Elysium

Escape 3

I sit up in bed gasping for air, struggling to catch my breath. Where am I ? Where did I go? It was just a dream I soon realize and I curl up in a ball and start to cry. My body was beginning to feel so tired from crying all of the time, sometimes I wish I could just stop feeling so fucking miserable.

"Oh!" I gasp.

That's right, I need to escape or else he'll kill me. This was just an excuse I told myself. I didn't do anything wrong after all, so it must be Leo's fault. Not mine not mine not mine. I quietly get out of bed and head for the door softly. It surprisingly isn't locked... a feeling of suspicion clings onto me and I'm wondering if this is some sort of trap. Why would he be stupid enough to leave the door unlocked? Wasn't it obvious that I was going to restart if he let me out? Ignoring this feeling I wander around the house, admittedly kind of lost. The mansion was huge and I wasn't really paying attention to the lay-out. It also really didn't help that it was so dark, I was such a clutz that I nearly tripped over my own feet a couple times. Eventually I find the staircase leading down to the first floor and I quickly run down desperately searching for the exit. I was like a mouse anxiously slipping out from underneath the cat's claws, aching for freedom. A large, intimidating cathedral door is in front of me. This is the main exit right? I push the door, only for it to be locked. Well I guess Leo wasn't that stupid after all, what a surprise. All the blood leaves my face and I begin to panic. Of course it's locked why wouldn't it be? I need to get back to my room before he finds me.

"Where do you think you're going?" the demon's cold voice appears from behind me. I freeze. Oh shit, I am so dead now. What do I do? What do I do what do I do what do I do what do I do?! I slowly turn around to face him. It was definitely a trap. He wasn't the stupid one, I was. Leo is standing on the bottom step glaring at me, his eyes furious.

"I u-uh, was just exploring the h-house." I whimper and hold my hands to stop them from shaking. Wow I really sucked at making things up, that wasn't convincing at all.

"Liar." His voice is cold.

"You tried to leave didn't you?" He takes a step towards me. I step back, my back leaning against the door.

"I-I'm sorry! I w-won't try it again!" I plead and defensively cower against the door.

I mean, not for a while anyway, he was on my ass about this and I needed to be smarter about my decisions next time.

"That's right Anna, You won't escape. I won't let you do this again."

His eyebrows suddenly furrow and his voice is ice cold, his eyes still furious. Another step towards me.

"H-huh? P-please don't kill me..." I cry suddenly and cover my face.

"What are you talking about?" Leo looked confused for a moment and he was now inches away from my face.

"Don't think that you'll be getting out of this unpunished." He grabs my arm and pulls me to him, I could feel his breath on my face.

"You're mine." he growls in my ear.

I tremble and squirm, he was such a creep sometimes. I hated his guts.

"I'm sorry!" I beg.

"Please let me go!" His grasp tightens on me and it starts to hurt now.

"You're not going anywhere. How many times are you going to keep doing this?" His eyes are cruel and his face is terrifying.

I tremble "L-leo.."

"Nobody else will love you, only I can." This hurts my chest awfully.

A rush of anger rushes over me and I break away from his arms

"You're wrong! Lucius loved m-" Leo slaps me across the face.

"I killed him. He's dead. He isn't coming to save you."

Hatred rises in his voice. Furious tears start to form from my eyes and I decide to make a break for it. I sprint towards the kitchen hoping to find some sort of back-door or something. Unfortunately, I've never been athletic and I can't run very fast so a few seconds after he easily caught up to me.

"I'll have to teach you how to behave it seems." his face is emotionless and he swiftly picks me up over his back, carrying me back upstairs.

Not towards my bedroom though, somewhere unfamiliar.

"Where are we going? Can I go to sleep? I promise I'll go to sleep."

"No, not yet." The demon's voice is ice cold.

He drags me to an unknown room and throws me to the ground. I'm pretty sure we were in the storage room again, I couldn't see any windows and it was small and cramped. It hurts.

"I-I'm scared Leo!" my entire body was trembling, this was a fate worse than death, please don't do this to me again.

"I'm sorry Anna, but you need to learn that you're only mine.."

No, don't touch me.... Keep off of me! Disgusting! I lay in the grass in my beautiful long white gown. I sit up and notice something dark in the distance. A dark shadow perhaps? I gaze at it in horror. It's coming towards me. I got to get out of here! No running, no escape, the shadows surround me. I watch and begin to tremble.

"Get away from me!" I try to scream but my voice doesn't come out.

I clamp my hands around my throat only to feel a burning fire grasping onto me. I can't scream or talk anymore. Not a sound escapes from my lips. I sit, frozen in fear, watching the darkness creep closer to me. It's touching my feet now, working it's way up, dirtying me. So filthy so filthy... get away from me. I squirm and struggle but it clings deeper into me, pushing me further down into the ground. It's now staining my beautiful gown into such a dark filthy color. It's no longer beautiful, it's hideous, I'm ugly. It continues to soil my body and I weep and sob but my voice still can't be heard. It hurts, oh God! IT HURTS SO MUCH! STOP! TAKE ME AWAY FROM HERE! I scream and struggle but it's inevitable, the shadows are all over me now. I'm no longer pure. I have become no better than filth. Then suddenly, it's over and I'm left alone wondering what I'd done to deserve all of this....