Nightmare
1514 Words
I find the same white boy I bumped Into earlier today before me. A wall of fartellos built around him.
I scream and shield myself with my arms when a fartello aggressively makes to strike me with it's claws and then I hear a smooth voice of command.
"Stop! "
I look up to see it's the white boy who spoke.
I am too scared and shaken to rise. What have I gotten myself into? Is he their prince or king... Or... ~Oh Sonia you just had to leave that room!
He suddenly stoops down towards me and takes my chin between his fingers.
"You're the new girl aren't you? " he questions.
"Y.. Yes? " I reply in fear after gulping hard.
He scoffs " be careful next time" he replies with a gentle smile. His red pupils boring into my soul. We maintain this posture for a few discomforting seconds before he rises to his feets, turns his back to me and walks away.
The fartello that intended striking me growls at me before proceeding to catch up with the others.
I remain on the floor. Totally lost in confussion. Why do I so much feel like I've seen him somewhere. He looks familiar.
I rise up and dust my dress. I look down at my dress and recall the morning of my birthday when my father had gifted it to me as part of my birthday gift. I take a deep breath and blink rapidly to avoid crying.
I turn around and begin to walk in the opposite direction back to the room. I stop when I sense I'm been watched. I look around but find nothing so I rapidly continue my walk.
I get back to the room and find Tori hugging Gabby.
"Where have you been? " Rachel questions as she rises to her feets. I ignore her and sit beside Gabby. She scoffs and walks away. I place my head on my kneels and close my eyes.
I hear the metal gong and open my eyes. I find I had falen asleep for a little while hence the sky dark and my vision a bit blur from sleep.
"Come on sis, we've got to join the line" I hear Gabbys sweet voice say to me. She really is a rear gem of a person. And its good to have her back.
I hug her and whisper; "thanks for being such an angel. "
"It's the least I could do for my cute new friend" she replies and I can't help but smile.
We join the line and are lead to the dining room. We are handed our bowls and metal cups. I don't even bother looking into the bowl before grabbing my cup of water and downing it.
I then decide to look into the bowl and I find alot of cockroaches weakly dancing about in the bowl. My eyes widen in shock and goose bumps cover my entire body.
I hear Gabby giggle. "They maybe gross but highly nutritional. " she says.
"No way! What is madre? Chinese!? " I ask in bewilderment and disgust. I know only Chinese people to be able to consume such things! ~no offense.
"Sorry" I apologize to the Asian looking girl sitting beside Rachel as she looks up at me due to my comment.
Gabby just giggles and I watch all the others munch their COCKROACHES!!!.. No thank you but I'd pretty much just let my ulcer kill me.
Soon enough, the metal gong is struck and I thank God I didn't have to struggle much with keeping those disgusting bugs in my bowl. After the annoying synchronized appreciation, we begin to head out of the room...
I wait a few seconds for a fartello to pull me but nothing happens I then make to walk towards it myself so it could take me to my room.. ~cell.
"Hold up Missy. You're sleeping with us tonight. " Gabby informs as she pulls me back.
"Wait what!? " I ask in confussion.
"Your isolation lasts only two nights. " she informs.
"You'd be sleeping in the female hall tonight. " she explains. ~ oh... So where they sleep is the female hall. Where that fartello wants to met me. There's no way I'm going.
We keep this horrid walk up the stairs and the fartellos do not follow us. We make it into a room with alot of beds. The beds are so much, I am sure over a hundred girls can fit in here.
"Welcome to the female hall! " Gabby says as I walk in.
"Wow! " and I thought the girls locker room in school was shocked up!.
"And I've saved a bed for you right next to mine!" Gabby squeals.
"Comeon! " she says excitedly as she takes my hand and pulls me till we approach a small bed. Its not as lavish as my bed back home, but it's definately going to be more comfortable than the bed I slept in downstairs.. That cell!.
"Thanks sis." I appreciate as I take a sit on the foam mattress.
"Do fartellos come in here? " I ask to ascertain my safety from the intrusion of that horrid fartello.
"No. This is one of our safe rooms. Madre could kill any fartello who dares to breaks the rule." Gabby assures and I breath out in relief.
I adjust my dress before raising my legs off the ground unto the bed and Gabby also lies on her bed.
"You really do like this dress don't you? " Gabby questions.
"Yes. It is a birthday gift from my father. " I reply lowly as I begin to feel nostalgic.
"Oh. Fathers sure sound awesome. " Gabby replies distantly. It's clear she thought out loud and her mind isn't here.
"Sound? " I ask in confussion.
"Yeah. I never got to know my father nor mother even." She replies sadly with a shurg.
"Oh.. I'm so sorry. " I apologize for bringing that up.
"Nahh. It's okay. A girl's gonna live. " she replies with a big smile.
"Good night Sonia. I still can't believe you've gone two days without food. " she adds.
"Three actually. I only had breakfast the day I came in. " I reply giggling.
"I still feel you should start eating though. Ulcer is f*****g real. " she advises and I just smile knowing full well I am currently battling with a life threatening ulcer.
"Good night Gabby" I reply as I lay my head down on my pillow and close my eyes.
"Good night" she replies and our ears are hugged by the distant bickering of the other girls.
I open my eyes when the soothing darkness in the room is suddenly intruded by the orange light from the passage way outside. The light falling on my face and disturbing my sleep.
With squinted eyes, I try to make out who is in the doorway and my ears pick a familiar voice calling out to me.
Sleep vanishes from my eyes when the voice clicks. Jason!? My eldest brother.
"Come on Sonia, hurry up! let's go!" I hear him call desperately in a hushed voice to me as he keeps flagging me over with his hands.
I rush out of bed and run to him. I give him a thight hug and he returns it.
"How.. How did you find me? " i ask in bewilderment.
"The cops traced your phone, they found it close to the woods and we scanned the woods two days till we found this creepy place. I'm not meant to come in here alone... But I couldn't wait to see you. " he replies.
"Are you alright? " he asks hugging me and I hug him back. I can't believe this is happening. I'm finally going home. To my real home and family!!
"What about the others? " I question.
"We would.... " he begins to speak when he stops. I turn to find Madre glaring at my brother and I.
"Intruder! " she screams. I watch her do the same thing she did to me to my brother. Closing his troath till he is bleeding through the mouth.
"Jason! " I scream as I make to run to my chocking brother.
"Get back! " she commands. Flinging me with an invisible force back into my old cell and locking the door to keep me in.
I find a fartello in the room and he begins to touch me in ways I don't like. Hot tears escape my eyes as I feel its slimy tounge again on my inner thighs.
"Help!! " I scream in fear and defeat...
I open my eyes. Sweat and tears a thick mask on my face. My entire body drenched with sweat. It was another night mare!.
I sit up and begin to cry. For a moment there I thought I had really been found and that i would return to my family. What if I never get found??. God why... Why me!
What was my crime??
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