The Traps of the Black Swan

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It was the first time she tried to escape and it wasn't the last.

Her health was like a see-saw game. If she was fine now, she might not be healthy in the next hour. Her immune system was so weak that her body wasn't able to handle a few seconds of cold air. Hence she frequently fell ill.

When she was hospitalized due to unstable heartbeats, Lisa had taken her out for a small walk at dawn seeing her bored looking out of the window while he was working.

She was trying to walk in the garden of M hospital in the evening. Lisa never let anybody take care of her but him so he was right behind her even if he had to push all his work later.

His mobile rang, probably it was an important call that made him pause his footsteps behind her. She noticed him looking at the other side unaware she walked ahead.

It had been more than a month, she couldn't get to meet her grandfather so she ran out.

She had reached the main gate when a jarring honk of the car sounded behind her. She felt her head spin by it as it had been a long time since she heard a loud noise. The driver didn't seem to care that she was holding her head, he continued to honk until she fainted at the gate.

Lisa, who had realized she wasn't around, was searching for her when he heard a honk. He had rushed towards the gate to see her holding her head but the horn continued. Before Lisa could reach she had fallen down.

What she didn't know after it was, the driver lost his license, paid a hefty fine to the hospital, and was imprisoned for a few months for just honking.

Her escape repeated many times but each time Lisa brought her back. And every time Ruby Jane huddled in the bedroom thinking he was going to lash out at her but he never raised his voice, neither asked where and why she was running out.

After some more time, she couldn't hold it and just walked out of the mansion. No questions came, instead, Lisa followed her silently with a car at a short distance from them.

She didn't know Lisa was trying to force her to speak. He wanted her to ask where she wants to go, what she wants but she never did.

Whereas she wanted him to leave her alone so that she could ask mobile from somebody and call her grandfather or brother.

After a small course of distance, she was tired so she walked back and sat in the car completely aware he wasn't going to ask her nor leave her alone.

That day she threw a huge tantrum by throwing everything including food. She had missed lunch that way and it was nearing dinner time. So Lisa baked cupcakes and fed her forcefully.

She liked it so much that she couldn't bring herself tossing them away. So she pulled the cupcakes tray in front of her and ate more than 10 cupcakes but the one who looked happy was Lisa.

Seeing him staring at her with his sexy smirk on his face, Ruby Jane blushed in embarrassment but didn't stop filling her empty stomach.

However, she again tried to escape when they had gone to the hospital. She was taking such a short time to escape that Lisa just needed to eye somewhere for a few seconds.

Ruby Jane had reached a public park that day and asked for mobile from a few as she didn't have money to take a taxi. None helped her easily and a man started touching her inappropriately, after handing her the mobile. She couldn't call but shoved mobile to him and ran aside.

It again repeated and she noticed a few men watching her. Frightened, she ran away again and hid well when those men tried to look for her.

More than an hour had passed when somebody moved the bush away and kneeled in front of her. She was able to control her scream because it was Lisa who sighed in relief.