Captured By Darkness

Prologue

Captured By Darkness

Slowly rising  up my heavy head responding to the sound of my name being called through the tanoy. I stand with effort feeling the strain in my back, and at a snails pace I head over to the sliding mirror glass doors. I take in a deep long breath when they swoosh open. Displayed freely to the other captives, there are but only one set of eyes that catch mine, and that's the matching green set of Jamie's. I shake my head at him projecting out my rage while ignoring the bulky female guard taking my hands, releasing them from the cuffs that had held me firmly in place.

"There you go Nikki, you're free to go." she says pleasantly.

"Lucky me." I say shrugging without looking at her, I'm still in shock at seeing Jamie and when I watch him as he steps in closer towards me I shake all over.

"Nikki?" He croaks.

That chilling rough voice I've not heard in quite some time burns into my ears, igniting the fire I'd long put out. He continues to close the gap and when he reaches into my protective circle I snarl harder at him. Jamie then offers out his hand for me to take but I quickly shoot up my palm.

"Don't....Fucking talk to me!."

Jamie's face apologetic but wild doesn't react, I march my way right past him careful not to be drawn into those puppy dog eyes of his, but he catches me by the arm "Don't!" I screech shrugging him off cringing to his touch. "Don't fucking touch me!"

Around us the packed waiting room falls deathly silent due to my display of madness. I Suddenly feel more threatened, so blocking out the tuts and whispers I aim myself for the revolving chrome doors slamming my palms against the brass bar pushing my way through. They accept me in their spinning cycle. I Shut my eyes feeling dizzy but I'm soon relieved when they spit me out into the fresh morning air. I lift over the hood of my grey numbered hoody covering up my cuts and bruises, and without looking back at the building that had been my prison for gods know how long, I open up my lungs treating them to the cool clean oxygen.

By taking one long look ahead of me I do what I do best... and Run.

"Nikki wait!...Where are you going?"

"Fuck off Jamie!" I shout back, but his steps begin to quicken, my legs wanting to get far away from him form into a flat out sprint. We race each other through the lit up parking lot, dodging the parked and moving vehicles, the slamming of their horns panics me even more. I need to get out of here far far away from Jamie and this hell hole.

Approaching the exit I continue to block out Jamie's desperate calls, the more he shouts at me the more betrayed I feel. I force my aching legs to go faster, Jamie follows closely but I am quicker, he must be injured I'm positive I can hear him limp in his steps, which would explain why he's not catching up with me.

"Nikki please, let me explain!" he says again hitting a nerve.

A tear manages to set itself free, I rub it away horrified at myself for even shedding one. I clock the barrier where my escape awaits, there is only one way in and out of this prison, tall thick concrete walls surrounds the newly build immaculate glass faced building, but don't be fooled by it's perfect shiny image, for inside it's pure hell. The steel doors slide apart giving me my long awaited freedom. I pant readying myself for the next few miles I'll have to run before I'm truly free. Just as I'm about to take flight over the fresh hold a screeching sound echoes behind causing my head to tilt back over my shoulder, the sight of Jamie surrounded by a group of armed City guards signals my body to fully twist round to face them.

Jamie with his back turned raises his arms up behind his head surrendering, as he does he shifts his head back to me giving me a glimpse of the side of his pale face.

 "Nikki......, Just know that I am sorry.For everything....And I love you."

A guard then bashes him square in the face knocking him onto his knees where another points a gun at his head.

Despite my fury towards Jamie there is a tiny section in my broken heart that sinks seeing him at gun point, the desperation in his voice told me he hopes I forgive him and I crumble.

"WAIT!" I shout.

Ignored Jamie receives another hard wallop in the face knocking him to the ground this time where he's kicked hard in the stomach. He cries out in pain, a sound in which I've not heard Jamie make before.

"STOP!" I beg but the guard leans down grabbing Jamie by his dirty blonde, blood stained hair and whispers something into his ear.

"Nikki, there's nowhere to run, get down on your knees."

A stern voice beside Jamie's capture commands, guns lift aiming at me to obey, I take one last peek behind me at my freedom before lowering to the deck putting my up hands behind my head. I'm approached to where they yank down my arms hard locking them together to be cuffed...Again.

 I quiver at their firm touch. Gripping a hold of my forearm the guard escorts me towards Jamie who's now too cuffed and gagged, he looks up at me as I pass with the eyes I refused earlier to look into, scared they'd pull me in like they'd always do. Wet and terrified they sting my heart but I see in them he fears more for me than himself, he tries to speak but I can't make out what he's saying.

"Please, Let him go!"

 I plea above him to the huge brute of a guard, but all he does is shrug as I'm dragged away. I dig in my heels and try to pull away, the guard holding me uses both his massive arms to wrap around my petite waist. I kick and scream, for them to let Jamie go but I may as well be screaming to myself. without effort I'm flung into the back seat of a blacked out jeep where another fucker grabs me. I wriggle and twist trying to get away, my lungs burn crying out to Jamie, everything around me slows down. One by one of the remaining guards return to their vehicles, Jamie shakes his head at me signalling me to stop, tears stream out my swollen battered eyes furious at him for giving up so bloody easily and for fucking coming here in the first place! what the fuck was he thinking?! I feel awfully guilty for running from him, he's the first friendly face I've seen in months and I didn't care. I gasp for air, my heart bangs against my rib cage, pain rips through my entire body due to my rough movements trying to get free. I cry out louder to Jamie my voice cracking tearing into my throat, the tank of a man with the devils smile plastered all over his stubble demonic face drags Jamie up by the string of his hair hooks his arm around Jamie's neck to face us, Jamie stops fighting and my heart literally stops.

The guard shouts out loudly for the both of us to hear,

"Nathaniel sends his regards."

Before the Jeeps door slams shut.

I witness my brother receive a bullet to the head.