just leave it alone. About 10 minutes later, Scott is pulling up in front of my house. I met him outside and told him everything.

"Go back inside and wait for my call."

"No, I'm going with you."

"Me too."

"No you're not."

"Try and stop us." Alex and I reached for the back door and got in. Inside the car there is another guy sitting up front in the passenger side. Scott gets back in the driver's seat and closes his door.

"Looks like they didn't listen." is all he says. Scott scowls at him as we take off. An hour later, we are pulling up to a warehouse on the outside of town. This is sketchy. I don't like this one bit. I look over at Alex. He shares the same concern as I do. What have we gotten ourselves into?

"Stay in the truck." Scott looks back at us, not giving us any room to argue. I'm not sure I would want to get out even if we were allowed to. He closes the car door and walks into the warehouse. The silence is deafening. About 20 minutes later, Scott walks out along with 10 other guys. The other guys pair off and get into other vehicles. Scott gets back into the truck cursing under his breath. I can't quite make out what he is saying. The other gentleman in the truck receives a text, reads it, then looks at Scott. They share a glance and we are off again.

"Where are we going?"

"I'm taking you back home. My guys are on it."

"I'm not going back without Sadie."

"You don't have a choice."

"Scott!!"

"Ally, for f**k sake, please just listen to me." He yells. The car goes silent.

A few minutes later, I received a text. It's from an anonymous sender. I put on my best poker face when I read it.

Sadie is fine. But she wont be if you do anything stupid. Tell your driver to stop at the gas station a mile up the road.

I do as instructed and tell Scott I need to use the restroom. He pulls off at the next gas station. I do as I am told and get the key for the bathroom, which is located on the side of the convenience store. Acting as calmly as I can I go to the bathroom. I get to the side of the building and notice a car parked by the back. The window rolls down and a hand waves me over. I step up the car making sure no one is following me. I can't quite make out who it is.

"Get in." I recognized that voice. But I'm not sure where from. I do as I'm told and head to the passenger side. Opening the door the car light finally shows me who it is. f**k, it's Zack. I go to get in hanging my feet out of the door for a minute. I send a quick Glympse of my location to Alex and slide my phone under his seat. I hope he didn't notice.

"I said get in." He sounds pissed. But why? I do as I'm told and get in closing the door behind me. Quickly he goes speeding down the road.

"Give me your phone?"

"I don't have it."

"Bullshit, give me your phone."

"You can check me! I don't have it."

"You better not be lying to me."

"Where is Sadie? Are you taking me to her?"

"You will see." He said it in almost too hushed of a tone that I barely hear him. About 30 minutes go by and we are pulling up to our high school.

"Why are we here? I yell at him. I made him snap. He back hands me. Causing my lip to start bleeding.

"Shut the f**k up!!" He yells. I raise my hands in surrender.

"I'm sorry." I say. He turns to look at me slowly running his knuckles over my cheek.

"I'm sorry baby, I didn't mean too?"

"Baby?"

"Everything I have done is to get your attention. I didn't have any other choice. I knew that little b***h would get you involved."

"She's not a bitch."

"That's what you took from that?" He laughs.

"Zack, where is she?"

"She is sleeping off the night night pills I gave her, probably at the hospital now. See, I knew you would freak out and try and find her. I knew you would cave and call that dipshit. So I waited and followed you."

"You mean she was safe the entire time?" I yell at him. I can't believe he tricked me.

"Get out of the car Ally." He says in a menacing tone.

"No."

"I didn't want to have to do this." He says before he rears back and punches me in my face. Before I know it he is on my side of the car opening the door and grabbing me by my hair. He doesn't loosen his gib at all while pulling me to the back entrance of the school to the boys locker room. Of course he has a key. Quarterbacks always get the keys so they can come in early or stay late for practice. But why here? What is so special about the high school? I don't get a chance to say anything as he shoves me inside and closes the door behind him.