Anna groaned, opening her eyes. She froze, staring at the two people sitting on the other bed. She tried to speak, but a gag was tied around her head.
''Bout time you got up," one of them sighed, getting up. She was a black girl with long dreadlocks. The other person, a guy with tan skin and dark hair, just sat and looked at Anna. The girl jumped onto the bed, grinning.
"Mmph?" Anna squeaked.
"Oh, I'm gonna have so much fun with you!" She ran her knuckles down Anna's cheek. "Rafi made me wait until you woke up-which, by the way, you snore really loud-and, God, Rafi, doesn't she just look so fucking innocent?"
"Uh-huh." Rafi seemed more interested in admiring the tattoos that covered every inch of his arms.
"So, I'll make you a deal..." She grabbed Anna's chin, "I'll untie you... as long as you don't try to run."
"Mhmm?" Anna glanced at the door and the girl slapped her.
"If you do run, you'll regret it." Anna slowly nodded and she untied the gag. "The name's Jae. That's Rafi."
"Annabelle," she whispered.
"Nah. We'll leave it at Anna. Raf, can I borrow your knife?" Anna looked at him fearfully as he tossed a knife onto the bed. But Jae just used it to cut the bonds around her wrists and ankles. She sat back, quietly watching Anna as she sat up.
"Where am I? And how did I get here?"
"Uh, we're... Where are we, babe?"
"Somewhere in the middle of Colorado," Rafi muttered.
"Yeah, there. We decided to stop at a motel until you woke up. Uh, and you're here because for some reason you decided to hitchhike and you met us."
"Great. Who... are you?"
"Oh, we're just convicted felons on the run from the cops. We're trying to get to Canada, maybe Alaska if we're lucky." Anna stared at Jae, resisting the urge to start laughing. "So... wanna fuck?"
"N-No. Not really. I- I don't even know you."
"We could get to know each other," Jae purred, crawling towards Anna as she scrambled back against the headboard.
"No, thank you."
"Is it me? Are you straight? Would you rather fuck Rafi?"
"I'd rather not have sex with anyone, actually. I'm a virgin until marriage, thank you very much." Jae and Rafi looked at each other and burst out laughing.
"Oh my God, you're adorable," Jae laughed, wiping tears from her eyes. Anna was startled by Rafi suddenly leaning on the bed, staring intensely at her.
"Hello?" she nervously squeaked. He shoved a gun into her mouth and smiled wickedly.
"Let me make this clear for you, sweetheart," he said, his voice cold and quiet. "If you don't do what we ask, then your pretty, little face gets blown off."