-Edith's P.O.V.-
My eyes flutter open but I still see darkness. There is no light where I am except for a small lamp in the corner of the room. The floor is dirt and tile and the air feels cold as I sit up. I wonder how long I've been asleep? I knew if I tried to go get Alan at the cemetery things would go wrong... I just didn't think they'd be this bad. I crawl around in search of my two best friends.
Terror spreads through my body as I re-analyze the situation that I'm in. I'm in a dark room, most likely alone, and I don't have the strength to move. At this point getting up and fighting doesn't seem worth it. I almost feel as if I have nothing to live for, like a clam shell with no pearl, empty. I can't go on feeling this way, so why not just give up now?
I think about it and realize one reason why I shouldn't give up.
"Austin... Alan..." I whisper, no one answers. All the hope I had in a response from them disapears as I realize I'm alone. I lift myself up with my arms and sit up to observe what kind of situation I'm in. I feel something around my leg, I feel down for it. A rope, great. Where am I? Where are Austin and Alan? I start to panic. Oh my god, what if they're dead? What i my dad killed them and is coming for me next? I need to get out of here! I think to myself.
The lamp in the corner of the room goes out and I'm left in the darkness, completely alone. It's dark, and damp, and the air almost chills me to the bone. I can't be here, I need to find my friends. But what if they're already dead...?
My arms begin to shake from holding me up and I let go of all my strength and collapse to the floor. I begin to cry softly to myself. What else am I supposed to do in a damp, dark room by myself? I cover up my face with my hands and wipe away old tears as new ones stain my dirty cheeks.
Light illuminates the room and I hear a creaky door open and shut. My body tells me to look and see who it is but my mind tells me to look away. I'm probably going to get killed anyways, why look at the face of my murderer? It seems crazy that I want my dad to kill me but I have nothing else left to look forward to. Everyone that I love is either dead or doesn't care about me one bit.
"Hey there baby." I hear a man say behind me. I turn to see a tall and lanky man with a scraggly beard and a bald head. He walks towards me with a smile and I back up to the wall. The door is open behind him, do I run for it? I think. Of course I fucking run for it!
I start to run but I feel a cold sensation on my ankle and I fall face first to the floor. My jaw aches in pain and my tongue stings as blood pours out of my mouth. I mist have bitten my tongue really bad. I down to my foot to see a rope tied tightly to my ankle and latched onto a post. I hear the man laughing at me as I sigh defeated.
This is it. This is where I'm going to die.
"You didn't think you could get away that easy did you honey?" He asks. He begins to laugh harder and falls to the floor laughing at me, what's so funny? I look to the door to see a big, burly man run in. He slaps the lankier one and looks over to me. I know that face...
I'd know that face anywhere! My body shakes as I get up and crawl to the corner of the room in fear. This man broke my arm as a kid, and now he's here to kill me. I'm not surprised, honestly, who wants me on this earth anyways. My best friend hates me right now, all my other friends are dead, my dad hates me, the rest of my family is dead or gone, who do I have? Austin, but he's probably dead. I have nothing left to live for, not a single person would care if I died tonight. Not. One.
I look towards the ground and clench my fists. "If you're gonna kill me... do it." I assert. I'm sick of this torture bullshit, if they want me dead just go on with it. There's no sense in dragging it on. The men look at each other and chuckle.
"Oh little darling, we would never kill you. That's your daddy's job." He says with an evil smile. My heart sinks as I realize my own father is the one who wants to watch the life drain from my eyes. The one I used to look up to for the first few years of my life, the one wo took me to the zoo. The one who hit me...
Fuck you dad, I hate you.
"We just wanted to make sure you weren't already dead, that would make yer dad very angry with us." The lanky man mumbles.
"But he did say we could have a little fun with her." The bigger one says with a laugh. Oh please God. No. Please. The men begin to walk towards me, cracking their knuckles as I cringe. I can't do this. I look away and their footsteps come to a halt right in front of me. I don't want to look, but I can't help myself. I turn around to look at them.
Whack!
My jaw stings as I writhe in pain on the ground. The men laugh at my pain, like it's some kind of joke. I don't feel like a human anymore, I feel like a fucking source of entertainment.
"Oh no man let me have a swing." Says the other man as I look up. I'm greeted with another fist to my other cheek.
Whack!
They laugh as I suffer on the ground, wanting to die more than I ever have before. I can't take this anymore. I can't take being abused so much, by others and even myself. My stomach churns as I feel a boot collide with it, sending me into more pain. I let out a cry and let the tears fall. I curl up into the fetal position and hold myself as I cry.
"Awwww look at that. We made her cry." says the bigger one.
"Oh no. I feel sooooo terrible." They laugh. Something inside me snaps.
"Kill me!" I scream at the top of my lungs. Tears follow and more sobs are let out. The men smile and start to walk towards the door. The bigger man looks back at me as he exits.
"That's your dads job." He says with a smirk as I shrink back into the darkness. The lights turn off and the door shuts, I'm left alone. There's no way that I would ever want to go on like this. There's no way that anyone deserves this. This isn't how someone should be treated, and honestly death seems like the better way to go at this point. I'm almost tempted to find something in here to do it myself.
I let myself relax and my wounds sting. The blow to my stomach makes me want to vomit, and my cheeks are puffing up and pulsing. Just let this end, please. I can't take it anymore. I sob and turn on my side but something catches my eye. It shines with the little light that illuminates this room. I crawl towards it and hope that my restraints let me go that far. I reach out for the object and then old it in my grasp.
From what I can feel, it's metal and it's-ow! It's sharp... Oh my god. I'm getting out of here! I crawl back to my rope and begin to rub the object back and forth against it. I can feel the rope breaking and snapping, thread by thread.
Snap!
The rope breaks in two and I begin to do something I haven't done in awhile... smile.
"Oh my god. Yes. Yes!" I whisper to myself. I slip the object carefully into my pocket, incase I need to use it for the future. I get up and tip toe towards the door and crack it open. I see a hallway, then the front door. it's a straight shot out of here.
I look behind me and then down the hall. It's now or never. I slowly exit the room and quietly shut the door behind me. I tip toe towards where the hall splits and look down both sides. No one to be seen except for the lanky man in an office. I could slip past him easily. I run quietly towards the door and my hope begins to grow. It's just a few more steps and....
Crash! I trip over a wire and crash to the floor with a box full of what sounds like glassware. Shit! I quickly get up and run to the door. I turn as I open the door to see the lanky man with about 3 others staring at me.
"Hey!" He yells as I sprint out the door. I have no idea where I am but I sprint in a single direction. If I keep running I'll end up somewhere. There has to be some sort of town or building or even a house around here. I don't have any destination, but anything works right now. All I know is that I could go anywhere right now and be happy.
Anywhere but here.
[Authors Note]
Hey guys! Sorry it's been forever but I've been really busy lately and I'm trying my hardest to update this for you!
But comment, vote, or do whatever if you like this story and thank you so much for reading!
Helen <3