Chapter 10

Sumire felt dizzy, her stomach hurt, like knives were twisting in her gut, and the feeling of nausea. Her head was pounding and she felt way too hot.

Suddenly, she realized what was bothering her most about this situation. She was covered by soft cloth, with warmth on one side of her body, and the rain sounded close, too close to be landing on a window. She was being kidnapped! She tried to struggle, but every move made her insides twist, and she felt the arms holding her tighten around her back and 'd never be able to fight like this; hell, she'd already been captured. "L-let me...let me go!" A man's voice responded, "Just settle down, girlie. It'll be over soon, I promise."

Over? What would be over? Was she going to be killed, or worse? She swallowed hard, and tried to get a few deep breaths, a difficult task. She kept being jostled by her kidnapper, and the covering against her face didn't help. Finally, she decided to go for it and raised her arms, pushing against the material. Instead of surprising her opponent, the cloth restricted her movement as her feet were dropped to the ground.

The cover was pulled away as she heard the scrape of metal and she squeezed her eyes tight, knowing her awareness and abilities were impaired. She didn't have enough strength to defend herself. What struck her eyes when the cloth was dropped was even more surprising.

End Chapter 10