Malice

Chapter 2 - Hello?

Eric POV

"Ughhh...What is going on?" I mutter under my breath.

My voice was sore and raspy. I felt like I had been shot in the back of the head.

I stared at the white ceiling for a bit, still dizzy, before realizing that this was not my house. I jolted awake and started to panic.

I tried to get up but was soon stopped by the loud clanking of chains that pulled me back down.

That must've been loud since I heard some shuffling outside the room.

I stopped dead in my tracks. It sounded like someone was running toward the door.

The door swung open.

I got so scared, I just closed my eyes and clenched my fists. My body got all stiff, but then I heard some chuckling.

For a moment I thought that maybe some of my new friends brought me to their house after I got drunk last night, but then I remembered that people don't usually chain their friends to beds.

"Looks like you're finally awake. Took you long enough." Somebody said, almost laughing a bit. It was a male voice. Too scared to open my eyes, I just kept them closed.

What's going on, I'm so confused...

"Choosing to stay silent, I see...That's not very nice, now is it?" I slowly opened my eyes. The man greeted me with a disapproving expression.

Who is this man? He looks older than me, and I know for a fact that he does not go to my class.

"After running away like that, leaving your big brothers, you decide to ignore me?" He questioned me. What is he even talking about? I don't have a brother.

He caressed my face, kissing my forehead. I tried to turn away weirded out by his actions, but he held my chin firmly.

"Oh Jaceyy, what's with the attitude~? Have you not missed us?" He cooed in my ear. Seriously, what is going on? He kept his grip on my chin, inspecting my face closely. He looked down at me with a loving expression and gently brushed the hair from my forehead.

"What are you doing?! Stop it!" I was so confused and scared, I didn't know how to react to this.

"Stop it! Who are you?!" I started kicking him off me, but then I heard a loud smack.

He slapped me across the face. I looked up, shocked, and saw that he wasn't the happiest with my behavior.

"This isn't the way to talk to me..." He said coldly.

"Look at me, Jason." He ordered.

I turned my head away, as tears filled my eyes. I was so scared and embarrassed. Who is this man and what does he want? This has to be some sick joke or something.

He wrapped his fingers around my hair and started pulling it. I let out a scream. That caught me off guard. The hot tears I was holding back finally fell.

"Look at me!" His tone was more demanding.

As he pulled it harsher, I let out another scream.

Suddenly, another male entered the room.

"Damian?! What's going on? Why is he screaming?" The male said in a rather concerned voice. I don't recall a person named 'Damian' being in my class...

"He is being quite...troublesome. He even started kicking me." 'Damian' said.

"Oh Baby, I know you're mad for being chained up, but we couldn't take any risks of you leaving us again." The newly come man said in a soft voice, caressing my hair. I attempted to push him away, as well, but he caught my hand.

"You know...You did cause quite the trouble by leaving like that. We were all so worried that something bad happened to our baby brother." He said, wiping the tears off my face.

"But to find you at a club was the last thing I expected. I'm glad I went, otherwise, God knows when we would find you." He gave me a warm smile, still playing with my hair.

"Who the fuck are you guys?! Let go of me! I don't know what you're talking about! I don't even know-"

"Enough Jason!" The man said, slamming his fist on the bed. I was cut off. Why do they keep calling me 'Jason'? What is going on?! Both of them didn't seem happy with my behavior, but I didn't care. I don't know who this Jason guy is, and honestly, I couldn't care less. They have mistaken me for someone else. I don't know what Jason did to deserve being chained to a bed, but again, I. Don't. Care. They have the wrong guy.

"Listen, I don't know what you guys are talking about. My name isn't Jason, and I don't have any brothers. If this is some sick prank, it isn't funny. Let me go now!" I was now getting mad. This must be some kind of joke. I swear, don't my classmates have better things to do than scaring innocent people to death?!

They both chuckled, looking at me with the biggest grins on their faces. "Aren't you just adorable~?" The man, whose name I still don't know, chuckled. "Thinking that playing dumb will get you out of trouble." He continued, pinching my cheek.

I was getting very irritated. Why are they talking to me like I'm five?! "I think it's enough now. Yes, haha funny joke, now let me go!" I said gritting my teeth.

They chuckled again, Damian petting my head. "You look so cute trying to act all tough, but wait till Sebastian comes home, he will put you in your place." He said, kissing my forehead.

Who the hell is Sebastian?!! I swear, my head was starting to hurt again from all this madness. I started feeling dizzy, and I guess they noticed.

"I'll go get you something for your head." The man said. I tried to get up, but he gently pushed me to lay back down. "Now now, lay down, we don't want your head getting worse." He said, kissing my forehead. Just like that he left the room. Damian started petting my head, and braiding my short hair. I felt so sick and weak, I didn't protest, scared of getting slapped again. He seemed satisfied with that.

A minute later, the man came back. He had a glass of water and a pill in his hand. He sat next to me on the bed and gave me the pill and the glass of water. I just kind of stared at them. I didn't want to take the pill. He said it was for my headache, but why should I believe him? He dragged me here against my will.

"What's wrong? Don't tell me you still don't know how to swallow pills." He teased me. They both laughed.

"Show me the package of these pills." I demanded. They were kind of thrown off guard, but they just smiled.

"I'm hurt. Don't you trust me?" He said in a fake sad tone. I just glared at him with narrow eyes.

"Fine. Whatever makes you happy..." He said leaving again.

After a bit he came back with a box in his hands. "Here." He tossed me the box. "It's just pills for your headache." Indeed they were. I was still skeptical, but my headache was getting the best of me, so I swallowed the pill.

"Good boy. There was really no need to fuss over it so much." He said, patting my back. I drank a bit more of the water, when suddenly somebody came through the front door.

"Oh! Looks like Sebastian is home." Said Damian.