VERGLAS (Complete)

ESCAPE

The dark night is all black, like charcoal. Not a single star is twinkling in the sky. It was like a silence before the storm. In the house of Ellen Parsons, in the sandy hill, Centretown, things were more tense than the atmosphere outside.

I was sitting at the edge of the bed with knees folded and one hand on the forehead. I was thunderstruck'd, confused with mixed emotions of sadness and anger lingering on my face. Adam’s body lies on the cold floor which is covered in a layer of frosty ice.

 “What am I suppose do now?  I Am not even sure if he's dead or just unconscious? Should I tell everything to Ellen? No! NO! that will a terrible idea. What she will think about me or she could blame it on me? I don't want to be in jail.” I gulp a mouthful of saliva down to the throat while thinking of all the consequences. Yes, I am frightened of the consequences.

I pace back and forth in my room when I heard some footsteps down the stairs, “oh no! It’s Ellen. she is coming here. Should I hide the body? But where? Well, I can’t. This room is too small to hide anything. Think of something.” I try to pressurise my brain. Suddenly, Ellen burst the door open and investigates the room. She is drunk but not too tipsy. I gasp  in surprise and Ellen frowns at me, “what are you doing up this late? Now you won't wake on time and make excuses in the morning.” she yells and notices Adam's body on the floor. Her eyes widen in shock and she cries at top of her lungs.

“What the f**k happen here? How did this happen? Did you do this to him? Did you kill him?” Ellen shouts on my face in anger, she petrifies me. She approaches Adam's body and check his pulse, “f**k! he's dead but why he is so cold. Did you kill him in the freezer? How did you do that Silver?” Ellen looked at her in dismay. She reaches up to me and slaps hard on my cheek.

I filled my eyes with tears, “I.. I did not mean to do that, he was trying to rape me. It all happened in self-defense.” I try to explain but Ellen shook me away. She did not understand me. Ellen shed few tears, she was heartbroken, “what mean in self-defense? You f*****g freeze him to death!” she yells at me. “Whatever you did is punishable and I will inform the police about this. I won’t spare you for this.” She shouts on me and locks me in my room.

“Please open the door, Ellen. It was an accident! I swear! Open the door.” I keep banging door while crying hard but Ellen puts a deaf ear on my screams. It scared me to the core. It's terrifying to be in the same room with a dead body. I don’t want to go to jail. I have to do something. Suddenly an idea strikes me.

 “Ellen! Adam is awake. Please come here.” I screamed at top of my lungs.

I heard footsteps on the stairs so I grab an empty metallic pen stand from the table and stands behind the door. I was nervous as hell but I know that this is my last chance to do something; otherwise I will go to jail in case of murder. I heard the doorknob getting unlock and Ellen burst inside. My hands were shaking badly but I build some courage. I have to do this. I hold my breath and run to hit Ellen on her head with the pen stand.

“Ah! WHA..t you….?” Ellen babbles and falls on the floor with a thud. It shocked me and my legs were like jelly. They will melt any time. My senses came back to the reality and I observe my surrounding, what a mess I have created. Did I really kill Adam? But how did I do that? Is that some kind of magical powers? Well, I Am not sure but I guess I have to leave from here, I’m lacking time.

I emptied my school bag and fill it with snacks and a two pairs of jeans with two t-shirts. I took a flashlight and a knife, and all the stuff used in case of emergency. I have always thought of running away from Ellen’s hell cage, but I never knew that I will leave this soon. I take out the most important thing, which is a plush blanket they wrapped me in, when I am found, and a gold pendant which I was wearing. Now, all I need is money.

I rush to Ellen’s room and open her personal cupboard. I check her purse and found $2000 dollars. I put few of the money in my pocket and rest of the money inside the sole of my shoes. If I got rob, then still I will have some money left. I went back to my room and wear a dark hoodie to cover my appearance. I carry my bag on the shoulder and about to leave when a hand grab my leg and I fall on my butt hard. "WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING, b***h?” s**t, it's Ellen! She gained her consciousness back, and that too soon.

I stand quickly and run but she grabs my arm and drags me inside the room, “No way! You are not leaving anywhere. I have called police, they will be here anytime. This time I will finally get rid of you.” My blood boil in my veins, and I get angry as hell, “Shut up! Just shut up! You are a pathetic piece of woman, Ellen; you will never be a good mother. You are the one complete b***h of a hell.”

 I have never felt this much confident in my life. I don’t know what came over me, but I slapped Ellen, and my action stuns her. "I will leave this hell and you can’t stop and try me if you can.” I yell at her and she throws deathly glares at me but f**k you Ellen, I’m over you!

We indulged in a cat fight; I bite her arm when she grabs my hair roughly, “Enough!!!!” I felt a burst of energy inside me and I throw her on the bed with such a force which looks like that she was flying. I notice my hands turn blue. It frightens me, but Ellen was more terrified than me.

 “You are a monster!!” she screams at me. I got scared and ran down to the hall.

I try to open the front door, but somehow it gets freeze, exactly like Adam. There is a layer of thick ice on the doorknob. I startled and curse me, "f**k! What is happening to me? Am I really a Monster?"

I heard the siren of the police’s car which panic me. I shake in fear. Suddenly, I heard the banging of the door upstairs, it’s Ellen. She is screaming, but why? Then It strikes to me, I must have frozen that door too and did not notice.

What am I suppose do now? i don't have enough time, I have to hurry things.

 The Police will barge in anytime and then they will arrest me. No!! I won't let that happen. 

What to do? Now, What to do?  there is the back door, “the back door! oh my gosh why didn’t I think of it before?" My idea surprised me. I ran back to the laundry room and there it was. I pick one of the dirty laundry and tried to open that door but the cloth become stiff with the layer of thin ice. s**t! What now?

The police were trying to get inside and my panic roused. I calm myself immediately and open the door quickly. It opened! This is my golden chance, to escape this hell. I notice my hands were back to normal. I exhaled and went out of the house. I kept myself low, as much as I can but my eyes widens because one of the cop, is in front of me!! s**t!!