Another World {M.R}

26

*Trigger Warning*- abuse/torture and graphic scenes 

2nd day

Embers POV

It's cold down here to the point I'm shivering with teeth chattering. I have calmed myself down and I can only hope my eyes aren't red and puffy.  My worries drifted off, they can do whatever they want to me but i'm never telling anyone where the necklace is or who has it.  Maybe they will hurt me, but I could care less.   Dad went through worse when he was younger with 17 years of abuse, I can only hope I'm as strong as he his.

It has for sure been a whole night and is day 2 here.  Drips of water drop from the roof and I wonder if it will be my only source of fluids here.  I'm not going to lie and say I'm not hungry when I haven't eaten since breakfast yesterday.  But it doesn't worry me when I keep drifting off to sleep and forgetting where I am for some time.

I hear footsteps above me constantly, a pacing movement that I can't determine.  Theres also voices down the hall, screams and pleas for help.  I hold my hands over my ears to stop as much noice as I can but it always becomes muffled and I'm stuck with my thoughts. 

Hinges screeching jolts my body into a tensed sitting position and I look up at Mattheo.  He seems clean and is weirdly smiling at me.  I sigh and lean my head back on the wall again, I don't want to waste my time.

"I hope you're not giving me the cold shoulder Ember" he laughs and leans on the wall across from me "Hows it going honey?"

Honey?

"Oh, I'm perfect" I smile "how are you?"

He shakes his head amused, about what, I don't know "a weight has been lifted off my shoulders, you know without a pesturing, clingy girl around you all the time you can do whatever you want" I waited with a smile allowing him to continue "had a hot girl underneath me last night and now I know what I was missing"

My expressions stayed the same, I may be hurt but I'm not stupid "Good for you Riddle, I'm happy you have some STD's now"

He chuckles darkly and I flinch as he circles the room while looking around.  Theres not much to look at when everything is dirty and dark.

"I came here for one thing honey and that was information" he declares

Again, honey?

"Information about what? The weather?
spells? I'm not very smart but I think I can give you some"

"No, where is the necklace" he circles again and I'm wondering If I should play dumb or straight up ignore the question

"What necklace?" I ask tilting my head to the side

"Either you tell me right now or we do this the hard way, and let me tell you, nothing would please me more than hearing your screams and begs for me to stop. Especially when your family can hear it all" my breath lumps in my throat and I have to gulp to get it down "now, where Is the necklace?"

I stare into his eyes, the brown ones that I could get lost in for hours and now when I want to look away so badly, I don't and I can't.  I love him and he knows that.  I love him because he's smart, funny, competitive and pushed through all of his heartaches.  But now I'm staring at someone who just wants to hurt me. 

I clear my throat and whisper "do your worst"

He grins and leans down close to my ear "lets get started then" he pulls his wand back and raises it towards my stomach.  I close my eyes awaiting the pain because I already know what spell is going to be casted.  I already know how painful this is going to be.