One life left

Moments that bleed

Anna's P.O.V -

Waking up for what feels like the millionth time in a short time frame, I crane my neck round and see I'm not laying in the room of horrors anymore. Confusion washes over me and I'm not sure if I should be still terrified of my surroundings. "I'm so glad your awake hunny" a sickly sweet voice says next to me. I freeze my movements because I don't want what I heard to be true. Feeling my body ache and protest with every following breath, I slowly turned to see his mum smiling at me, but not a happy smile. It seems too sad in her eyes to truly shine. I didn't want to make any sudden movements because what she did next shocked me. She held a finger to her lips as an indication for me to be quiet. As she raised her hand I flinched away waiting for her to strike to me but it never came. She quickly put her hand back down on to her lap when she realised I flinched from her. I could see the internal debate she was having with her self, what she said next surprised me the most. "I'm sorry" she whispered to me, "I'm so sorry your having to go through this too, but please know your not alone this time, please know I will try and help you not suffer. As hard as it is to listen to someone in the crazy mess, I need you to follow what I say and do to try and make it out of this alive. Not just for your sake but also mine" as if by some crazy logic her smile became more sad and that's when I realised, she was rubbing her small swollen tummy. The shock must have been more evident on my face than I wanted to let on because the moment my eyes locked with hers, I could see the sorrow of what she was trying to get across.

"Are you pregnant" I whispered the best I could. For a fraction of second I thought I saw joy and then it quickly disappeared behind a sad smile. "I am" her words were so quite if I wasnt listening  carefully I would have missed them. I did my best to keep my face composed this time incase it was another trick they were trying to play, to get me to behave. She looked at the door quickly and spoke, "we don't have much time but I need you to do something difficult for me, for us" she declared looking down. "I need you to play along, I need you to pretend and maybe physical with my son" she shuddered at the word 'son'. I didn't miss the movement because I was watching her reactions closely. "I will be giving you a birth control shot so your fate doesn't become sealed like mine, but we need to work together to get me out of this mess as I carnt do this again".

My mind was spinning with what she asked of me, I knew if I didn't do what she said my fate would be worthy of death, he's greeted me so many times already but my mind was reeling why he never took me. This is the moment I needed, I needed something to hold onto and knowing I'm not alone helps but I carnt be so sure this isn't a trick.

"How far along are you?" I dread to know the answer but I need to know how long I have, how long I have left to help the poor child from a destiny that has been foreseen from a child already born into this world at the hands of one man, a man that clearly has no intentions of letting her go. "I think I'm roughly 4 months but I'm not sure because I carnt go to see a doctor" as I opened my mouth to respond we heard a noise coming from the side of the door. "Quick Anna, pretend to be asleep" I quickly laid down and waited to see if she will truly help me before I tell her any of my plans. Plans from the past that I've thought of but never got to put into motion. "Hey honey, Anna still sleeping, I gave her another shot because her poor head was pounding" I didn't even hear the door click open so how was he already in the room. I could smell his awful aftershave he thought I liked because one boy wore it once, and I complimented him. "Oh mum, what do I do if she won't accept me this time, I don't want to have to kill her but if I carnt have her no one can!" I can hear his voice getting more frustrated. I heard movement near me then the bed dipped. It took everything within me not to flinch at the pain as he touched my wounded head. "I carnt live without her, but nor can I let her to, how do I get her to submit like you did?" Hearing him talk so casually chilled me to the bone, how can he know his mother's fate and life and do nothing about it.

"Well son, let me work with her, show her that it's not all about being beaten, show her and talk her about life can be here, maybe give her some space too, remember the last time you had her, remember what you both went through? Do you want that to happen again? Look what's already happened between you both already" she kept her voice low as if she's trying to talk a baby bird into flying for the first time. With his lips pressing against my head, the bed moved again. "I will mum because I need her to give in before force becomes necessary" with them being the last words he spoke he walked out the room, the darkness settled in for what will be in store for me. Seems what I have gotten so far is just a taster.