A War of Guns and Roses

Chapter 46

My eyes blinked open to an unfamiliar place. I frowned, the pounding of my head disabling me from thinking. I groaned and sat upright, my vision blinking in and out of focus. The pounding was too much as I fell back against the floor, stifling a cry. My eyes shut and darkness spread over me again.

The next time I woke up, I was able to pay more attention through my headache. Memories floated back to me like gusts of wind. That maid had hit me...but why? I was too confused and thinking made my headache worse so instead, I started observing my surroundings. I was in a cell of sorts with grey walls and a barely lit flame providing light. There was no window and my smartwatch and phone had been stripped clean of me, so there was no telling what time it was.

I lay back, suddenly feeling cold as I curled in on myself. Minutes or hours must have passed as I lay there shivering, my stomach grumbling. My body felt weak and my throat was parched so a lot of time must have passed since I was kidnapped; if that's what this was about. A few agonizing hours passed by while I waited for my kidnappers to make an appearance.

My ears perked up as I finally discerned voices from the other side of the door. Footsteps echoed as they approached my cell or whatever it was. The door was pushed open and I blinked up in the sudden light to see two men smirking down at me.

My only escape was that door.

Just as that thought passed through my head, they cut off my only escape by shutting the door. The cell was small so the men were closer to me than I had expected. They looked like looming giants below the low ceiling.

"Look, look, look. Sleeping beauty is finally awake," said the first man in an amused voice.

"What do you want?" I snapped, not in a mood for games.

"And she's feisty," the other man laughed as I scowled.

"So, little girl, do you think Daddy will come running to save you?"

"Not before he rips your heads off," I snarled.

They laughed, "And she even gives out threats," the second man chortled. "You think we ought to quieten her up, Ed?"

"Yeah," replied the other guy. "I think little miss princess here, needs to learn a lesson."

They closed in on me and I bared my teeth at them, which just made them laugh all the more.

"What's happening here?" a sharp voice called and both of them flinched.

"We'll have our fun with you," Ed snarled in a low voice before they both backed down. "Oh, we were just checking whether she was awake yet," he shrugged at the other man.

"Is she?" the newcomer asked.

"Oh yes," they both replied.

"Then go and call the boss! What are you waiting for?" he barked.

They scurried out of the cell and ran off after bolting the door shut as I cursed.

I really needed water.

Their boss didn't come and I grew tired of waiting. Since I had nothing else to do, I curled up again and fell into an uneasy slumber.

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Someone must have come while I was asleep, I thought, huddling in on myself and staring at the tray of food and water like it contained poison.

Might have, for all you know.

Eventually, my thirst and hunger got the best of me and I scarfed the food down.

And then I waited.

While waiting for someone or anyone to appear, I tried to acquire a weapon, anything that could help me escape. The cell served its purpose well. Maybe a little too well, because there was literally nothing I could use. My hands found themselves fiddling with my necklace again when I remembered about my security alarm.