The place was pitch dark and all she could hear was remote sounds of dripping water.
How long had it been since she was trapped there...
She couldn't remember how she got there, the only certainty she had was the sore body and gushing wound on her forehead.
Slowly she tried to stand up but the effort wore her out at the first try, her legs were aching from the muscle atrophy and her back hurt like she had been kicked several times.
She tried to adapt her eyesight to the blackness around her. She rubbed her eyes and the filth in her hands made them immediately sting and tears began running to clear her sight.
An ugly sound echoed all around her, making her recoil and lean against the mossy wall.
the only sound now were her clattering teeth and shivers, she tried to focus on the shadows, moveing her head from side to side randomly, her panic taking over any remanescent sense of reason within her.
The hours passed and she slipped on and off sleep, her exhaustion taking over every nerve on her body. Light seemed to enter through tiny ventilation holes at times, but the dark dominated her spirit now more than the place itself. Her desperation was her biggest confinement and the will to escape was now almost non-existent.
She heard it...
There...
Once again she tried to move, she dragged herself trying to reach for the source of the sound. A million thoughts crossed her mind. What was there? Should she hide?
A moving shadow caught her attention, all that she thought was to get closer, to escape from that awful confinement, to find help.
She tried to yell but no sound escaped from her throat.
She wanted to cry but her tear channel was too inflamed from the dirt and filth of her hands.
The shadow moved in her direction and as it reached her it stopped.
"Ready to beg Megan, my little whore?"
He laughed and started kicking her again on her torso.
"You'll never be free again..."
He spat on her face and started moving away from her, leaving her bleeding and hurting wishing for her death to come quickly.
Very graphic, very claustrophobic, very good.
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