Framed

Chapter 4

I felt the walls closing in on me. I was being suffocated as the air was filled with smoke and the stench of blood. The ear piercing gun shots could be heard in the basement as I sat their staring at the wall ahead knowing if I made a sound, they would come. The energy within me had been drained leaving me lifeless like a rotten corpse.

 I heard the door open and something glistened in the moonlight. Being cautious I did not move from my previous place. I heard heavy footsteps coming closer towards me but I did not dare look up as  I  knew I would not be rewarded on the contrary the opposite would happen. Before I could decipher what was happening the person in front of me, gave a ruthless smile and stabbed me repeatedly. I screamed in agony as the dagger sliced through my skin and bones. I felt my throat dry from all the screaming. Everything around me seemed to become a blur as darkness engulfed me. But before the darkness took over my eyes saw something that made me give out a long piercing cry .

I woke up with a jolt as I thought of the nightmare I just had. They will never leave me. My heart was beating frantically as my whole body was shaking with fear.'Tori your stronger than this. don't cry'. I kept reassuring myself because if I cried I would wake up Marissa and Isabella. My heart was pounding frantically as I sought a way to calm myself from the horrific nightmare. Words could not describe how that treacherous nightmare was affecting me.

After a long time trying to forget the haunting images in my mind I got up from my bed and checked the time to see it was 5 AM in the morning. I didn't know what to do to get my mind of everything so I thought I'd go for a run to get my mind clear. I went through some of the clothes that Marissa had given me as we were going to go shopping today for some clothes for me.  

After I got dressed into something sensible I went downstairs, took an apple from the fruit bowl and then opened the door and went outside. As soon as I closed the door behind me the cold breeze hit me in the face making me alert. The cool breeze and the silence helped me feel much better. I started to run freely. All the pain, suffering and torture replaced by a kind of numbness which made me feel more at ease. People say you should forget what hurt you in the past but you should never forget what it taught you. The only thing I learnt was that the people you care about the most are the ones that break you in the end.

I didn't realise how long I had been running for until I reached a deserted place which only consisted of an old ware house. It seemed like it had been abandoned for a long time. For some reason I had the urge to look inside. 

I felt tiny beads of sweat appear on my forehead as I made my way towards the entrance. I knew it was not a good idea to go in but I had a feeling that I should. My heart pounded in my chest as I took my first step, once inside. As I was about to look around, I heard a yell from the other end of the room. As I saw the person coming closer I knew it was a man and he looked furious. I knew the anger was because of me so I started to run like my life depended on it. 

"Hey!!!!come back here right now!!!"The man yelled at the  top of his lungs. I started to run even faster if that was even possible. My heart was hammering in my chest as I tried to regain my breathing properly. I looked behind and saw him a little behind me so I tried to think of some way to escape. I saw a fence and climbed over it. I knew he would not be able to and think  that I could not either . 

Half an hour of trying to find my way back to the cafe I finally found it. Once I reached the door I started panicking what if they were awake and worried? As I stepped in I felt the homey atmosphere around comfort me.

"Victoria, What are you doing up so early?"asked Marissa as she came down the stairs.

"Sorry I thought I would get an early start on everything." I said not wanting her to get worried about anything.

"Okay that's good. so you wan't some breakfast. I'm making pancakes so you can't not say no" said Marissa as she smiled one of her bright smiles.

"Yeah sure. Should I wake Isabella?" I asked wanting to see her.

"Yeah of course. Go on.Make sure she brushes her teeth" said Marissa laughing which made me smile in return.

As I made my way towards Isabella's room I thought about who Marissa's husband was and the father of Isabella. I knew that he did not live with them because there was not sight of him and they did not talk about him.

 It was a question which was too personal that I knew I could not ask. I opened the door to see Isabella still sleeping.

"Bella wake up before I tickle you" I said giggling. 

"No I wan't to sleep"said Isabella tiredly. 

"Fine" I said before I started tickling her.  I took a step towards her and started tickling her.

"No...please...let me ...go!!!! okay I'll...get...up" said Isabella laughing.

"good"I said laughing myself."Come on your mum made pancakes."

"yeyyy!! pancakes" said Isabella happily.

"You have to brush your teeth first" I said strictly keeping a serious face on even though I wanted to laugh with the face she was giving me.

"okay"she said in defeat. I laughed at her as we both went to the toilet. Once Isabella brushed her teeth we came out.

As we started to walk downstairs, I heard the most strangest voice in  the world there was no way to describe it. It was peculiar and made me laugh. I heard a laugh near me and saw Isabella laughing.

"It's mummy singing that's why it sounds like that." she said laughing.

As I went to the kitchen I laughed which caused Marissa to turn around blushing. I caught her of guard.

"Seems like I know one of your flaws."I said smiling. I heard Isabella laughing next to and then me and Marissa and I started laughing too.

"Come on you silly girls let's have breakfast." Said Marissa smiling brightly at both of us.she gave me the same motherly love she gave Isabella and it made me love her more. I am so happy that I got to have someone as great as Marissa and Isabella in my life.

 Suddenly the incident in the ware house was stuck in my head. Someone was guarding it and it looked abandoned so there must be something going on. I just know that something bad is going to happen.

 That man, who was he and what was he doing in the ware house?. 

Is there more to my life?

 what happens next in my life because I know that I can not stay here forever? So many questions yet such little answers.

Hope you guys like the new chapter. there are so many questions that need to be answered and I'm sorry if I'm updating slowly ,this is my first book. please comment and vote and tell me what you think.!!!!!