Hostage

Matt’s POV

“Are you okay, Matt?” Brian asked after he ushered all the people out of his house.
“Yes, I am just damn tired… I need a good’s night sleep and some healthy food.” I replied with a shrug.
Now only Brian, Chelle and Val were here with me, the others went home, but wanted to check on me tomorrow again.
I guess I wouldn’t get rid of them so easily anymore.

“Come on, babe. Let’s go to my home. Bella and I missed you so much…” Val took my hand in hers and I looked at our intertwined fingers.
I had to talk to Val again, had to clarify the situation between us, but not today and not tonight!
“Sorry, I am too exhausted. I will just stay here, if that’s okay, Brian?” I asked him.
“Yeah, sure I planned that anyway, right Chelle?”
“Yes, sure.” Chelle smiled at me and I got up from the couch and felt so exhausted and tired that I could fall asleep right away.
“I could stay with you, I mean…” Val began but I shook my head.
“Thanks, Val. But I just want to sleep, we can talk again tomorrow… I can visit you and Bella…” I tried to compromise.
“Yes, you are right, sorry.” She came towards me and tiptoed to kiss me but I turned my head and kissed her cheeks.
I really had to talk to her about everything…

I said my goodnight to Brian and Chelle and walked towards the guestroom, I was familiar with it.
I have slept here often, especially after Jimmy died…

I pulled my shirt over my head and went to the small bathroom abut to my guestroom. I pushed my boxers down and stepped out of them, then headed to the shower.
I turned the water on and stepped under the spray.
I felt filthy and needed to be clean…
I wished I could have talked to Alicia before she was gone, but I guess she was also busy getting back into her life.
I would see her tomorrow at the police station, when we would both make our statements about the whole situation.

When I felt a little better after my shower, I got finally into bed and lay there with open eyes.
I was so exhausted and tired and now I couldn’t sleep.
I had so many thoughts in my head…
Would my life be normal again?
Could I just move on and forget about what happened?
Would that be the best choice?
But what would happen with Alicia then?
Should I try to stay in contact or would that just remind us both of the time that we had spent in our prison?
Would I miss her after the time we spend around each other 24/7?

I just wanted my life back… my old life… doing my normal rhythm.
Making music, hanging out with my friends… not being worried about my every move…
I closed my eyes and sighed loudly, sleep… I should sleep.

Was that a noise? Was someone in the house?
I just couldn’t sleep!
I got out of bed, put the sweatpants on that Brian had laid out for me and quietly moved out of the room.

I walked around the house and looked out all of the windows, trying to see if someone was outside.
I checked if all the windows were closed, so no one could come inside.
I tried the door and the back door, closed them double. I checked the terrace door and put a chair underneath the handle.
I didn’t even know why but I felt a little better after this…
Brian should install a better security system, anyway.. Hell, I should do the same.

Noises made me turn around quickly, looking for a weapon.
“Matt? I thought you would be asleep…” Brian walked around only in his boxers.
“I checked the doors and windows, I didn’t feel… safe.” I shrugged my shoulders and felt silly when I said it out loud, waiting for my best friend to laugh but he didn’t.
“Sorry, I didn’t think of anything like that. Do you need something.. I mean.. can I help you somehow.. fuck, Matt I don’t really know how to treat you.” Brian looked helpless and I felt the same.
“Don’t treat me differently. I guess I just have to figure out a way to… live with it? I don’t even know, maybe I feel better after talking to the police tomorrow. When they are searching for these guys...”
“Yeah, that could help. If you need anything, just call for me…” Brian clapped my shoulder and I nodded.
“Thanks, Brian… for everything.” I said and Brian nodded.
“Don’t mention it, you are my friend, you would have done the same.” Brian hugged me and then headed back to his bedroom and I went to mine.
Hopefully I could sleep now.

Will’s POV

What should I do? My brother or my best friend?
I know Carl wanted this so bad and we wanted the money, we needed the money… but maybe Sean was right.
Maybe they were gone for so long that the cops would be here in a few minutes.
“Will? Come on!” Carl motioned me over and I looked at Sean.
“If you do that, I am out of here! I will get all my shit and you are on your own.” Sean said looking me dead in the eye.
“I think Sean is right. Maybe they are long gone and we have the cops here… we should clear the rooms and pay the guy, we rented in with faked names so they won’t get us, but if they find us here we are fucked.” I said and Sean nodded.
“Alright… If you think so, then let’s hurry clean the shit out, pay the fucker and then we gonna search for them.” Carl said and I nodded.
I saw Sean roll his eyes but I would talk to him later and alone what this was about.
“Then you go over at the room, try to fix the window as best as you could and we gonna clean up here… try to wish away all our fingerprints… we need to make it clean.” Carl handed me a wiping cloth and he began to put the furniture back in place while Sean went to Alicia and Matt’s room and get rid of all the evidence there.
It took us about 2 hours to have cleaned everything and pay the old man on the reception.
I guess he never would have noticed if he just went out without paying him, but Sean meant it would look better to pay him, then he wouldn’t think we were suspicious and he wouldn’t tell the police something out of order happened.

We drove around the neighborhood for 2 more hours but we didn’t find Matt and Alicia, not even a small sign of them.
“We should stop now… I’m fucking exhausted. I think we should think of a new plan tomorrow and call it a day. We did everything we could…” I said and Carl nodded.
“FUCK, how could that happen? I never thought they could escape us like that… something must have happened there…” Carl said and I pulled over to our home.
“I will go over to my home. See you guys.” Sean got out of the car first.
He acted strange this evening, but maybe it was the whole situation…
“Alright, we will call you tomorrow and think of a new plan.” I said, Sean nodded and Carl and I went inside.

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