Chapter 39
Madi
Iwill not sit here and wait for death .
Faces flashed before my eyes: my loving parents, my obnoxiously over protective brothers, my new sisters.
The three new faces I wanted to watch change as they grew up.
As soon as her back was turned to me, I started wiggling my wrists again.
The thick ropes rubbed my wrists raw.
Jamie survived losing his wife and almost losing Emily.
I kept trying.
The rough ropes ground away my skin. Blood trickled down my hands, mixing with sweat.
Jack didn’t give up when some monster kidnapped Meg. Neither did she.
Neither will I.
I kept twisting and pulling.
The knots in the ropes refused to budge.
Blood oozed down my hands.
Jay fought for Cate with every breath in his body.
I kept trying.
The ropes rubbed against exposed tissue.
Blood now flowed down my hands.
Matt. The man I’d done everything in my power to not fall for. I’d never get to tell him how badly I failed, how much I loved him, if I couldn’t free myself.
I released my frustration with a bloodcurdling scream aimed at the ceiling, using my anger to pull harder against the ropes.
Please, God, let them find me in time. I don’t want to die.