« Will you please just let me finish ? » He pleaded.
« Wait, if he's more dangerous than ten mafia families put together, then I don't think it was a smart idea to tell him to kiss your ass. » I told him.
Silly boy, thinks he's so badass…
« I will say whatever the hell I want to say. » He yelled, looking mad.
« See ! Even you're not afraid of Alvin ! » I pointed out.
« Skylar, that's not-wait, Alvin ? » He looked at me confused.
« From Alvin and the chipmunks. » I explained slowly. Isn't it pretty obvious ?
He let out another frustrated sigh.
« Can you just-« he started.
« Oh I get it now ! » I suddenly blurted out.
« You do ? » He asked me, disbelief in his eyes.
I nodded with a smirk. I was a genius.
Relief flooded his eyes.
« Wait, what do you get ? » He suddenly added, the relief just as quickly vacating his eyes.
« He hired you to kidnap me, because he's not strong enough to do it himself ! He needed someone muscly. » I replied.
I saw him face-palm.
« Wait, does that mean you're his bodyguard too ? I mean I'm pretty sure he needs one, because he can't scare anyone with a voice like that. » I wondered out loud.
« Skylar-« he started in a pained voice.
« How much does he pay you for this dirty work ? » I suddenly asked.
« That isn't-« he started again.
« Or does he pay you with drugs for your psychotic problems ? » I asked.
« What ? » He stared at me blankly.
« He doesn't pay you at all does he ? » I suddenly realized. He was probably a slave or something.
« Can-« he started again, but I wasn't finished.
« Were you forced into this ? » I ask him, looking at him with sympathy.
« Skylar. »
« If you were-«
« Skylar. »
« You can tell me, I mean it's not like-«
« Hey. Skylar. »
« It's not like I have anyone here to-«
« Skylar ! »
I opened my mouth to continue, but stopped my mouth.
« What ? » I asked distractedly. Was he even listening to me ?
« Shut. Up. » He said slowly, looking at me with annoyance.
« What crawled up your-« I started, but was suddenly attacked by the very bipolar kidnapper.
I squealed as he suddenly pressed my back against the wall, his right hand covering my mouth and his left hand against the wall beside my head.
« Listen to me very carefully, we don't have much time. What I'm about to say is serious and I need you to not freak out. » He told me, no sign of joking on his face.
I slowly nodded.
« Good. That man that just came is waiting for me to bring you downstairs to his room so he can get some answers out of you. » He spoke closely to me.
« He's first going to explain why he had me kidnap you, then he's gonna start asking questions. Now I need you to lie when he asks them. Just say you don't know anything and don't look him in the eyes. That's how he finds out if you're lying. » He finished.
He removed his hand but didn't move his position.
I just stood there for a while, taking in what he had said.
« Why do you want me to lie ? » I asked, clueless of the point.
« Because if you tell him the truth, you'll be putting not only yours, but your whole family's life in danger. Well, more importantly your brother's » He explained, staring at me intently.
« Okay. » I replied, agreeing with him after he mentioned the safety of my brother. I had no reason to doubt him now, I had already seen the hate in his eyes for that man to know he wasn't on his side, even if he did work for him.
« Just one more thing. » I added, just as he was about to pull away.
« Yeah ? » He asked.
« Why are you doing this ? » I asked.
« Doing what ? » He said, clueless.
« Helping me. » I explained.
His bright green eyes stared at me for a moment, before he answered. « Because I don't want you to get hurt. »
That made my heart swell and butterflies to throw a party in my stomach.
All the fear and anxiety left me for a moment, and was instead replaced with a sense of slight warmth. But only for a second, until the cold reality crept back in.
He finally pulled away and headed out the door. Pushing myself off of the wall, I followed after him.
« Oh, and you should probably change back into your clothes so he doesn't get suspicious. » He mentioned.