Kidnapped
Part 7
It was 9 o’clock when Brandi’s eye opened.
She looked around her room then at Chris, who was still sleeping. Her
eyes fixed on him as if he were a rare piece of art. He looked as happy
lying there next to her. But Brandi couldn’t help but think that
was going on in his mind. Brandi slipped out of bed gently so not to
wake him or Busta who was asleep at the bottom of her bed. She slipped
her slipper on and went down stairs.
Once down stair she went into the living room. In the far corner of
the living room is where Kim had put the boxes that had the video camera
and Computer in them. Brandi started to get the stuff out, so they could
start taping as soon as they all got up. She set the computer monitor
a card table and then set the tower beside it. She was in the process
of hooking it up when she heard the Basement floor creek open. She turned
to she Joey standing over her.
“Good morning.” Brandi said. “Can I help you?”
Joey asked. “Sure Brandi said handing him some wires. Joey began
to hook them in where it said to. With in no time they had it done.
“You know your really no that bad a person.” Joey said out
of nowhere. “Thanks, I think.” Brandi said. “Well,
what I mean was that, when we first got here I was mad but now I’m
glad you kidnapped us.” Joey said with a smile. Brandi smiled
back.
Up stairs in Mandy’s room, Lance had woken up already and he could
hear the faint sounds of people talking downstairs but he was still
in bed. Mandy was asleep, with her head lying on Lance naked chest.
Lance softly ran his hand through the soft hair. Mandy moaned but didn’t
awake. Lance pulled her closer and wrapped his arm around her and lay
there alike that for what seemed the longest time.
Back down stairs Kim had woke up and was fixing dinner in the kitchen.
JC was trying to help her but she was too busy yelling at him. But he
didn’t leave. Joey and Brandi had everything on the computer working
and Chris had woken up too and was helping. Busta was busy playing in
the boxes and foam that was left. “I think some one should go
wake up the other’s, it’s almost 10:30.” Kim said.
“I’ll go.” JC said looking for any reason to take
a break from Kim’s yelling.
JC took off up the steps. The first door he came to was Katy’s.
He knocked loudly on the door. Justin moaned then rolled over. “What?”
He yelled. “Time to get up sleepy head.” JC yelled. Katy’s
sat up and looked at Justin, who smiled and started to kiss her neck.
“Are you coming?” JC asked. “Yeah give us 15 minutes.”
Katy said. Justin looked at her then pushed her back down on the bad
and started kissing her. “Come on Justin, we have to get dressed.”
Katy wined. “We have 15 minutes.” Justin said. “But
we don’t have time for that.” Katy said. “It only
takes me 10.” He said wrapping her in his arms.
JC could here them as he stepped back from the door and moved to the
next one. He knocked on it. Lance looked over at the door. He felt Mandy
moves on his chest. She looked up at him. “Who is it and what
do you want?” Lance asked. “It’s JC and it’s
time to get up.” JC said. “Oh, Okay, thanks JC.” Mandy
said. “Yeah thanks JC.” Lance said in a low voice. They
both got dressed and headed down stairs. As they walked by Katy’s
door they could hear Her giggling from inside but they just kept walking.
“Hey if we got a wake up call how come Katy’s didn’t?”
Mandy asked sitting next to Kim at the table. “She did but she
said to give her 15 minutes.” JC said. “Oh.” Mandy
said filling a bowl with cereal. Lance sat down beside her with a plate
of French toast. Brandi and Chris entered that dinning room. “We
got everything ready, what shot are we doing first?” Brandi asked.
“I don’t know we’ll have to talk to Katy.” Kim
asked.
It wasn’t long till they hear Katy’s door open. Katy came
down the steps. She was still giggling but as she reached the bottom
of the step she put her hand over her mouth to try and stop herself,
but it wasn’t working. “What’s so funny?” Joey
asked walking out from the kitchen with a heaping plate full of food.
Katy didn’t say anything she just shook her head. Justin joined
her and the dining door. He wrapped her in his arms. He too was smiling
and giggling. Katy took his hand led him into the kitchen.
“Are they on crack?” Chris asked with one eye burrow raised.
They whole table laughed then went about eating. “Katy what shot
are we doing first?” Kim asked. Katy came back into the dinning
room with a bowl of cereal. “I think we should do Justin’s
shot first, it’s the easiest and then end with the… JC and
yours scene.” Katy said. Justin reentered the dinning room too
and took a seat next to Lance. Both of the had stopped giggling for
the time being.
“Explain this shot to me.” Justin said looking up from his
bowl of Oreo O’s. “It’s simple, the part in the video
where you singing, ‘I keep writing letter to my garbage can, or
whatever. That’s the part we’re doing. Your going to be
writing a letter to your love but you keep throwing it away instead
of giving it to her.” Brandi explained. “Okay.” Justin
said.
“Then what shot are we going to do?” Mandy asked. Katy stopped
to think. “I think we’ll do Lance’s beach scene. I
know a beach not to far from here that on one goes to and it’s
beautiful.” Katy said. “And then if we have time we can
think of something for Joey and do that.” Brandi added. “What
Chris going?” Kim asked. “Well we can’t do a town
scene so I thought maybe we could rent a cool car and shot him in it.”
Katy said. “Yeah that would be great.” Chris said. “Can
it be a convertible?”
“Yeah I guess.” Katy said. “Well let’s go do
this.” Kim said jumping up. “Why are you in a hurry to get
to your part?” Mandy asked. “No!” Kim yelled. They
finished eating and moved into the living room. Kim stayed to clean
up the mess from breakfast. Lance and Joey moved a desk that had been
in the basement up into the living room and cleaned it off. Mandy placed
a desk lamp and some paper on it. The scene was to be fairly dark.
Katy set up a stereo it play the song in the back ground just so Justin
would no what was going on, she would go back later and place the song
over the video so it sounded better. Mandy placed at trashcan next to
the desk then stepped back. “Everything is ready.” She said.
“Not really, why don’t you squash it up some paper at put
it in the trash can so it looks like he’s been trying to write
for awhile.” Katy said. Mandy did then everything was ready. “Is
it okay if we talk to him?” Brandi asked. “Yeah, I’m
planing to redo the music later so you won’t hear it.” Katy
said adjusting the lens.
Justin took he seat at the desk and picked up the pencil. “Okay
ready and go.” Katy said the hit record. Mandy hit play on the
music. “And sometime when I listen to our song…” Justin
wrote a few words then squashed it up and tossed it at the trashcan.
“Is that good?” He asked. Katy looked at him. “No,
I think you should lip sync, or sing so that the words are yours.”
Brandi said. “Yeah and when you write on it write something like
dearest or Love.” Katy said. “Okay.” Justin said turning
back to the desk.
Mandy started the music again. Justin sang the song to himself and wrote
to my sweet heart and some other words on the paper then tossed it into
the trashcan then gazed back at the paper in front of him again looking
sad. “That was great.” Katy said. “But let’s
do it one more time just to make sure.” Mandy said. And so they
did. After it was done they had Joey and Lance take the desk back down
while they went into the dinning room to talk. “I still think
the second one is the best.” Katy said.
“So now who are we going to do?” Mandy asked. “We
should wait till it gets closer to night to do Lances, so we can try
to think of something for Joey.” Katy said. They all stopped to
think. “We could do me in the woods and JC and Kim on the couch.”
Joey suggested. “Yeah we can do that, I guess.” Brandi said
looking over at JC. JC just shrugged, he didn’t care where the
scene took place as long as it happened.
“Yeah let’s do that.” Mandy said getting
up. “Joey go change your clothes and we’ll go shoot your
scene now.” Brandi said giving Joey a smack to the rear as her
passed.
The rest of the group headed outside to set up. It wasn’t long
till Joey came out. It was now about 1. “Okay Joey here’s
the deal. I want you to go out that way and walk toward me. I want you
to look like your longing for something.” Katy explained to him.
Mandy brought the tape player out. Joey took his place. “Okay,
ready and go.” Katy said. Joey started to walk. “Put your
hands in your pockets.” Brandi said. Joey did.
I t didn’t take long to finish Joey’s shot. Though it took
longer than they thought it would only because Katy wanted it to be
perfect. They ate a quick dinner then got ready to go to the beach and
do Lance shot. Brandi was pushing tiki torches into the drango when
Justin came up to her. “Hi.” Justin said looking at his
feet. “Hi” Brandi said with a smile. Justin slipped his
hands in his pockets. “Is something bothering you?” Brandi
asked shutting the door.
Justin looked up at her his eyes full of confusion and frustration.
“What’s going to happen when this is all over?” He
asked. “I don’t know Justin. None of us do.” Brandi
said leading Justin back into the house. Mandy walked into the kitchen
and was shocked to see JC doing the dishes. “What are you doing?”
She asked. JC looked up at her. “Kim said her head hurt and that
she was going to lay down for a bit, so I told her I’d finish
up for her.” JC replied. Mandy shock her head and went into the
living him where Katy was getting Lance ready for his shot.
The plan was simple all he had to do was walk along the beach and look
a lonely. Katy figured no one would be there. They got ready to leave
they left Kim, JC, Brandi, Joey, and Chris behind. Justin and Lance
went with the other two.
Justin was setting out and lighting the touches. Katy and Mandy were
getting the tape ready. Lance was just waiting off to the side. “Okay
Lance we’re ready.” Mandy said. Lance jumped up and ran
over to her. He wrapped his arms around her and gave her a bear hug.
“What was that for?” Mandy asked as he set her down. “Good
luck.” Lance said with a smile then took his place.
“Okay Lance let’s make this easy so we can go home.”
Katy said. “Sounds good to me.” Lance replied. “Now
it’s just like we talked about, look kind of sad.” Katy
said. Mandy hit play and the music started. Lance began to walk slowly
toward them looking at his feet. “Lance that’s great but
one little thing.” Katy said looking up at him. “Okay what?”
Lance asked. “Take your shirt off, it’s the beach.”
Katy said. “But I can’t, I’m shy.” He said.
“It’s okay we’re all friend here. Come on it’ll
look great in the video.” Katy begged. “But…”
Lance went on.
Katy looked at Mandy. “Lance take it off or I’ll take it
off for you.” Mandy yelled at him. “You want to bet?”
Lance said then the two of them took off after each other down the beach.
“Should we go get them?” Justin asked. “No, let them
have there fun.” Katy said setting down on the warm sand. Justin
sat down beside her. He placed his hand on her knee. They watched as
Mandy tackled Lance to the ground then rolled on top of him. They started
to kiss. Justin and Katy both looked away and focussed on each other.
Katy rested her hand in his lap. Justin ran his hand through her soft
curls. “I want you to stay with me.” Justin said out of
the blue. Katy knew this would come up soon. “I want to stay with
you too, but I don’t know if I can.” Katy replied running
the sand through her tiny hands. “Why not? I’ll pay back
all the money you took.” Justin said. “I know you would
but this is my mess and I’ll have to fix it myself.” Katy
said. She never liked the idea of people giving her money she didn’t
want to hurt him but she didn’t want to stay.
“Will you come back when you get it fixed?” Justin asked.
“Maybe.” Katy said. “Then I’ll wait for you.”
Justin said looking back down the beach and Mandy and Lance. These words
shocked Katy, and she wandered if what he said was true, would he wait
for her?
It wasn’t long before Mandy came running back down the beach flinging
Lance’s shirt in the air like a flag. Lance was following her
trying to get it back. “Give it back.” Lance yelled. “Nope.”
Mandy said holding the shirt behind her back. “Let’s do
this already.” Katy said hopping up. “But…I feel so
naked.” Lance wined folding his arm acrossed his chest. “You
like fine now get your butt back out there so we can go home.”
Katy said giving him a push. “Give it up Lance you can’t
win with her.” Justin said brushing the sand off his pants.
Lance knew this to be true and was getting very sleepy him self. “Okay.”
Lance said taking his spot again. “Now just like before.”
Katy said then Mandy started the tape and Lance started waling down
the beach. Mandy watched in awe and the light from the troches reflected
off his chest, sending a romantic feel over the beach.
“Okay that’s it. Let’s go home.” Katy said picking
up the camera. Justin and Lance gathered the touches up and then they
all got into the Drango and headed for the house.
As they pulled into the driveway they noted that all the lights in the
house were on. They had no more than gotten out of the car when JC came
flying out the door. He looked at Katy his eye fully of rage then headed
into the wood with out saying a word. Brandi came running out. “I’m
going after him you two go inside and take care of Kim.” Katie
said then took off after JC.
Mandy and Brandi looked at each other then went inside. Lance and Justin
weren’t far behind. Once inside they noted that the house was
wrecked. The couch was over turned and the TV was smashed. Needless
to say none of the other rooms were any better. “What happened?”
Mandy asked. “Kim and JC got into it again.” Brandi said.
“I see that.” Mandy said. “JC was cleaning up and
Kim must have got up from her nap, but the next thing I knew I heard
the sound of stuff breaking.” Brandi explained. Busta came out
of the kitchen; he was covered in floor, which they had to have knocked
over. Mandy picked him up and brushed him off.
“Where are Chris and Joey?” Lance asked. “Chris went
to bed already and Joey’s down stairs.” Brandi said. “Where
were you while this was going on?” Justin asked. “I was
um…busy.” Brandi said. “You were making out while
they were fighting?” Mandy asked. “I thought they had something
they needed to work out.” Brandi said, “And by the time
I got to the top of the steps it was way too late.”
“Wait a minute you said Chris went to bed early and that Joey
was down stairs.” Lance pointed out. “Yeah so.” Brandi
said looking at her feet. “I’m not even going to ask.’
Justin said heading for the Kitchen. “I thought you liked Chris?”
Lance asked. “I like them both, I just can’t choose one.”
Brandi said. “Maybe you should tell them that.” Lance said
looking out for his friends. “Joey knows.” Brandi said.
“This is all so very interesting but shouldn’t we try to
clean up some?” Justin asked handing Brandi a broom. Brandi shook
her head yes then went to get Joey to come help.
Meanwhile out side Katy took off in the direction JC had run in. The
forest was fairly dark. Luckily the moon was full. She walked for what
seemed forever, till she could finally hear the faint sound of some
one crying. She knew it well it was JC. She approached him slowly but
it appeared he didn’t see her. “It’s not fair.”
He cried letting Katy know he knew she was there. “What’s
not fair?” Katy asked sitting beside him on a fallen log.
“I only told her how I felt about her.” He said with his
hands on his face. “You told Kim you liked her?” Katy asked.
JC shook his head yes. “Kim is a very complex women, very complex.”
Katy said placing her hand on her chin. “I know but I thought
maybe she would feel the same way.” JC went on. Katy looked at
her watch it was 10 o’clock. “It’s late and I want
to go to bed.” Katy said turning to look at him.
“I guess your going to drag me back again, like you always do.”
JC said with a hint of remorse. He expected her to do as she always
did when he tried to leave. But this time Katy looked at him studied
him for a minute then spoke. “Not this time.” She said getting
up. JC looked up and her in shook. “I can’t and won’t
make you stay any longer.” Katy said.
“But the video?” JC said. “This was never about the
video as you said. We never meant to hurt any of you, but I can see
that this is hurting you.” Katy said. “If you never meant
to hurt us then why the gun?” JC asked. Katy looked at him then
at the ground. “It’s not a gun.” Katy said. “What!”
JC yelled getting up. “It’s a lighter okay. I don’t
own a gun and if I did I could never have pointed it at you guys for
fear it might go off.” Katy explained. “We mean to tell
me all this time you were keeping me here with a lighter?” JC
asked in an anger tone.
“I don’t think that gun kept you here anyway. But it doesn’t
matter any way. I’m sick of you and all your emotions. Your so
emotional JC and I hate it. So right now I don’t care if you leave
or not. As far as I’m concerned this whole thing is over any way.”
Katy yelled then took off for the house with out looking back to see
if JC was coming. JC stood alone in the dark for a moment before taking
off again.
Back at the house Katy came in. “I didn’t find him.”
Katie said. “Then what are we going to do?” Mandy asked.
“Nothing it’s all over. I figure we have a day or two before
he finds his way out and gets to the cops.” Katy said. Justin
looked at his feet. Katy ran over and with one finger lifted his chin
until his eyes met hers. “It’ll be alright sweetheart you’ll
see.” Katy said. Justin smiled then put his arms around her. “Has
anyone been up to talk to Kim?” Katy asked. “No, but I will.”
Brandi said heading for the steps. “I think we’re going
to call it a night.” Katy said taking Justin’s hand. “Us
too. Tell us how it goes in the morning.” Mandy said darting past
her with Lance close behind.
Brandi followed them all upstairs. She watched as they all headed into
their rooms and shut the door. Brandi turned to Kim’s door and
knocked on it. “Who is it?” Kim asked. “It’s
Brandi.” Brandi said. “Go away.” Kim yelled but Brandi
opened the door and went in anyway. “Don’t you listen?”
Kim asked looking up at her friend. “Nope, never was good at that.”
Brandi said then sat down next to Kim on Kim’s bed.
“Where’s the prick at?” Kim asked. “JC? He’s
gone.” Brandi said. “What? Why didn’t you stop him?
Katy’s going to be mad.” Kim yelled with a bit of anger
in her voice. “She went after him but she didn’t catch him.
Besides what do you care if he’s gone?” Brandi asked raising
one eyebrow. “I don’t I just don’t want Katy to be
mad at me that’s all.” Kim said.
“Tell me what happened?” Brandi asked. Kim looked at then
at her reflection in the mirror on the other side of the room. “He
was doing the dishes then he started telling be how much he liked me
and all this stuff. I guess I just went off on him.” Kim said.
“Yeah I guess you did if he ran out the door.” Brandi said.
Kim half smiled. “So what are we going to do now?” She asked.
“Katy said it would a few days before he found his way bake and
got the cops. So I guess we’re going to get ready to leave.”
Brandi said.
“This is all my fault.” Kim said. “It was but I figure
JC would have gotten away sooner or later anyway.” Brandi said.
“Gee thanks.” Kim said. “Your Welcome, now go to sleep
we have a ton to do tomorrow.” Brandi said getting up. “Okay,
good night.” Kim said as Brandi left. Brandi slipped across the
dark upstairs hallway into her room where Chris lay sleeping peacefully
on her bed. He had a smile across his face. Brandi slipped in beside
him and fell fast asleep.
