Chapter 60
The song is Take What You Want From Me by Post Malone featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott! I'm pretty sure I included this song before but I think it just goes well with this chapter!
(Craigs POV)
"Alright, we're all here Brock. Tell us about Jordan and Seth." Del says sitting in Evans seat that he usually sits in when we're in the meeting room.
Holly and her gang just got here about 10 minutes ago and we're all in the meeting room to see what Jon has planned for us. Brock was sitting next to Jon as he opened up his photo book and went to the first picture.
"The taller one who's around Tyler's height is Jordan. He's the older brother of Seth by two years so they have that strong brotherly bond. The redhead is Seth, he went to school with-" Holly gasps as she points to Seth.
"Hope was basically obsessed with him in high school when she realized Brian didn't like her back at first. Holy shit he was extremely smart, took all AP classes, and was the top of his class." Holly says looking over at Brock.
Brock nods and shows the rest of her crew the photo of him, Evan, Jordan, and Seth in college. He flips to the next page where we see Evan with a busted lip and a black eye as he smiles and gives a thumbs up at the camera. Seth had his arm around Evan also smiling but Jordan was nowhere in the picture. My only guess is that Brock took the picture.
"Seth, Evan, and I were in a so-called gang together. I was Evan's roommate in college and being a broke college student, my roommate, Evan, introduced me to robbing liquor stores and gas stations with his buddy Seth. A couple of months of doing that, Jordan stepped in and helped his younger brother, Evan, and I with becoming criminals." He sighs as he flips to the next page. Evan, Jordan, and Seth were all throwing up the same gang sign that didn't look familiar to me.
"Evan and I dropped out of college as we realized we can make a career out of holding up stores as well as doing other stupid shit. Seth and Jordan stayed in school though, Jordan went and studied Psychology while Seth went for I think business management or film production, something, I'm not entirely sure, not important. What is important is that Jordan is the brains of their operation and Seth is the muscles. Jordan is unpredictable, unstable, and in his favor, the smartest criminal I've ever met." Brock turns the page, showing him standing in between Jordan and Seth as they're in business suits.
"So we're basically dealing with two very powerful people is what you're saying?" Holly asks as she takes the book and looks through the photos.
"No, what he's saying is we're fucked, I mean that's what I got out of it," Autumn says as she brings her feet up onto the table and crosses them on top of the other.
"We're not fucked, we're going to try and get Hope, Evan, and Brian back from wherever the hell Jordan took them too. Then, we're going to get a few more people to help us and take out Rolling Crips." Jon says as he looks around the room.
"Hey dumbass, where the fuck are they? We have no leads whatsoever, we're all probably blacklisted from his club so no way to get in there." Marcel says. Holly and Autumn look at each other for a second.
"Autumn and I could possibly get in. Seth and Jordan may not know us as much as he knows you guys. We could go in with Luke or Ryan and demand answers from a bartender or someone." Holly suggests while looking over at Autumn.
"And risk losing three more members, it's a good idea, but who's to say that you'll be kidnapped too, I'm not risking losing Autumn in this," Jon says as he sighs, running fingers through his black hair.
"Have you guys run through security footage from highways and businesses around the club to see what happened?" Bryce asks. I lean back in my chair and nod my head.
"We checked everything, the cameras were somehow down and we couldn't get anything. Not to mention we have no idea what kind of car either of them drive." I say. Realization comes to Brock as he stands up from his chair and goes to the whiteboard behind us.
"I might have an idea as to where they are. Their family is filthy rich, they have their apartments here in the city, one huge family mansion in the redwood forest, and a beachside house. Not to mention their houses back in Australia. I don't know if they sold them or not, but it'll be a start for somewhere to look." Brock says as he turns around and looks at us.
"It's a start for sure, do you remember where any of them are though?" Jon asks turning and looking at Brock.
Ozzie starts to bark from underneath my chair as he runs out from underneath it. I turn to see where he was running off to and see Hope covered from head to toe in semi-dried blood, basically looking like Carrie. She had a traumatized look on her face as she stared ahead into space. We all stand up from our chairs, while I run to her as she falls to her knees still staring ahead of her.
"Don't go." She said quietly, but from how deadly quiet the room was, everyone heard it loud and clear.
"Hope... whos blood is that," Autumn asks. Hope continues to stare ahead.
"Don't go." She says again. Someone's fist slammed onto the table, but I was too focused on her to see who's it was.
"She's in shock, I don't know if she's going to respond to us," Ryan says behind me. She looks up at him, her mouth agape a little as she shakes her head.
"Don't go to them. He's going to take me away again." Hope says as she starts to frantically look around the room.
"Brians blood... Evan's blood... mostly... mostly Ava's blood..." She grabs me by my shirt and lets out a bloodcurdling cry. "DON'T LET HIM TAKE ME BACK!" She yells. Gasps and groans filled the room.
"Hope... hey, we're not going to let them take you back. Where are they Hope? Where are Brian and Evan?" Del says as he kneels in front of her.
She makes a writing motion with her hand. David gets up from his chair as he goes to the filing cabinet and gets out a couple pieces of paper as well as a pen. He sets them down in front of her as she starts to draw. Brock comes around the table and kneels on the other side of her, watching whatever she's creating.
"I remember everything..." She draws a window with tall redwood trees behind it.
"THEY'RE AT THE MANSION!" Brock says as he looks at Jon.
"We're leaving tonight and-" Hope grabs onto Jon and starts breathing heavily.
"DON'T GO!" She yells. Jon stands up and looks at everyone. She looks at me and starts crying some more.
"Hope how else are we going to get them back, the more people the better chances we have of killing Jordan and Seth," I say. She shakes her head as she stands up.
"More of them." She says. I stand up with her.
"More of who, does Jordan and Seth have more gang members? Hope once we get Brian and Evan back it won't be a hassle." Lui says. Hope shakes her head as she turns to the door.
"James is helping," Hope says. The room somehow gets even quieter than it already was.
"I killed him, you saw me kill him right in front of you," Jon says in disbelief.
"He's alive and helping." She grabs onto my arm and pulls me out of the room. As soon as we leave Jon slams his fist at the thick glass wall.
No one, including me, didn't question anything when Hope dragged me into the large bathroom and into the shower with her. I went in with boxers while she got completely undressed and sat on the tiled floor, letting the water fall on her.
"They're toying with you guys by using me. Seth said he's going to collect me at midnight for me to go back to the mansion... never to be seen again." She says as she looks up at me. At least she's speaking in full sentences again. I was sitting on the floor of the shower with her in my arms, again her doing.
"We'll be on full alert Hope, we won't let them come get you. I'll take you to my place or hell out of the state if I have to." I say to her. She shakes her head no as she turns to look ahead of her again. She holds out her arm and points to a new small scar on her.
"Seth put something in there, I don't know what. All I do know is that if I leave the warehouse... he gets a notification and he's going to kill Evan and Brian in a heartbeat. If I cut it out, he gets a notification and he's going to kill them in a heartbeat. I'm trapped Craig." She lowers her arm as she looks up at the showerhead.
"Then we'll kill his men when they get here, you're not going back there I'm sorry but I'm not stupid like Evan and Brian. I'll stay up all night if I have to, I'll make sure they don't take you again." I say, she looks back at me again and smiles.
"I know you won't let them take me, but I'm going by my choice... not against my will." I look at her in both shock and disbelief.
"No, I'll fucking lock you in your room to prevent you or them from letting you go," I say. She grabs my arm and gives it a squeeze.
"If I go... he won't kill them. I'd rather go by my choice than risk everyone here getting shot at and potentially killed and still be taken anyway." Her voice starts to crack but she still holds her smile.
"You said you remembered everything.... what did they do to you?" I ask. She loses her smile and looks down at the ground.
"I hope you're ready for a story... because its... it's a long confusing one." She says. I nod my head as she sighs.
"I woke up this morning in a nice bedroom, walk out of the bedroom and see Jordan cooking me breakfast. I look over and see this huge portrait of me from the casino, except it was just me not you guys. He goes on saying how like we're married, I have a bad memory after a bad accident, and all of this other bullshit. I'm like no you're a liar and go to attack him, his servant he has... Ava helps him sedate me. I blackout and wake up again... not remembering what just happened. Are you still following along?" She asks turning to me. I nod my head, Brock was right, this dude is unstable, we'll note like insane.
"That time I somewhat play along with his game and then he shows me his fucking shrine of me, a room filled with photos of me, including nude ones that I didn't know anyone could see. I get physically sick, throw up and lock him in there before going back to the bedroom where I was sedated again but this time by Seth. Round three and this time I overheard Jordan talking with someone and realize his little plan, so I full-on act like how he wants me to, doesn't turn out right, and I attack him thinking 'I can win', nope just get sedated again." She runs her fingers through her hair to get out more of the blood.
"I wake up tied to a chair in a bright room with Jordan, Seth, James, and a couple of other guys looking at a one-way mirror where Evan and Brian are tied up to pipes. Arguing happens between Seth, Jordan, and James until I say that if they let Evan and Brian go I'll stay there with Jordan. So... being the sick fucking freak that Seth is... killed Ava took her blood, used some of the blood from the huge cuts on Evan and Brian, and staged my death. Seth made a video out of it and showed it to Evan and Brian while I watched their reactions through the one-way mirror. So... Evan and Brian think that I'm dead, and that's why I'm here... to "warn you on what will happen if you cross the two of them." Or whatever the fuck Seth said, but when I get back, I get experimented on by Jame's serums so I can fall in love with Jordan so yay me." She says in a pretend enthusiastic voice. She sighs as she gets up from the floor. I stand up with her and pull her into a hug.
"I'm sorry Hope, I'm... I don't even think sorry will cut it... no one should have to go through that, no one. We're going to get them out of there and kill them, you understand?" I ask as I look at her. She wraps her arms around my neck and lays her head on my bare chest.
"Thank you, if you get them but not me out... tell them that I'm alive for me." She says quietly. I shake my head no.
"No, because you're going to tell them yourself." Her grip tightens around me. We stayed like that just letting the water fall onto us.
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