Fear of the Unknown

Chapter 14 Where Am I?

Hey guys. I'm back! Sorry for the long wait. Hope you guys are still with me. I've been experiencing some writer's block. Plus with all of the finals coming up I barely have enough time to write. But here is a new chapter. Hope you guys enjoy it and give it a vote or comment. They always make my day.

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A loud bang crashes and I jolt awake startled. I look around me and find that I'm in some hotel room. Sun rays shine vibrantly through the white curtains. I hear the water running in the bathroom. The memories flood back all at once hitting me instantly. I let out a rambunctious gasp and started to panic. Mom, is she dead? Cora! Wait, last night.....Jason.

     "Jason?" I call out.

    He stumbles out of the bathroom with worry painted on his face. I breathe a sigh of relief seeing him. Jason walks toward me shirtless with only a pair of sweats. He wipes my eye with his thumb gently and it came away wet. I didn't realize I've been crying. Automatically, I lean in to his touch.

    "I'm sorry, I dropped a bar of soap by accident....."

     I let out a small giggle at that. Jason's face lights up like he's won the lottery. He's probably giving himself a mental pat on the back right now, I thought. My neck is sore and I try to stretch out my legs. My entire body is numb and I still feel an emptiness in my heart.

     Nothing could ever prepare me for my mom's death. Is she even dead? How do I know that everything that has happened is even real? This is so wrong, I don't know what to do. I feel hopeless.

   "Beth.... I can see the wheels turning. I know it hurts, but we have to leave soon. We don't know if Karl was bluffing or if he is even going to follow his own rules. We can't take any chances. "

   "But how will I know Cora will be safe? What if he already killed her?"

    All the blood drains from my face making me freeze. My poor sister, she must be terrified right now. No, what am I doing here? I can't be here right now! I need to get Cora out of there.

      "Jay, we need to go back!"

      He stares at me with wide eyes like I've grown a third eye on my forehead. Jason shakes his head angrily at me.

     "No, we can't risk going back there. You heard him, he said he would kill Cora if he found us. Are you seriously thinking that it's a good idea for us to go back and get found?"

      "I said, bring me back! Now!"

      He flinches at my outburst. My anger is now boiling, panic begins to rise in me.

     "No! Beth, you're being stupid right now!"

    I suck in a large breath an felt a stab in my heart. You're being stupid right now. Those very words replay in my head, over and over again. Hurt rises to the surface. I try to hide it but Jason sees it and immediately begins to apologize.

"Oh my god, Beth.....I'm so sorry. I didn't mean........"

I quickly got up and ran for the door. The door is locked so it took me a few times before I unlocked it. I can hear Jason follow me out the door. Tears were already threatening to fall on my face. I can't deal with this or him right now. All I can think of is leaving. That is exactly what I'm going to do.

"Beth! Wait. Please don't go."

       "Just leave me alone!"

By now I'm sobbing and petrified. I have no idea what I am going to do now. Where do I even go? How do I get home? Is my mom still alive or dead? These questions are screaming at me madly. All I want to do is just scream back. I want to give up, this is just too much to even handle. It's so bad I feel like this is worse than hell.

I ran and ran not knowing where I'm going. Everything is a blur and my breathing becomes shallow. The next thing I felt is a hard blow to my head. I drop immediately. That's when everything went black.

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      Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!! A bloodcurdling scream echoes and I snap into reality. I look around me but it's pitch black. I'm on a bed, my wrists are restrained in what seems like handcuffs to the bed post. My heartbeat quickens and my skin awakens with goose bumps. There is a bit of light coming in from the door on the bottom.

"Help! Can anybody hear me? HELP!" I scream.

There is dead silence. Then there are footsteps, faint at first. After a while they were getting louder and louder. A shadow blocks some of the light and I hold my breath. I didn't dare breathe. A key slides into the lock and I can almost hear the lock click. Almost like it's taunting me to scream. By now my heart is pulsating madly against my chest. The lights come on and a man stands before the doorway.

My eyes immediately squint at the light. When my eyes finally adjusts, I look around my surroundings. This room is bare except for this bed that only contained a mattress. No wonder it was so hard. The man stares at me intently, he is wearing some sort of white lab coat.

"Let's get you out of this room shall we?"

I nod my head eagerly and he just shoots me a smile that sends a chill throughout my entire body. He unlocks the handcuffs quickly while leading me out the room. We are in a hallway where there are a million more doors lined up one by one. It's so long I can't even see end of the hallway. The floor is slimed with grime, filth, and ........oh my god, is that blood?

I suck in a sharp intake of breath. Where the hell am I? A jolt of pain shoots in my brain making me cry out. The man looks at me with surprise.

"What's wrong?"

       "My......my....hea.....head....it hurts......"

"Calm down, just breathe slowly....in and out....come on, we need to go."

"Wait, where's Jason? Who hit me in the head?"

"Who's Jason? No one hit you dear, you've been in your room for four months."

    FOUR MONTHS!!!!??? WHAT!? I can feel my eyes divulge out of their sockets. Now I'm really confused.

"Where am I?"

He looks at me sadly and sighs.

"You're in the mental psychiatric ward."

I let out a gasp. No, this can't be happening.

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