This little thought of a fanfiction has been hiding on my iPad for the longest time. Though I was kinda debating whether to post it because I have The Secrets We Keep on the go and I really wanted to work on that too. But working on the same thing all the time can get boring. So here goes everything!
Chapter One: Drastic Changes
In the advanced technological realm of Zenith, living in its capital city was a young woman named Tecna. She was greatly respected and appreciated in the city, working as a software programmer for the realm's major computer company. She made a modest living and had no trouble making ends meet, everything seemed perfect. Tecna had the job of her dreams and was living in a high tech loft in Downtown Zenith with neighbours who talked to her every day and greeted her with cheerful smiles. That is until one day she was offered a job teaching young children the fundamentals of math, it wasn't as highly paid as her current job, but it did give her an opportunity for a change, and she did like the idea of giving back to her community, doing good things in society, so she accepted. Tecna relocated to a small town on the outskirts of Zenith's capital city, believing that this would be a new experience for herself, unfortunately when she met her new boss, who offered to give her a place to stay, she was in for a huge surprise. Once she reached the town, she used what little money she had to get a taxi to the place she thought she'd be living in while she worked. Walking up to the house with her suitcase in hand, she took a deep breath, unaware of what lies underneath the surface. Tecna knocked on the door and a tall, middle aged man with dark blue hair and cold silver eyes opened it.
"Hello, my name is Tecna, my boss from Zenith City sent me here for the teaching position you were offering." She began, extending her hand for him to shake it.
"Listen here, everyone believes that I brought you here for a paying job, with benefits like a home and food to eat. What they don't know is that I illegally imported you from the city. Not even your boss knows he's been tricked. I've got the papers right here that state that once you set foot in this town, you're mine." The man confessed without a single ounce of compassion in his voice.
"What, how long are you able to get away with that?" Tecna asked, unsure of what would happen to her next.
"For as long as I can." He chuckled with a hint of wickedness in his tone. The tech savvy young woman turned away immediately.
"Well I want no part of this, I'm going back to Zenith City and reporting you to the authorities. I hope you get locked up for a long time, before someone else gets into your clutches." She raised her voice, but as she was about to walk away, both her arms were grabbed forcefully and pulled behind her back. The man pushed her into his home so that there were no bystanders watching, and once they were inside, he used one hand to bound her arms behind her, and the other tightened around her neck. It was so tight that she was quickly losing breath.
"Say one word about this to anyone, and this'll be the last breath you ever take." Was his threat, whispered in her ear. His grasp continued to tighten around her neck, and soon her vision faded, and she drifted into unconsciousness.
Opening her eyes, Tecna's surroundings became clear to her after a moment. She could still feel the tight grasp of the man's hands on her throat, and took in a deep, relieving breath of air. Sitting up she noticed that she had been laying on an old, torn up mattress on the floor of a dark room with no windows. The only things provided for her were the belongings she packed from her home in Capital Zenith, which wasn't much considering she was told that everything would be provided for her, and a tattered blanket. She looked around, finally getting her vision, and noticed a door on the opposite side of the room.
"Logically he wouldn't just toss me in here and not have the door locked." She observed quietly, "if I can't escape, I'll have to send a message from my prison." And so, she took out all her devices, her palmtop, cellphone, anything that could send and receive a signal. After a few minutes of booting up her palmtop, she soon realized that there was no way to get any WiFi connection or cellphone reception, the walls of the room were just too thick for anything to get through.
"I suppose he's thought of everything, hasn't he." She sighed, "I can't even send an email to my boss." Suddenly there was a click, and the door unlocked.
"Just be grateful you have some electric outlets for those useless gadgets of yours." The man told her, "here, your dinner for the night." And with that, he threw a stale half loaf of bread at her feet and closed the door, locking it once again. Tecna stared at her meal for moments before she ran to the door, yelling at the top of her lungs.
"This is total abuse, I'll make sure that you get sent away for a very long time for this!" She screamed, though there was no response from the other side, it was silent. Turning back to the mattress that would be her bed for the foreseeable future, and the bit of old bread on the ground, she sat there, slowly nibbling away at it. She wasn't one to get emotional in troubling situations, she was the one who came up with a logical solution and a plan to carry it out. Though this was different than any other experience she'd ever come up against. Tecna never knew she'd be held against her will, deprived of a decent meal and a warm, cozy bed. She never thought that within the last twenty four hours, her life would go from absolutely perfect, bright and cheerful, to dark and uncertain. It went by so fast she didn't know what to make of it. As time passed and the air became cooler, she could feel the night wind blowing from underneath the crack in the door. She knew the torn up blanket wasn't going to prove very effective from sparing her protection from the cold. However it was everything she had, and she would have to make due with what she had. Even if Tecna had a strong head on her shoulders, this new environment wasn't just going to take a toll on her physically, but soon her emotions and self worth would dissipate as well. She was looking forward to escaping to see if the school would be a more positive surrounding for her, unfortunately these young students were not exactly willing to learn, especially anything as challenging as mathematics.
Geez I got watery eyed just reading this. I'm a horrible person.
