The Soldier Next Door

…Matt POV…

I am being dragged down the stairs into a dark hole; the first thing that overpowers me is the suffocating coldness that fills the air. The walls are covered in green algae from the constant rain that comes spilling in from the outside. The floor is but only covered in mud; you shall not find a bed or even a chair to sit on. There is no living thing that makes its way through here, not even a rat. And as for the smell, the only thing you shall smell is your own fear.

This is by far the worst place you shall ever find yourself in.

So the day comes even faster than night disappears

I have just spent my very first night in this dark and very much suffocating hole. Well, I do not quite know if the sun has risen or if it is still pitch outside. I fear that I shall spend my time in here for days and days. I fear that something should happen to me in this godforsaken place.

So, needless to say, that I am not only foolish but very much reckless for chasing in after James. But how would I have known that I shall find myself down here? Something does give me the idea that no matter what, I would still have found myself in this trouble. There is something about this man, something I am yet to place.

Let us just hope I get out of here to save Ana and get to the bottom of this. I am ripped from my crazy rambling thoughts as I hear someone opening the thick steel doors that open the passageway to the dungeon. Soon after that, I can hear the clicking sounds of someone stepping closer to me.’

As the person turns the corner, I can see that it is no one other than James.

“Well, James, to what do I owe this pleasure?”

“Morning, Matt. I just thought I should pop in to see how our guest of honor is doing.”

“Will admit that I have seen far better days. Do remind me why you are holding me down here again?”

“Well, I thought that keeping you alive for a little while would be far more beneficial to my plan.”

“Plan. What are you on about now?”

“Do you for one moment think that I am going to tell you. Well, let us just say that your brother is going to pay for what he has done to me.”

I watch as he studies my face very carefully; his brown eyes are like daggers that pierce through the depths of my very own blue eyes. He is seeking for something, something that my face is hiding and my words are not saying. After standing for several moments in silence, she speaks with a voice that is very much concerned.

“You really have no idea who I am?”

“Do you think if I knew that, I would find myself in this hole with you?”

“Well, you shall soon find out.”

“What have you done to Ana?”

“That is none of your concern; you should be more worried about what I am going to do to your brother.”

“You must be a real fool. Have you not notice he is on deployment.”

“Oh, believe me, that I do, I have him exactly where I want him to be. By now, the poor man is going off his mind because he can’t get hold of his Ana.”

“You better hope I don’t get fucking loose before you can run away because I am going to rip every bit of piece of you away.”

He only but grunts at me as the very last words come from my lips. Now more than ever, I am even far more concerned about Ethan

He mumbles something under his breath while she slowly starts to retrieve something from the back of his pants.

…Ethan POV…

To say that it has not been the longest night of my life would be a clear blatant lie. I have not been able to get through to Ana or Matty. I do not even want to put together to what might have happened to them.

The very last words I can remember Ana said to me lies heavier than a deep fear down on my skin. What was it that she was so afraid of? Has James harmed her in such a way that she has been too afraid to leave him?

I have asked my dad to go over to see if he can see what is happening over there, yet he has come back with no more answers for me. Matty and Ana have seemed to have disappeared along with James.

My next step is to phone the cops in town, but I know exactly what they are going to say to me. Matty has run off with Ana, and they don’t want to be found. If I can get a fucking plane out of here right now, I would be on it.

In a way, I do now understand maybe why Ana was pushing me away; she was more scared of James than she had feelings for him. I just wish she trusted me more and told me that something is wrong. I would have done everything I can to protect her.

So as I am standing in the ops tent pacing the floor, I have a rather so-called concerned Emma hanging around me. Just I know she means well, but I just can’t help that she sees this as a blessing, for she too does think that Matty has run off with the woman that I have chosen over her.

To me, this is completely absurd; how can anyone think it? How can they think that my brother will take the woman I love from me. I know that James is behind it; I just need to find him. If I can find him, I know that Ana will be close to him. As for Matty, god, I don’t want to think…god, the thought just makes me sick.

So as I stand here in silence for what seems to be for the next several hours, something terrifying stares me in the face. I think I might have just been mistaken and let my guard down again. Within an instant, everything around me caves in, and moments later, the world becomes black.

… Matt POV…

As the evening grows closer, I can safely say that I have yet to spend another day in this rotten hole. I can only but assume that it is raining outside, for the floods of water are slowly making their way inside. I fear that this place might just hold more water than I thought, and by the looks of it, I guess I shall stand throughout the night. But that might just pose as a little problem in itself, for I have felt somewhat awful the entire day; my body has grown far too weak, far too soon.

I find myself pacing the way back and forth to the door. I swear if I do this any longer, I might just start to wear out the floor. Not only that, but I am only making my body take more strain and feel worn down even more. The only constant that is racing through my mind is that I wish that I did not leave my dad angry when I left home yesterday. He shall think that I was furious at him when all I wanted to show him that I wanted him to see things my way.

Then just at the moment, I hear that door screeching open again; this time, I hear the click-clack of what sounds like a woman’s heels, but there seem to be more than one. Have they brought Ana back to me?

But soon, I am ripped from my thoughts as I was only dreaming; I am starting to lose my mind in this awful place. I am afraid the longer I spend down here, the more I shall become more absent in my mind. Why has he not killed me? Why is he keeping me alive?

Then my mind wonders to my mom; the scent of her jasmine and vanilla perfume still lingers on my shirt when she gave me a hug before I left. I can only imagine those blue eyes as they looked up at me. I cannot bear to think how frightened my family must be. I am sure by now they should have known that something has happened to me.Content held by NôvelDrama.Org.

I fear that I might spend my life in this hole forever, or until what this man lets happen, what he has intended for me. But yet, as I stand here while the water streams in from outside, I cannot help but feel the sorrow that Ethan must be feeling. All he ever wanted was Ana, and every time there is something that rips him away from her.

I once again find myself pacing to the door; I turn on my heel…

Everything goes black…