Trapped in the Abyss

Rules

*Sarah's POV*

Slenderman was terrifying. He doesn't terrify me, but I understand the fact that he is terrifying. Interestingly enough, his calm and curt attitude was more terrifying than his usual violent approach. Apparently when he said, "We need to talk.", he meant he needed to talk. I wasn't allowed to speak the entire time. Any attempt of mine to speak was met with an angry growl. I stood there in silent fury as he continued to babble on about his "rules". So far it had only been rules about obedience. Each rule had only grown more and more preposterous.

1. I was to obey all rules and orders given to me without question???

2. I was not to pester Slenderman with my nonsense???????

3. Slenderman's time was not to be wasted??????????????

4. I was not allowed to speak unless spoken to????????????????????!!!!!!!!

Oh, that's it!

"Excuse me?!", I started before I could stop myself. I ignored his angry glare and continued. "Look I'm not your prisoner, SLEN-DER-MAN!" I expressed each syllable with a defiant tone.

He leaned in inches from my face.

"Yes. Yes you are.", he answered in a dangerously placid tone.

Wooooah, wait what?

"What are you talking about?", I asked.

"Ah, that brings me to my next rule.", he replied, "You are not to leave the property under any circumstance. I will always be watching so don't even attempt to escape. You are to remain in your quarters at all times unless summoned, in which case you are to come immediately. That is all for now. You are dismissed."

Just like that he grabbed my arm with his large hand in a bruising hold and began dragging me back upstairs to that room.

"Wait! Wait! WAIT!", I shrieked.

I pulled away from his hold, trying to free myself from his hard grasp. His grip only grew tighter until my fingers began to go numb. I decided that there was only one thing left to do. I bit down on his hand as hard as I could. I made the shocking discovery that Slenderman bleeds. I tasted the metallic substance in my mouth before he released me. The second he did I bolted, seeing the front doors next to the stairs as the only escape route. My heart pounded in my chest as I came so close to the large wooden doors when suddenly Slenderman appeared out of thin air in front of me. I skidded to a stop. I didn't have time to understand what had just happened. He swung the back of his hand at me, finding its mark at my right cheek. Fuck. I don't think I've ever been struck so hard. It knocked me roughly to the hard floor. It stung like fire and I felt it begin to swell. Tears leaked out at the immense pain. I didn't have time to inspect the damage. I was grabbed roughly again. only this time Slenderman slung me over his shoulder like a fucking sack of potatoes! I beat against his back with my fists, yelling at the top of my lungs. He carried me up the stairs and down the dim hall. He tossed me in the room next to the one I was in before.

"Wait!", I pleaded, "You can't do this!"

"Watch me.", he said coldly.

Then he slammed the door and trapped me in darkness again.