My Life

I wake up to the soft humming Alex is making. Nothing wakes me up except that humming, no idea why. I open my eyes to see Alex staring at me and I frown at him.

"Morning Sleeping Beauty." He says.

"Morning Prince not so Charming." I say sitting up.

"Hey if you act good, you'll be able to move to a window view." He says and I sigh.

"I have to pee." I say and he nods.

He unchains my ankle and holds my wrist tightly, not losing grip once. He opens the metal door and takes me to the bathroom just down the hall. He closes the door and I pee. As I pee I start to think, I'm not going to have a chance in escaping this if I keep treating him like the shit he is. I rinse the smeared makeup off my face and look at myself in the mirror. My hair is in knots, I smell gross, and I need a shower. I walk out of the bathroom and stare at Alex till he notices.

"You're done, good." He says.

"Um Alex, since I'm trapped here, can I at least take a shower and everything?" I ask, he nods.

He goes into the closet and grabs a bag. I would run, but I don't know whether his partner in crime is around.

"I packed all the stuff you left at the house. You're old robe, your toothbrush, your shampoo that makes your hair smell like green apples, everything is in there." He says handing it over.

I give him a creeped out smile and walk back into the bathroom. I make sure I lock the door before I turn the shower on. The hot water makes me forget my worries for a little while, but when I'm finished in the bathroom, I'm greeted by my creepy soon to be ex husband. He brings me back to 'my room' and leaves. I'm wearing one of my old Beatles Tshirts, a pair of sweatpants, and fuzzy socks. I sit for what feels like an hour and Alex comes back with pancakes.

"I won't be back for a few hours, so don't go calling out for me. My partner will get irritated and come down, that's the last thing you want. Just stay calm, and soon I'll be back." He says.

"Why would I care if you went out for a few hours? I didn't care when we were together and I certainly don't care now." I say bluntly.

"Alrighty then." He says and walks out and I enjoy my pancakes.



Andy's POV

It's 11am this terrible Sunday morning. Scar still hasn't come home yet and we're all worried. This morning I called the cops to report her missing, they said they were getting a search warrant for Alex's house. Alex has to be behind this whole charade, he's the only one, no one else would have done this. CC's been helping me through Scar's disappearance the whole time, and I'm thankful for that. The cops just called me back to tell me they got the search warrant for Alex's house, and CC and I are driving down there. When we get there, Alex just arrives.

"What's going on here?" Alex asks an officer. I walk up to him.

"Scarlet's missing and they have a search warrant." I say.

"You think I have something to do with her missing?" He asks and I nod. "Yes I love Scar, but I'd never kidnap her and put her in my basement. Andy stop wasting your time here and go find your girlfriend."

"That's bullshit! You took her and we both know it!" I yell, I'm pissed. No one can just do this and get away with it.

"Alright, let's let the cops determine who's right, shall we?"

The cops inspect the whole house and come out to talk to us. "I'm Detective Johnson, the lead detective on Mrs Gaskarth's case. We just finished inspecting the house and she's not here. But this doesn't mean you're not the lead suspect in this case Mr Gaskarth. Do you mind if we ask you a few questions?" He asks.

"Go ahead, ask me anything." Alex says.

"You don't mind if I listen do you?" I ask. They don't answer so I do it anyways.

"Where were you Friday afternoon Mr Gaskarth?" Johnson asks.

"I was with my wife, it was our fifteenth anniversary and we decided it might be nice to go to lunch together. We went to that nice little Italian restaurant downtown and we had a good time. Afterwards, we went our separate ways." Alex responds.

"Mmhmm, tell me about your relationship with Mrs Gaskarth." Johnson says.

"We were happily married for fourteen years till this giraffe took her from me." He says referring to me. "She left me about five months ago, and has been asking for a divorce. I've been putting it off because she has this face when she's angry that makes me laugh."
I frown and walk back to my car.

"So what's going on?" CC asks.

"Alex is getting away with it, but this is where you and I come in. We're going to find Scar and kill Alex for taking her." I say and drive home.

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