The Truth Behind the Badges

Worse Nightmare Come True

Kira's POV

I could feel a pounding headache as I shifted slightly, my body felt heavy, I could hear mumbling and muffled cries. I slowly opened my eyes to be met with four walls of concrete with chains hanging from them. My vision was still blurred when I realized my hands had been tied or should I say chained together. I started to pull at the chains just to see if there was a fault in them but there wasn't. I looked around again to see five other girls chained as well, two of which I knew.

Anna and Hailey both looked to be somewhat awake, but their hands and feet were tied, like mine. I looked up at the ceiling for a minute before pulling myself up to sit. Looking back around I saw the three unknown girls, blood pooled around them as they lay unmoving. If it wasn't for the fact, I could see the rise and fall with each breath, I would have believed them to be dead. All three of them laid there in this cold only covered in a small cloth dress like thing. I went back to look at Hailey and Anna, seeing they too were in a cloth dress. I shivered looking at my bare arms and legs, closing my eyes I drew my legs up to my chest forming a ball with my body, trying to keep warm.

I slowly started to drift back into the darkness when the door opened too three men. I knew then who had drugged us as I locked eyes with the "bartender". They all came over to us and stood there for a moment, they walked over to Hailey undoing a couple chains and dragged her out of the room slamming the door behind them.

Hailey's POV

I was slowly waking up again when I felt a hand grab onto my wrist and heard the chains clang against each other. I felt the pull of the chains as I was pulled out of the room. The sound of the door slamming made me jump as the chains were dropped and I lay on the cold, wet, concrete floor.

Everything was still a blur. I could see three men standing around talking. I watched barely as one made his way over to me grabbing the chains and hoisting my body off the ground, hanging me by my wrists. The effects of the drugs had still not worn off as the sharp sting of his fist to my stomach woke me up. I lacked the ability to move or even speak as I hung there, as he walked away another got up holding a knife, slowly cutting into my skin. Only then did I gain my voice, screaming at every cut trying to move away or do something to stop him. When he finished the chains were loosened, as I dropped to the ground curling up, covering my stomach. A feeling of nausea took over, the men laughing at the sight of me curled up on the floor, helpless. I tried to get up but before I could get anywhere, I felt a sharp sting on my neck and seconds later everything had gone black.

Anna's POV

I was already half awake when I saw Hailey get dragged out, I wanted so bad to help her, but I couldn't. My body was frozen, and I couldn't speak, I tried but nothing came out. I don't know how long she was gone but it felt like an eternity. I turned looking at Kira who had pulled herself up to sit with her legs pulled up and tucked into her chest like she did when she would get scared or was sad. She wasn't looking at me or the door, I followed where she was looking and I saw them, three girls chained like us, but they were covered in blood. Again, I tried to say something but still nothing.

The door flew open again as they dragged an unconscious Hailey back out, chaining her back to the wall. They each had an evil grin on their faces as they turned to leave closing the door behind them. I could see a little blood on her legs and the cloth dress she wore, but that was it. She was facing away from me, curled into a ball, so I couldn't see anything else. My eyes darted to Kira again as her eyes widened, "H-H-Hailey" I heard her stutter as she pulled at the chains trying to make her way over to her.

Kira's POV

I was watching the other girls when the door opened, and Hailey was dragged in unconscious. I watched as they rechained her and left. Her face and neck had a few cuts but nothing deep but just far enough to draw blood. I looked her over when I noticed the blood on her legs, my eyes shot wide as I stuttered her name hoping she'd wake. I pulled at my chains as I inched my way to her, she was just out of reach. I leaned back on the wall watching her, I knew at least that she was still alive as I watched her breathing, waiting for her to wake up.

She started to stir awake when the door opened again, her body tensed up as one of the men came back over. He headed over to what looked like Hailey's chain, but he reached straight for Anna's. I started pulling harder at the chains trying to get to her, but I couldn't, "no" I managed to get out before she was dragged out of the room.

Hailey's eyes fluttered open again as she groaned, you could see her body shiver as she tried to pull herself up. "Hey, it's ok, don't move" I whispered trying to comfort her, we heard one of the other girl's chains hitting each other as she stirred, slowly waking up. Both Hailey and I looked over to see her trying to sit up, her hands and face were covered with blood, her hair matted in it. "Hey what's your name?" I asked as she sat up across from me. She was quiet for a while, looked like she was struggling to breath, "...Dixie..." she muttered, leaning her head back against the wall. Hailey and I both told her our names and Anna's but left out who we really were in case the men were listening.

The door swung open again as Anna was dragged back in and chained, she was soaking wet, there was blood dripping from her arms. She honestly looked worse than Hailey at that point. When the men turned to leave, they saw Dixie awake and sitting up, the larger of the three took out a knife and jammed it into her leg, if she wasn't already awake, she was definitely awake now, her scream was enough to send a painful chill down anyone's spine.

Hailey's POV

I shook at the sound of the screams as they continued to drive the knife into Dixie's leg. I watched, unable to move as the second in charge went to the girl beside Dixie, running a knife down the girl's chest. The guy wrapped his hand around her throat as he drove the knife into her stomach. The "bartender" watched mouthing something to the lead guy as he turned and walked to Kira. I turned to watch as he crouched down in front of her placing a knife against her hairline running it around the edge of her face. His smile was dark as he unchained her hands dragging her out of the room leaving the other two men with us.

"Ha looks like Seth is going to join the fun, Ethan!" the second in charge joked.

"What he does is his own thing, Alex. Now finish what you're going to do so we can back him." Ethan spoke as he removed the knife from Dixie's thigh and walked out. Alex nodded, looking over at Anna and I, taking a step toward us to scare us before walking out.

Kira's POV

I tried to fight against the chains as I was dragged to the back room. It was dark, no windows, he dropped the chains as he knelt, wrapping his hand around my throat. I couldn't see the door, but I heard it open as the two others came in.

"Don't kill her Seth, not overly fond of holding a body for seven days." A familiar voice spoke, I saw his silhouette sitting in the corner of the room. "Rick, why would I kill her already we haven't even had our fun yet?" Seth remarked. Seth continued to play his games with the knife leaving small cuts on my arms and neck. The drugs had worn off after a while, Seth wasn't looking so I reached for the knife. I got it in my hands when he realized, I tried to keep my hold on it as he fought me till something hit me on the head. I dropped the knife, and everything went dark again.

When I woke, I still lay on the cold floor, met by a pair of eyes I never thought I'd see again. I closed my eyes hoping I was just dreaming, but the tightness around my throat forced me to open them. He said nothing as he motioned for the others to leave, turning back to face me. "It's been so long, you caused so many problems Kira. I told you. You would pay for what you did." His grip tightened around my throat, closing my eyes as his hand trailed down my body, tears running down my face as I turned away from him. No matter how much I wanted to run or get away I couldn't move my body or do anything.