Where It All Started

I promise:

I help her wipe her tears away. "I'm going to teach you how to stall okay, we just need to buy my team some time to find us okay? We have an hour as of right now we might need a little longer." I explain to her. "I need you to stay strong and be focused." She nods. "Good, now listen close..." I begin explaining everything I learned at the academy in a span of 6 months. I was teaching her in an hour. If worse comes to worst we will have to fight. 

When he finally comes down for her she begs for him not to take her. I hold onto her for as long as I can keeping her body close to mine. Keeping ,my grip tight around her creating fresh bruises at how tight I was holding  onto her. "Please don't take her! Take me instead." I try to neogoiate. I can handle it. Whatever torture he has planned for her, for me later, I can take it. I know I can. I've been through a lot before, what's going through it one more time? I tuck at the chain trying to get off but it's not use. She spits in his face and claws at him. For a moment she is free, racing back to me. "Please don't let me die." The team will be here soon. They have to be. They must have notice I have been gone for too long. Her hand tight grasping mine. "Please.." Her face is red and hot due to screaming and crying so much. "That's how you want to play this game." He wipes her spit from his face. He yanks her chain pulling her back jolting me forward with them. her grip on my hand is gone as she reaches for her neck trying to pry at the metal collar he makes us wear. "Let her go!" I stand shouting try to reach for her. With every step forward I'm yanked backward toward the heater. I kick, punch and scream, my efforts are fruitless. He ignores me dragging her out of the room. " Fuck." I say to myself.

 "Don't forget what I told you Elena!" I shout to her. She's gotta stall him or there's no way we're making it out of her. 

~Elena's pov~

"Don't forget what I told you Elena!" Buy yourself time Elena, buy time, buy time, buy time. I keep reminding myself of what Edythe told me earlier. I just have to buy us a little more time and her team will be here soon. She promised me. Everything will be okay. She assured her team is the best. If I just put a little bit of work in too, if I become apart of the team and give us some more time then they will find us. 

He slams me onto the concrete ground hard. My bones ache and I begin to panic. I screech out in pain. "Please, stop don't do this!." 

"Stop crying, don't satisfy him."

 I keep repeating things she taught me but I can't stop the tears from rolling. "You look so pathetic." He slaps me hard and loud. Edythe could hear it and I could hear her shouting to leave me alone. She resorts to telling me everything will be okay, to just hold on a little longer. But I can't. I let the tears fall as he whips me hard, kicking me, yanking me around like a doll. He strikes me one last time and the screaming stops. One tear rolls out of the corner of my eye as I try to speak as loud as I can. "I'm sorry." I apologize to Edythe. I'm sorry I couldn't buy us more time. I'm sorry for what's about to happen to you, I hope your team finds you soon, I couldn't buy enough time for us both but I hope it was enough for you, enough time to save you. I'm sorry to my family, my ma, my pa...my friends... I'm sorry...I love you. The tears stop rolling. No tears. My voice shaking. Don't cry, don't satisfy him. He will not be satisfied in my last moments of being alive. I could hear Edythe scream for me. She hasn't stopped since I did. She's screaming enough for the both of us now. "Elena!! Wake up! Get up! Please!!" I could hear the stress in her voice. She's worried, She's scared. Not for herself but for me.

Keep screaming Edythe, be loud, be heard, buy yourself time you will make it out of her alive. Thank you for trying to save me I have forgiven you for not being able to keep your promise it's okay Edythe I swear it. It's funny how little everything is on your death bed. I wish the wisdom washing over me now, I had in my waking life. I should have lived more. Live more Edythe. I wish I could tell her all of these things before my heart stops.