Riley Matthews awoke in complete darkness. She couldn't see anything but pitch black. The air around her was cold. If she could have seen anything, she might have saw her breath. Riley felt as if her arms were tied behind her. She could wiggle her fingers and her toes. She could smell mildew and mould rotting. She could hear mice squeaking and something screeching, like metal rubbing up against metal. Riley could feel bugs crawling through and over her bare toes. Like spiders- no, maybe cockroaches. They tickled for a moment but then sunk their teeth into her skin. Riley screamed in pain and fear. Where was she? Why was she here? Riley had never wanted to see something, anything, so badly before.
"SOMEONE HELP ME!" She screamed at the top of her lungs.
Riley waited. Maybe someone had heard her. She waited. 5 minutes. 10 minutes. 20 minutes. No one came. Riley was alone. The 13 year old started to cry. She just wanted to go home. Not being able to wipe away her tears, Riley shut her eyes and dreamed of when things were good.
