Aiden.

I was still shook.

Not saying that he should've kidnapped Clarisse alone, but why Nathan?

He's only three for God's sake.

If any harm befalls him, I'll slit the bastard's throat myself.

I pictured Nathan's smiling face and slumped to the floor, a tear leaving my eye.

Both of my pillars he took.

He shall pay.

Mike was filling Sam in on the details.

Paul was still comforting a crying Shyla.

Mel and Aaron were in the hospital.

I called Pam and told her to stay with them.

Mike ended his call.

"What did he say?"

He opened his mouth to answer but was stopped as the door opened to reveal a very pissed off Sam.

"We leave now." said Sam.

"Sam-" started Mike.

"No Mike, you don't know that psychopath better than me. A man plans in days, he is planning every second he breathes. If you want to save Clarisse and Nathan, we gotta go now."

"He's right," said Paul, "and judging by his choice of captives he'll use Nathan to get Clara to do as he says."

Now I was getting angrier.

Just then, my cellphone rang.

I answered it and put it on loudspeaker.

"Aiden, I'm sorry."

It was Clarisse's doctor.

"For what doctor?"

"I told James about her condition."

I gripped my phone tightly.

"Fuck!" I yelled, throwing the phone down.

"What did he do?" asked Mike.

"James... he's gonna force Clarisse to forget."

With that being said, we rushed outside and into Sam's van.

God I hope I'm not too late, not again.
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Clara.

Here we go again.

Another kidnapping.

I opened my eyes to find myself bound to a post.

I glanced to see Nathan in a corner crying.

His arms and legs were tied and there was blood on his forehead.

I gasped.

Oh Nathan, I'm sorry.

This is my fault.
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Nathan and I were sitting in the living room playing Snake and Ladder.

He rolled the dice and moved his piece to 100.

"I won!" he said, cheering.

I laughed.

"And I got second."

"No, you lost."

I stuck my tongue out at him.

"Did not."

"Did too."

"Did not."

"Did too."

Just then there was a loud knock on the door.

"I'll go get it." I said.

I got up and walked towards the door and opened it.

In walked two men who grabbed me and began fighting with me.

One of them slapped me and I fell to the ground.

I felt my hair being pulled and I kicked and screamed as they dragged me.

"Let go of me!"

"Aunty!" yelled Nathan.

He ran to me.

"Let her go!" he shouted.

One of the men walked towards him and grabbed him before he could run.

He then hit Nathan on the back of his head.

He fell to the floor and the man picked him up.

"Nathan!!!" I screamed, hot tears running down my cheeks.

"What happened to my baby?" asked Mel, running down the stairs.

She fought the man that was holding Nathan.

He pulled a knife when she wasn't looking and stabbed her.

She screamed and fell to the ground.

"MEL!" I yelled, struggling with the man.

Then I was hit on the head and rendered unconscious.
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I wriggled against the ropes, but they burned my wrists.

"Come on bae, you're only hurting yourself."

In walked James, with a sadistic smile on his face.

"Let my nephew go!" I yelled.

He laughed before slapping me.

"Now now Clara, I don't like disrespectful women. And if you want your beloved nephew to see the lights of day you'd be quiet."

"You are a coward." I snarled.

"Only for you babe." he said, blowing me a kiss.

"I hate you."

"So it is true then? You lost all of your memories?"

I lost my what?

He laughed when he saw my shocked face.

"They didn't tell you? Now that's just sad. Allow me to fill you in on your memories tomorrow. It won't matter anyway, because you will become mine."

"Never!" I yelled.

"Look around Clara, nobody is here to save you. Your sister in law is probably dead and your brother too."

I looked down, tears pricking my cheeks.

God don't do this to me.

I already lost a mother and a father.

Please don't let me lose my brother and my sister.

Please don't let Nathan lose his parents.

"If you want your nephew to survive, you'll do as I say." he said.

"What has he ever done to you? He's only three!" I yelled.

He laughed.

"His existence is wonderful, because he's your weakness. I see how you soften whenever he's sad, I see the way your eyes light up when you talk about him or even think about him. Admit it Clarisse, if I were to point a gun loaded with only one bullet and say only one of you will live, you'll take the bullet. Pathetic." he said, spitting on the floor.

"You're wrong," I said, "It's not pathetic, it's what makes me a human and you a demon. I bet if there was only one immortal elixir, you'd wipe out humanity to have it."

He scoffed.

"Whatever helps you sleep at nights."

"Please untie Nathan."

"No."

"What do you want from me?"

"Your consent to be mine."

I stayed silent.

"Think about it Clara. If you say yes, you'd be giving Nathan comfort and his ticket back home." he said.

I glanced at Nathan who was still crying.

"Fine." I say, my head hung low.

He cheered and untied Nathan and put him on the bed.

He kissed me on the cheek.

"Atta girl, I'll untie you tomorrow."

With that he walked away, leaving me to cry in the dark.
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James you finna go to hell.

Ta ta!

-Safiello