He leads me along the path outside the shed. There's trees all around us so this must be a forest of the sort. A tall wooden fence surounds the right side of the path we walk. but on my left side there is a building. It reminds me of the shrine i visited when i was younger. But there's no way this is a shrine, and there's no way this is that exact shrine i visited when i was little. Shrines are open to the public, so why would someone keep a captive there? Tomoe's swift steps lead us to a gate. Once he opened it, i expected to see the rest of the area, but instead i see sliding panel doors.
"Are we going inside?" I ask
"But of course"
"Where are we anyway?"
"Thinking of running away? You wouldn't last" He snorts.
He slides it open and then we enter a hall, us being at the end of it. He walks down it and stops at a step. I freeze hesitantly. This place is old, that's for sure. There's literally holes in the floor.
He removes his shoes and sets them by the step, neatly facing the way we came. "Must you stand there in awe, or can i escort you to your room?"
"Escort? My room?"
"You must have thought i was gonna treat you like a dog, did you not?"
I get my own room? Yet that doesn't matter because i'm leaving this place the second he leaves me alone. They're gonna have to find another way to blackmail my dad. I'll be gone without him even knowing. Better yet, maybe i can find a phone and call the police. But i don't even know where i am. Not knowing where you are doesn't help one bit.
Speak of the devil. A ringing sound comes from the man i face. He reaches inside his attire and pulls out a small electronic device. He then reads the number. He kinda looked worried as he read it, but it may just be my imagination. He answers it. But he wouldn't of answered if the person on the other end of the line didn't know i was here. He couldn't take a risk like that. With that he gives me a deadly stare. He looks like he might actually hurt me. Is this what i looked like when i attacked him? No, i looked worse.
"Tomoe here..."
"I told you not to call me..."
"Thats no excuse..."
"What?!"
"Youre coming here?!"
"He has left, and i am busy with the girl"
"Yes, you wait..."
"Very well..."
With the those last words, he hung up, and his face softened. Who could he have been talking to? And who's coming here? He's obviously annoyed by this person. I don't bother to ask because i know he won't answer, and i need to get that phone from him as soon as possible. He puts his cellphone back and looks directly at me.
"Planning something, we are?" It's as if he knows what i'm always thinking!
"What? No." Wow Nanami, great response, he totally doesn't expect anything now!
Tomoe turns his head and looks at me through the corner of his eye. The corners of his mouth turn up and he chuckles. "Well, we must be on our way.."
He walks forward into a huge room with a wooden floor and tall walls, just like how the hallway looked. I step up and walk along side him.
"Have you no manners? Take your shoes off when you enter a living space." He flips around as if he knew i wouldn't take them off.
"I would hardly call this a living space" i spout back.
"You're more than welcome to make it as you please"
"Whatever, just bring me to my room"
He turns his head back forward and starts to walk forward again. He takes a left and we enter another hall. He slides a door open, revealing my suitcase and rolled up bedding with pillows beside it. He gestures his hand into the room. I walk in and head for my suitcase. I open it, and everything seems to be there. Clothes, books, and random possessions fill it up, untouched.
He closes the door but leaves enough of a crack to show his face.
"I'll be outside. Don't do anything idiotic. That seems to be your strong suit"
He then closes the door the rest of the way. And then i listen. He walks down the hall, across the huge room, and i think out the door we came in through.
The room i stand in has windows too high for me to reach. Id have to be 6ft tall to even touch them. I slowly and cautiously open my door. I peak out to make sure he's really gone. I'm quiet as a mouse as i tiptoe into the big room, dodging the holes and loose floorboards as i walk. I glance at the exit Tomoe and i went through. I need to find a way to escape before he comes back. I see a pillar container holding some umbrellas that i didn't notice before. I make my way across the room and pick out one of the umbrellas. On my way over to the door he just left through, i rethink my options. But i would rather not be alone in the darkness again so, what am i doing? This is insane. No. No changing minds. I jamb the umbrella in the door so at least i'll have a chance.
What i do next will decide my fate. I need to be smart, but it's not as though i have many options. The pain in my head's not helping either. There's another door on the opposite side of the exit Tomoe went through. I bet that leads outside too. I had tried to move it but it wouldn't budge. If i can't open it, i'll have to break it.
It'll be loud, but if i do it fast enough, i might actually get away. What i thought about earlier suddenly comes to mind. Where will i go? I'll find somewhere, i have to. Am i really doing this? Okay! No time to think! Just do!
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Three!
I thrust my hand through the paper and wood. And boy was it loud. A loud rip and the snapping of wood, just great. Behind me something rattles and i know it's him. At this point my heart is racing! I hastily cawl through the whole i made, it still ripping in the process. And then suddenly i'm trapped between a fence and wall again. The moons light guides me down the second path, symetrical to the one on the other side. I see a gate and i try to push it open. But it doesn't open the way Tomoe so gracefully did so. Hope was beginning to be lost now, and i felt sick to my stomach. I attempt to climb the fence that surrounds me. And there just might be a way. Parts of it had rotten and fallen off, making perfect step ladder holes for me to climb. It's about 8 feet tall, so i carefully but hastily place my feet in each hole so i don't fall. It would be just like me to. Each step hurts as much as the next but Tomoe is probobly past the door by now. I have to hurry. Okay, once again.
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I leap over the fence with all the strength i have left. I scrape my shin in the process, but i do make it over. Over as in landing on the hard ground face first. I try to get up, but i can't at first.Ooooooohhh this was a bad idea.I press my hand up against my e on Nanami, don't pass out. Don't pass out
I try to stand and use the side of the fence for balance, but it doesn't help much. Even as dizzy as i am, i run. I'm not sure you would call it running, but it's something like that.
I keep on in the same direction, i don't look back because i don't want to. Stumbling through a random forest in the middle of the night half unconcious and bleeding wasn't the plan, but I escaped. That's what mattered.
I've ran far enough i guess. I lean against a nearby tree to catch my breath. Damn it. I forgot my scarf. I smile at that one. Who would worry about a scarf right now. I look to where the fence scraped me. It's not that bad, i've definetely had worse.
So many things are going on in my head right now. To much for it to handle. I wonder what Tomoe's doing right now. Probobly losing his mind that's what. I smirk at the thought. I did it. I escaped. But now what? Try tellin your boss that you lost the girl, yeah i bet he's having a real fun time. I lift my head and look up at all the stars. I've never seen them this bright before. I've never seen this many of them before.
''Woah, you look awful.'' A familiar voice startles me.
I turn my head. Crimson eyes look into mine.
''Tomoe's cruel, but he's not that cruel''
A sudden breeze comes through and drifts his blonde bangs to the side.
''If you're out here you must have one hell of a spirit, it seems as though you outsmarted Tomoe.''
A second figure comes into sight and adjusts their sunglasses. ''One hell of a spirit indeed."
THANKS FOR READING ~ CAKE FACE
