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Maria opened her eyes. Her head and body ached. She felt more hungover than she ever had in all her life. Her eyes were having trouble focusing to the dark. She groaned and tried to sit up but something tugged her hand. She glanced at her hand and could only make out that she was handcuffed to something. Her heart stopped. What had happened? She tried to see what was around her It was obvious she was on a bed, she looked over her body and to her horror her clothes had been removed and been replaced with a white gown. She struggled against the restraints but nothing helped. Hopefully,this was just a bad dream.
"I'll be back in like twenty minutes." She said putting her earbuds in her ears. She walked out the door and started a brisk walk to warm up her muscles. She let the music take control of her thoughts and tried not to think. Angelo had broken into her apartment, trashed it, and it was only a matter of time before he would locate her. Danny, oh Danny, he didn't know how every kind gesture and kind word were feeding the love she had for him. Sean knew her secret now and he was okay with it. Would Danny? If she told Danny how she truly felt, would he think she was crazy, or would he give her a chance? Maria started jogging, she needed to move to let the wind carry away her problems. She wanted to cry, she wanted to scream, she wanted the world to know how angry, how upset, and how desperate she was. She stopped running to breath. "Damn it" she cursed. "Damn it, that stupid freaking son of a bitch." She wanted to scream and at this point she didn't know if she was mad at Angelo or Danny. She wanted to know if she should fight her feelings for Danny or embrace them. Angelo was terrifying her but she was getting to a point where she was immune to the fear he caused her. One lone angry tear stole uninvited down her cheek. She brushed it away, ashamed she had lost her cool. She started running again, she pushed herself even when the muscles demanded a rest. She knew if she stopped she would break and she couldn't afford to do that. She turned around and when she did she came face to face with a woman.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" Maria apologized coming to a jaring stop.
"Oh, don't wo-Maria is that you?" The woman asked.
"Sofia." Maria said in disbelief.
"It's been so long!" Sofia exclaimed.
"It has been a long time." Maria answered, taking her ear buds out. She was less excited to see Angelo's sister than the other was to see her.
"What are you doing in this area?" Maria questioned.
"Oh, I have a friend in this neighborhood." Sofia stated adjusting her purse on her shoulder. That concerned her, they had been friends long before she had dated Angelo and Sofia had a tell when she lied-she adjusted either her purse or played with her hair.
"So do you live in this neighborhood?" Sofia inquired.
"No, I'm just staying with a friend for a little while." Maria replied, "Speaking of which, I need to finish my run, his boys will be concerned if I"m not home on time."
"I completely understand." Sofia stated. "We should go out for coffee sometime."
"Yeah, I'd like that." Maria lied, with a false smile on her lips. She put her ear buds back in. She pulled out her phone to message Sean that she was running a little late and wouldn't be back for about fifteen minutes. She was too tired to run all the way back to the house. She was about to hit send when Sofia called after her.
"Maria" She stated.
Maria turned. "What?" She questioned.
"I'm sorry." Sofia said, a soft shiver in her voice.
"For what?" Maria inquired.
"For this." at that remark Maria felt a pair of large hands clasp around her throat and a sharp pain in her arm as a foreign substance penetrated her bloodstream. She tried to fight against the arms holding her, but she was too tired from her run, and from whatever they injected her with. Her eyes became heavy, she tried her best to keep them open, but soon the drug overtook her and she lay unconscious in her captor's arms.
Angelo...was the name that came to her mind. She studied carefully where she was, she knew where she was. She was in the basement of Angelo's parents house. It was where Angelo and Maria had often escaped when they wanted some alone time.
"I'm glad you are awake." A man's voice echoed. "I was afraid I hurt you my love."
Maria's blood went cold. She knew that voice all too well. She shuddered, her worst nightmare had become her sick reality.
Hey guys,
Thanks to dancinkow girl for editing this chapter!
I was going to update yesterday to help through the cliff hanger, but I now have a stomach bug that had me on the couch watching tv all day yesterday. (P.S I was watching "The Office" and "Limitless") That is the main reason this chapter is short is I'm still not feeling well.
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