Trouble in Salem

Chapter Four Life Sucks

Y/n stirs slowly rubbing her head, ouch ouch, y/n rolls to her side trying to stand "hello?" Y/n calls out but her voice is croaky "y/n clears her throat and tries again" HElLO?

Y/n can hear clanging coming from upstairs followed by a loud "STOP" followed by laughter?
Y/n taps on the wall, hoping someone hears. Y/n paces, thinking "where is my phone?" Y/n searches around but can't see anything. "Hey Siri, y/n calls out"
No response! Ugh fuck, "WINIFRED?" Y/n yells out, hearing the echo.
Y/n hears footsteps and the dungeon opens, the stairs appear. "Winifred stands at the top of the stairs, smiling down at y/n"
Ah finally awake, come up here now! "Winifred demands"
Y/n stumbles up the stairs, crawling "oh get up Winifred says grabbing y/n dragging her up the last two steps"
Y/n looks around seeing Alice in the cage still "Alice, are you ok?" Seeing Alice's hair all messy and frizzy, blood dripping from her nose, ash all over her face, torn shirt, " my.my head hurts mum"
I..I can't hold on, "no no Alice, be strong" y/n says stumbling towards the cage, "Alice rests against the cage, y/n cries " Alice?
Winifred stops y/n walking closer to the cage "placing her hand on y/n's face" you, sit down. Winifred pushes y/n back into the chair. "Mary and Sarah stand either side of y/n"

Sisters get the vial, the special one "the red one?" Sarah asks
"Yes"
R..r.red one? Y/n shudders "f.ffor what?"
Winifred bends down leaning on the arm of the wooden chair facing y/n

"y/n turns her head away from Winifred "
Look at me, Winifred demands "grabbing y/n's chin with her hand"
Y/n grunts
Open your mouth, y/ n doesn't bother resisting " I feel too weak I can't even hold my head up"
Y/n says softly "well allow me.... Uh I mean us"
Mary holds y/n's head up from behind, Sarah holds y/n's mouth open as Winifred pours the potion in y/n's mouth. Sarah holds y/n's mouth shut. "Swallowing y/n falls asleep"
Mary let's y/ n go, Winifred stands up and opens the cage with her power, dragging Alice out letting her fall to the floor. "Still unconscious "
Winifred zaps Alice who jumps to her feet "ouch, stop that"
Oh listen to her demanding me "not smart, Mary says"
Sarah steps closer to Alice running her hand over Alice's face "Winnie can I play with her?"
Yes you can "yay, Sarah grabs Alice by her arm and drags her around the cauldron"

"Oh sister, she's awake" Mary points to y/n
"what was in that potion?" Y/n asks Winifred.
This potion dear will keep you awake "for 24 hours"
Why?
Because I can do this "Winifred zaps y/n in the stomach, continuing to electrocute y/n"
Agh, please stop, y/n groans holding her stomach!
Winifred laughs, continuing to zap y/n but she moves closer "kneeling down"
Placing her hand on y/n's stomach which makes the lightning even more painful "ahhhh y/n screams in pain"
Y/n's nose is bleeding, y/n spits blood out of her mouth that's flowing from her nose into her mouth. "Choking on blood, Winifred says?"
Y /n raises her hand putting her hand around Winifred's arm, "p.please, no more"
Y/n spits out blood again, gasping for air.
"MUM, Alice yells out shoving Sarah" and rushing to Winifred pushing her off y/n, Winifred falls to the side of y/n. "Sister are you ok?" Mary calls out from the other side of the room. "Mary helps Sarah stand up"
"Mum", Alice says panicking while she shakes y/n mum mum wake up please.
Y/n raises an arm, stroking Alice's face
"pest," Winifred zaps Alice sending her flying backwards into the open dungeon"
AHHH NO Alice screams out!
"Hahaha, Winifred cackles closing the dungeon"
Y/n coughs and rolls to her side, spitting out blood "wipes nose" agh y/n grunts trying to stand but has no luck. "Don't get up" Winifred says zapping y/n with lightning again.

Y/n stays down, on her side y/n thinks "this hurts so much and I'm scared for my daughter, what can I do?" I don't even know where my phone is, what day it is, how long have we been here?" My stomach hurts, I have a headache and I have no energy."

"Sister should we drain more from her?" Mary asks "no, not yet Mary"
Sarah go get book, Winifred demands "yes Winnie"
Sarah skips off and grabs book "here Winnie"
"Thank you, Winifred says as she holds book"

The sisters are standing around y/n "y/n closes her eyes" I know I can't fall asleep y/n thinks "but I can close my eyes
" Winifred starts chanting something in Latin"
Sarah and Mary chant iticica copita malica mystica.....
Y/n raises off the ground "Woah Woah" y/n puts her arms out, wide eyed "Omg what are you doing?"
Do it Winnie Sarah smiles
Y/n finds herself tied in mid air "what the fuck?" Y/n looks up..... "no rope, no hook? Magic?"
Now the fun begins Mary says "clapping her hands"

Fun? Fun? Y/n yells annoyed...... "struggling against the magical restraints"
It's no use, Winifred says approaching y/n, you are trapped "this spell will last till I decide to let you down" "smiles wickedly"
Y/n kicks her leg out but Winifred catches her leg "do that again and I break your legs!"
Ugh, y/n grunts. Winifred shoves y/n's leg back making y/n sway back and forth.
  "Sarah pushes y/n making her sway"
Mary goes behind y/n and pushes her forward "agh stop it y/n says"
Mary and Sarah laugh "looking over at Winifred ". Who's staring at her sisters looking annoyed "smiles and rolls her eyes"
Walking over to the book stand putting book back on the stand "sisters, get the stick"
Oh the stick this should be fun "Mary says"
The stick? Y/n looks over in the direction of Mary "Mary laughs squeaky"
Y/n watches as Mary comes closer, raising the stick hitting y/n with it. "Agh!" Y/n squeals, Mary hits y/n again and again. "My turn sister, Sarah says"
Sarah takes the stick and hits y/n really hard, in the chest, in the face, in the arm "hehe, Sarah chuckles"
Enough!  Winifred says walking over to y/n smiling placing her hands on y/n's hips "had enough? Or should we torture you more?"
Y/n looks at Winifred, I..I can't take this anymore please"
Winifred strokes y/n's birthmark under her chin, "ah see sisters I told you it changed colour"
W.what do you mean it changed colour? Y/n asks confused.

Winifred clicks her fingers and y/n falls forward right into Winifred knocking her down "ugh get off me Winifred says shoving y/n off"
Winnie, Sarah and Mary help Winifred to her feet, Winifred bends down and drags y/n to her feet. "Your birthmark is pink now dear, you see it was brown"
Ok and? Y/n says confused....
Well now you are a witch a real witch, "sure I am" y/n says in disbelief
Winifred slaps y/n letting her fall to the floor "y/n groans holding her cheek"

Winifred bends down, crawls towards y/n putting her arms either side of y/n lowering her face close to y/n. "Y/n stares into Winifred's eyes" Winifred strokes y/n's cheek
You are part of us now Winifred says "you shall stay with us" try escape and we kill your daughter! "Got it?" Winifred says holding y/n's chin with her hand "Winifred's nose is touching y/n's"
GOT IT! Winifred screams in y/n's face!
WELL?
Yes ok, please no more torture! Let my daughter out of the dungeon, please.
If you swear to Satan right now that you will not try escape, you will not go to the cops and you watch your smart mouth! "Agreed?"
Winifred holds her hand out, "y/n shakes Winifred's hand"
"I swear to Satan we will not try escape, we will not try anything "
You and your daughter are free to go home and to work/ school BUT you report to us every night. "If you go to the cops, we kill you without hesitation
Get your daughter in line!"

Winifred stands, pulling y/n up to her feet. Y/n stumbles hugging Winifred for support, resting her head on Winifred's shoulders. "Open the dungeon, Winifred says"
Winifred walks y/n over to the lounge "resting her head on the lounge, allowing her to rest" covering y/n with a blanket "Winifred puts her hand over y/n's eyes and chants"
Y/n falls asleep, Winifred gets up and walks away.

Alice's pov: They are coming back down into the dungeon, are they going to torture me again? Is mum ok? Is she dead? Are they going to kill us?
Alice trembles as Winifred walks down the stairs into the dungeon. Alice backs up against the wall " getting right in her face"

Your mother and I have an agreement, if you break it you both die!
What is the agreement? Alice asks, "well you and your mother are free to go IF you both report back to us daily" no cops, no running away!
Try escape and you both die!
So so we can go?
Only if you agree, I know y/n will keep the promise "but you, you better"Winifred says booping Alice on the nose.
You go to school, she goes to work, then you come here at sundown! "Understand?"
I..I understand, you didn't kill mum?
"No she's sleeping, you sleep too and tomorrow you're both free to go"
But remember do not test me! "Winifred says, sleep now and I will let you go tomorrow"
But one more thing, Winifred comes closer "swear on Satan"

What?
If you swear on Satan and go against his word then you burn in hell! But not before we torture you WORSE than we just did!
OK OK ok I swear on Satan!
Good, Winifred walks back upstairs closing the dungeon, returning a moment later with a pillow and a blanket "gulp,"
t.thank you, Alice grabs the blanket and pillow"
Laying down and falling asleep.