Stockholm Syndrome

2. Tattoo

                     ARIA'S POV:

"Ow! Ow!", I slapped my arm in sleep as it was hurting. Why does my head feel so heavy? And what's that taste in my mouth?

I groggily opened my eyes to find myself in grass. Grass? And it was dark like really dark, the dark that occurs when it's after 10 p.m.!

I got up and smacked one more mosquito on my arm. Little blood suckers.

My eyes were closing after every few seconds so I took the help of the fence to walk properly. But as soon as I put a step ahead, a painful feeling occurred on my back. I touched it to find it bandaged. WHAT THE HECK! I tried to remember how did I get here but I could only remember walking into the tunnel and then nothing.

The eerie silence followed me till I reached home. My mother stood outside crying with Iris who also had tears running down her eyes. What happened? I quickly made my way towards them.

"Mom. Iris. Wha--", I couldn't complete my sentence as they tackled me into a bone crushing hug leaving me wince when their hands touched my bandaged back, from God knows who. Should I tell them? But they already look so worried.

"Where were you my baby? You had us so worried.", Mom said crying as she looked at me from top to bottom again and again.

"Fucking idiot. You-- I'll kill you but first of tell me where the fuck were you?", Iris said as she wiped her face and called my father who had gone out looking for me with Ryan.

"I--can we talk inside?", I asked pleading as my eyes started shutting again. I pushed myself towards my mom as she helped me inside the house.

"Sweetie, sit. You look tired. What's wrong? Wait! Drink this.", Mumma said as she put the glass near my mouth and I slowly drank the water.

"I don't remember mom. I---- I was coming from the tunnel and then I woke up in the park near our home, in the b--bushes.", I said still processing everything. I don't feel any pain down so it means nothing like that happened. But what's that on my back?

"Wh-- it's okay baby. Come on. I'll take you to your room and you can take a bath and eat. We'll talk about this tomorrow yeah?", She said. Her face looked pale and so was Iris's.

Iris took me to my room and started the bath. My head was still fuzzy but I could remember a man's shadow, blue eyes. Fuck! My head hurts. I groaned clutching my head and took a few deep breaths following Iris who looked even more worried now.

"Hey! Are you fine? No you're not. I'm so sorry for leaving you alone. I would've never left you if I knew---. Sorry Aria. I'm such a b--", she started crying and apologising as she pressed my hands towards herself.

"It's not your fault and don't you dare complete that sentence bitch. I'm fine. See.", I said and hugged her as a few tears escaped my eyes. This all is so disturbing.

"I'll help you. Come on.", She said, now dragging me inside the bathroom.

"No no you go back and bring me some nice warm food. I'll be out in a few minutes and I'm fine. Go shooo!", I said pushing her outside the bathroom and immediately locked it.

Groaning, I removed my shirt and looked into the mirror turning my back towards it. I touched the bandage and removed it slowly to find a small tattoo on my back. Who the fuck did this? I tried to read it but it was in some other language making me sigh. Leaving it, I tried to relax myself and removed all the clothes and submerged into the water. It hurt so badly that I wanted to cry.

Cleaning myself up, I made my way outside to my wardrobe and wore my favorite onesie to make myself feel better. Right then, Iris, mom, dad and Ryan entered into the room. Dad and Ryan engulfed me into tight hugs as they told me to never go alone again.

I ate the food by dad's hand, giggling every now and then on the silly jokes he made. The environment turned silent and sad as I completed the food.

" Aria what happened there? You can tell us.", Ryan said as he hugged me close to him.

"I-- I don't remember. I only remember going in and then getting up in the bushes.", I said, crying again.

"Shh okay. We won't talk about it again. Calm down. It's okay. Just don't go alone anywhere again.", He said hugging me as dad patted my head and took my crying mom out. Iris followed them out soon leaving Ryan and I.

"It's okay baby sis.", He said slightly teasing me. He knows that I hate this name. I punched him lightly on his chest making him chuckle.

"Goodnight big meanie.", I murmured as sleep engulfed me.

            THIRD PERSON'S POV:

He watched closely as she cuddled into another man. She will be punished for this. He knew that he was her brother but still he was a man and his woman should stay away from every man.

He had just given her a small tattoo right now. He could've taken her away but she seemed so fragile and small that his plans changed. So he carried her to his car and asked for a tattoo machine and made one on her chubby back. Cute.

He had written 'Hades property' in Greek. She looked ravishing with it. He would cover her in marks of his, it was his promise to her.

His men had gathered all the information about her. What she likes, what she hates, her allergies etc. They have also installed a camera in her room and in her bathroom as per his request. Now he could atleast watch his beautiful property till he captures her and takes her away from everything she loved.

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