I held my hand up to stop him, "Jake, please just stop all of this," I begged. I bent down and started fumbling with the ropes to untie my father, "You have done enough to traumatize my life. Please do not put your future and mine at risk anymore. "
"Your father cannot leave this place,"
My hands froze, and I looked up at him, "What?" I asked, looking up at him as if he had lost his mind.
"He is going to tell the police that I took you if we leave him behind."
I tilted my head to the side, "So what are you suggesting?" I asked him in a firm tone, "You said you would let my father go if I came here alone. Look, I am all alone now. " I straightened my back to stand again, "I kept my word so it was time for you to do the same. "
"Why should I even bother with keeping my word, Charlotte?
