Besotted novel Chapter 55

Indistinctive sound of people talking and yelling was the first thing that came to my ears as my eyes slowly fluttered open and as it adjusted to the light, I took in that for the second time ever, I was kidnapped and bound to a chair. It looked like an apartment. But with no furniture, just a vacant apartment and as I turned my head, I saw Ruth tied down on a chair as her head hung low and she was unconscious.

Memories of the last time when I was conscious came flooding into my mind as I remembered I got the news from Caleb that they succeeded in getting Giselle. She was finally in police custody and as I was getting back to Caleb's penthouse, I met Hailey and someone hit me hard in my head.

Wait! Hailey?

What has she got anything to do with this?

My baby.

I looked down at my belly hoping nothing should have happened to my kid. And to top of that, I knew Caleb must have been worried because he was in the call when all this thing happened. But that's a good point since he must be knowing that Hailey was the one who kidnapped us and I knew him and Nathan would do everything to get us back.

Ruth was still unconscious and I grew worried as I looked at her. I tried my best to wriggle my hand and my head and finally got the cloth wrapped around my mouth out of the way as I whispered at Ruth.

"Ruth!"

"Ruth! Can you hear me?"

"Ruth!"

All my calls were going in vain as I got no response and I was getting anxious thinking if something happened to her. So, I used my body to drag the chair near to her and as I did, it produced some noise and I watched as her eyes squinted and her head raised as she groaned and slowly fluttered her eyes open.

"Ruth!"

She looked my way and winced, immediately closing her eyes and I knew she was hit at the side of her neck as there was a big bruise forming under her ear and she looked my way as she said something but I couldn't quite get it as her words were muffled by the cloth over her mouth.

"Try to get it off your mouth!" I told her and she nodded as she tried her best and finally got it out of her mouth.

"Oh damn it!" she exhaled out loudly and looked my way.

"What the hell is going on? Are you alright?" she asked immediately and I looked back at the door and asked her to lower her voice fearing anyone would hear us and they would come to harm us.

"Yes, I am alright! Its Hailey. I was in a call with Caleb and he told me that they succeeded in getting Giselle but Hailey kidnapped us and the first thing she told me before I lost my consciousness is 'You have got my mother there, I will get your girlfriend here',"

"What?" she looked confused but whispered yelled at me.

"I think she is related to Giselle and since Giselle got in police custody she is using us to get her free," as I said that the door of the room opened and I heard clicking of heels as two bulky men walked in followed by none other than Hailey herself. Dressed in olive green cami tops and deep blue jeans and black stilettos. She flicked her long curly hair as her blue eyes fell on me.

"That's right! I'm going to use you two to get my mother free," she told me and Ruth stomped her legs as I looked back at her to find her seething in anger.

"This is not right! How dare you kidnap us? My son is going to find you and make your life a living hell," she hissed at her and all Hailey did was laugh shaking her head, finding this hilarious.

"Calm down, Ruth," I whispered at her and she inhaled and exhaled loudly. I marked how her breathing was turning odd and I grew worried about her health condition.

"Mother?" it was what I could ask and she looked back at me.

"Yes, mother. She is my mother," she said and walked before me as she held my chin and made me look up at her. Her woody rose fragrance filling up my nose and she held my chin tightly.

"This face of yours! I hate it so much! If it weren't for you Caleb would have been mine. But it's alright! Since both I and my mother want you out of our way, everything will be alright!" she said and pushed my head to the side, huffing at me.

"I don't understand!" I whispered not getting a thing.

"Then let me make you understand," she said and signaled a guy who brought her a chair and she put it before me as she took a seat crossing her leg and exhaled out loudly. "So, where do I start?" she said rolling her blue eyes at Ruth.

"Right! So as you already know, my mother is related to you from your past. Since she did a horrible mistake and since the moment she found out that the sole witness to her mistake is alive. She got scared thinking you would eventually remember everything and she would be in trouble. So before she gets there she wants you dead, so that no evidence is left against her. I am her daughter from her second marriage and she left me with her real cousin to save me from the world. For the world, her cousin Mr. Davies is my father, but in reality-" she shrugged and I looked back at Ruth to find the same expression of confusion as I had.

"So, do you even know how hard I tried to get Caleb? But it looks like the past is repeating. Just like your bitch mother, you stole my love as she did to my mother!" she huffed at the end and as soon as I heard that I stomped my legs in anger wanting to get free and hit her.

"Relax their tiger!" she mocked me as she smirked at my attempts making me angrier.

"You say a single word about my mother and I will slit your throat!" I was seething in anger by this point. Never had I ever been so angry as I was now. I hated Hailey's face at the very moment and everything that I wanted was to punch and make her apologize.

"Oh really?" she laughed and got up as she placed her heel on my foot and dug hard as I whimpered in pain.

"Sang! Get away from her!" Ruth was yelling at Hailey who dug her heels deeper on my foot.

"I am just proving my point. Right now I have the power, I am in power and I can kill you by throwing you off this building. So shut your stupid mouth or I will do even worse than this," she hissed at me and finally let go. My foot was aching and I was sure, it was bleeding but I refused to look down or cry as I glared up at her.

"History is not going to repeat this time. I will get my love and you are going to go away from our life. But before that let me get my mother free!" she said and looked back at Ruth as she smiled.

"I hope we are taking good care of you. If you think of changing the team then I promise, I will be your best daughter-in-law," she laughed at her own joke and Ruth scoffed at her.

"In your dreams," Ruth snickered at her while Hailey just shrugged and turned around to leave.

"Be good. Be silent. Be cooperative. As soon as my mother gets here, I will use you two to get her free and then we can decide what we are going to do with you," she told us and walked out of the room as the men followed her and closed the door shut and I looked back at Ruth who looked bothered and distressed. Her anxious filled eyes were looking down to my feet.

"Don't worry. Everything will be fine. Caleb won't let them win. He will get us first!" I told her wanting to assure her that everything was going to be alright but a small smile appeared on her face as she shook her head.

"I know that better than anyone else and I am not at all worried about that!" she told me and I nodded.

"You are bleeding," she whispered in the end and I watched as a lone tear escaped her eyes as she continued to stare at my foot. I knew I was bleeding because of Hailey digging her heels on my foot but I refused to cry or whimper in pain.

"I am just sad. I failed to take care of you. I had promised Caleb that I would be looking after you, but look at what happened!" she lowered her head.

"But you are here with me. There was nothing you could have done to protect both of us from getting kidnapped. We were both caught off-guard and at this moment, I am in peace as I see you perfectly fine and beside me. We have to be strong until Caleb gets us. Don't worry, everything will be alright!" I told her and she nodded as she looked up at the ceiling.

"For now let's not depend only on Caleb thinking he would get us anyways. Let's try our best to get out of here," she said out of nowhere and my eyes grew wide as I have not expected her to say this.

"Now that's like my girl!" I joked and she giggled and all of a sudden she wiggled in her place wanting to get her hands free. Both of our hands were tied back to the chair and I looked back at her as she tried furiously to get free.

"Wait! Let's help each other."

She looked back at me and nodded understanding what I meant as both of drag the chair towards each other direction. It was difficult but not impossible. The pressure was on my thigh muscle, as I used my foot to drag towards Ruth. But my injured foot hurt like hell and as if Ruth got it she told me to stay in my place as she tried her best to drag herself closer to me. And we succeeded.

I was worried that they might hear the screeching sound of the chair and get back to the room but thankfully they didn't as I tried to turn around and both of our back was facing each other as we tried to get hold of each other's hand.

"I got it!" she whispered yelled and I felt her trying to untie my rope. She was struggling for some minutes but as she figured it out, she untied my hand and the rope loosened as I untied it on my own and brought my hands to the front feeling relived. I had no idea for how long we were tied like that because my shoulder was aching and I hurried as I untied the rope from my legs and quickly got up as I helped Ruth.

She smiled widely as she stood up and came forward hugging me tightly.

"We did it!" she cried and I nodded as I patted her back and we withdrew.

"We have to inform Caleb,"

"But how? They took our phones," she said and I looked everywhere and saw a window in the room as I made my way towards it and opened the window to find we were really high up in a building that looked like a newly constructed site. But I had an idea that it was isolated. The nearby building was also in the construction process and I had no idea where we were. The area seemed new to me.

"Do you think we are on the outskirts?" Ruth asked and I nodded. "Probably!"

"So what now?" she asked as she made her way to the only door in the room as she tried to pull the doorknob.

"It's locked," she sighed and got down on her knees as she tried to peek from under the door.

"I think there is no one outside," she said and looked back at me.

"Can we break this door?" she asked and I looked back at the chairs.

"We can!" I told her and smile grew on her face as she got up and walked back to the chair.

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The next half an hour went by as we continued hitting the wooden door with the chair and finally, a hole formed near the doorknob as Ruth took a blow one last time and used her hand to put it inside the hole as she unlocked the door and opened it grinning ear to ear.

"Great job!" she said and I nodded as we peeked outside and walked out. Turned out, it was a simple 2 Bhk apartment. We were locked what was the master bedroom and we were now in the drawing hall which had five doors. One to the master bedroom, one to another bedroom, kitchen, balcony and the main door. We made it immediately to the main door as we tried to open it. Unlike the previous door, this door was made of thick wood and it seemed impossible to break it using those broken chairs.

"Now what?" she asked as she looked around for anything but found none.

"Let's check the balcony," she said and made her way to the balcony and I followed her. It was impossible to escape from the balcony as it seemed we were on some twentieth floor. The wind hit my face, and I shuddered feeling cold as went back inside and sat on the floor. The apartment was totally empty.

It was not even painted. As I held my head and thought of something.