Chapter 9: Rescue
When I woke. It was to the sound of alarms and people yelling outside my door. The yelling lasted for a minute and then it all stopped with a cry in pain. Fear overwhelmed me. What was it. The door cracked and then slammed shut. What was it. I couldn't see anything. Clank, clank. The shackles on my ankles fell off and hit the iron bed. I had a felling that those two werewolves girls took the stuff. I felt something cold on my wrists. Clank, clank. The shackles on my wrists fell off as well.
"Tao?" I asked in a low voice. He hushed me, cradled me. I knew it was him. I wanted to hug him but my shoulders fell out of there sockets. There was a window that had a little iron door on it. Just like the bigger door. He kicked the iron door out. He was just about to jump when something big and hairy tore the big hallway door out. It was growling so viciously. Tao turned around. It swiped it's big paw at us. I fell out of Tao's arms and through the open window. I hurtled towards the ground. I was looking up at where the window was. Tao jumped out of the window. He sped through the air and grabbed me. He hit the ground with me in his arms. I looked up at the window. The gigantic monster, Ken, leaped out. Everything was in slow motion. Before Ken landed on us, Tao sped away into the trees. I was worried. Did Ken make me bleed again? I couldn't take this pain anymore. The high intensity of Tao's speed was hurting my shoulders. We stopped in front of an unfamiliar house. My eyes were closed. I felt like passing out.
"Kitten! Are you alright!" He screamed out. I don't know what I said but it made Tao worry. He zoomed in. I couldn't see anything but I could hear everything.
"Oh my god, what happened to her?" Said a girls voice. I did not now any other girls besides Alexis that would be involved in this kind of stuff. He set me on something soft. A couch maybe. Something cold touched my forehead. I moaned.
"Will she be alright Carlisle?" Asked Tao.
Carlisle? I asked myself. Like the, Cullens, Carlisle. I was confused. Did Ken drag me into Forks, Washington. I had a feeling he did. Maybe Tao stayed with the Cullens while he searched for me. They probably helped him. I felt sleepy again. Once again, I fell asleep but in a happier place.
When I woke up I couldn't make out much. It was bright though. I couldn't see anything, just a big blur like the game I used to play with Lara, "Halo 2". When you start a new section it's all burry and then you can move. I love games that have violence and weapons. I remembered that I had a ski meet tomorrow and that Tao would watch me. I turned my body, to the left, out of the light and nestled my nose inside the couch. I always seemed to corner myself whenever I slept. I took a big breath of air through my nose. The couch smelt like Tao. I felt something cold on my head. It touched the spot where I hit the tree. I didn't like it. I took my hand out from under the blanket and swat at the person touching me.
"Are you awake?" Tao asked. He was glad that I was okay.
"Yeah, and I'm glad I'm away." I responded with a sigh. He sighed as well.
"I thought..never mind."
I took my nose out of the couch.
"Where are we anyway?" I asked as I met him face to face.
"Were in Forks, Washington." He said. "Ken dragged you all the way here, literally."
"What do you mean?" I asked. "Did he drag me and now I have road rash." he didn't say anything. I was beginning to notice that my voice was hard and scratchy. He touched my forehead.
"What happened while you were his...prisoner." He asked. I looked around the room and saw other vampires, just like from Twilight. I bet there the characters from the book. I said in my head. I remembered all the torture.
"I'll tell you later. How were you able to find me?" I asked.
"The screams." He responded with no hesitation. I lay down for a while. "You were banged up pretty badly." I thought about when he freed me. I remembered when he appeared at the front door of the Cullens house and yelled if I was okay. I said something but I can't figure out what.
"What did I say before you walked into the house." He seemed puzzled. "You know, before you walked into the house you yelled if I was alright, did I say something." He got it now.
"Yeah, you said something about your shoulders in pain. I told Carlisle and he said that they were out of there sockets. He got you fixed up while you were asleep." He said. "So what happened while you were there?" He asked again. I had a feeling that everyone wanted to know. That's why they were all staring at me. I sigh, closing my eyes. I didn't know if I was going to cry again. I thought of where to begin my story.
"You know when he hit me against the tree to knock me out. You know the restraints on my ankles and wrists." I kept my eyes closed not wanting to look at the worried expressions.
"Yes, but what scared you so much that made you scream?" He asked trying to get a reason to kill Ken. I felt tears in my eyes. My voice was shaky.
"You remember that Chinese Water Torture that Mr. Hegeman told us." Tears ran down my face and talking didn't help. When ever I start to cry, then talk, I can't talk straight and crying makes me want to talk. I could tell that he remembered the Chinese Water Torture and how it worked. I felt as if I didn't need to say anything else. I tucked my face in my hands and the blanket. Tao touched my forehead again and stroke my hair back.
"Chinese Water Torture? Tao do you mind explaining what it is, please." said one of the voices in the background. I wiped my tears away when I figured it was safe for me to expose myself. Tao was sitting right next to me. The others were sitting in either chairs or on the floor. Tao looked at me. I nodded my head. He turned to look back at the others.
"Chinese Water Torture is were they strap down your legs and were arms are above your head. They make it so you can't move your body. Then they drop water on your forehead at different points of time. You flinch so much that it results in a psychological and nervous breakdown. If your not careful then it can kill you." He described. When he finished they all looked at me. I finally noticed Bella in the group. She wasn't a vampire at this point. I didn't want them looking at me. It felt so awkward. I closed my eyes and covered my head with the blanket. I fell asleep instantly.