Chapter 6:
"Riddick" She steeped back, a million emotions flooded through her at once, hatred, anger, fear, happiness, annoyance, betrayal. It all made sense, Imam's strange behavior, not meeting the captain before they took off, how easily she got this job, Imam's 'friend'. She wanted to cry, to scream, to hit him. Instead she just backed up slowly. She didn't care how, she was getting off this ship, now. She didn't get very far back before she felt a hand pressing against her lower back, stopping her from going back any further. She jumped away from the hand, but that only brought her closer to him, to Riddick. She looked behind her to Jeff who still had his hand up, as if to stop her from bolting. She looked around quickly, trying to find a method out, any thing. She looked back to Jeff, that was the way, slip behind him, between Chloe and Scott, and down the stairs, she'd be home free. She looked back to Riddick, he was watching her closely, looking almost concerned. She looked back to Jeff again, measuring the distance she'd have to go, looking quickly at Riddick she pushed past Jeff and between Chloe and Scott who jumped out of her way as she did it. She ran down the stairs taking them two or three at a time. She continued past the living room. Behind her she could hear footsteps following her. She reached the dark lit hallway a few seconds later. She rushed down the hallway and into her room, she quickly closed and locked the door. She leaned back against the door and took deep breaths.
"Let me the fuck in Jack" The voice was quiet.
She jumped away from the door and headed into the corner of the room, away from the door. She looked warily at it. This was not good.
"You didn't think that would keep me out, did you Jack?" The voice was off to her left, she looked around, she couldn't see anything.
"Lights to dim." He was right there, right in front of her. How the hell did he get in? She looked around, the bathroom, the door was wide open. Fuck. There was no way to escape, nothing.
She watched as he slowly walked closer to her, she was cornered. She started to shake involuntary. "Let me go, please." her voice was quiet, scared, determined.
He gave a short laugh, "Where would you go?"
She gave him a glare, "Anywhere but here."
He gave her an almost sad look, "Am I really that bad Jack?"
She looked at him, was he that bad? Yes, he left her, no contact for three years, and then he might as well have kidnapped her. "Yes."
He gave another quick laugh, "Well then darling, better get use to it, your not going anywhere for along time." With that he turned and walked out the way he came in.
She fell against the wall as her legs gave out, his words echoed in her head. 'Not going anywhere for along time.' Part of her wanted to go and scream at him to let her go, that he didn't have a right to keep her here. But the other part of her, the logical part argued that he wouldn't care or listen anyways, to calm down, and deal with this, to fight him afterwards. She crawled across the floor to the closet, opening it she grabbed her backpack and pulled out the shiv. She watched the metallic color change as the light reflected off of it.
"What good is that going to do Jack?"
"Riddick" She steeped back, a million emotions flooded through her at once, hatred, anger, fear, happiness, annoyance, betrayal. It all made sense, Imam's strange behavior, not meeting the captain before they took off, how easily she got this job, Imam's 'friend'. She wanted to cry, to scream, to hit him. Instead she just backed up slowly. She didn't care how, she was getting off this ship, now. She didn't get very far back before she felt a hand pressing against her lower back, stopping her from going back any further. She jumped away from the hand, but that only brought her closer to him, to Riddick. She looked behind her to Jeff who still had his hand up, as if to stop her from bolting. She looked around quickly, trying to find a method out, any thing. She looked back to Jeff, that was the way, slip behind him, between Chloe and Scott, and down the stairs, she'd be home free. She looked back to Riddick, he was watching her closely, looking almost concerned. She looked back to Jeff again, measuring the distance she'd have to go, looking quickly at Riddick she pushed past Jeff and between Chloe and Scott who jumped out of her way as she did it. She ran down the stairs taking them two or three at a time. She continued past the living room. Behind her she could hear footsteps following her. She reached the dark lit hallway a few seconds later. She rushed down the hallway and into her room, she quickly closed and locked the door. She leaned back against the door and took deep breaths.
"Let me the fuck in Jack" The voice was quiet.
She jumped away from the door and headed into the corner of the room, away from the door. She looked warily at it. This was not good.
"You didn't think that would keep me out, did you Jack?" The voice was off to her left, she looked around, she couldn't see anything.
"Lights to dim." He was right there, right in front of her. How the hell did he get in? She looked around, the bathroom, the door was wide open. Fuck. There was no way to escape, nothing.
She watched as he slowly walked closer to her, she was cornered. She started to shake involuntary. "Let me go, please." her voice was quiet, scared, determined.
He gave a short laugh, "Where would you go?"
She gave him a glare, "Anywhere but here."
He gave her an almost sad look, "Am I really that bad Jack?"
She looked at him, was he that bad? Yes, he left her, no contact for three years, and then he might as well have kidnapped her. "Yes."
He gave another quick laugh, "Well then darling, better get use to it, your not going anywhere for along time." With that he turned and walked out the way he came in.
She fell against the wall as her legs gave out, his words echoed in her head. 'Not going anywhere for along time.' Part of her wanted to go and scream at him to let her go, that he didn't have a right to keep her here. But the other part of her, the logical part argued that he wouldn't care or listen anyways, to calm down, and deal with this, to fight him afterwards. She crawled across the floor to the closet, opening it she grabbed her backpack and pulled out the shiv. She watched the metallic color change as the light reflected off of it.
"What good is that going to do Jack?"