Son
Chapter Five
Sorry, I would've updated sooner but… my grandmother died at the end of May and I just got out of the hospital. Sorry for the wait but at least it was only 2 months and not 2 years!
Kyle awoke with a start as a loud creaking sound filled the dark basement. It took a few minutes for his eyes to adjust to the darkness. Again the loud creaking filled the air.
Calm down Kyle. The house is old so it's going to creak, Kyle thought while taking in a deep breath to calm his nerves.
No matter what he told himself, he couldn't get his heart to stop the assault on his rib cage. His wrists were throbbing and his arms were stiff from being in the same position for so long. He wondered if Anna had come back yet. The whole house was quiet so he'd guess no one was home.
For as long as he had been there, he hadn't heard any cars go by. He could faintly hear waves rolling onto the shore. It was the first time he had heard it. Kyle was now noticing the smell of the ocean.
I'm by the ocean. Doesn't exactly narrow it down.
The crunching of gravel pulled him out of his thoughts. Anna was back. Three car doors slammed shut with shouts of protests. There was a loud slap and everything went quiet. Heavy footsteps walked to the basement door before it swung open. He was temporarily blinded by the sudden light.
Anna was dragging a nineteen year old boy down the stairs. He kept struggling to get away from her.
"What are you going to do with Bridgette?" the teen growled.
"We're going to have a little fun with her first." Anna chuckled.
She shoved him down in front of a heater (one of the old one…) attached to the adjacent wall. She quickly untied his wrists from behind him only to tie them to separate bars of the heater (hard to explain).
"If you touch my sister, I'm going--" the teen said trying to break free from the ropes.
"To kill me? Please. I've heard that one before. Come up with something original will you?" Anna smirked.
As she started walking up the stairs, Kyle noticed she was now limping.
At the top of the stairs she turned around to face the teens. "You can scream as loud as you want. No one will hear you. We soundproofed the room."
With one last laugh, she shut the door, leaving them in total darkness.
Short, I know. It's better than nothing…right?