In Love With Danger

Chapter 2 - Keep Her Safe

Eleanor's POV...

             It wasn't long before Zack convinced me to stay with them while my parents were in the hospital, and so he came with me to pack up my stuff. "Hey, uhh, Eleanor, you may wanna come see this!" Zack called from my brothers old room that was prepared for him for when he would've arrived here. "What?" I asked, walking in. "Baby, I found this letter. It's addressed to here, but it's for you. I thought you moved here after he went missing?" Zack told me. "I did" I replied, very confused. "Weird. Let's see what it has to say" Zack said. We sat by the kitchen table and opened it.

"Dear Eleanor,
I would've gone missing before I arrived. You'll contact Zack. He'll protect you. In fact, he's probably reading this with you.
Now, this part's for him. Zack, you keep her safe, no matter what. No. Matter. What. I'll be damned if leave knowing she wasn't in good hands. I know you'll protect her no matter the cost, hence why I'm leaving her under your protection. Keep her safe.
Eleanor, I know you're probably going to want to come find me, but please, for your own safety, don't. I'll give you as short of an explanation as I can, so here it is. In school, I got involved with the wrong people. Don't try and find out who. Long story short, I saw something I shouldn't have and they told me that if I didn't make myself disappear, then they'd hurt you. Same thing for if you or mom or Dad or our step-mom found me.
        - James"

                   "Wow" I gasped. "Yeah" Zack agreed.  "Zack, we have to submit this to the police! This could be a lead!" I told Zack. "Eleanor, no! You read the letter! What if the same people who took your brother tries to hurt you?" Zack asked harshly. "Zack, it's not a question of if they hurt me or not, it's question of my brother's safety" I argued. "Fuck no Eleanor! I can't and won't let you do that! You could get killed!" Zack shouted. "How do you know that?!" I shouted back. "Because I know the people who took him!" Zack shouted at me. "Wh-what?" I asked, astonished that he'd do this to not only me, but also my family. "Look, Eleanor-" "DON'T touch me!" I shouted as Zack reached out to me. "I can't believe you" I said as I walked out my own front door with tears in my eyes. "Shit" I heard Zack say before I slammed the door. I don't know where I was headed, but anywhere was better as long as I wasn't with that dumbfuck. "Well, well, well. What do we have here?" I heard a creepy male voice ask. "Leave me alone" I sniffed. "Damn. Get her" he said. As they tried to grab me, I shouted for Zack, and he came. He saved me once again. "Hey, are you ok?" Zack asked. "Yeah, just a little shaken up," I answered, "thank you. For saving me once again, but I'm still a little angry at you for keeping the secret that could close my brothers case". "I understand" Zack sighed as he picked me up bridal style. "What are you doing? Put me down!" I laughed lightly. "No" he responded before kissing me. I kissed back.