4 Chapter 4- The Kidnapping

A week after I was released, a kidnapper became rampant in NYC and female teenagers particularly were the ones being kidnapped.

My parents were afraid and didn't want me to be defenseless or vulnerable if that should happen, so they enrolled me in Taekwondo.

Surprisingly, I got good at it and had my black belt in no time.

I skyped my three besties and told them about my achievement. They all squealed loudly, bursting my eardrums in the process.

I shut don't my laptop after saying goodbye to them and left for school. My dad drove me to school and told me to be careful of the kidnappers, leaving a dry joke saying it was now "teennappers". I rolled my eyes at that and he kissed my forehead.

" Bye dad, don't worry, I won't be teen-napped or whatever". We both laughed and I made my way to the school premises when a sharp pain took a course through my head.

I touched the back of my head and blood appeared on my fingers. "What the..." I soon realized and spun around to defend myself. I gave a hard blow to the man behind me and staggered a little.

Another man appeared and I gave a flailing weak blow, which he dodged easily. I became dizzy and before I knew it, I was pinned down by the two men and I was being tazed by a grey-eyed man.

That was the last thing I saw before darkness enveloped me... *************************************** I woke up due to the sound of screams of what sounded like many children. The floor felt cold and my eyes fluttered open.

My head still ached from the hit. The room was dark, with a small streak of light, coming from a tiny hole in the wall.

I got up and noticed I was surrounded by all the teens that were missing for days. They varied from 13- 16 from my own observation and few of them were still little.

The children stopped crying as I looked at them and they stared at me. I was definitely older than them.

The room was empty with no window and a small door that was probably locked. I locked eyes with a little girl of about age 9, who had sadness evident in her eyes and had injuries on her ankle and forehead.

I stood up to walk towards her when I staggered, still dizzy from the loss of blood. When I got to where the girl was I spoke out softly. " Hey, what's your name? "

She definitely looked scared and answered with a slightly cracked voice "Lisa. Please can you save us?" The tone in which she said it almost brought me to tears.

I couldn't save them, I couldn't even save myself and they're depending on me.

"How long have I been unconscious?" I asked no one in particular.

"About two days...your injuries seem pretty intense. Are you okay?" One of the teenagers replied while eyeing me closely.

"Yeah, I think so...I just have a slight headache, but I'm fine...thanks."

"We've been here for weeks and they barely gave us proper food or enough to go round." She continued. I counted and we were 15 in number.

The lightbulb in my head came on and I thought of a way out. I touched the windowless wall and it was not that hard. There was a small crack in the wall - pretty tiny- where light emitted from I decided to take my lessons into practice and punch the wall.

"Uh...what are you doing?" The girl asked and I looked into her grey eyes as I stopped.

"I'm getting us out of here, besides what's your name," I asked shaking my wrists.

"Alice. Alice Jackson." She replied tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.

"Okay, Alice Jackson I'm Allison White. I need you and the rest of the teens to help me out here." I pointed to the wall which had cracked a reasonable amount now.

"Okay...what do you want us to do?" Alice asked rising to her feet.

"Well, you guys can use the broken pieces to smash the wall, but it's gonna be painful....can you all take it?" They nodded in unison as I continued punching while they hit the wall until it was large enough for a person to go through.

"Nice, let's hurry outta here. The little ones out first." I ordered and got them all out.

As I was about to get out of the hole, the door clicked and opened and a muscular man came inside.

"Hey! What are you doing?!" He shouted. I gave myself some distance and ran toward him, doing a flip over him in the process twisting his neck. I snapped it.

I quickly ran out and met up with the children. "Are you guys alright?" We have to get out of here. Come on!" I commanded.

We ran through what looked like a forest and made our way around thorns. Another guy came running after us and came in contact with me, looking like a wild bull. I dodged his blows as he attacked and twisted his arm dislocating it in the process. I then hit his chi points, tripped him, and took the gun he was holding.

I continued to run with the kids in front of me as I watched for other nappers. I saw three more on our lead and although not being able to use a gun, I, fortunately, shot their legs, threw the gun, and continued to run.

I caught up with the kids and we approached a small town. I begged the nurses to attend to the kids as we met a lady that welcomed us, after telling her about our escapade.

About 15 minutes later, my parents arrived with the police and they arrested the kidnappers.

I hugged my parents tightly and cried in their arms. My mom started crying too. " Oh Ally, I'm so sorry for allowing this to happen to you and not being able to protect you "

"Mom, it's okay, I'm actually fine, I'll be outta here as soon as I finish the treatment". My parents were relieved and waited for me to finish the treatment.

Meanwhile, I went to check on the other kids when I was about to leave. I got to know their names were: Beth, Julie, Tanya, Cindy, Shay, Madison, Alice, Tiffany, Aisha, Rebecca, Kourtney, Annabel, Gabriella, and of course Lisa. I wondered where exactly we were.

I went to Lisa's bed and saw her stifle a yawn, tired from the events. I smiled and let them sleep after telling them my goodbyes and farewells.

" Bye guys, I'll see you again someday," I said softly. " Thank you," they said in unison as I left the hospital.

I and my parents went to the car and they drove me home. I had a shower, changed into my black and white onesie, and ate dinner.

My dog Roxie ran towards me, probably worried too. "Hey girl, how you doing today" I chuckled and put her down.

I replied to my texts and calls, most of them from my besties, especially Vanessa, and went to sleep thinking.

I really hope that all this drama and bad luck is finally over...