MINE

Chapter 37

The snow had begun to fall again with the wind brushing it against the truck Cole and I sat in.

I was anxiously waiting for him to start it back up and drive us out of these God forsaken woods.

When he finally did turn the key and make the engine roar, my heart dropped to my feet. This was finally happening. It hadn't hit me til' now.

This was real. Not some nightmare that I was having that I still haven't woke from, but real life. I was really kidnapped, and my kidnapper was the one helping me escape. How ironic.

Cole took a deep breath in and pushed on the gas petal to back us up. We pulled out of the little road we were hiding on and he drove us to the main pathway out of these woods.

Only being outside a few times since being here, all but one to try and leave...I never noticed the clearing of trees. I suppose if Katie and I had followed the emptiness that we were driving on now, we might have gotten lucky and found our way out of here.

"Did you mean to find me? When the wolf was pining Katie? Or were you just walking aimlessly?" I spoke up trying to ignite conversation between us.

I was in for a long ride. We couldn't drive so fast in this snow, and we also needed to watch out for Zac.

"Yeah. I was looking for you." Cole confirmed my theory.

"We all were" he added.

I suppose he meant all the boys.

"What happened to never coming after a girl?" I swallowed already knowing the answer.

"You're special." He spoke softly never breaking eye contact with the snowy ground we were rolling down.

"And no one had ever pissed Zac off as much as you." He laughed.

I laughed along with him, our vocals syncing up with each other.

"How long until we're out?"

"If we drive fast, about an hour. The snow is going to slow us down. So maybe longer."

"Where are we?" I asked.

I lived in the great state of Utah. While bouncing around different foster homes I ended up in Salt Lake City. It's a great place if you like to be social. It only just dawned on me that I might be far out from Utah. Father than I'd like to think about.

"Colorado." Cole swiftly whispered.

He knew I wasn't from here. Far away from Utah. Definitely farther than the seemingly quick trip in the van Zac put us 3 girls in a long time ago. How long had it been? I've lost track of everything.

I gave Cole grief for not being able to survive out there in the 'real' world. But would I be able to survive? Have I lost touch with the real world?

I gripped the chain around my neck holding the cursive angel in my hand and trying to remember what it was like to live a normal life.

"What does that mean?" Cole turned my attention to him.

I was confused at first, then realized he meant my necklace.

"Angel?" I wanted to make sure.

He nodded.

"You're gonna laugh at me."  I admitted.

I was laughing at myself in my head. I was given this piece of jewelry as a symbol of how much of an Angel I was.

Was.

This place changed me.

"What? Tell me." Cole spat.