A/N: Hey sorry it's been a while but here's the next chapter! hopefully i'll be able to get in another chapter this month :) but anyways, enjoy!
Peace
Chapter 15
I don't know how long I was out but when I came to I found myself in a cold, dark room; the only light coming from some windows at the top of the wall along one side. I strained my eyes in the dim lighting as I looked around. The room was grey. Grey walls, grey ceiling, and grey carpet. Along one wall was a plain bed with a metal frame and basic grey sheets. At the foot of the bed, pushed up to the wall, was a plain desk with a small desk lamp. I slowly stood and made my way over to the lamp.
With a flick of a switch the room flooded with a pale, dim, yellow light.
I took a better look around. In the corner, beside the desk, there was an old fireplace that clearly hadn't been used in years. Along the next wall there was a plain metal book shelf with some books on it. At the far corner there was a staircase that led to a closed door.
An escape!
I started to make my way over to the stairs when my feet froze.
"Where do you think you're going?" a voice growled from behind me. I turned my head and sitting in the shadow on the bed was Sam.
What? How did I not see him earlier?
And as though he was reading my thoughts "I used the shadows to hide myself." He answered.
"What's going on, Sam? What do you want from me? Why did you bring me hear?"
"Calm down… One question at a time." Sam mocked. How? How did he know I said that? "All your questions will be answered eventually…" He told me as he stood up. I felt my feet taking me towards him. I glared at him.
I stood before him, unable to move. We were close together. He was just a mere inch away as he leaned in to whisper "You will stay in this room, got it?" before sliding his hands over mine and wrapping something around each of my wrists with a harsh snap and steeled eyes.
I looked down at my wrists as he took his hands away. There was a plain white bracelet wrapped around both. I tried to take them off, rip them off. I tried to conjure the water in the air around me with my hands but it didn't work. I stare at Sam.
"They're power-cancelling bracelets." He smirked. "Good luck escaping now."
I growl at him and glare. As quick as I can I try to punch him as hard as I can, but before I'm able to land the hit my arm stops moving. Sam grabs my fist and whirls me around so that my arm is behind me and he is holding me with my back against his chest. I feel a cold, sharp object at my throat.
What? Where did he get a knife and where was it earlier?
"Feisty." I hear his voice beside me, soft but deadly. "Now be a good girl and wait here. No leaving this room. Don't even think about it. These shadows are my weapon, I can control you here, and I can kill you here too." He releases me and shoves me onto the bed. And with that he walks away, up the stairs, out the door and into the real world; some friend he turned out to be…
I sat on the bed, shaking, trying to collect myself when I heard the door at the top of the stairs open again.
"Rachel?" I remember that voice! Chloe! I looked up to see a splash of red hair, brown eyes, and concerned expression. She rushed over to me but as she did a face flashed just behind my eyelids. The face of the girl who hurt me, the face that I was unable to remember… Until now. It can't be… Chloe… She was the one that hurt me… no… it couldn't be. But as I look at her, the face behind my lids became more and more distinct. It was. It was Chloe!
"GET AWAY FROM ME!" I scream and back up as much as I can on the bed. Unfortunately that wasn't very much because the bed was up against a wall.
"Well," Chloe's concern fell right off her face and was replaced with a sneer. "I guess the cat's out of the bag." She said as she approached, slower now.
"What do you want from me? Why did you drain my powers earlier today?"
"Today? Oh my dear, Rachel, that was three days ago. You've been out for three days…" She told me with a fake sugary voice.
"Th-three… three days? I've been out for three days? Hasn't anybody noticed?"
"Not really… most people think your taking some time to re-gather your energy… people think your weak."
What? But what about Warren? He can't think that, can he? No, he's looking for me! He has to be! I didn't say this out loud yet she seemed to know I thought it anyways.
"Your brother seems too caught up in his girlfriend to be bothered with you… I mean he's exactly the same at school." Chloe shrugged. "Some brother you got there…"
"No." I whisper.
"What?"
"I said NO." I say, louder this time. "It doesn't matter what he looks like on the outside. He IS worried. I know it. I don't care if you tell me otherwise. I know it's not true." My voice is now starting to lose its confidence and is wavering. "He's… He's all I've got… and I'm all he's got..."
"Not anymore…" Chloe told me, a laugh caught amidst her words. "He has friends. He has a girlfriend. He isn't worried about you now. He has other people now." Chloe turned around. "He doesn't need you…" she told me as she walked away.
The moment that terrible door closed I curl up in a ball on the bed and cry. How? How do I get out of here? Warren is bound to notice I'm gone… He has to… and even then… Someone else could have… should have noticed by now… Someone…? Anyone…? Help. Warren. Please. Save me…
God. I sound so stupid and helpless. What's wrong with me? Sitting around like some stupid princess and waiting for someone to save me? I am strong… or I should be… But I am helpless… I don't have my powers… Sam has complete control of me down here…And Chloe could take my powers away even if I manage to take these stupid bracelets off… but still…
I need to escape.
With that thought floating through my mind, I drift to sleep in the grey basement filled with a dim, yellow light and my hopes of an escape or rescue.
A/N: So, I hoped you liked it! I will try to update again this month once I get on Christmas Break. Thank you so so much to all of you who have been following, reviewing, and favorite-ing this story it's amazing :)
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