One Good Reason by Nicole Salmond

Author:Nicole Salmond
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-09-17T21:00:00+00:00

10 OPEN MIND

Hayden had been gone for just over an hour now. Ava knew because he’d left the TV on, so she was able to keep track of the time and entertain herself. She’d gone through enough dark and lonely days in the past two weeks that she didn’t think she could handle being like that again. Although the silence can be calming at times, it also made her feel like she was going insane. She would fixate on every single sound and movement when she was captive in that room. She felt herself starting to imagine things.

The hotel room was very different from the room in the woods, thankfully. The TV kept her mind populated with thoughts and feelings that she was ‘back in the real world.’ She listened to the news updates and felt strangely comfortable, even though she was bound to a chair.

Her stomach once again ached for food. She didn’t know where Hayden had gone, but hoped he would bring her back some food. If she was to trust him, as he wanted her to, he needed to start showing it, and food at this point would definitely be a start.

Just as the commercial break came on the television, she heard footsteps near the hotel’s door. Her head snapped to the sound as she waited, listening to the door unlock. If her mouth was not bound at the time, it would have dropped to the floor, for the last person she ever expected walked through the door with Hayden trailing behind her.

“Ava!” Olivia cried out to Ava as she ran to her.

She wrapped her arms around Ava on the chair. “You’re alive! You’re actually alive!”

Tears fell from Ava’s eyes as she felt the warmth of Olivia’s body against her. It had felt like a lifetime since she’d seen her best friend. She wanted so badly to hug her back but her hands were still tied.

Olivia pulled back, tears also falling down her face. She then looked back at Hayden. “Was this really necessary?” she asked him.

Ava looked between Olivia and Hayden confused. If Olivia was here, that meant that…

“No!” Ava tried to scream out to warn her friend, but only a muffled cry came out.

She thrashed herself in her chair. He’d kidnapped Olivia as well! He’d taken her!

Olivia knelt down in front of her. “Hey! Ava, stop! It’s okay. It’s not what you think,” she said calmly, and then turned back to Hayden once again. “Can you hurry up and untie her?”

“She better not go all crazy on me when I untie her. She’s tougher and smarter than what you think. That’s why I had to tie her up like this,” Hayden said, as he walked over to Ava and started untying her from the bed.

“Oh, I don’t doubt it,” Olivia replied smiling. “When Hayden unties you, you got to stay calm, Ava. If you bring too much attention to this place, you could put us all in danger. I’ll explain it all as soon as you’re free.

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