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Carmen's POV

"I'm in here!" I scream, pounding on the door.

Fuck, I don't know if they can hear me.

I knew as soon as Webb threw me into the downstairs basement that he was getting busted. I've been waiting for this day for too long.

"I'm down here! Please!" I exclaim, banging on the door desperately. I can hear law enforcement combing the hallways of Webb's mansion, but they aren't getting any closer to where I am.

The only thing slightly comforting about this entire ordeal was that I wasn't the only one. This man has a sickness. So many influential women on Instagram ended up here at one time or another.

He sees us as collectibles, or objects. Like he needs to have as many of us as possible. He has me thinking about what might've been different if I had never made any sort of social media account.

I hear footsteps draw closer to the door.

"Help!! I'm in here!!" I exclaim, starting to bang on the door again.

The footsteps approach the door, and I hear a radio beep.

"Possible hostage in the basement on the west end of the building, going to attempt to get this door open." A deep voice says, presumably into his radio.

"What's your name, ma'am?" The voice exclaims.

"My name is Carmen Price!" I exclaim back, feeling tears well in my eyes.

"Holy shit." I hear him say quietly. His radio beeps again.

"Female identified herself as Carmen Price." He says into his radio.

"Fantastic news. Bring Carmen home, agent." Another voice says over the radio.

"I need backup!" The agent exclaims, jiggling the doorknob.

Other footsteps start rushing down the hall.

"Miss Price, I need you to step back from the door, we're going to kick it in." The agent says.

"Okay." I say loudly, backing up against the wall of the room.

I hear one loud bang and I see the door shake. Then I hear a second, and a third, and then the door flings open and hits the wall with great force.

I watch in shock as four FBI agents rush in and start scanning the room with their guns drawn. The fifth agent runs towards me and wraps his arms around me, ushering me out of the room.

It's all a blur. I'm rushed down the hallway past dozens of agents, and then brought through what I can only assume was the front entrance to Webb's mansion. The glare of the sun burns my eyes. I haven't seen the sunlight in weeks.

They usher me into a police car and have me sit down in the back seat.

"We're gonna bring you home Carmen, don't you worry." The agent says, shutting the door to the backseat of the car.

The car door slams shut and I'm left in silence. This is the first time I've felt like I'm going to be okay in weeks.

I look out the window at Webb's mansion. It's completely compromised. There are at least six FBI vehicles and dozens more police cars. I can't seem to see where they are keeping Webb, or any of the other girls.

A female police officer approaches the door of the car, and carefully opens it.

"Hello Miss Price, my name is Officer McKean. Are you feeling okay?" She asks, pulling a small notebook and pen out of her pocket.

"I'm fine." I say, still in shock from everything going on.

"I'm just going to ask you a few questions about the suspect that kept you here, Mr. Webb. Is that okay?" The officer says, gently.

"Yeah..." I say, having trouble focusing.

I try to pay attention to the first question, but a car is speeding down the road to Webb's mansion, and a police car with its lights and siren on is following it closely.

The car screeches to a halt at the end of the road and the start of Webb's ridiculously long driveway, and the driver's door flings open, as well as the driver's door to the cop car.

"Ma'am, stop! This is a crime scene!" I see the officer shout, chasing after the driver of the car in front of him.

The driver of the speeding car jumps out, and begins to run down the driveway towards the entire scene.

"CARMEN!!!" I hear a familiar voice scream.

I look closer at the person running towards the scene. Billie.

"Oh my god." I choke in disbelief, hopping out of the police car. I push past the female officer interviewing me, and run towards Billie as fast as I can.

I run and run and run with absolutely no intention of slowing down, and I collide right into Billie's open arms. We both fall onto the pavement, I on top of Billie, and I bury my face in her neck and sob uncontrollably. She's clutching me so tight that I can barely breathe.

"I got you, baby. You're safe now." She whispers into my ear.

I believe her. 

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THEY ARE TOGETHER AGAIN! HUZZAH! <3