What do you do when you lose the one you love? Suppose they are taken away from you, not by death but by the hands of another. They are taken, and you do not know where they are or how to get them back. What do you do when a monster from the past reappears in the present?
Jackson ~ “Trayton, what the fuck is going on?”
I fill Jackson in on the whole story.
Trayton ~ “Jackson, I need to fucking find her.”
Jackson ~ “It will take my guy at least a day or two to get his address.”
Trayton ~ “I don’t have a fucking day or two. Who knows what the fuck he is doing to her?”
Jackson ~ “Trayton, we will find her.”
Trayton ~ “Dominic fucking find the asshole’s address.”
Dominic ~ “I am already on it.”
Trayton ~ “Joseph, don’t just fucking stand there, do something.”
Joseph ~ “What do you want me to do?”
Trayton ~ “Get me a fucking whiskey.”
I need to find her, and I need to find her quickly. I have no idea how much danger she really is in. I can only imagine how scared she must be. She is alone, and I am not there to protect her. I have failed her; I promised that she will always be safe.
Trayton ~ “Dominic, do you have anything?”
Dominic ~ “Nothing yet.”
Trayton ~ “Joseph, you still standing and fucking doing nothing.”
Joseph ~ “I don’t know what to do.”
Trayton ~ “Fucking phone Bruce.”
Joseph ~ “I thought you did not want to involve him.”
Trayton ~ “Stop fucking questioning me and damn do it.”
Jackson ~ “We don’t have anything for you yet, either.”
Trayton ~ “For fuck sakes. How fucking hard can it be to find this damn asshole.”
This is helping fuck all. I need to be out there looking tor her.
Trayton ~ “Joseph, let’s fucking go.”
Joseph ~ “Where are we going?”
Trayton ~ “The precinct then every damn place he has ever stayed at.”
If ever there was a worse day in my life, today is it.
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With Ava…
Seth Williams ~ “They really did not hide you very well, Maddie.”
Ava ~ “I am not your fucking Maddie.”
Seth Williams ~ “We spent so many years together; you are my Maddie.”
Ava ~ “We only spent so many years together cause you were a sick fuck.”
Seth Williams ~ “I practically raised you as my own daughter.”
Ava ~ “Would you do the sick shit you did to me to your own daughter?”
Seth Williams ~ “Why do you think my wife divorced me.”
Ava ~ “You are a fucking monster. Do you know how many nights I prayed you were dead? That you would fall down that fucking stairs and break your neck. I wanted you to die a slow, painful death.”
Seth Williams ~ “Now that is no way to talk to the only man that you are going to see for the rest of your life. This time I am making sure you are not going anywhere. I actually built that for someone else, but now I have you, it is even better.”
Ava ~ “Are you going to lock me in a fucking cage?”
Seth Williams ~ “Yes, and you are never coming out. You are mine now, Maddie.”
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With Trayton…
This is not going well; the cops say they don’t know where he is, but I know they are fucking lying. Getting where he stayed was far easier.
Joseph ~ “What makes you think you are going to find anything here?”
Trayton ~ “I fucking don’t. I just need to do something. I am not fucking sitting around waiting for information to fall in my lap.”
Joseph ~ “What about Riley?”
Trayton ~ “She is my last resort.”
We get to the first house; it is occupied but by a very old couple. I very much doubt anything is going on around here.
Trayton ~ “What a fucking waste of time.”
Joseph ~ “I don’t think this is going to work Trayton.”
Trayton ~ “Shut the fuck up and drive.”
We get to what used to be his second previous address. It is a young couple. After threatening to break body parts, they allow us to search the property.
Joseph ~ “That was fucking interesting.”
Trayton ~ “I was not about to damn beg. The more time we waste, the worse it might get for her. I don’t want to even fucking know how she is coping with this.”
Joseph ~ “Or what the prick might be doing to her.”
Trayton ~ “Thanks for fucking reminding me.”
There is only one address left, and it is the one where this all started. The one where he kept her locked up for all those years.
We get to the house, and it is empty; nobody is staying here.
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With the other girls at home…
Emma ~ “What the fuck has happened with Ava. Dominic said that she is gone.”
Becca ~ “What do you mean gone?”
Emma ~ “Some guy has taken her.”
Becca ~ “Like in kidnap?”
Emma ~ “Yes, something like that.”
Mary ~ “I am sure she is okay. Trayton will find her. Dominic is good at finding people.”
Becca ~ “What if they don’t find her.”
Emma ~ “Shut the fuck up. They will.”
Mary ~ “She is a tough girl. She will fight her way out of it. Trayton will find her.”
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At the strip club with Dominic…
Dominic ~ “Jackson, I am not finding a fucking thing. And you.”
Jackson ~ “Fucking nothing either. Trayton is going to flip.”
Dominic ~ “I don’t know where else to fucking look.”
Jackson ~ “Let’s hope he has better luck finding something.”
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With Trayton…
I am shit scared to go into this house, not because I am scared of him, I am shit scared with what I might find. Standing in front of this place where it all happened sends rage through my body but also a chilling feeling over my skin.
Trayton ~ “Are you ready, Joseph.”
Joseph ~ “Let’s fucking do this.”
We search the house first, going from bedroom to bedroom, searching through closets and any place you can hide something. We try the kitchen going through the cupboards and nothing here either.
We go to the basement.
It is dark, just as she said, there are no windows. We try looking around for a light switch, we find it. I am hoping to see her as we switch on the light.
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With the other girls at home…
Emma ~ “We should not have let her go to work alone.”
Becca ~ “We did not know some sick fuck is going to take her.”
Emma ~ “Mom, do you know what is going on.”
Mary ~ “I just know that something bad had happened to her when she was young. This man probably has something to do with it.”
Emma ~ “I can only imagine what Tray is going through. I wish there is something that we could do.”
Mary ~ “Do you girls ever take these guys’ numbers?”
Becca ~ “Fuck we get at least ten a day.”
Mary ~ “What are the chances you took their numbers?”
Becca ~ “Very likely.”
Mary ~ “Do you keep them?”
Emma ~ “We keep them as a joke.”
Mary ~ “Go fetch them. We are going to start phoning.”
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At the strip club with Dominic…
Dominic ~”Emma just phoned. They got a bunch of numbers they are going to start to phone.”
Jackson ~ “Fuck that is the best news I have heard for the past hour. We are not fucking finding a thing.”
Dominic ~ “I am out of options as well.”
Jackson ~ “This is really not looking good.”
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With Trayton…
We switch the basement light on.
There is that fucking filthy mattress that she said she slept on; there is no blanket, not even a pillow, only a very thin mattress. Just to the side is a plate with a cup, it is probably in which he gave the bread to her.
Then there it is.
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With the other girls at home…
Emma ~ “I have had no luck with a group of cops yet.”
Becca ~ “I have a firefighter but no cop.”
Mary ~ “I have had a bunch of sick fucks. I don’t know how you can dance for these men.”
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With Trayton…
There it is. The fucking chain that he tied her up to. Just long enough to reach a bucket which I am dreading to think was her makeshift toilet.
There is no Ava.
We are out of options, time to go back to the club.
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With Ava…
Ava ~ “Trayton will find me. And when he does, you are dead.”
Seth Williams ~ “Do you think I am scared of your silly boyfriend. He runs a damn club. What is he possibly going to do to me?”
Ava ~ “You will find out soon enough. Save your own ass, and fucking untie me.”
Seth Williams ~ “It’s not happening, Maddie.”
Ava ~ “I am not fucking Maddie. My name is Ava.”
Seth Williams ~ “You will always be my Maddie. I am looking forward to the fun times we are going to spend with each other.”
Ava ~ “You fucking sick if you think forcing yourself on someone is fun.”
Seth Williams ~ “You fucking sound like my ex-wife now.”
Ava ~ “At least she had the brains to dump your sick fucking ass. And taking your daughter away from your filthy hands.”
SLAP
Ava ~ “Aaahhh. You fucking asshole.”
Seth Williams ~ “Watch what you say about my family.”
Ava ~ “It is the fucking truth. You sick fuck.”
SLAP
Ava ~ “You better pray I don’t get loose here. I will fucking waste your ass.”
Seth Williams ~ “I would like to see you try. If I can remember, you never were such a strong girl. You can try your best to put up a fight. I am sure you can remember what your punishment was.”
Ava ~ “I will shove your cock up your ass if you try and touch me.”
Seth Williams ~ “You are going to need your hands for that. Right now, they are a bit tied up.”
Ava ~ “You are going to pay for what you have done to me.”
Seth Williams ~ “You are going to pay if you don’t stop running your mouth.”
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Back at the strip club with Trayton…
Jackson ~ “How did it go?”
Trayton ~ “Fucking dead end.”
Jackson ~ “Dominic says the girls are phoning numbers.”
Trayton ~ “Fuck I have seen the jar. It’s going to take forever.”
Jackson ~ “What other options do we have?”
Trayton ~ “Bruce can’t find anything either. I only have one option left.”
Jackson ~ “Riley?”
Trayton ~ “Yes Riley.”
Jackson ~ “We both know how that one is going to go.”
Trayton ~ “I know. I am willing to do anything to find Ava.”
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With the other girls at home…
Emma ~ “This is not going fast enough.”
Becca ~ “Can’t we phone Leo and Kiara to help?”
Mary ~ “I don’t think Trayton will like it if we involve them. He has been trying to keep this quiet.”
Emma ~ “I wish he told us.”
Becca ~ “We would not have left her alone.”
Emma ~ “Let’s just carry on with this. We will get there.”
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With Ava…
Seth Williams ~ “It is time for you to get into your cage. If I remember, you don’t sleep with a blanket. You need to earn it.”
Ava ~ “I still don’t sleep with a blanket, you stupid fuck. All thanks to you. I don’t need to earn shit.”
Seth Williams ~ “Keep running your mouth like that; then you will see who earns what.”
Ava ~ “I have fuck all that I can earn from you. You a useful piece of shit.”
Seth Williams ~ “I have had it with that damn mouth of yours. Now you are going to pay.”
Ava ~ “Get the fuck off me. Get off me!”
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Back at the strip club with Trayton…
Jackson ~ “Are you sure you want to do this?”
Trayton ~ “Jackson, I do not have any other choice. We have run out of options.”
I take my phone out and phone Riley.
Trayton ~ “Hey Riley.”
Riley ~ “Twice in one month. What did I do to deserve this?”
Trayton ~ “I have another favour. Can I come to see you?”
Riley ~ “Sure. Lucky for you me and hubby has separated.”
Trayton ~ “I am on my way.”
I drop the call; I need to find Ava, that is all I am worried about.
Dominic ~ “Let’s go.”
Trayton ~ “I am going alone.”
Joseph ~ “You can’t go alone Trayton.”
Trayton ~ “I am going alone.”
Dominic ~ “Let one of us at least go with.”
Trayton ~ “I said I am fucking going alone.”
I get into my car and make the drive to Riley alone. I need to find Seth Williams, and she is the last person left the can help me.
I finally find myself at her doorstep.
Trayton ~ “Hey Riley.”
Riley ~ “Hey Tray. Can I get you a beer.”
Trayton ~ “Whiskey, please.”
Riley ~ “So what is this favor I can help you with?”
Trayton ~ “I need to find someone.”
Riley ~ “But aren’t you guys good at it?”
Trayton ~ “We have had no luck with this one.”
Riley ~ “And this is where I come in.”
Trayton ~ “You are my last option Emmailable.”
Riley ~ “Who are we looking for?”
Trayton ~ “A crooked cop that kidnapped a young girl.”
Riley ~ “That Ava girl you asked me to find.”
Trayton ~ “Yes. The fuck found her, and he has kidnapped her again.”
Riley ~”I can call in a favor.”
Trayton ~ “How long will it take?”
Riley ~ “About the same time that we are going to take.”
This is what I fear what was going to happen. Nothing comes for free with Riley.
My question is, should I really fuck another woman if I know it will help me find Ava?