The tainted rose

Chapter 14

⚠️️Warning : This chapter includes certain disturbing content that some may find triggering.

The power supply was fixed but Olivia was missing. Joel started wandering in the hotel by scratching her hair as if she had lost her mind.

"Aunty she was with us when the lights went off. This is unbelievable. I found her phone which was fallen near the far end of the entrance to the hall." Said Taniya. Joel picked it up quickly.

"My child, My poor child, I.. I even phoned her but see what happened to her. Oh no... my child. Please help me to find her" Joel cursed herself for she was the one who persuaded her to go the party. Joel felt helpless. She went on asking from the hotel servants and managers but no one had seen Olivia.

"Oh no. What am I supposed to do now? Oh God my poor child" Joel's eyes were bloated with tears and she thumped on her bosom with her fists.

"Joel please be calm. If we want to find her you need to be strong.Come let's go to the police station" Taniya's parents were so kind that they even canceled the rest of their event and helped Joel to find Olivia.

"Nanditha I feel so scared. Please God have mercy on my child.Ayo I want my child back. I want my child back." Joel broke down entirely. Her whole world was torn apart and she prayed to God to keep her child safe. They drove to the nearby police station as soon as possible.

"No Joel Nothing will happen to your daughter. She'll be safe. She had never committed any sin so God will always protect her" uttered Taniya's mother by consoling Joel. It was easy for them to say but for Joel the fear new no bounds.

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Everything was turgidly dark under her eye lids. She slowly opened them up. The surrounding was lit up with candles.Her vision was blurred. An awful stink hovered in the air. By now her vision became clear. It was BLOOD!!!!! Everywhere. She felt something hitting on her shoulder and drops of blood dripping onto her forehead. She raised her head up. "Aaaaaaah" she screamed as she saw a corpse hanging upright like in meat shops. It was peeled up like a banana and inner flesh were exposed out of the body. She tried to stand up but unfortunately her hands and legs were tightened with an iron chain. It was a large room which looked like a slaughter. There were so many corpses . They were piled up and kept on top of each to be rotten like tomatoes. There were some people cornered in the room striped naked and halfly tortured.

Their hair and finger nails were removed and pieces of flesh were still hanging from their bodies. "Help me." One man came crawling towards Olivia. She shivered and cried loudly by leaning too close to the dirty wall ridden with blood.