Chapter 1 -
For as long as I can remember I have lived and worked in New York. I moved here at a young age to get away from my abusive father with my mother, who died shortly after my 18th birthday due to a car crash, and I haven't spoken to my father since we moved away, mum always said he was a waste of space. Sorry I forgot to introduce myself hi, I'm Camille but everyone calls me Cami. I work part time in a bar in the evenings and then spend the days with my boyfriend. I'm meeting him tonight after work actually, he's picking me up and taking me out to dinner.
I was so excited I finished my shift a bit early and walked outside to where I was meeting him and then I saw it, my boyfriend kissing another girl! As I focused more, I realised where I recognised the girl from, it was my best friend. I felt so betrayed all I could do was run, run far away from them, I just couldn't bear to look at them now. I ran to the only place I felt comfortable, the bar!
I walked in there and sat on the other side. My phone began to start flashing and he was messaging me "where are you" "I'm waiting" "you said you'd be here" I couldn't even bring myself to reply. I decided I had to get myself a drink that was the only thing that would make me feel better at this moment. So, I sat at the bar for another 2 hours taking shot after shot of whatever was handed to me until the bar closed and I was kicked out. I had nowhere to go, no doubt my boyfriend would be at my house wondering where I was ready to question me. I had no choice but to wait until morning.
I began walking the streets waiting for the sun to come up. You'd be surprised how far you can walk when your drunk I must have been walking for miles when I finally sat down in an abandoned alley. Suddenly, some men approached me, even in my state I could tell they was drunk. I tried to act like I didn't notice them, but they got right in my face trying to talk to me. I attempted to run but the biggest of them all grabbed hold of me and pinned me up against the wall. I did all I knew how to at the time, I kicked out as hard as I could and ran. I only got a few steps though before I felt something smash against my back, I assume it was his hand, and I fell to the ground and waited for more contact that never came.
I opened my eyes and noticed a few men gathered around all dressed in black cloaks although they had the weirdest red eyes I've ever seen.
"look what we've got here boys, it seems this little girl has lost her way and had a bit much to drink, what should we do with her now" the biggest one said. I tried to pick myself up and run away but giving how much alcohol was in my system I stumbled all over the place and the largest one came and held me in an iron grip, arms held behind my back and he had a hand across my chest.
"let me go" I screamed or mumbled I'm not really sure, but they heard me all the same
"but why would we do that dear when your so valuable to us" he said to me and with that he held my neck until I couldn't breath and finally passed out but before I did, I swear I heard them say "she belongs to him" what the hell is going on!
When I woke up, I was laying on a stone hard floor, there was no one in and I had a huge headache. I rolled over and saw my kidnappers had left me some water but that was it. I sat there sipping if for hours and no one came in. I was completely alone, how long would they leave me here for: hours, days, was they ever coming back?
They left me for hours just wondering what was going to happen to me. Was I going to live or die? Who even were these people and who did they think they was? I began to drift off to sleep at the exact moment someone stormed through the door making me bolt upright.
"what the hell is going on" I shouted at him. He didn't reply only grabbed my arm in his iron grip and marched me out of the room like some damn prize. Okay I was really scared now what is going to happen to me my heart was literally beating on of my chest. As we approached another room similar to my own, I was thrown in there and the mysterious man just disappeared.
It was hours before anything else happened. I had begun to give up hope when I heard a huge crash from outside the door and then suddenly two men dressed in black and red cloaks were standing where the door once was
"come with us were here to help you" they said to me and without a second thought I ran out the door with them. I wasn't sure what made me trust them, or even if I trusted them at all, but all I did know what that it wouldn't be safe for me to stay there.
As soon as we got outside the door I stood still and they both stared at me.
"thank you both so much for saving me, I really appreciate it, but do you mind filling me in on what the hell happened back there and who those people were" I said to them
"your very welcome Camille but I'm afraid we can't tell you that we was just sent to come and collect you and take you back to our masters they will explain everything to you"
"hang on" I shouted before they tried to take me with them "firstly how do you know who I am and don't get me wrong I am grateful and everything for you guys rescuing me and all but I'm not going anywhere with you, I'm going home, and I'm going to try and figure out what the hell is going on!" I shouted at them and attempted to leave but one of them caught my arm
"we can't let you leave I'm afraid your going to have to come with us" one of the two said with a strong sense of authority which only served to annoy me further
"listen here guys" I began feeling a rant come on "I was just cheated on by my boyfriend with the girl who I thought was my best friend, kidnapped by some lunatics and held hostage for who knows how many days and now you basically want me to leave behind everything I've known just to come with you, I don't think so" by the end of that I had tears in my eyes that were threatening to fall no matter how hard I tried to hold them back. I tried to walk away by the man still held me in his grasp and refused to let me go. I had to resort to violence then, I raised my fist and hit his chest as many times as I could screaming at him to let me go all the while my eyes where streaming with tears that just wouldn't stop. All this served to do was injure my hand until I felt something sharp go into my arm and suddenly an overwhelming and unnatural feeling on calm spread throughout my body. I went limp and would have hit the floor if not for a pair of strong arms that held me up and lifted me off my feet.
"I'm sorry about that principessa, it's just a sedative, it should help you relax and get some sleep and help us get you back to the masters, I'm sorry it had to be that way" and on that last word I passed out.
