Roses, A.J Beth [rosie project TXT] 📗

truck, alone.

“What the…” I said rubbing my eyes. I was scared and had an unsettled feeling in my stomach. The truck was moving so no point in yelling for Andy. I didn’t have my phone and didn’t know what to do, the truck had a top over the back part so I couldn’t see a thing. I knocked on it hard as I could and begun to scream. “Help!!!!!! HELP! HELP ME!” I yell out, but not a soul heard me. I attempt to open the back but once I jiggle the handle thing, I hear chains hit each other.

There was two windows one on each side, and they were tinted. I could barely see a thing so I decide to make my own way to see. I punch the glass as hard as I could and it shattered, leaving little shards of glass in my hand. I took my hand and push out the rest of the glass to stick my head out the window. I didn’t even look at my hand for fear of how bad off it was, it hurt a lot but I tried not to pay attention.

The truck stopped, and I was in the middle of no where. I couldn’t open the door for the back of the truck and the only way to get through the window was to crawl through it on either my back or my stomach, but if I did that I would be full of cuts and wouldn’t know what I would be landing on. I was trapped like a rat then I hear someone step out of the truck so I pretend to be asleep.

He or she unlocked the door and opened it. They grabbed me and threw me over their shoulder, it was pretty obvious that it was a guy by now. After he threw me in a shed and locked the door, I got up holding my side coughing, he threw me onto a cement floor it kinda hurt a lot. The room was almost all dark except for a little hole in a piece of wood and of course I didn’t have my lighter on me.

I knocked on the door millions of times until the sides of my hands bled even more then my left hand had already. “Let me out of here!!” I yell. After realizing no one could here me or they didn’t care, I went and sat in the corner and decided to cry. I was all alone the one thing I hated the most, I didn’t know how long it had been since I was thrown in there and my throat hurt a lot.

I screamed almost ever moment I had my breath even if it hurt me so much. I couldn’t think of anyway to get out, I kicked and dug at the walls and the door. I was getting thirsty from having no water, but there was nothing I could do, there was nothing in that room. I hit every possible spot and still couldn’t find my way out, I went to sleep just to get away from this.

In my dream I kicked the door repeatedly until it finally broke open, then I saw that I was in the woods. So I run out, I run to my house to see my mother being tortured by Alan. Dave was no where to be found, I run to Andrew’s and see him slitting his wrists and crying into a puddle of tears and blood. I tried to speak and no one could hear me, then I woke up.

I did as the dream was, I kicked it over and over again. Nothing happened, but then a man came and opened the door. I went to the corner and he came in leaving the door wide open. “Now Now. I’m not here to hurt you.. I just want to play.” He smiled and it was creepy as could be. As he got closer to me I just did as I saw in every good movie, I punched him between the legs and ran out of the little shed.

I ran through the woods until I saw a light and I ran after it. It was a street light, I walked down the street until I found a convenient store. My clothes were ripped and torn from the bramble of the forest, I look at the guy at the counter who just looked astonished. Who wouldn’t my clothes were ripped, my make up was running down my face, and I was bleeding.

“Where am I? What town?” I asked him, I could barely talk. He looked at me and then shook his head.
“Your in Littleton.” He said. I was worried because that was a long ways away from where I lived.
“Could I use your phone please.. I need to make a call.” I asked, he didn’t even hesitate he handed me the phone.

I called Andrew.. I didn’t want to talk to my mother I was afraid of her now, and Dave was no where to be found.
“Hello.” He answered. I sighed in relief.
“Hey… Um this is A.J.” I say.
“Oh my god.. Where did you go? I’ve been worried.” He told me.
“I was kidnapped…. Now I’m in LITTLETON!!” I yell out. I was angry about it, but not at him.
“Holy!! I’m coming just stay there.” He said.
“Okay… I’m at a convenient store…” I told him before he hung up the phone.

I give him back the phone and smiled. “Thank you.” He just smiled back and left the counter. He walked over and grabbed a bottled water. “Here.. You look like you could use it.” He said handing me the water. He was a nice guy, and I was really grateful. After an hour or so, Andy came with the Jeep his mother left behind.

I ran out and gave him a huge hug. We got into the car and he looks me over, “Your okay.. Everything’s all right?” He asked me. I held up my fist. “Oh just this, but when we get home I can fix it.” I told
him. He started the car and we went home.

“What was it like?.. Could you tell me about it?” He asked me focusing of the road. I looked at him and every few moments a light from the street lights would hit his face.
“I woke up in the back of a truck, with a top over it so I couldn’t jump out or something. The windows were tinted so I could barely see a thing, so I punch one of the out. Leaving my hand bleeding, then the man threw me onto a cement floor and closed a door, which was my only light. I hit and kicked at the walls and door until my hands bled even more. He came in and tried taking me somewhere else, but I got away… Then I ran into that store.” I explained “…It was horrible.. I screamed and no one heard me.” I began to cry and he pulled into the drive way. We walked inside and into the kitchen, he sat next to me and he pulled the shards of glass out of my hand and bandaged it up.

I took a shower and then we feel asleep on his bed with every door in the house locked, he held me tight as we feel asleep. After the mourning went away, we went over to my house. When I got there, mom gave me a hug and almost cried.
“Oh thank god your okay.” She said. I was super confused, considering a couple days ago she was beating on me and swearing at me.
“Um… why wouldn’t I be?” I asked her, she looked at me and pushed my hair out of my face.
“I hadn’t seen you for over 2 weeks!” She stated. I looked at her weird.
“What are you talking about I’ve only been at Andy’s for a week.” I said. They both look at me.
“A.J you were kidnapped a week ago. It was even on the news.” Andrew said sitting down in one of the chairs, mom looked at me with her eyes wide. My mom never watched the news so she wouldn’t know,
“WHAT?! My baby was KIDNAPPED!” She yelled. My mouth just dropped.
“Yes mom…. Why are u even being nice to me! On.. Two weeks ago you were hitting me and swearing at me!” I ask her a little mad.
“I was really mad at Dave for leaving.. I guess I just took it out on you.” She said.
“…Oh…. Well I’m still going with Andrew.. I always feel better when I’m with him.” I said, she didn’t even try to stop me.

“Okay.. Just check in every once in awhile.” I couldn’t believe how understanding she was, but I liked it.

So we went back to Andrew’s house and mom would come over ever day. To check up, we were all watching the news and then it came on.
“So The girl who was kidnapped… has she been found, was she murdered, or is she still trapped somewhere.. More after this news break.” I just laughed thinking they must not be looking. We still watched to see what they ‘think’ and then it came back on.
“So She was found! She escaped and was last seen at a convenient store in Littleton… Now we will get the inside scoop for the clerk working that night.” The news man said passing the microphone over to the clerk that helped me out.
“Well I was working one night, then a girl around 14 or 15 walks in her clothes torn and ripped, bleeding from her left hand. Asking where she was and if she could use the phone. After an hour of her company she left with a boy around 16 with black hair.” He explained.

I looked over at Andrew and kissed him on his cheek.

~~~~~~ A few months later ( Now September)~~~~

It was the first day of school, Andrew and I were in 9th grade. We walked through the schools front doors holding hands, everyone whispering. I only caught a few, “Oh my god.. Look it’s the girl that got kidnapped.” and another that was just stupid. “Oh look a new emo couple.”

I rolled my eyes and then went off to class, the teacher looked at me and smiled. “Oh! Class this is A.J Beth… She is new.” The teacher Ms. Bitters, everyone looked at me and I felt awkward because I hated that much attention. The day was like any normal day, I had people confront me about what was wrong with me and ask a bunch of questions.

For the rest of the year I only had one friend and that was Andy, but I was okay with it. In July after the whole school year was over I went back to Island Falls to check everything out . When we got there, I went to Bryce’s house. I knocked on the door and after a minute of waiting he came to the door.

“A.J!!!” He said hugging me tightly almost lifting me into the air.
“I’ve missed you too hun.” I said after he put me down. We went inside and sat on the coach and he just sat there looking at me smiling.
“So! How was it down there?” He asked me, I smiled then frowned a little bit, it was good but was awful too.
“Well if you didn’t see the news I got kidnapped… and I found a boy we’re going out now” I smiled showing him the background for my phone, which