Chapter 1058 - 1058 Chapter 43- Reagan – Surprise Party Part 1 (VOLUME 6)

　　 1058 Chapter 43- Reagan – Surprise Party Part 1 (VOLUME 6)

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　　 Reagan

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　　 It had been really nice of Talia to plan a party for Rika and I this morning. It was unexpected, but just what we needed. Both Rika and I had decided that we didn’t want to have a party this year. We were adults now, turning nineteen, and there was a lot going on. We didn’t want to take the focus off of things that were important and put it on us. This was for the best.

　　 Still, I understood that the others wanted to spend time with us as well. That was why I was OK with Talia going behind our backs and planning a breakfast birthday party. It was really sweet of her, and it allowed them all to get that whole celebration thing out of their system.

　　 Now, with it over with, I was able to focus on school, and later I would be able to get to work in my mom’s office. I have been working with her and Dad pretty much every day since this all started. Rika and I were the ones that were there the most often, aside from Mom and Dad, that is.

　　 The others were there most of the time too, so that was good. We had a lot of people helping, and that was making things a lot easier. And that was why we were walking toward Levi and Luka’s car and Alyssa and Alexa’s car at the end of our day. They had picked us up, separately, this morning and then brought us to school. We would of course be riding home with them as well, since we were all going to the same place, it just made sense.

　　 As I looked at the small group of our friends, I didn’t initially think that there was anything up. I mean, I was used to seeing them all the time. And even with Elias, Ashle, Cypress, Beech, Ilana and Rowan all there, nothing seemed off. I mean, they were supposed to be going with us to the office to work like they usually did.

　　 I did start to get suspicious a little bit when I saw that the others were next to the cars as well. When I saw CJ, Kaede, Sophia and Isabella, I felt like there was something off. I mean, they didn’t go to school here. And there was no reason for them to be there. Not unless they came to help with the work that we needed to do. And well, it was also our birthday, so that could be a part of it.

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　　 I was starting to think that just maybe they hadn’t gotten the memo that we had decided not to celebrate. And that they were here for our party that wasn’t going to happen. Though, that feeling didn’t last for long. I saw that they were all staring at us and watching Rika and I walk closer to them. The closer that I got, the more that I felt that something was wrong.

　　 “Rika?” I whispered to her.

　　 “I sense it too.” She said as we walked steadily. “What is going on here?”

　　 “I don’t know. Let’s just get them back to the castle and find out what they want, alright. I mean, they are family, so there is nothing to be worried about.”

　　 “Yeah, that is true.” She nodded in response. “Come on, let’s go.”

　　 I think that both Rika and I were being a little na?ve at that point. I knew that something was a little off, but I just let it go and ignored it. I don’t think that I will ever be making that mistake again.

　　 The moment that I sat in Luka’s car, the doors were locked. CJ got into the car behind me and that was when things started to turn bad. He threw a belt around my arms and buckled me to the seat. While I was struggling to get free, he threw over another, and another, and another. And all of this was happening while Luka sped away from the campus, in the wrong direction.

　　 “What is going on?” I yelled as I tore at the bindings around me. “What the h.e.l.l are you doing?” I was getting mad, but I also knew that these were my friends and family. They shouldn’t be hurting me.