Chapter 8 (part 2): Princess

Lauren was casually leaning on the doorway when she felt herself get pulled inside the room. She almost tripped but she was kept on balance by the guy who she assumed pulled her in.

"What the-"

"Lauren, I need you to listen to me." Brad held Lauren in arms length. Lauren's face contorted in disgust. 

"Get your hands off me." she tried to pry his grip from her arm but he held on to her tightly.

"Just fucking listen to me for once goddamit!" Brad screamed at a squirming Lauren who froze when she heard the tone in his voice. She squinted her eyes at him. "What do you have to fucking say?! That I'm a dyke?! A cunt?! Now what, a whore?!" Lauren spat all her pent-up anger at him. He squirmed. Yes, he admits he did some stupid shit and said some stupid shit but that's because he's just not used to being rejected. He took a deep breath and exhaled.

"I'm so sorry for everything I said to you. I shouldn't have said it and I honestly don't mean it. It's just that.. Im not used to being rejected, you know. And it would kind of ruin my reputation as the bad boy that get's everything he wants. But I realized that reputation is shit. And now I'm trying to make it up to you by helping you."

Lauren kept a strong gaze at him, still not trusting him, but curious as to why he had to pull him inside an empty room. "What do you have to say to me that's so important?"

Brad lets out a sigh of relief. "It's Camila.." he started off slow, not wanting to scare off Lauren. "What did you fucking do to her?!" Lauren stomped towards Brad and gripped his gray shirt. 

"No no I did nothing to her. Just hear me out first, okay?"

Lauren growled and forcedly lets go of his shirt. "Camila.. I saw her get kidnapped by five guys at your flat. I was passing by on my way to school and I saw her walk out of the building with a sack on her head. She was thrown into a black van and I tried to run after her but the van's too fast. I couldn't do anything." Brad admitted in defeat, regret in his tone. If only he moved quick enough to reach her.

"How could you be sure it's Camila if she had a sack over her head?" Lauren challenged Brad. He held Lauren in arms length. "She was screaming your fucking name..." Brad said in all seriousness. "And I recognize her voice."

Lauren ducked her head, angry. "Fuck." she hissed. She paced around the room, clutching her head between her head. "Fuck fuck fuck.." 

Brad stood up and held her in place. "Hey hey. Calm down, okay? We're gonna find him. I'm gonna help you. Lauren was too paranoid as to where Camila could've been taken that her anger with Brad didn't surface. She lets Brad comfort her, rubbing her arm and saying that everything's gonna be okay and that they'll find her. "Come on Lauren. You need to be strong, for Camila." he looked her straight in the eye, seriousness evident on his gaze. Lauren hastily wiped her tears away and shook her head, getting her thinking straight. "Okay.." she breathed out. "Let's find Zayn and tell him everything. We'll need him."

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"Lauren, there you fucking are. You got me scared for a bit. I actually called Camila because-... Wait, what's this dipshit doing here?"

Lauren hastily stood in front of Zayn and grasped him by the shoulders. "Zayn, listen to me. Brad saw Camila being kidnapped and he's gonna help us find her."

"Wait, Camila got kidnapped?!" Zayn shouted out of the blue, realizing the situation. Lauren just simply nodded, too heartbroken to speak. Brad came up to them, seriousness etched on his face. "We need to hurry. Come on."

They dashed off to Brad's car. Just as Lauren was done buckling herself in, she sees a text from Camila and froze. "Guys.." She said with worry. They both looked at her, just as worried as she was. She meets them in the eye before reading the text out loud.

Forward - Forward - Left - Forward - Forward - Forward - Right - Forward - Left

"What the fuck could that mean?" Zayn said in anger. Lauren was silent, her mind thinking of what this text could possibly mean.

"Maybe it's directions to where Camila might be." Brad said, driving the car out of the parking lot. Zayn took the phone from Lauren's hand, the car coming to a stop in front of their flat's building. 

"If those are directions, I think it starts here, where Camila was first taken into the van." Brad said his thoughts out loud for everyone.

Zayn read the text again. "Hmm.. This part of the city seems to have tons of intersections, right? It first says 'Forward' so we should drive straight until we reach the intersection we're facing, nearest." Everyone looked at him, confused. He sighed.

"Brad drive straight until we reach the intersection." Brad did as instructed. "Another forward, drive straight again until we reach another intersection."

"Now go left." Zayn instructed. Lauren's eyes popped out, mouth forming an 'O' shape, now on the same page as Zayn.

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A bright light made Camila open her eyes harshly. She instinctively brought her hand up to block the light but it doesn't move. She wiggled around. She sees rope tied around her torso and she's sitting on a chair, it seems.

"Fuck.." she hissed lowly. She hears the creaking of a door. The room was dark, the light only giving her a little insight of the room, mostly just the part where she was at. She frantically glances around the room. It's too dark.

A door closes. She hears footsteps coming closer to her. She tries to free herself by wiggling but it just made her loose energy. It's useless.

I'm not gonna see Lauren anymore.

"Well well well. Look who we have here." A familiar voice said from the darkness. "Who are you? Where are you? Show yourself!"

In front of her came a dark tall cloaked figure. His face was dark because of the light above. "Aren't I glad to see you, princess."

Princess?

"Do you even still remember me, princess? Or did that dyke Lauren brainwash you?"

"Shut up! Don't speak about her like that!" Camila screamed in defense of her girlfriend. The guy scoffed.

"Who are you?! Why did you bring me here?! What the fuck did I ever do to you?!" Camila screamed, tears streaming down her face. The guy laughed evilly. "Turn on the lights." He commanded.

The bright light blinded Camila so she ducked her head. The guy came closer and tilted her head up. All Camila could see was his mouth, the rest of his face covered by the shadow of the hood. He grins evilly and takes off his hood. Camila's past all flashed before her eyes.

"Do you remember me now, princess?"

"Austin.." she hissed. He chuckled and backed away. He was pacing in front of her, laughing his heart out evilly.

"Why am I here, Austin?!" she asked him, her eyes noticing five other men in the room. They were in cloaks as well, their hoods still on so their faces couldn't be seen.

"I don't know what made you do this.." she admitted in defeat, her body weak from being tied up. He laughed in disbelief.

"Do you know what you did?!" He looked at Camila with anger clearly on his face. He scoffed when the girl just looked at him, clueless. "After your beloved Lauren beat me up, I know you told everything to your dad." he started. Camila could see the fury in his eyes.

"I got fucking caught by the police and sent to a juvenile court. A fucking juvenile court! My mom and dad almost disowned me and they were actually okay with me spending 3 years in juvenile court! My life went downhill from there. My reputation was ruined and my parents fucking hate me. That's what you did Camila!"

"If you didn't try and rape me, all of that wouldn't have happened. Didn't you even think about that?" Camila said, tears streaming down her face at the memories of Austin trying to get under her pants when she wasn't even ready yet.

"Just fucking shut up! YOU are the reason why my life is shit now! Its all because of YOU!" Austin pointed his finger on her chest harshly. She winced in pain. This made Austin smirk and he lifted his hand and slapped her hard in the face. A loud sound echoed in the empty room. One of the guys wearing a cloak stood forward and grabbed Austin's hand. "Don't hurt her." a British voice said. Austin looked at him in rage, but a mischievous look overtook his face.

"I'm just getting started. Untie her and take off her clothes. I'm gonna have some fun tonight.."

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"Here we are."

They were in front of a warehouse. It was eerily quiet. Well, that's what you would expect from an abandoned warehouse.

"Let's search the place. We need to find Camz."

The place was huge. They wandered aimlessly around the outside of the warehouse, looking for an entrance. They found a rusty door and pushed it open. It was a huge empty room, some dim lights lighting the room a bit for them to see. They heard a door creak and all of them instantly hid in the shadows.

"Lauren?" a familiar British voice says. He glances around the room, searching for Lauren. He takes off his hood. Lauren's eyes widened and he launches at the guy.

"Niall?! What the fuck did you do to-" Niall covered Lauren's mouth with his hand. He frantically looks at the door he came from.

"Sshh.. Be quiet or they'll hear you." he whisper yelled. "Calm down Lauren." Brad said. Zayn and Brad joined them. She breathed in and out. In. Out. "Okay, now spill. Why are you here?"

"It's a lot to explain at the moment but we need to hurry. Camila's in big trouble. I'll tell you guys everything later." Lauren felt her eyes water but she shook her head. She needs to be strong, for Camila. She needs to find her Camz.

"Let's go." she says firmly. Everyone nodded. "Okay follow me. Be quiet."

They went through the door Niall came from and they were met by a hallway. There were three doors on each side, one door at the end of the hallway. Niall lead them quietly to the second door to their left. "Stay here. I'll need you all to come in together when I say 'booze'."

"Booze?" Brad questioned. "Just do it." Niall said as he went inside the room. The three of them listened intently.

"Hey guys."

"Finally."

"I got the booze you asked." Niall picked up a guy and punched him in the face.

Zayn, Brad, and Lauren came bursting through the room. A big fight was in full force. Everyone's hoods were off. She sees two familiar faces. Niall and Louis. They were beating some guys up so they helped them.

"Now, let's go get Camila." Louis said. They all ran towards the end of the hallway where a single door was located. As they drew closer, they could hear quiet whimpering. Lauren's eyes grew wide and automatically filled with rage. She overtook the rest and bursted through the door. The sight made her wanna vomit.

There Camila lay on the table with only her underwear on. A guy was on top of her, caressing the skin on her stomach, one hand gripped tightly on her neck. Lauren felt her blood boil and she couldn't control herself.

Camila's head turns at the sound of the door opening. Her eyes grew wide but before she could say anything, Austin was harshly pushed off of her and brutally beaten on the ground.

"You. Mother. Fucker." Lauren hissed as she threw strong punches at Austin's face.

Camila immediately curled herself into a small ball, hoping to cover her bare skin. The guys noticed this. Niall took off his cloak, Zayn and Brad gathered her clothes thrown across the room, and Liam helped Camila up. The girl almost lost her balance but Liam was there to support her. Her fingers were shaking as she took her clothes from Brad and Zayn. She tried her best to dress herself with her shaky hands. The guys looked away for a moment, hoping to give her some privacy. When she finished dressing herself, her head immediately turned to Lauren. She was cradling Austin, throwing hard punches at him. She immediately ran to her girlfriend's side and hugged her from behind. Tears were now freely flowing out of her eyes. She nuzzled her face on Lauren's shirt.

"Please Lo, stop." she mumbled weakly on her shirt. Lauren was too blinded by her rage to hear what Camila just said. Camila sniffled. "Lo, stop." she sniffled again.

Lauren's harsh punches were becoming weaker. She looks at her creation. Austin's face was swelling, blood all over his face. Lauren looks at her knuckles, red with blood. She feels a hand snake its way down to her hands and intertwined them.

"Lo, stop. Please.."

The tears Lauren was holding back all came flowing out at the same time. She turned around to look at Camila. She was pale, clearly tired and exhausted. That fucking Mahone..

Lauren immediately engulfed Camila in a very needed hug. They were sobbing together on the floor. The guys took in the view that made their heart break. Brad called up the police and went outside to wait for them. Zayn and Niall helped Austin up an placed him on the wall, just barely leaning on it. A few minutes later, the policed arrived and arrested Austin. Camila and Lauren were still lost in their own world. The police tried to get their attention but didn't succeed. Zayn told them they'll drive them home and he'll call them if both were fine and ready to speak. The police arrested the guys they have beaten up earlier. Zayn and the rest helped Camila and Lauren into the car and drove them home.