Author's Note: Hi everybody. I'm back. Some stuff in my life lead me to have to delete this story in the first place but now I am in a place that I can start posting it again. The chapters might change a little bit. I plan on tweaking the chapters and perhaps adding more details but we will see how things go. Thanks again for all your comments the first time and can't wait to hear what all you have to say this time.
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Now and Forever, I Will Always Love You
I wake up the same way I have for, what I'm assuming, is the past few years: in complete and utter darkness. It's this same impossible darkness that I wake to every morning that makes me wonder if I'm dead, to hope I'm dead. I lay still, not wanting to break the silence, the stillness of the dark. As consciousness slowly starts to filter back to me, I become aware of the cold, hard, dusty earth I'm lying on. I shift my body a little, moaning due to the stiffness and pain that I suddenly feel. The brief hope I had is gone, disappearing in an instant as the reality of my situation once again sets in. I'm definitely somehow still alive and the sweet dreams and escape of sleep are about to once again be replaced by the nightmare that has become my daily life.
"Fu-u-ck" I moan out to the darkness as I force myself to rollover, in an attempt to sit up despite the pain in my chest. It's almost impossible to but I somehow manage to get myself somewhat upright. I wrap my left arm around my rib cage, trying to nurse the pain, as I reach out for the wall with my right.
"Oh good, they threw me near the wall this time." I mutter as my hand makes contact with the wall. I shift slightly in order to painfully lean myself against it, thankful that I didn't have to drag my beaten and broken body very far this time. I lightly prod at my ribs to assess the damage caused to them yesterday thankful that they are only sore to the touch. I note to myself that I am severely lucky that they are probably only bruised. The pain I received with each agonizing blow from multiple boots kicking me repeatedly would have fooled anyone into believing their ribs were shattered. Today was definitely going to be difficult, to put it nicely. I try to find a way to ignore the pain so I can just survive the day, same as every day. Soon they'll come in to get me, force me to work all day in the scorching sun, beat me silly if they happen to feel like and then feed me enough to keep me alive for the next day before throwing me back here in the dark. But, being thrown back here is the best part of my day. There's no sun, it's quiet and I'm alone.
I use the dark to escape, however briefly, the horror of being trapped here with these people. I escape and find my way back home. I go back home to the pool in my parents back yard on a perfect summer day with my feet hanging off the edge in the cool and refreshing water. The sun is setting; a light breeze rolling by adds greater relief to the warm summer night. I look down and see a pair of legs dangling next to mine; our feet bumping into each other. My eyes follow the long, tan and toned legs up to her lap where I find her fingers intertwined in mine. The sight brings a smile to my face. I continue my gaze up to look at her sitting next to me. Her long dark hair flows over her shoulders, hiding a part of her face as she watches our feet play together in the water. She must notice that I'm staring because she turns her head to face me, allowing me to fully see how beautiful she is. My heart skips a beat as I look into her dark eyes and my smile grows wider. She smiles back and I swear it's a good thing I'm sitting because it makes my knees go weak. She begins to lean into me; my heart starts racing….
BAM! The heavy metal door to my cell opens with a deafening bang letting the searing morning sun flood onto me, yanking me back from my sanctuary into the glaring light of reality. I squint at the doorway, a look of defeat and anger on my face. One of my captors enters into my sacred darkness and roughly yanks me to my feet. He yells at me in a language I still don't understand but I know he's telling me to walk. It's time to start my agonizing day of work. My only hope now is that the day goes by quickly so I can return here to the dark and once again escape into the arms of my love… My Emily….