Taken

Chapter 21

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Chapter 21
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Katie's P.O.V

I was sitting in the cellar with Hannah, braiding her hair while she drew a picture of her dog. I finished the braid and showed it to her, she smiled really big and hugged me.

"Thank you, Katie!" She says excitedly. Suddenly the basement door slammed opened and someone stomped down the stairs. Chris appeared and he opened the cellar and walked over to me. He didn't look too happy and I wondered what I did.

"Hannah go stand over there." I say standing up and pushing her towards the corner.

"You thought you were being slick didn't you?" He asks and I look at him with a confused look, "Well guess what honey, you can't fool me." He says as he grabs my arm and begins to drag me out of the cell.

Hannah runs up to him and before I can tell her to stop, she bites his hand. Chris lets out a loud grunt and kicks Hannah away. She falls to the floor and quickly backs up against the wall.

"Katie please don't go!" Hannah shouts but I can't do anything as he drags me upstairs. We walk into the living and he throws me to the ground in front of Jackson and Noah.

"So this girl thinks she can fool us. Little miss cupcake here forgot to mention her friend was in a gang." He states and I look up at him confused. I noticed his hand was dripping with little drops of blood.

"What are you talking about?" I ask, not really believing him. Alex was definitely not in a gang, I have known him my whole life.

"No need to lie, honey, I saw the gang tattoo on his neck." Chris says.

"That's not true." I tell him. I knew for a fact that Alex had no tattoos.

"Maybe it's time to sell her to those people, they could maybe teach her a lesson."Jackson says and I look up at him, fear spilling through me.

"N-no please I really don't know what you're talking about." I tell them.

"I like that idea, Jackson." Noah says as he grabbed my ear and pulled my face close to him. "But I really always wanted her all to myself." Noah says as he kisses me and I instantly smack him away. He drops me to the floor with a grunt and looks at me with menacing eyes as he stands up.

"I-I'm sorry." I say afraid of what he might do to me.

"Katie, Katie, Katie. I just really don't understand you. No matter what we do, no matter how many times we threaten you, we just can't seem to break you. By now any girl in your situation would be cowering with fear, what is wrong with you Katie? Why can't you get it into that pretty little head of yours that you mean nothing?" He raises his hand back and it connects with my cheek. The force pushes me back a bit and I hold my sore cheek, I don't say anything though because maybe he is right. The room is silent as Noah sits and calms himself down.

"I'm back!" Hunter announces as I hear a door open and he walks into the living room holding a girl over his shoulder.

"Who's this doll?" Chris asks as Hunter sets her down on the couch. I stay on the floor not daring to move. The girl was unconscious and she looked to be around my age or maybe a little younger. She had long black hair and she was pretty from what I could tell. Her clothes were a bit ripped up so she had probably put up a fight.

"She's for my client. A very special client so I need Katie here to doll her up for me." Hunter says and I look up at him to see him staring at me. He doesn't ask about my red cheek or why I was up here.

"Will we be getting lots of money for her?" Jackson asks and Hunter nods.

"Yes, which is why she needs to be perfect." Hunter says before handing me a bag of makeup and a curling iron, I look at him with a confused look.