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Chapter 4
I heard someone scream. I looked around but I couldn’t find where it was coming from. It looks like no one had noticed it so I just sat back down. It was probably just my imagination. Then I heard it again. Ok that wasn’t my imagination. I get up and walk over to the house. I was in the hallway when I heard it again. I started to walk faster. The screaming lead to the front of the house. I heard it again and started to run towards it. I was running down the road when I realised that I had ran a lot further then I thought. I looked around and saw that I had run out of town. I mean Joshes house is fairly close to the edge of town but still. Oh no, I didn’t stay put. I heard the screaming again, I looked back and forth between the town and where the scream came from. I started to jog towards the scream. I pulled my phone out and started to dial 000.
A woman answered on the first ring.
“Triple zero, What’s your emergency?”
“I heard someone screaming in the forest just out side.....” I was cut off by the disconnected tone in the phone. “God damn it” Slightly shouting to myself. I heard a loud cracking noise. I could feel the ground slightly shake. Oh that’s just great now it’s gonna rain. Just as I thought about rain, I could feel cool little droplets hit my head. Man could this get any worse? I heard another loud crack and looked up to see that it was thunder and lightning. It started to rain heavy. Sighing I tried dialing the same number again but the same thing happened. No one answered. Great. This is just great. I looked at my phone and saw the reason it wasn’t working. Great, I've got no bars. I stopped and turned around to see if I could get any reception. I stopped completely. I looked around. Umm... Where’s the sign that says “You’re now entering Ashwood”?
I looked around panicked. Oh god what have I done. Why didn’t I just listen to Shay and stay put? I just felt like I had to help the person that was screaming. But why didn’t I bring someone with me? Why didn’t I tell someone that I going? Ok just calm down Zoey. Instead of playing the “Why didn’t I?” game, try and see where you are. I looked around again and noticed something strange. That’s the same road where the sign was but there was no sign. The road was also dirt not ash felt. What the hell is going on? I heard something coming and took a few steps back towards the trees. I saw, no, not a car but a horse and carriage? What the hell?? The carriage just went right past me and didn’t stop. Well thank you very much for stopping for me. Oh well it’s probably for the best. There was probably an ax murderer in there or something. Ok I’m just exaggerating again. I start to walk towards where the horse and carriage took off and where the town I was just in. I stayed on the outskirts of the trees so no one could see me. I looked up from the ground and gasped. It was town but like 600 years ago. It is a lot bigger then my town, but this is my town, only bigger. How is this possible? I started to walk again when I heard someone start to talk to me.
“You look lost. Are you new here? Almost everyone who lives here know every inch of this place.” I turned around and saw a man getting out of a carriage. I started to walk backwards to get away from him. Why does he look so familiar? “Do you need to go somewhere? Where do you live?” I could hear that he was asking me questions but I wasn’t really listening to him. I started to run towards the woods but decided against it. What happens if that was my dream? I kept running towards town. It was so close when I felt strong arms go around me and lift me up.
“Who are you? What do you want?” The men just chuckled. I froze. I knew that laugh. It was the laugh of my attackers in my dream. The man that was holding me brought me back to the carriage, Well if he’s going to be a pain in the ass then i’m going to be the biggest pain in the ass that they’ve ever had. I started to struggle against his hold. I tried kicking him but none of that was any good. I’ll just have to wait until I’m in the carriage.
“That’s a good girl. No need to struggle.” Man his voice sounded like Mr. Hudgens. Maybe he was the attackers in my dream? “Oh this is no dream.” I didn’t understand how he answered my question until I realised that I said the question out loud. To prove his point he pulled my hair. I screamed in pain.
“Stop. Just get her back to Lord Henderson. Don’t hurt her. Wait and see what he wants to do with her” I didn’t have to look at his face to know he had a smug smile plastered to his face. “Just get her in the carriage.” The guy who was holding me hurled me up to the carriage. There was five of us in there. Two men in front of me. One of them was the one who talked to me just before. He seemed to be the boss of them. The other next to him had a face that looked like he’d seen a lot of battles. There was a scare on his left cheek. He was quite an attractive man. Not that i was going to tell anyone that. Next to me on both sides were two burly meat-headed men. They were ugly (in my opinion). It was really squishy in the back. Then the man in charge nodded his head and the man with the scare on his face took something from behind him. My heart started to quicken but started to slow down when I saw what he had. It was a piece of cord. He leaned over and started to tie my hands together. He looked up at me and I could of sworn regret past through his eyes but it past so quickly that i thought i'd imagined it. When he was done with the cord and sat back to await his next order.
It was a really quite ride so I asked “Where are we going?” Trying to sound confided. I think i pulled it off.
“Man you ask way to many questions” The guy next to me said as he pulled a knife out and cut my arm. I screamed in response. “I SAID DON’T HURT HER!!! yet” He muttered the last part but i could still hear him. It made me shiver and he smiled at my resopnce. The carriage stop and the man who cut me, grabbed me and we were out the door. I looked around and saw that we were in rich part of this town. My town. I thought sadly. Then the man put me down and shoved me towards the doors. Trying to figure a way, I come up short. I'm still not entirely sure that this is not a dream until the man holding me shoves me to the ground and it hurt a lot.
"Get up" one of the men yelled at me. I tried standing up twice but failed each time. Someone grabbed my waist and gently pulled me to my feet. I looked around and saw it was the man with the scar.
"Thank you" I said in a small voice. I'm grateful he didn't hurt me it's just i don't trust him.
"Your welcome" Wow his voice is so musical. "Are you hurt?" he asked me his voice so low that i struggled to hear him. I quickly nodded and something flashed across his face but i couldn't tell what emotion it was. Someone grabbed my arm roughly. I turned my head to see the guy who cut me. He dragged me all the way over to the doors of the giant house. Two men stepped out and blocked the door.
"Is Lord Henderson here?" He said. The Man on the right nodded.
"Who are you and what's your bussiness here?" Man was everyone here an uptight asshole? The guy holding me was about to say something but was cut off by the leader in charge in the cariage.
"I do apologise for Johns behavior. I am Sir Alexander Byron. The Lord was expecting us." He motioned back back to everyong one who was in the carriage. "We also brought him a gift." He said with a smirk that i just wanted to smack off his face. So i did just that.
SLAP!!!
Okay i wasn't going to hit him that hard but who cares. "I'm not some "Gift" you can share. I was just walking when you showed up. I was fine without you. Now. LET. ME. GO." I said with venom tripping with eath word i said. All the men looked suprised except the guy with the scar. He was smiling. Don't ask my why but he was. I just hit someone on his side.Crazy person. Now that i think of it, i propably shouldn't have done that. Ahh shit. Now something gonna happen to me. Stupid stupid me.
"How dare you talk to ME LIKE THAT!" He said "me" like he was important. I tried to be confident and not flich by what he said. "You are property now. And i am giving you to the Lord as his slave." I was shocked by what he said. Slave? Oh HELL no. I'm no one's slave.
"I am not anyone's Slav......" I was cut off by a punch to my stomach. He hit me again and this time i landed on the ground. Next i received a blow to my back and another one to my stomach. I groaned in pain. Stupid mouth!
"I'll take her" That voice. I knew it i just couldn't put a face to it just yet.
Someone snorted. Not a very attractive nosie but i'm not going to say anything. "What ever you want. The less i touch her the better." I groaned in pain when someone tried to lift me. I snuggled closer to the guys chest. I think it was the guy with the scar. Yes that's it! It was him. I turned my head to thank him again but my head was to heavy to move.
"Shh don't move. You'll just hurt yourself more." I did what he said and stayed still.
Clap. Clap. Clap.
"Well that was quite a show she put on." A smug voice said from a few feet ahead of me. "And you say she's a "GIFT" for me?" He said emphasizing the "Gift" to mock me.
"Yes Lord Henderson. Like she said she was just walking around the forest. When i saw her i knew you'd like her." I shivered feeling like a piece of cheap meat.
"Well done Alexander. And you. Who are you?" I had no idea who he was talking too so i just stayed quite.
"My names Jared, Lord Henderson. I am Sir Byron's guard."
"Yes, he is a good guard but for your generosity last spring i would like you to have him." Jareds arms tighened around me. I'm guessing that's why he was smiling before. Because he was also a slave and he was probably thinking what i said. Well at least i wasn't they only one.
"Well thank you Alexander. You are very kind. You. Jared is it? Follow my gurads to the slave room and wait there for further instructions" I could tell that Jared started to move. I think we were in side because it was warmer. I could feel myself slipping into unconsciousness.
"Everything will be okay. I'll help you" I think Jared said that but i can't sure but that was the last thing i heard.