Enslaved

Chapter 4

Eccentrically, they let me go, free of any heinous crime. The way they behaved, I was sure I'd be charged with murder, extortion, and every crime possible.

But I wasn't and that made me extremely dubious. I scamper back to my house, wanting to get away from that execrable place.

I reach my home and latch all doors. I tick the lock, again and again, to make sure I am safe. My anxiety getting the worst out of me.

But what protection can these wooden doors offer?

A gut feeling arises, warning me that I'll never be safe. As long as I reside in this wicked town.

I pack all the essentials and stuff them in my duffel bag, carrying a heavy load can prove to be endangering, especially if I need to run.

I get a taxi that leaves me at the nearest bus station. The bus will arrive 10 minutes from now in and I'll be free.

The darkness of the night grows and loneliness seeps in. Before I stepped into this town, I had my parents with me, I had a life filled with happiness and now that I'm leaving, I have none of that. It feels like I lost everything to this town. My helplessness is suffocating me. My heart wants to let out screams of all the injustices done, but people of Oizys are deaf which is turning me, unwillingly, mute.

My train of thoughts is broken by the bus engine. Sharp lights fall on my orbs and my gaze narrows down. I get on the bus with shaky hands and take the back seat.

The frigid atmosphere of the dusk heightens.

I close my eyes and let the eternal silence of the night take over. I am welcomed by perpetual peace but alas even that is short-lived.

The bus comes to a sudden halt and I hear noises.

" The bosses are looking for a girl. She is 18 and a brunette. Probably trying to leave the town. I need to check your bus. " A rough voice grumbles.

" Man I'm already behind schedule. She's probably not on this bus. " The driver states, trying to get done with his shift as fast as possible.

" What if she is? Do you take the responsibility then? Elijah is mad-furious over this girl. You better not interfere. " The man warns, their voices now growing in the silence.

A little rustling going in in the bus. The passengers now awake from a deep slumber.

I get vigilant in their conversation. They're talking about me!

" I'm not taking responsibility for s**t! They'd tear me from limb to limb if the girl is on my bus and getaways. Inspect every nook man, and take your time. " The man cavils.

Shit! There goes my chance of escape. The henchman of the Stanley Twins finally gets on the bus and starts scanning each passenger.

Before he can make way to the back, I flee from the rear door.

As soon as I dash, the man gets aware of my identity.

He hastes behind me, and my small legs are no match to this trained man.

" f*****g stop you little s**t. Once I get my hands on you, I'm to beat the s**t out of you so you better stop. " The man warns yet I pay no heed to his phrases.

I see a small amount of traffic and run in between the cars. The man in a rush to grab me extends his hands, but before he can grab me, he is knocked over by a car.

He falls on the ground, immobile. I take that as my chance to run.

I do not try to get out of the town as I conclude that many people are guarding the exits.

I stumble back to my house. Yet again, I see men dressed in black, laced with weapons guarding my front door.

They're everywhere!

I gather my courage and decide to throttle back to Tucker's house. I reach his place in 5 minutes and end up banging the door furiously.

Tucker soon opens the door shirtless, but this is no time for modesty. I barge in and close the door behind me.

" Tuck, you have to help me. They're after me. They're going to kill me, dismember my body and feed it to their hounds. I'm so scared. I don't want to die! " I announce, sobbing.

He looks at me bewildered.

" What? Speak slowly, Ellie. I didn't get a thing. " Tucker states, still unaware of my situation.

" I...I went to the police station. They found out. He..he was there and he tou...ched me again. I got so furious I...I tried to stop him and when that didn't work I sp..spit on him. He got frantic after that. He...he said something awful Tucker and I am so worried. They're going to kill me as soon as they find me. " I exclaim. Mortified to think my story would end like this. I had hopes, I had dreams and they all seem to be coming to a full stop now.

" You f*****g spit on him? I warned you not to do something dumb. Can your pea-sized brain not comprehend simple words. You f****d up big time Ellie. I can not help you. Bloody hell, I do not want to help you. Get out, now! " Tucker booms, his whole body shaking with anger. I cower in fear. This is the one place I expected help from.

Tucker grabs my forearm roughly and hauls me towards the door.

" Tucker, please. " I beg him to help me. I beg the guy I called my friend for years. I beg the guy I've been madly in love with for years. I beg him to show some empathy.

" Tucker wait, what did he say to you, Ellie? " Anna questions coming forward, stopping Tucker from shoving me outside. Her voice piques with curiosity.

" I...I don't know what it means but he said I'm his property now. What does that mean Anna? " I ask, appalled.

" You do not need to know. All I can tell you is...you're not dying and that's the sad part. " She states, her body shivers in fear as she says the last line.

" You can stay here Ellie. After all, we're friends. " She says with a smile that doesn't quite match her tone.

She then proceeds to drag Tucker away, leaving me in the lounge.

I sit on the couch, rubbing my hands together.

Anna comes back with a glass of cold water and I chug it down in one gulp.

" Th..thank you, Anna. I would have never imagined that you would help me in a time like this. I am truly grateful. " I reply with a newfound appreciation for her.

We stay in the lounge for 5 minutes, none of us say a thing to each other, maintaining a perfect serenity.

But it is soon broken by a thud on the door. Anna scurries to the door and opens it in haste.

4 bulky men stomp in and I startle in fear.

" There she is. " Anna points and my eyes go wide as saucers.

I look at Tucker, to see him drop his head down in guilt.

They ratted me out!

" Anna...what did you do? " I stutter, my voice dripping with panic.

She doesn't reply. Just like Tucker, she refuses to make any sort of eye contact.

" The bosses will be made aware of your contribution and you both will be rewarded soon. " The man acknowledges, and I see Tucker and Anna's eyes glimmer with greed.

" Grab her. " One of the men orders and before I can escape again strong hands snake around my body maintaining a tight grip.

I wail and cry. I try kicking and punching the sturdy-looking men but they aren't affected in the least.

One of the men picks me up like a sack of potatoes on top of his shoulder and drags me away.

" Please no. Let me go. I beg of you to let me go" I cry, balling my eyes out.

" Shut her up. " Another man orders.

The man carrying me drops me in an SUV. He gets a piece of cloth from his pocket and ties it around my face, gagging me.

" Take that off and I'll teach you a good lesson. " The man warns, grumbling with annoyance.

I pay no heed to him and take the gag off. As soon as my hands touch the material, I am met with a tight also on my face.

" Let's try that again. You make a move to remove that gag, you get hit. " The man mutters with a smirk on his face.

I still for a second but instinct drives me to remove that gag. My fingers fumble with the cloth and the man sighs in irritation.

I am met with a second slap and this time my head spins and I fall back in the seat. The sound of the slap resonates in the empty night and my howls of pain wipe out the tranquility of the night.

" f*****g try that again and I'll do more than just slapping you. " The man growls in irritation.

" That's enough Jerad. You do not want to damage the Bosses' property beyond repair. " Another man warns my abuser who is named, Jared.

All of them get in and they start driving to an unknown locale.

" A..are you going to kill me? " I question meekly. Extremely scared after being hit two times.

" No, we're only ordered to deliver you to the bosses " The man states in a monotone.

" What are they going to do to me? " I ask scared.

" No idea. " The man replies, not making any eye contact. There is no sympathy in his eyes. Something that tells me he is used to doing things like this. Things like kidnapping and murder.

" A w***e is going to be treated like a w***e. They're bound to use you for their pleasure. That's what's going to happen sweetheart. " Jared, the man who abused me grunts.

A whimper escapes my lips. I put my head down and just weep at my fate.

The car drives towards an unknown destination. My life is being ruined right in front of my eyes.

I look here and there, helpless, but I'm only met with the pitch-black darkness.

An idea flashes through my mind and I jump towards the steering wheel. I grip it tightly and then tilt it to the extreme left.

My movements are agile enough that the men are unable to deter me.

Since I am not wearing a seatbelt, I go flying out through the window. Luckily the window is open.

The car speeds up and hits a tree. In seconds the bonnet lights up on fire.

Before the car can explode. A man stumbles out of the car, bathed in blood.

As soon as I am able to distinguish his facial features, I scream and run away with bruised legs.

He is Jared!

" You little pest. I'm going to kill you. " He gargles in rage and I run for dear life.

I run back, down the dimly lit alley. I am only able to cover a few meters before my hair is right grabbed from the behind.

I feel a strong pull and fall back.

" You f*****g b***h. You killed my mates. " He refers to his lifeless partners

He grabs my forearm and punches me with full force. I am knocked down due to the strong blow. I smack down to the ground hard but the little amount of pain I feel is not enough to satisfy Jared's rage.

He raises his feet to kick me in my abdomen. I bring my hands forward, to protect myself but the blow never comes.

I slowly open my eyes to see Jared fallen to the ground with a hole in between his eyes. Thick red blood gushes out and I back away in fear.

Two pair of shoes come into my view and I wail in anguish and terror.

" Plea...please don't hurt m..me. Sta..stay away from me." I stutter in fear. Each part of my body screams a whole new tale of suffering.

" Shush. Calm down. I'm not going to hurt you. " The man enunciates, pronouncing each word slowly.

He approaches me cautiously, raising his hands in surrender. To notify me, he means no harm.

When he is finally in front of me, he scoots down.

" I'm going to pick you up now. Is that okay? " He whispers gently.

I do not question his motives or identity as I am in extreme pain and he is the only one who has offered solace.

He gently picks me up and walks a few don't towards his car.

He places me in it and starts driving.

" Wh...who are you? " I finally question, after coming back to my senses from the entire ordeal.

" That doesn't matter. What matters is that you're safe with me. " The man murmurs.

" If I wanted to harm you, I wouldn't have protected you against him. I mean no harm. I just saw you getting abused by that man and I interfered. " The man further explains. Answering my unasked queries.

" G..gun. You have a gun. " I point out with my shaky fingers.

He looks at me and smiles.

" I have a license for it. It's for my own safety. This town isn't safe." He answers swiftly. It doesn't feel like he is lying.

" Here. " He throws something at me.

I open to see it is the license for having a gun.

" Wh...Where are you taking me? " I ask.

" The Hospital. It's just around the corner. You're bleeding. " He points out and I m suddenly aware of the ongoing agony.

We soon reach the hospital. I am immediately checked by a doctor.

" Make sure her knee doesn't get infected or it will cause issue for the both of us. " He warns in n authoritative manner and the doctor just nods.

Is it all in my mind or did he just threaten the doctor?

The doctor tends to my wounds carefully, sometimes his hands start shaking.

Is he new? Why are his hands shaking like that?

" It's done. " The doctor announces after an hour.

He has given me some pain relievers and bandaged my wounds properly.

" Give her the shot then. We'll soon be out on our way. " The man announces and the doctor nods in a submissive manner.

Not objecting to anything the man says.

Why is this man telling the doctor what to do? Isn't the doctor capable enough to check me on his own?

The doctor goes back to fetch what the man asked.

" Wh...what is the..the shot for? " I stutter, still shaken by the entire ordeal.

" Pain relievers. " The man answers, not elaborating.

The doctor comes back with an injection.

" Bu..but he already gave me the pain reliever! What are these for? " I shout, getting dubious of the man now.

He doesn't have good intentions for me!

I struggle to get up from the hospital bed but the man holds me down roughly.

" Don't move or you'll hurt yourself. " He warns. His vice-like grip stopping my blood flow. I squirm under his hold but he doesn't budge.

I end up biting his palm as my last resort but to my surprise, it does not affect him in the least. Even when I dig my teeth deep into his skin he stays put and doesn't lose his grip. He doesn't even flinch. His cold hard eyes fixed on mine.

I whimper in pain, finally giving up.

" Please let me go...it hurts really bad. " I scream in pain, begging him to let me go.

He softens his grip after listening to my pleads but before I can get up, I'm already injected.

In minutes, my vision starts fading away and black circular dots take over.

I fall back into the stranger's arm and he welcomes me into his warm embrace, snaking his arms all around my petite figure. Locking me within his embrace.

" Sleep little one. I've finally caught you in my trap, my little mouse. " Is the last thing I hear before everything fades away.

That is it for today.

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