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    July 14th, 2018 at 07:10am
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    Anna had been found about a week ago, and already she was so sick of seeing her face plastered on the news, on the covers of magazines, and she was tired of hearing her name in the mouth of strangers. She had kidnapped from her mom at a local park when she was only four and now her twentieth birthday was in about a week. She had been gone so long from her family she didn't even know them, and she knew the feelings were reciprocated. Her father barely knew how to speak to her, every exchange was awkward and felt unwanted. Her mom pretty much just started to tear up every time she looked at her and all she did was constantly apologize for letting someone steal her away.

    The only solace she found was when she was alone in her room, but even then it was so weird. It was completely empty, except for a toddler's bed and some toys. Her mom had finally put a larger bed in there for Anna, and she promised that soon they would go shopping for more clothes and other things for her.

    It was weird, but when Anna was alone, she found herself wishing she hadn't been found, just because she had become so comfortable with her captor that now she felt confused and lost without him. Even though he constantly hurt her, and she still wore fresh bruises from their last encounter before she was found.

    She had barely been home a week, before her mom was pressuring her to go out and try to make friends. They were driving around her home town when her mom brought it up again. "It's in the middle of the day, how about I drop you off at the movies? You should be out doing teenager things- as much as I want to hide you away to try and keep you safe, that's no way to live." Her mother said.

    "A-are you sure?" Anna stuttered, feeling fear well up in her chest. Her mother insisted however and before she knew it, her mother was dropping her off in front of the movie theater. Anna couldn't help but think her mother just wanted her out of her hair for a few hours. She was sure her mother was happy to know she was safe and finally back at home, but it was just so hard for them all to readjust.

    Anna walked into the movies with the two twenty dollar bills her mother had given her. She looked around, hoping no one noticed her as she walked up to the counter. "What can I get for you?" The attendant asked and Anna just stood there, looking pretty clueless at all the movie options. She didn't know what any of these were. "Hey! Aren't you that girl they just found that's been missing for like fifteen years??" He asked and Anna's face immediately twisted into a frown.

    "Y-yea, can I just get a ticket to the super hero movie?" She asked and laid down one of the twenties.
    Brian had lived with the impulse to kidnap for years without acting on it. He didn't know what was wrong with him, he was a handsome guy with a nice job and girls tended to throw themselves at him, but it never peeked his interest. He tended to tell himself he was just annoyed at how women carried themselves in this generation, walking around half naked, or believing they were independent. He assumed that where the urge to kidnap a girl and force her to bend to his will came from, but he knew it was wrong and never acted on it.

    It wasn't until he woke up one morning and saw on the news that the California Police Department had taken a man into custody, who had had seven different girls kidnapped and hidden away in different safe houses all over the San Diego area. Brian sat there watching the news special, wondering how in the world someone could have the balls to kidnap seven different women.

    "All the girls had been kidnapped when they were between the ages of 3-6, they've all been returned to their familes-..." Brian listened to the news anchor, raising a brow as they flashed the girls faces across the screen.

    "Huh..." He thought, sitting back in his chair. All of these girls had been kidnapped when they were so young, how were they ever going to assimilate back into normal life? He couldn't help the idea that popped into his head and it was only when he noticed one of the girls that really caught his attention, that he felt the urge more than he ever had. Her name was Sadie and she was one of the most beautiful young women he had ever seen.

    He remembered some friends he knew from college had had a daughter named Sadie that had went missing when she was just a child and he wondered if it was the same girl that was now on his TV screen. He picked up his phone and called his work to tell them he wouldn't be coming in that today, and picked up his car keys deciding he'd pay his old friends a visit.
    July 14th, 2018 at 07:26am
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    Matt sat in his living room, smoking a cigarette as he watched the news. He had been following the coverage of the girls who were kidnapped years ago getting returned. The one girl Anna had really gotten his attention. He had even went so far as to read some articles from when she was taken. Matt decided that she had to be his. He hadn't really thought about taking a girl before but he really needed her. Matt grabbed his stuff and walked out of the house. He walked down the street and smirked when he seen Anna walk out of the movie theater. He really needed to be careful. He frowned when he heard a guy say something to her. He walked over to her, "Hey come here." He said, smiling a little. He took her down the nearby alley to get her away from everyone. "These people are crazy." He sai, chuckling. He looked at her, "I'm sorry. I'm Matt." He said, offering her his hand. He wanted to gain her trust.

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    Sadie walked down the street with her hood up and glanced around. Her mom had asked her to go down to the local market and get some eggs and she was dreading it. Apparently they had a friend coming to visit. Going out in public was something that man had made her do to prove how much control he actually had over her. She sighed as she walked into the store and got some eggs. She turned to walk and smacked right into a taller guy. She gasped as she dropped the eggs that were in her hands, causing them to break. "I'm so sorry." She said, her voice soft and innocent. She looked at him, seeing his dark eyes looking back at her. "I'm sorry." She said as she knelt down to pick up the mess she had made.

    [I'm on my phone so sorry this is short]

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    July 14th, 2018 at 07:36am
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    Anna had never really learned how to act in public, or when to know something wasn't safe. So when this complete stranger came up to her and told her to follow him, she wasn't sure what to think. She felt nervous and she felt her hands getting a little sweaty, but the whole she had lived with her captor, she had been conditioned to always do as she was told, so she followed the man without question. She liked having guidance. And not to mention, but the guy who had been saying something to her, was prying a little to much, asking her uncomfortable questions about what it was like to be kidnapped.

    She didn't feel like she was in any immediate danger, because this man didn't remind her anything of what the man who kidnapped her looked like. Her kidnapper had been much older and an ugly man. This Matt fellow was handsome and had a pretty smile.

    "Uhm, h-hey, it's okay..." She asked, "My names Anna." She told him, chewing on the inside of her cheek so hard she tasted metal. "My moms probably waiting on me, I should-" She looked down the alley back towards the movie theater, even seeing her mom's van pull in.
    Brian had drove over to where he knew his old friends lived, and just kind of staked it out until he saw Sadie come walking out. He was a little confused, wondering why she was already going out by herself, but he wasn't going to question it. It only made this that much easier. He drove past her, just a little down the road where there was a convenience store and parked. Getting out, he leaned back against his car and lit a cigarette, waiting for her to come around the corner.

    He ended up following the young girl into the store, where they just so happened to bump into each other. The eggs in her hands hit the floor, cracking and going every direction. Brian felt his heart clench in his chest when they're eyes met. Her voice came out so innocent and sweet and she was so much prettier than her photo on the news.

    "That's alright." He told her, bending down to help her clean up the mess. "You know, you look so familiar..." He pretended to be clueless, "Who are you parents?" He asked.

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    July 14th, 2018 at 07:51am
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    Matt nodded, "Yea of course. I just wanted to get you away from those crazy people. Are you sure your okay?" He asked as he walked her back to her mom's van. He smiled as her mom seemed surprised that she was with him. "Oh I was just helping her out ma'am." He told her mom as he opened the door for Anna. "I am amazed how little respect people have." He told the., shutting the door once Anna was in. "It was nice meeting you Anna." He said.

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    Sadie looked at the man in front of her and was at a loss for words when he mentioned her parents. "Um..Monica and James Reed." She replied. Sadie didn't even know if she could consider them her parents since she barely knew them. She tossed the eggs in a near by trash can then grabbed another thing of egg. She sighed, knowing that her first outing was going terrible.
    July 14th, 2018 at 07:58am
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    Anna looked out the window at Matt, her eyes taking him all in. Something seemed a little off about him, something she was afraid of, but she couldn't place it. She told herself she was just being paranoid, that he was just being nice. But something told her he was being to nice.

    "I-It was nice meeting you t-too." She stammered, feeling a little blush rise to her face as she watched him smile at her.

    Her mom waved at him and thanked him before driving away. "Well, look at that! You're already making friends... thought that one does look a little to old for you." She laughed.
    Brian pretended to look surprised. "James Reed? I went to college with him! You have his eyes." He tried to come off as friendly as possible. He wasn't sure if it would throw her off if he commented on her kidnapping, so he deciding not to, for the moment. "I haven't seen them in so long. How about I give you a lift home?" He offered.

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    July 14th, 2018 at 08:08am
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    Matt sighed as he walked down the street. He smirked as he looked down at the cell phone of hers that he had swiped. He figured he could learn a little more about her from it. Matt walked to the nearest diner and sat down, going through her phone.

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    Sadie looked at him when he suggested taking her home. "Um...sure." She agreed. "I have to check out first." She said. She walked up front and checked out then looked at Brian. She knew that going with him probably wasnt the smartest idea but he knew her dad. Sadie walked with him to his car and got in. She was glad when they got to her house. She walked in, seeing her mom get excited about seeing Brian. She held the eggs out to her mom, feeling her take them. She felt so awkward around her parents.

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    July 14th, 2018 at 08:13am
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    Once Anna got home, she patted around her pockets realizing she lost her phone somewhere. Maybe she left it at the movie theatre. Her phone didn't have a lot in it, but her mom had put basic information it it in case Anna forgot something, like her moms number or her address.

    She figured she would just go back to the theatre later to see if maybe they had found it but at the moment she really didn't care. It wasn't like she had friends to call or text.
    Brian walked inside and was greeted by his old friends almost immediately. They looked so excited to see him, and so excited to have their daughter back they he almost felt a little guilty knowing that he planned to steal her away again.

    "I'm not intruding am I?" He asked, "I just happened to bump into Sadie at the store, I figured I'd drop by while I was so close." He smiled, his eyes lingering on Sadie for a moment before he reciprocated Monica's hug.

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    July 14th, 2018 at 08:21am
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    Matt smirked as he seen the address to her house in it. He figured he would return it since he was such a good person. He chuckled as he paid his bill and headed to the address. He knocked and smirked as Anna opened it. "Hey. I'm sorry to bother you again. I um found your phone on the street outside the theater." He said, holding it out to her. "This is yours right?" He asked.

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    Sadie sighed as she listened to her mom talk to Brian and invite him to stay for lunch. She bit her bottom lip lightly as her mom left her standing there with him. "Um..thanks for driving me home." She said to him. She really didn't know how to properly talk to people. Though something about the way Brian looked at her seemed familiar.

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    July 14th, 2018 at 08:26am
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    Anna was a little surprised to see Matt and even more surprised to see he had her phone. She had dropped it? That seemed unlikely, but she reached out for it anyways. "Y-yeah, I was wondering w-where that went..." she said in a hushed voice.

    "Anna's whose at the door?" Her mom called, coming out of the kitchen. "Oh, its you!" Even though her mom thought he was way to old to be hanging out with her daughter, she was just happy to think Anna was making friends. "Would you like to come in for dinner?"
    Brian looked down at Sadie, with pure desire in his eyes. "It's no problem. A young lady like yourself really shouldn't be walking home all alone." He smiled, still surprised her parents didn't care to just let her out like that. Weren't they scared it could happen again? Their carelessness would only make his job easier.

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    July 14th, 2018 at 08:33am
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    Matt smiled as Anna's mom invited him to stay for dinner, "I would really like that." He said. He walked in when they let him. He smiled at Anna, "How are you doing?" He asked. He knew she was having a hard time.

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    Sadie shrugged, "It was just down the road." She said. She looked up at him, "Do you live close to here?" She asked him. She knew that it was normal to make small talk, but she sucked at it.

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    July 14th, 2018 at 08:38am
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    Anna shrugged as they walked into the dining room and sat down. "I'm doing okay." Her mom was quick to bring out the food, she had made lasagna. Her father came inside and sat down, giving Matt a weird look. Her mother explained how they had met, but it didn't look like it made her father any less uncomfortable.

    Her mother placed their plates in front of him and it was so awkward, it felt like you could cut the tension with a knife. Anna felt like she was with complete strangers, ...because she was. Dinner went by with practically her mom being the only one to try and have conversations. When they were all done, Anna gathered the plates and took them to the kitchen to wash.
    Brian nodded, "A few miles away." He told her, trying to form a plan in his head. Perhaps he could get closer to her, gain her trust and get her to willingly come with him. After all, he was sure being kidnapped for all that time, she would probably be more comfortable in a situation like that. "How are you holding up?" He asked her. "Hopefully you're doing okay?" He pretended to care.

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    July 14th, 2018 at 08:51am
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    Matt was amazed how how awkward these parents were with their own child. He got up and walked to the kitchen, bringing Anna his plate. "Well that was weird." He said, chuckling a little. "I can go if you would like me to." He said. He had a feeling his presence was not making it better.

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    Sadie looked at him, "I'm fine." She said, looking at the floor. It was clear she had been trained to not look men in the eye. Sadie shrugged, "It's just weird." She said. Her parents had made her room into a guest room and slightly moved on. She slowly looked at him, seeing his piercing eyes again.

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    July 14th, 2018 at 05:20pm
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    Anna stopped washing the dish she was holding and looked up at him. "No, stay." She said pretty much instantly. It was so weird being here with her family, most of the time they didn't even know what to say to each other so they didn't talk. At least if he was here she had someone to talk too.
    Brian nodded, "Yeah, I'm sure it is. Like living with strangers, huh?" He would try his best to relate to her, get her to start to like and trust him. "Just cut them some slack, you're practically a stranger to them too. They love you so much, though. I promise." He smiled.

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    July 14th, 2018 at 06:01pm
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    Matt looked at her, "If you want me to." He said. He knew that he wanting him to stay was a good thing. He smiled at her, seeing her glance around. "We could go outside I'd you want." He said.

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    Sadie nodded, "Yea and they just kind of look at me like they feel sorry for me." She said, quietly. She ran her fingers through her hair. Her dad looked at her like she was a sinner or something. Like she was tainted.

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    July 14th, 2018 at 06:34pm
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    Anna nodded, "We can go outside." She said as she rinsed off the last plate. She hated feeling the way she did, but most of the time she just wanted to hide away in her room away from her parents. She led Matt out the back window, noticing her father giving him a disgusted look from his chair in the living room.
    Brian patted her on the shoulder, liking how soft her skin was. "They probably just feel immense guilt." He told her, staring into her eyes, as if he was searching for something. Something inside of him told him this girl needed guidance. She had been locked away so long she would never be able to live on her own or become a part of society. That's what he told himself anyway, to make him feel better about what he knew he was eventually going to do. He made himself believe he was going to be helping her.

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    July 14th, 2018 at 10:21pm
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    Matt walked with her outside, noticing the way her father stared at her. He could tell that it upset Anna. "Are you okay?" He asked her. He didn't like that she seemed unhappy. Matt knew that he could make her happy and that she would feel more comfortable with him.
    Sadie shrugged, "I don't know." She said. She looked over as her mom said it was time to eat. She walked with Brian and sat down at the table. She looked at the plate a food in front of her, seeing how much it actually was. The man that had kidnapped her only gave them very little to eat. Though she felt like if she ate the food it might make her sick or something.

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    July 15th, 2018 at 12:04am
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    Anna shrugged when they got outside and she took a seat at the round table her parents had outside in their garden. It had a pretty floral umbrella in the middle to shade them from the sun. "It's just weird. I don't know them." She whispered, "And I don't know how to get to know them... I feel so nervous around them, like I'm afraid to speak to them and they always look so sad when they look at me."
    Brian sat down at the dinner table next to Sadie's father and let his eyes linger on her for a moment longer. He noticed how she stared at the food, but he couldn't decide if it was from excitement to actually have a proper meal, there seemed to be a sense of fear and confusion on her face. Brian picked up his fork and took a bite of the pasta salad on his plate and smiled, "This is delicious, Monica." He complimented her mother.

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    July 17th, 2018 at 06:02am
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    Matt looked at her, "I'm sure they just feel bad that they couldn't help you sooner." He said. He knew that he would feel horrible if he couldn't help a member of his family. Matt leaned back against his chair, "Things will get better for you." He said.

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    Sadie sighed as she ate a little bit then stopped. She looked over as her mother tried to convince her to eat more. Sadie shook her head, "I'm fine." She said. She didn't understand why they were trying to fill her. She wasnt underweight surprisingly.

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    July 17th, 2018 at 06:08am
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    Anna let out a little laugh, shaking her head as she played with her fingers. "No offense, but I've spent the last fifteen years of my life in a basement being a toy to a-" The old guys face flashed across her eyes and she instantly grew quiet again, remembering how she would've been beaten for speaking out of line like that. "I'm sorry." She whispered, "I shouldn't have said that."
    Brian watched as Monica looked defeated and she just sat her own fork down and wiped her mouth with her napkin. "Excuse me." She got up from the table and left the kitchen, being followed by James, who could be heard telling her to just calm down.

    Brian rested his elbow on the table, and then rested his head in his hand, "I'm sorry." He told Sadie, before getting up and taking her plate for her and storing it away in a tupperware bowl he found on the kitchen counter. "It'll get easier."

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    July 17th, 2018 at 06:13am