Chapter 7: Wake up, M'Love...
Johnny burned holes through her, the look in his eyes anything but sympathetic. She turned to him and gave him a pleading look. He was unconcerned with it.
"You act like a tramp, you pay, and he will too." He regarded Squee with little more than a nod. "It's thr rules of my game, and from now on, you'll play by them. I'm not going to spoil you, Alina. You live here, you'll be obediant." She could tell that talking to him would do anything but help, and she wasn't quite sure about the words that would come out. So, she kept silent, choked sobs escaping her throat as her frail body trembled. He glared savagely at her.
"Do you understand?" He spat, nothing but venom laced through his words. She could do nothing but nod. He smirked crypticly and went to her. Placing a hand on her shoulder, he withdrew the knife from his boot. Handing it to her slowly, he put pressure on the shoulder and stared into her eyes. "You'll kill him m'dear. If he asks why, go ahead and tell him I told you to. Tell him I am displeased with the both of you." She shook his head slowly as he placed the knife into her feeble palm. He backed away, letting her fall to the ground, knife in hand. He stared at her.
"You're pitiful girl. A pitiful whore!" He shouted, the sudden raise in his tone making her jump. As if she wasn't nervous enough, he extracted another knife and tossed it with such percision that it landed mere centimeters from her head, a few strands of hair were torn from the scalp and lay embedding in the aging wall. She let out a frightened squel and broke into thunderous tears. He turned on his heel and headed for the stairwell.
"If I don't hear screaming within two hours, I'm coming down here to kill him myself. And if he's gone, I'll kill you instead."
She lay in a quivering heap on the floor. The knife slid from her grasp and tumbled to the floor with a sharp, metallic clink. The only other noise came from her sniffing and whimpers, and a slowly awakening Todd. He murmured lightly, a groan following it.
"Alina..." He sputtered. His head hurt like the blazes, and he was dazed and confused. She looked up with damp eyes, not wanting to meet his glance. By agreeing to do this, she had betrayed him. She stood slowly, the wall as her support, still hugging herself as if that would reassure her.
"G-g-glad to see you awake Todd..." She muttered. His eyes flashed to hers and he shot her a dazed look.