Hey everyone! My internet went down on Wednesday, so I have to go to the library if I want to use the internet, which means less frequent updates, sorry! I'll try and update every week if I can!
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They had been trapped in the car with the clown for what felt like hours. None of them had dared to speak up since they had been forced into the car, they just stayed silent, squashed together in the small backseat.
Jade looked out of the window beside her, watching the darkness speed by as the clown dangerously sped along the quiet roads. The current surroundings were unfamiliar; a part of California that none of them had seen before. They weren't even sure if they were still in California. Jade sighed and rest her head against the cool glass, closing her eyes. On the other side of the car, Tori was doing the same, but had her eyes wide open, worry clearly evident in them.
In the middle, Cat was becoming anxious, and looked on the verge of a panic attack. Her knees were vigourously bouncing up and down, and her hazel eyes were wide and looking around anxiously.
"Where are we going?" she blurted out, her voice higher than usual. The sound of her voice made Tori and Jade spin their heads towards her.
The clown looked back at them in the rearview mirror, "Don't worry, cupcake. We're almost there," he told them before looking back to the road.
Cat sighed to herself and rest her head against Jade's shoulder, trying to calm down. Jade looked down at the smaller redhead and rest her head on top of hers, trying to comfort her as well as herself.
Soon, they arrived at a small cabin in the middle of nowhere - literally. All they could see in the darkness were trees. Just trees everywhere. No sign of civilisation. This did not look good at all. The clown finally stopped the car just outside of the cabin and climbed out. The girls waited with baited breath, trying to figure out what was going to happen to them.
The clown opened the door on the right hand side of the car and brought Tori out first, then Cat, and then finally Jade. He locked the car before dragging them up to the entrance to the cabin. There was one lone light on the porch, providing very poor lighting, so they couldn't see anything.
They were pushed into the cabin in front of the clown. There were no lights on inside either. It was a void of complete darkness. The clown entered the cabin behind them and closed the door, locking it before flicking on the lights.
The cabin was old, musty. Filled with wood and other old items. There was an old raggedy couch in the center of the room with a dusty stained blanket thrown hastily over the back. The floors were wooden, and covered by a tatty red rug that had mud all over it. There was a corridor leading from one side of the room, while the other had a small kitchen that looked like it had been used once.
"Come with me," the clown ordered, dragging them across the room and down the dim corridor. They reached the room at the end of the hallway and were pushed inside. It was a laundry room. The girls looked at each other, confused as to what was going on. Until the clown went over to another door and violently pushed them inside.
It was a small room. Very small. Tiny in fact. There was one mattress placed on the cold red floor beside the furthest wall. Across from it was a dingy toilet, sink, and mirror. But most importantly, in the middle of the floor, were three metal cuffs attatched to the floor. It didn't look good.
And then there were the walls. They were painted a duck egg blue, but written on them in thick black Sharpie were disturbing things.
"Why are you doing this?"
"Please let me go"
"You suck"
"I'll do anything, just please let me go"
The clown shoved them to the middle of the room and ordered them to sit on the floor. Once they were sitting. He kneeled down beside Cat and reached out towards her, taking her foot. Jade was immediately on alert, "Don't touch her!" she yelled.
The clown growled and turned to her, violently hitting her cheek. She cried out in pain, falling onto Tori who wrapped her arms around her.
"Don't talk to me like that, sweetheart," the clown said calmly.
He turned back to Cat who was cowered in fear. He jerked her foot towards him again, but this time he grabbed one of the metal cuffs and locked it around her foot, so tight it made her wince in pain. He then moved onto Tori and Jade and did the same until all three girls were securely cuffed to the floor.
"I'll be back later with food. Until then, have fun," he said as he stood up and left the room. The heavy door closed and they heard a key turn in the lock.
The room fell silent as the girls looked at each other, unsure what to do. Cat's eyes were the first to tear up, unable to cope with what was happening to them. Jade reached out for her and pulled her into her arms, letting the redhead cry on her shoulder. Tori reached over Jade and took Cat's small hand in her own, rubbing it softly.
"It'll be okay, Cat. We'll get out of here," she told her, trying to convince herself as well as Cat and Jade.
Jade nodded in agreement, but the uncertainty showed in her bright blue eyes. She was terrified inside, but she had to stay strong. She was Cat's rock, she always had been. She couldn't give up now, no matter how horrifying the situation was.
Cat brought her head back up and wiped her make-up stained face with the sleeves of her damp pink sweater. She sighed to herself and looked around the room at the writing on the walls. She gasped as one part caught her eye.
Tori and Jade followed her eyes and found what she was looking at.
In big block letters, clearly written by the clown or whoever he really was, was:
1) How do you feel right now?
2) Is the food okay?
3) Have I hurt you?
Tori could feel the bile creeping up her throat.
What a sick, sick man.
