i've got fire for a heart

Pamina let out a loud groan as her head felt like it was rattling around. She lifted her bound hands to her face and checked her head for any bumps. She couldn’t feel anything which was good at least. Didn’t help that her head was still killing her. She started to kick at the windows attempting to get her captors attention. She wished she had her heels, but they were still back at the studio. Then something hit her. Her shit was left with those people. They’ve probably stolen from her by now. She kept kicking the window, trying to get their attention. She hit the window particularly hard one time making a loud whack sound and quickly her leg was grabbed by Chloe. “I thought the swerving would have been your clue to lay the fuck down, but obviously not,” The blonde said, annoying with her hostage. “Don’t make me come back here again. Got it?” She threatened. Pamina rolled her eyes. “I’m not a child, so you can’t tell me what to do." 

“No, no police, that would make things ten times worse.” Peyton explained.  “Find my phone may not work if the phone is off but we can try?” He looked at Paige.  “Do you know how to use that app because I don’t..” He nodded.  He was worried about Mina.  He was worried about if she was okay, was she hurt? Was she already dead?  No he couldn’t think the worst yet but in his family he couldn’t help it.

Pamina sat in the back of the van fuming with anger. How dare these assholes come after her? Do they know who she is? Well obviously, since she was the target, but still. Do they have a death wish? Mina played with the stretchy fabric of her leotard as the car continued down the road. She peeked over the seats to see her captors not focused on her and decided to put her face in the window.

“Paige!” He went over to her.  “Of course I’m sure.  Mina never has her phone turned off.  If she doesn’t want to be bothered it’s on silent.  And she never lets it run out of battery, she’s got like 5 portable chargers with her.” He nodded.  “I just know something happened.  And her dance bag is still here.  She wouldn’t have gone anywhere in just her leotard.  I’m telling you Paige something isn’t right and I just..didnt’ know who else to call.  I can’t call..anyone in my family because I don’t know how to reach them right now.”  He nodded clearly convinced something had happened to Mina.

Pamina stretched out her tired legs post dance workout. Her instructor had stepped away at the end of their sessions, leaving Mina alone. She removed her pointe shoes and flexed her toes back and forth. “Ms. Knox,” She heard someone call. Mina looked up and saw a blonde girl who looked around college age. She recognized the blonde as one of the receptionist at the front. “Sorry to bother you, I just need to work out a payment plan,” The girl said. Mina sighed, but nodded. There was probably an issue of them transferring the payment from her fathers account to her Nonna’s account. She got up, grabbed her dance bag and followed the girl into one of the offices. As Mina walked in she saw two men standing inside. “Um, maybe we should go to another room,” Mina suggested, looking at the blonde. “No you’re in the right place,” The blonde said, before locking the door. 

Peyton went over to Mina's around the time she'd be back from her dance class.  He knocked on her dorm room door and didn't get an answer.  "Mina? Are you in there?" He asked.  When he didn't get an answer he called her.  It went right to voice mail.  That was strange.  Mina never had her phone off.  Even if she was avoiding someone it was still on just on silent.  He started to get worried.   He asked around and nobody had seen Mina since she left for her dance class.  He got worried and went to his room and grabbed his gun and put the clip in it and put the safety on.  He put the gun holster on his belt and put the gun in it and pulled his shirt down over it.  He went to where Mina's dance class was held and asked if anyone had seen Pamina.  One of her class mates said a blonde girl had asked her to discuss a payment plan and had taken her to one of the offices to discuss it.   He took his phone out and texted Paige saying that it was him and that Pamina was nowhere to be found and that he was 'investigating'.  He figured since Mina had believed Paige's story about being their sister she may know where she was or maybe Mina had gone to see Paige after leaving the office.   Plus, it was probably good if someone else knew what was going on as well.   He went over to the office and knocked on the door.  "Hello?  Anybody in here?" he asked looking around.  Nobody was in the office but it was the last place that he knew of that Pamina had been.