Chapter 37 Danger

The shortcut was a bit dark and thick with trees on either sides and after driving for a while, they found a big branch of tree blocking the narrow road path. Bella looked behind them and there was no other car coming. "What's happening?" she whispered. Ethan knew there and then that they had been trapped. Trying to turn the car, she noticed something and said," The car tyres." They had messed with them. "Lock the car," he said and Bella did that. He checked her phone which had no signal and he had expected it. They were now stranded. Ethan said," Stay in here I will go out and check." "No!!! It's dangerous out there. Let's call for help here," she exclaimed. "I didn't carry my phone and your phone has no signal. We have to do something or else we shall be stranded forever. Don't open the door no matter what," he instructed. "Let's go together," said Bella. "No I'm the man here," he said and she nodded but she had a bad feeling about it. "Be careful," she said.

He opened the door and checked the tyres which were a waste now. As he walked towards the door, someone hit him hard on the head and he collapsed to the floor. "No!!!!" Bella screamed and she immediately jumped out of the car. Running to find him, she found two men standing before him and one told her ," We meet again pretty lady." She recognized the other one who had told them to use this route and she realized that he had disguised himself as a police man. She sobbed and asked," What did you do to him?" She ran towards him and discovered that he had fainted. She looked up at them with tears flowing from her eyes and she asked," Why did you do it? What do you want?"

The third man arrived with a car and they dragged both of them there. In the car, Bella tried recalling where she had seen these familiar faces but all her concern was on Ethan who seemed to be unwell. The car drove to an unknown destination and after two hours of driving, it came to a halt and they were taken to a warehouse. When they reached, both were put on a seat before securely tying their wrists and legs from behind. Unlike Bella who was tied with ropes, Ethan was tied with chains and all this while he was unconscious. "Let's come back tomorrow morning. We should let the fear sink in them tonight, that way he will do what we want tomorrow," one suggested. "And this pretty lady? I thought she will entertain us tonight?" the other asked with a tone filled with disappointment. "Tomorrow. He might not do what we want if we touch her. Let's be patient," he suggested and they left after securely locking the door. Bella began panicking because the fact that they didn't hide their faces or blindfold them meant that they were going to be killed after they got what they wanted from them.

Her eyes widened when she finally remembered the two men who had tried to bully her the time Ethan saved her and she understood that they were revenging. She looked at the unconscious Ethan and noticed that his white T-shirt was stained with blood flowing from his head. "Ethan," she called him non stop but he didn't respond. She tried loosening the ropes on her wrists but they were too tight and it was hurting. She looked around the warehouse for anything that could be of help but saw nothing.

Luna was starting to get worried because it was already four hours passed since Ethan and Bella went out. She had tried calling Bella's phone but it didn't pass through yet Ethan had left his phone. After Leah having dinner, she tucked her in bed and she slept.

Luna called Alex and informed him who suggested that they should wait until morning then take action if at all they didn't show up. With doubt in her mind, she decided to sleep.

After a few hours, Ethan regained conciousness and his head was throbbing in pain. He groaned then tried lifting his hands to clutch his forehead but he noticed that they were bound. He opened his eyes and was shocked at where they were. "Ethan, are you alright?" Bella asked as soon as she noticed him awake. "Yes. And you?" "I'm okay." "What happened?" he asked. "Those men you saved me from the other night. I'm sorry it's all my fault. They hit you on the head and dragged us here," she said shedding tears.