NovelEnglishCHAPTER 86 JESS I woke up to the dull ache of my head pounding. I sucked in the air but coughed - it was musty and irritated my lungs. It was dark wherever this was. I was lying face down on a bed that smelled like mold, the sheets rough and grimy against my skin. My hands were tied behind my back, and every breath made the duct tape across my mouth feel tighter.
Shit.
He must have knockedunconscious after Laura made a run for it.
Laure, I hope she made it. It's not like my life depended on it or anything, but it kind of did. If this is how I go out because she couldn't run fast enough, I might hold it against her and will take it up once she joinsin the afterlife.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtMy head throbbed, and my entire left arm was numb, a heavy, lifeless weight. I tried to shift, but the pain shot through me, searing and hot running from my shoulder to my hand. If I had thought it had been dislocated before, I'm sure now. I bit down on a scream, tears streaking down my face as I twisted myself onto my back. At least now, I wasn't inhaling the musty sheets that smelled like moth balls. I lay still for a few seconds, taking inventory of everything that hurt. My cheek wasn't throbbing anymore. Small CHAPTER 06 200 Mouchers victories, I thought bitterly.
Okay, Jess, I told myself, trying to breathe through the panic. You need to get the hell out of here.
forced myself upright, the world spinning as I looked around. It was a dingy motel room, the kind of place that stank of despair and worse things. My throat tightened as I swallowed against the bile rising in my throat. The smell of stale cigarettes clung to everything, mingling A shadow passed outside the door, and then I heard voices. My heart stopped, and every muscle in my body froze in place.
Okay, Jess, you need to move. Now.
The voices grew louder, angry and tense, just beyond the thin walls.
"You took both? Now, one is missing! Man, how stupid can you be?" I knew that voice. I would always know that voice. It was burned into my brain.
Bryan...
He was yelling at someone-probably the guy with the baseball cap.
They were right outside the door. I could hear the curtains rustling as they brushed against the window. I felt the fear claw at me, threatening to pullunder, but I couldn't let it. Not now. Not when I had to figure out a way to survive. I needed a plan.
My eyes darted around the room, searching for anything, any CHAPTER 86 288 Woucher escape. The bathroom door was slightly ajar, the only place I could hide, the only place with a lock. If I could just get there, maybe it would buystime.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBuy Laura stto find help She made it if Bryan was yelling at the guy who took us.
A tiny bit of hope.
As quietly as I could, I swung my legs over the edge of the bed, swallowing the pain that coursed through my body with every movement. I pressed my feet to the cold, stained carpet, willing myself not to make a sound. Each step was agony, but I had to keep going. I reached the chair by the dresser bending forward awkwardly to lift it with my tied hands. The weight of it was almost too much, my arms screaming in protest as I managed to grip it. I moved backward, each breath a shallow gasp against the duct tape, and padded as softly as possible toward the bathroom.
The
voices outside grew louder, the door handle rattling slightly as one of them bumped against it. My heart pounded in my chest, the sound so loud I was sure they could hear it through the thin walls. Imade it to the bathroom, stepping inside just as the door began to creak op I bit down on the scream, threatening to break free as I swung the chair around, wedging it under the doorknob as quietly as I could. The bathroom was tiny, barely enough space to turn around, but it would have to do. I backed away from the door, trying to steady my breathing, praying the chair would hold. If I had any chance of surviving this, I needed to stay calm. I 08 OT CHAPTER N #
needed to think. I needed to get out med of here before they found me. Before Bryan turnedinto his next victim. Before I becjust another non a missing persons list. Jess, you need to be strong, I told myself in my head. Laura, please, I hope you got help. I need you to have gotten help.
As I stood there, listening to the muffled voices on the other side of the door, I forced myself to focus. I had to be ready for whatever happened next. Because one way or another, I was getting out of here
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