Last Seen in San Diego.

The next morning was awkward to say the least. I ignored the various apologies and attempts of conversations, especially the ones from Oli. I never would've expected the day he would turn on me. I told him the horrific experience, I told him that is was physically and emotionally scarring. I specifically remember telling him that I wanted none of them to go through that. He didn't even try to defend me when I was being yelled at! He could've told Alex to calm down...but he didn't. No one spoke up for me! No one was one my side. That leads me to another thing, Vic said he believed me. He said he knows I didn't let any of that happen, that everyone was wrong for exploding on me. Vic...I can't even get him out of my head. His chocolate brown eyes staring into mine, the way his lips perfectly fit with mine, the way sparks flew when we kissed. Some fairytale moment in a nightmare place, those two things don't mix well together. I ran away from him soon after, I don't know why...maybe fear? Shock? One minute he hates me, the next we're close to each other with our lips moving against each other. Does that mean he likes me? Or was it just in the heat of the moment? All I know for sure is that it made my feelings grow stronger for him. I know deep down it was an idiotic mistake to have feelings for him in the first place because sooner or later, he's going to be ripped from my presence. He would be in the mans hands, his soul being taken from him. I can't get attached to him, I refuse to. I haven’t talked to him either, which is honestly killing me. I want to know what happened yesterday, I needed someone to talk to. If Vic was seriously the only one who believed me then he seems to be the only one I could talk to right now, to let everything out. But I can’t. He probably hates me anyways, I was the one who kissed him. He kissed back though, doesn’t that count for something? I shouldn't be thinking about him! I should be thinking about escaping, or dying in this hell house.

“Hey Kellin.” A quiet voice said from beside me, snapping me out of my daze. I turned my head to see Jenna sitting there. I honestly didn’t want to be near anyone right now, but I couldn’t ignore the pouty eyes she was giving me.

“Hi Jenna.” I said back, sighing deeply.

“Look I know you probably hate Tay and I but-”

“No, I don’t.” I interrupted her. She looked confused but remained silent. “I don’t hate you guys, I’m just mad that neither one of you thought to stand up for me. Why is it that the only person I thought to have hated me, was the only one who decided to stick up for me? You guys were my friends and you know that I don’t even have the heart to kill a fly. I’m just upset, that’s all.” I told her, shrugging my shoulders in attempt to show her I didn’t care as much as I really do.

“We’re sorry Kellin, we were scared of what Alex would’ve done. I’m going to be honest with you, I was on the edge. I know you wouldn’t have gave Jack up but then there was this thought that maybe you were afraid to face the man again. I didn’t know what to believe, you have to see it from my view Kellin.” She pleaded. Her voice was begging for forgiveness, I couldn’t help but grant it to her. I understood where she was coming from, so I guess her and Tay were off the hook.

“I can’t stay mad at you two. Fine, I forgive you.” I told her, surprised when she tackled me into a hug.

“Thank you, thank you, thank you.” She squealed, earning looks from everyone else. I hugged her back, smiling at her childish actions.

“Yeah yeah, now go gossip with Tay.” I joked, shooing her off. She smiled at me one last time before walking over to the brunette, letting her know she is forgiven as well. I felt the others eyes on me, but I ignored them. I looked over at Mike, I wondered if I should make amends with him too, he didn’t really have a say in anything that went down so I sort of feel awful about treating him the way I did. Slowly, I lifted myself up from the ground and made my way over to Vic’s table where he was talking with his brother. Their eyes flicked over to my figure, noticing I was walking towards them.

“Hey Mike, can I talk to you real quick.” I ask him sheepishly. He looks between Vic and I, nodding after Vic nods at him, telling him it’s okay. We walked over to one of the couches that were away from everyone, sitting down it an awkward silence.

“So I heard you kissed my brother.” He blurted out, my eyes widened. No, no I didn’t want anyone to know.

“Mike, I-”

“So you’re not denying it?” He said, a smirk on his face.

“Mike that’s not what I’m here to talk about!” I exclaimed, shutting down his conversation. “Sorry.” I say a bit more quietly.

“Okay, so what do you want to talk about?” He asks, leaning on the armrest of the couch.

“I wanted to apologize and see if we were on good terms..” I told him, dragging out the end of my sentence. He laughed, so I guess that’s a good sign.

“Yeah man, we’re good. I was going to try to talk to you yesterday but I didn’t want you to blackout on me either. Vic apparently thought you were too ‘soft’ to touch him, so he went. Looks like he was right.” He joked, nudging my arm. I just sighed, not in the mood to think about the kiss. “You regret it don’t you?” He asked me, I just stood silent.

“Look I have to talk to Vic.” I told him, excusing myself from his company. I started contemplating whether or not I should go to Vic. I took the coward side and walked back to my corner. I felt Mike glaring at me as I walked away from him, but not in the direction I told him I was going. I realized he would probably come to my corner and force me to go talk to his brother, so I quickly ran to the bathroom. Unfortunately for me, someone was in there already. That someone being Oli. I was just about to walk away when I felt myself being pulled into the tiled room. With a slam and a click, I knew I wasn’t getting out of the conversation with him. “Oli, let me out.” I tell him calmly, holding in all my anger. He shook his head, looking up at me with puppy eyes.

“Kell, why are you mad at me?” He asked, a wide frown on his face. My eyes widened at the question. Did he seriously just ask that?

“Why am I mad at you? Did you seriously just ask why I am mad at you?” I exclaimed, my voice coming out louder than I expected it too. I know that now everyone will be listening in on our conversation. Great. “You betrayed me! You took sides with Alex. You out of all people should know I can’t fucking hurt a fly. You were there when I explained how it felt. It was you! you’re supposed to be my best friend Oli, and you had doubts about me. You don’t know how much that hurt.” I told him, finally releasing my anger. He just looked down, not even bothering to look at me. “Oli, move away from the door.” I tell him, wanting to leave so badly.

“Kellin, you forgave everyone else. Why can’t you forgive me? You’re right okay, I shouldn’t have had doubts but didn’t you see that Alex was making some kind of sense. Well to me.” He explained, his voice practically begging for me to hear him out.

“No Oli, I didn’t see Alex making sense. I didn’t see sense in his reasoning for attacking me. Yes I see why he was mad, but his reasoning behind it was fucking outrages. You don’t understand how I felt, so please don’t keep making it seem like I’m mad for no reason.” I told him calmly now. I didn’t want to argue with him, I wanted to be able to tell him about the kiss, to ask for his advice, to let him bother me about it. But I can’t, it’s holding me back.

“Okay, Kellin. I’m sorry. I really am truly sorry, I understand how you feel. Your best friend betrayed you and I’ll do anything to make it up to you but please... you’re the only close one I have here. Please don’t keep pushing me away.” He begged me, his eyes pleading for forgiveness.
“I get that you’re sorry Oli, I’ll forgive and forget but you really have to make it up. Things won't be the same that quickly, it’s going to take a few days.” I tell him honestly, he nods moving away so I can exit the bathroom. I’ve made up with everyone but the main little shit himself. We’re stuck here for god knows how long before we die. I don’t want to have this awkward/angry tension between us. He doesn’t deserve my forgiveness, but I decide to not be a stuck up person and give it to him anyways. Slowly walking over to the couch, I sit beside him. His eyes meet mine quickly, as if he’s surprised I’m sitting next to him. He goes to speak but I interrupt him.

“Look Alex, I’m still very mad at you. But I’m not childish. I’m going to forgive you as well because I understand you’re going through a hard time with Jack and all, but you still have to admit that you were wrong for attacking me and jumping to conclusions.” I told him. I honestly just wanted everything to be fine again, we all needed to talk about everything. We can’t do that if we’re at each other throats all day.

“You’re forgiving me?” He asked, a small smile appearing on his face when I slowly nod my head. “I really am sorry Kellin.” He apologized, and I believed him.

“I’m calling a group meeting.” Mike yelled from the corner where he and Vic were sitting. I got up from the couch, Alex tagging along behind me. We all sat down in our circle, waiting for someone to speak up. No one did, the silence was deafening.

“So why’d you call the group meeting Mike?” I asked, breaking the silence. He looked up at all of us, contemplating on what to say.

“Okay well, we can’t just sit here and do nothing. We have to find Jack.” He said, causing all of us to sigh.

“Yeah I get that, but how are we supposed to do it?” Jenna asked. Mike just shrugged in response. I couldn’t help but think about the time he took me. He managed to sneak in, but how’d he get out without anyone noticing twice. The door makes a loud noise when it’s opened and closed, so there has to be another exit somewhere.

“There’s another exit.” I blurt out, not realizing how suspicious that sounds.

“How do you know that?” Vic asked me, the first words he'd spoken to me today. I heard everyone else murmur some things under their breaths, mainly agreeing with Vic.

“Okay look before you guys start accusing me of something else.” I say bluntly, not caring if it made them feel guilty or not. “When he took me, he managed to come in and out with not making a sound, am I correct?” I asked them, they all nodded. “Okay so he couldn’t have used the door he delivers our food with, that door makes too much noise. We would’ve woken up at the sound.” I tell them. They all look like they’re thinking hard, thinking of where this door could be. That’s when it clicked in my mind. “Shit.” I muttered under my breath, running quickly to the bathroom. I heard the million footsteps follow behind me.

“What?” Mike asked confused.

“It’s in here.” I tell them, and it seems to be only getting through to Alex.

“Mike, Vic and Oli. You guys cleaned up the blood right?” He asked them, they nod. “Do you remember where it was?” He asked quickly, trying to get an answer out of them.

“Right near the towel racks.” Vic said, pointing to the corner of the bathroom. Alex and I exchange looks before heading to the rack and knocking it down. We push everything out of the way, revealing the door hidden on the floor. Our shocked gasps fill the room, no one bothering to say a word. Alex went to reach for the handle, but I grabbed his hand. He looked at me confused as I mouthed ‘no’.

“What do you mean no?” He asked me, but I just shook my head. “My boyfriend is down there, he could be dying. We have to save him.” He pleads but I don’t let him open the door.

“If you go down there, Jack won't be the only one dying. Back to the room, now!” I tell everyone, getting ready to devise a plan. Once we were all seated, I started explaining my plans.

“We’re not ready for this. He’s stronger than us, he has weapons. There’s no point of attempting to save Jack and ourselves if none of us survive.” I tell them, finally getting a stubborn Alex to agree with me.

“So what do you propose we do?” Oli asked me.

“First, we need sleep. I doubt he’s going to come again since he has Jack but we can’t fight when we’re halfway asleep. We need rest. After tonight, we make sure we’re ready. We’ll talk more about it tomorrow, as for now..we wait. If he brings our meal today, that will be even better but do not! and I seriously mean do not! Go through that door. Do you hear me?” I ask, raising my voice so they can see how serious I was about that. “Alex do you understand me? If you go down there he will not hesitate to kill you or Jack.” I tell him strictly, making sure he’s heard me loud and clear.

“Yes.” He sighs. I look at everyone else, their heads all nod in agreement before they go on their own ways. Surprisingly, they weren’t doing just nothing. Alex was fighting with Mike, nothing serious of course. Just preparation for tomorrow. Jenna and Tay were working on how to hide from the man before Jenna agreed to fight Alex. That girl can kick ass, I think Alex would agree since he just got kicked to the ground. “Damn girl, did you take karate class or something?” He groaned, causing all of us to laugh.

“I’m australian, we basically have to fight all kinds of weird shit.” She says, shrugging her shoulders as if it was no big deal. They continued to fight, Mike teaching Tay some moves, Oli on the couch watching them and Vic and I...well doing nothing. We kept sneaking glances at each other, and honestly it was killing me. I wanted to run up to him and just kiss him, but I couldn’t. It was killing me to not know how he felt.

That’s how the rest of our day went by, preparing for tomorrow, joking around, obsessing over Vic(Well I was the only one doing that) and surprisingly eating. The man brought our food today, just regular sandwiches and water. No one complained though. Soon enough, everyone was slowly falling asleep. One by one the soft snores filled the room. I assumed I was the only one awake, so I carefully walked to the bathroom. Apparently I wasn’t aware to the person behind me, because I was quickly grabbed away from the door, getting ready to scream until I noticed it was Vic. I smacked him in the arm for practically giving me a heart attack.

“What happened to ‘do not go through the door’ hm?” He said, mocking me. I just rolled my eyes at him, pushing away from him and walking into the bathroom. He followed me of course.

"I would like some privacy, you know?" I tell him, trying to get him to leave.

“What did I do? Why are you avoiding me?” He asked quietly, closing the door behind him. I turned around to meet his worried eyes. It didn’t help that he was slowly walking closer to me. My eyes widened as my heartbeats increased at a rapid pace. Was he going to kiss me again? Why is he fucking with my feelings? “Kellin what’s wrong? You look scared.” He asked me, being completely serious. I just stood silent, not knowing what to say. He turned around, checking to see if there was anything behind him that could possibly be ‘scaring’ me. Before he got the chance to turn back, my lips were already on his. I couldn’t help it. He kissed back quickly, harder too. We pulled away, looking at one another.

“I uh-” I try to speak, but he shuts me up with his lips. Once again I’m feeling the butterflies flap around in my small stomach. This felt right, this felt perfect. The way his lips fit with mine, the way his hands make my skin warm when he touches it. He licks my bottom lip, asking for entrance that I quickly grant him. Our tongues fight for dominance, but of course he takes control. We kiss as his tongue explored my mouth, his hands roaming my body. He manages to pick me up and place me on the sink, situating himself between my legs. He starts placing kisses along my jawline, leaving little bites on my neck before kissing my collarbone. My neck and collarbone are my weak spots so at the moment, I was jelly in his hands. “Vic.” I breathe out, pushing him away. I wasn’t aware of what just happened, to be honest I don’t think he was either.

“Did that kiss remind you of anything?” He asked slowly, still between my legs. His lips were swollen and he was currently trying to catch his breath.

“Yeah, reminds me of the kiss yesterday.”I tell him, hoping he would get the message that I didn’t regret the kiss.

“You seriously don’t remember me at all?” He asks, getting frustrated now. I look down, shaking my head. He puts his finger on my chin, making our eyes meet.

“Kellin.” He says a bit softer this time. “It me, Vic. Your first kiss, your summer best friend. We used to hang out almost everyday. You were seven, turning 8 and I just turned 9.” He told me, his voice getting more quiet. My eyes widened in realization. This was my Vic!

“Vic look how cute. Those people kissed.” I said, pointing to the couple in front of us. We were both at the park, playing some silly game until the couple caught my attention.

“Yeah when you’re older you’ll do that with the girl you love too.” He told me, causing me to cringe my nose.

“No, girls are nasty and icky.” I exclaimed, crossing my arms over my chest.

“So you’re saying you like boys?” He asked, eyeing me widely.

“Yeah, boys are better than girls. I just don’t think boys can kiss like that couple can. I never see it.” I explained to him.

“Well do you want to?” He asked me. I was curious, so I nodded my head. Getting ready for him to show me a couple in the park that were two boys. I didn’t expect him to put his lips on mine. I’ve seen people kiss before, so I did what I thought was right and kissed back.

“I like you, Kells. You’re cool.” Vic told me, making me smile. We carried on playing our stupid game until it was time for us to go home.

“I remember” I tell him, his smile shining brightly. He leaned in and kissed me once again, a soft gentle one though. I love the way his lips felt against mine.

“I like you, Kells. You’re cool.” He says, repeating the exact words. I rolled my eyes at his stupidness. I mumble a ‘whatever’ before pushing past him and walking out of the bathroom. He followed behind me, grabbing my wrist and turning my around to face him. He pulled me into one last kiss before going to lay down on the empty couch. I was speechless. I’m supposed to be focusing on what’s happening now, not him and my feelings. I walk over to my corner and lay down, with only one thought in my mind.

What was this boy doing to me?

That’s when we heard the scream.