The girls in the box

Chapter 1 ; day one

I scream. My head hit the wall as I lost the last bit of strength in my legs. "HELP!" He drags me down the hallway by my feet, my freezing body thumping against the hard wooden floors. My body finally goes limp and my mind blank when he kicks me in the head for disobeying the rules. So many thoughts run through my head. How much longer will he keep me alive? Am I going to die now?

I wake up in a cold dark room. The floors are concrete. A basement. Why is this happening to me? Why me? My thoughts are interrupted when I hear a dog outside. I yell with all of the power I can manage to release. The dog barks more. I scream again and again until my breath shakily falls faint. I hear rustling that I think may be coming from upstairs. Where am I? Who am I?

As I think harder and harder I feel myself forgetting who I am. I'm losing my memory. Any strength I had is now gone and I can barely move. I try to get up but it seems I am handcuffed to a pole. I try to yank my arms loose but I only end up leaving marks around my wrist. My feet are tied with a white striped rope. The stripes are blue and green. Am I going to make it?

Fear then strikes me as I recognize the sound of someone rushing down the stairs. He has the thud of a heavy work boot. How do I know this? Maybe my father had some? Perhaps I owned work boots?

I hear jingling keys unlocking the door of the small box room I'm in. Will I die here? I can't even begin to think of ways to escape before a tall large man barges into the space of my lost mind. He slowly walks over to me.

"How have you been settling in?" he asks with a sly smirk. I'm too scared to answer. I can tell he is getting angry with my silence by the change of expression in his face. "I asked a question!" he screams, getting closer to my face. I don't answer. I couldn't make out a sound even if I wanted to. The next and last thing I remember is a sharp and painful blow to the head. I passed out.

I wake up with confusion. A piercing pain in my stomach. It's been 33 hours since he has taken me. Meaning 45 hours with no food. I hadn't eaten that day because nothing had appetized me and I was disgusted with the thought of eating. I'm shocked that I knew how long it was. I think I may have studied the sky and the sun? I can't even remember a small detail about myself. It's embarrassing to think that I could let someone do this to me.

I find myself constantly looking through the small window made of frosted glass. Maybe I will see a shadow of at least someone outside?

It's hours later, the sky beginning to light up brightly. It's winter now so I mainly just see white. I guess I can tell what time it is by the lightness and darkness of the white caused upon the colorless snow. I find myself panicking. What am I supposed to do? Tears begin falling down my face and I'm squeezing my legs to my chest. It's freezing and I'm starving. I'm going to die.

I begin to shake caused by the sting of the numbing concrete pressed up against my back and butt. Why was I wearing this? It's almost 0 degrees and I'm wearing shorts and a tank top. He must have taken me while I was inside. Probably my house or a friends.

A name chants through my head. I will find her. I will find her. What could this mean?

I lay my head down on my shoulder and let my thoughts consume me. I sniffed quietly as tears began to slowly drop from my sorry eyes. I drift to sleep and only focus on my breathing. The only thoughts I can think are only things about what is currently happening. Not any from before. I hope it was a happier time than it is right now. Maybe whoever I am wanted this to happen? My past could be worse than it is right now. Doubtfully I fell asleep.

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