The man wandered off to his laptop and began typing. Joe tried to gather his thoughts but the cold kept seeping through.

He began to shiver, which he knew meant that his core temperature was dropping meaning if he didn't get warm soon, he would eventually get hypothermia. But highering his body temperature was not looking likely.

"Hey, man. Listen, I don't know what you want but if you let me go now, I won't press charges," Joe tried to bargain with the man but the man wasn't buying it.

He just calmly walked over to Joe, threw an amazing right hook at Joe, getting it to connect with his jaw. Dazed, Joe unsuccessfully, to regain his balance, the unknown person inserted a gag into his mouth. He began to walk away, then stopped.

He looked like he was thinking about something to Joe. Suddenly, he turned back to Joe and pulled another piece of cloth from his back pocket. Joe began to struggle, knowing what it was, but to no avail. The man covered Joe's eyes with a blindfold, but it wasn't easy for him. Joe's struggling made it hard to get the cloth over his eyes. He socked Joe in the stomach, making his breath leave his body.

Joe's world was submerged in darkness. His shivering had stopped, which was a bad sign. It meant that hypothermia had set in and that he was now too cold and too exhausted for even the shivers that always tell you your temperature. God, how he wished for a rescue…

He felt unconsciousness drifted towards him. It caught him in its flow and let him drift off.

If he had held on for two minutes longer, he would have heard the commotion of the police entering the room. He would have heard Frank yelling his name, yanking his bonds, untieing them and holding him, calling his name all the while.

Consciousness came back to Joe in the hospital, in the form of the beeps of the heart monitor. He watched as his brother was asleep in the uncomfortable plastic chair beside his bed. Joe fell back asleep, knowing he was safe.

Hi guys

I'm so sorry for being so slow at updates. I had a really bad case of writer's block which sucks, as you know. So here it is! This is it. The End of this journey. Thanks for all the reviews, they really helped.

Yours,

Joesgirlfriendandpercyssister