Fifty Shades of Scary

Chapter 1

"come on Ana! We're going to be late", Kate shouted from the other room. "Okay, okay. Just let me put my lip gloss on", I yelled back.

It was almost 10:00 pm and we were getting ready to go to a club to celebrate our recent graduation. Kate and I were both got accepted into our two different Master programs a couple of years ago. Kate went into journalism and I went to study more about writing. We were each other's best friend through thick and thin. Tonight, we would enjoy a night out before having to worry to apply for jobs and thinking about our next chapter in life.

Kate had invited a few of our friends from grad school to celebrate together. Although we went into different programs, we managed to make a few new friends.

When we got to the club, it was extremely loud. I wasn't used to this kind of places. I loved being at home, cooking food, fixing things, and of course reading books. Kate had begged me for weeks and weeks to make a mandatory celebration and for me to get out of my shell for once. I had agreed to come only on one condition, that she would leave me alone after coming to this place.

When I got out of our cab, I didn't get a good feeling about this place but I didn't want to ruin it for Kate. The place was crowded but also looked a bit creepy. I wondered where Kate had learned to find this place on her own. I imagined this was also her first time at this club. Anyway, I kept my thoughts to myself not wanting to ruin the night for everyone especially for Kate.

"Come on, let's go", Kate grabbed my hand and pushed me inside.

Again, the music was louder even inside. People were dancing everywhere. We met our friends Joey, Alisha, and Jose at the bar.

"Cheers, everybody", Jose said loudly. We all laughed at him. The fun was about to begin. "Here is what we are going to do tonight. I ordered 3 shots. After we drink to our graduation, we are going to hit the dance floor", Kate said. Oh God… 3 shots? I could barely get through a glass of wine let alone these shots. I occasionally drank alcohol but recently it had become less and less since I did not like the smell of it anymore.

"All right Ana. We all know you are a little Miss. Perfect! But you got it do it. Just tonight and we won't bother you anymore", Joey said. "All right, All right, speaking of peer pressure!", I said with a snarky smile. Everyone laughed.

"Okay, here we go. One, two, three, all done", Kate said as she marched into the dance floor losing herself to the loud music. By the next thirty minutes, everyone was out in the dance floor except me. I begged them to leave me alone for a while and I would join them soon enough.

I was already tired and exhausted from finishing up my papers from a few days ago and I truly needed to rest. But my head had started to pound and I was already feeling nauseated. I needed to go outside and get a breath of fresh air.

I managed to get myself to Kate and tell her that I may be going home, so she didn't have to wait up for me. She frowned but understood. She was dancing with a new guy and there was something odd about him. I didn't catch his name through the loud music but I knew Kate would not be home anytime soon for the next few days. This was her routine when she met a new guy. It was weird. When she met someone new, she would get so attached to them that she would stay with them for a few days and then it would lead to a relationship than a breakup.

So, I knew she would be with this guy at least for the next few days. I mouthed to her to be careful since I had a bad feeling about this guy. In the past, Kate and I had come up with a system if she did not feel safe to stay with a guy. We both had all kinds of pepper sprays and things like that in our purses to protect ourselves. We also had gone to a few self-defense classes together. Nonetheless, I always worried about her and the choices she made. Since I could not find the rest of our crew, I marched right outside. I could not take it any longer to stay inside. The smell of alcohol and smoke was everywhere. I found an exit door and went right outside. I don't think I was paying attention to where I was going. I wish I hadn't taken those three shots all at once. I knew myself better so I should have only taken one shot or ordered a beer.

I found myself walking in a dark alley behind the bar. Shoot! I think this was a wrong door to go out. It was cold outside, and no one was around. I felt someone watching me from a distant. I tried to find the way back inside but the exit door was locked in from inside. I tried not to pay attention to this person. I picked up my pace and started to run so that I could find someone or something to get help. As I was ready to shout help, something knocked me out and everything became black.

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I heard voices around. Oh God, where was I? What was happening? Everywhere was dark. I felt the cold of the ground. I could not open my eyes because I was blindfolded. I tried to pull it together and tried to get up but my hands were handcuffed and my legs were tied to something behind me. I wasn't sure what was happening. I heard voices from outside. It felt like some people were yelling and getting ready for something.

Someone opened the door and closed it quietly. "Okay Slave! You better get ready for the show. It starts in an hour. All you need to say is, 'Yes Master' when they ask you to do something. If you don't do as you are told, there will be severe consequences", the man said harshly pulling my hair. I nodded my head and tried to keep my tears in. The worse of the worse had happened. I was getting sold in an auction.

"They will come and dress you up to present you. Don't you dare think of doing something funny", he said. Then he left the room.

I was still in shock while other people came inside to dress me. They had put me in a nice bra and an underwear. I could feel the soft material.

They left me alone again and I was all by myself. I thought they would keep me with other girls in the same room but there was no one here. I could still hear chanting and cheering from outside this cell. I felt so nauseated again. Where was I being shipped off to? What was going to happen to me? I had to come up with a quick plan to save myself.

There were so many ideas in my head. I could make myself puke and disgust the people. I didn't care about their punishments as long as they didn't kill me. I also had other ideas if my first few didn't work. That gave me hope.

"Time to go Slave", someone said as they opened the door. Two men escorted me outside where everything had quieted down. "You are number 9", someone whispered into my ear. "Remember to be obedient to what they ask you to do, otherwise there will be consequences", another one said. This was very strange. I felt a shiver down my spine as we walked down to the main room. I heard girls crying out for help and some were even moaning. I could not figure out what was going on.

I heard other people bringing other girls in this room to begin selling us. They put us in what felt like a boxing ring. We had to stand up back to back. The girl behind me was so scared that I felt her shivering.

The men left us in this room still blindfolded and cuffed in. There was no way to escape or do anything. I still had my plan to try to make myself sick. It would at least delay the process of me being sold to these disgusting animals.

Someone with a microphone started the show. "Welcome, welcome, my brothers and sisters. Tonight, we will have another fantastic show ahead of us. We have some new fresh blood and some other ones. We will begin the auction with slave number one. I heard cheering that sounded like animal noises from around us. The noises were scary and unfamiliar. My mind was puzzled. Where we in a cage with people acting out as animals? Why were they acting like they were so hungry?

"Okay great! Slave number one is sold to Master Forty-Five. We will begin with adding other things to make this party even more fun. Bring out the floggers. We will begin to see how strong these slaves are for you", he said laughingly.

None of the girls dared say anything. "Slave number two. Come closer. Are you ready to be whipped?" he asked her. "Yes", the poor girl said it with a whisper. "No, no, no! Listen carefully all of you slaves. If you don't obey our rules like this slave has, there will be harsh consequences. Now we have some hungry audience to entertain. Let this be a lesson for the rest of you to not disobey our rules. Throw her in the audience", he said firmly. The poor girl pleaded but there were no listening ears. I could only hear her pleading for help. Then I heard a big group of people jumping on the ground and moving things. She cried for help more, but then there was silence. What the hell was happening?

I heard the man come around and whip every single one of us. When he got to me, he used the flogger to feel my body. He dragged it over my back and knees. "Nice body", he mumbled. Then as if he had no pity he whipped me hard behind my legs and I fell. My knees hit the ground and I felt the blood pouring out of me.

Two things happened at the same time. I felt claws grasping my legs and pulled me out of the ring. Then, a set of strong cold arms grabbed me and it felt like we were running.