The Payne In Us

1//The Unknown

Sarah Riley

I hear the door slam shut with continued footsteps following up to where I was.

Luke was home from the bar with the look on his face he always gave me when he wanted to have sex or abuse me. A small grin that makes him seem creepy.

He grabs my collar, dragging me towards our bedroom. I squirmed out of his grip. I ran and packed my stuff and left before he seemed to notice.

I drove all night and slept in my car at the back of the parking lot of a run down Mcdonalds. I eased myself to sleep. And slowly drifted off.

2 hours later...

I felt my body being lifted and then dropped into a different car following by my stuff I had with me. I slowly opened my eyes to see a thick pitch black darkness surrounding me.

Trying to make out of what was happening to me, the car hit a speed bump and my head hit the top of the trunk with a huge thud. Trying not to wince i was picked up and on my feet looking up at a Holiday Inn.

"Just follow me" He whispered.

I obeyed him not testing to see what he would do. I followed him into the Holiday Inn admiring the fancy couches and flat screens in the lobby.

"1 room, 2 beds please?" He asked the clerk.

"How long will your stay be?" The clerk asked.

"A week or so just business"

Taking the key he motioned me to follow him to the elevators. Once we reached the room he motioned me to go into the room first. I went in with him following and shutting the door softly.

"Who are you, and why did you take me?" I asked.

"That needs to stay unknown, I was hired by my boss to kidnap you"He responded distantly.

"Who's your boss?"

"Modest, Modest The Fury" He stammered.

I swallowed hard. Modest people were cold killers. If I was handed over to them I would be dead in minutes or very very weak begging for my life.

He took his hoodie off revealing his hair and face backside. He took off his shirt turning around revealing his face and body filled with military tattoos. His muscles bulged and stood out to me.

"Go to sleep!" He demanded me.

I obeyed and drifted off to sleep wondering whether I would alive or not tomorrow.