Soundless Sky

Chapter 4: The Pit

Eli's stomach growled loudly as she waited for one of the women with the food cart.  Her eyes remained on the lady's every move as she slowly reached Eli.  Eli received her tray, bowing slightly as to thank the lady who neverminded her.  She gulped, opening the tray and taking a bite out of her sandwich.

  She coughed from swallowing to fast and placed the tray on the ground before opening the small carton for a drink. She stopped when she noticed the door opened and two men entered.  One with a white box and the other a clipboard. Eli slowly placed the carton in the tray, her eyes pasted on the men.

They had stopped in front of a brunette who was dressed in a white blouse and pencil skirt; she looked like she worked in a professional office.  She ignored their presence even when they handed her a box.  He nudged the box at her, yet she stubbornly refused and turned her body away.

Without a word, he stepped back and waited.  Eli's attention turned towards the door when a giant entered and headed towards them; Eli recognized they were similar to the giants who were at her apartment the day of the capture.  Eli sighed out in fear, watching as the giant picked her up and hauled her over his shoulder.

She attempted to fight off the giant but obviously to no avail.  Naturally Eli made her way towards them but stopped when she noticed the eyes of the man with the clipboard.  Her eyes drifted to the men before returning to the giant with the brunette who were heading to the bathroom; the man with the box followed them.

She quickly noticed many of the women were minding their own business as if it were routine; others watched.  When she noticed the attention of the man with the clipboard was elsewhere, she swiftly made her way towards the bathroom.  She stopped when the man with the box returned without a box.

He approached the man in the clipboard and they began to chatter among themselves.  Her eyes remained pasted to the bathroom doors.  Based on the behaviors of most of the women, it did not seem as if there were intentions to harm.

She hesitated once more before swallowing and swiftly darting inside the bathroom with her eye to the men.  She yelped aloud when she flew over a couch that had been moved, catching the attention of both the giant and woman.  She quickly redeemed herself, loudly sighing, as her eyes drifted from the woman to the giant.

They were at the far end of the bathroom by the stalls and toilets.  She felt fearful but knew her efforts would be in vain if she left.  Her eyes remained on the giant before drifting to the brunette when she noticed the brunette cover her exposed shoulder.

"Hey," Eli angrily made out but the giant ignored her and returned his attention to the brunette.  "Hey," Eli loudly but shakily demanded but she only saw the box fly into a stall. 

The brunette did not acknowledge Eli when the giant stepped away to retrieve the box. She remained standing tall, with a stern expression, as she fiercely stared at a stall door. Eli sighed out in fear when the giant suddenly grabbed her blouse and tore it.

Eli panicked, looking around—violence, let alone attacking someone, was not the answer Eli told herself, but words were useless at this point.  There was only one thing she could do.  Gritting her teeth together and bracing herself she roared before charging at the giant and jumping over his shoulder.

The woman slightly yelped and fell on the floor, noticing Eli, whose arms were around the giant's neck.  He was not fazed by Eli's action. Eli immediately released the giant's neck when she noticed it was pointless and hastily grabbed the box motioning the giant with a hand between them to stay put.  She glanced at her hand before returning her attention to the giant who had not budge.

"I can do it," she said turning to look the giant in the eye as she backed towards the brunette with her arms still between the giant and them.   The brunette looked up at Eli who suddenly kneeled in front of the woman. "Hi," Eli made out meeting the brunette's eyes.  "I'm Eli." She was silent.  "Can you please leave us alone," Eli said slightly eying the giant from the corner of her eye. She was surprise when he turned to leave.